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How do I import content from Common Cartridge into Canvas?

You can import content from Common Cartridge into a Canvas course.

00:07: How do I import content from Common Cartridge into Canvas?

00:12: In Course Navigation, click the Settings link.

00:15: Click the Import Course Content link.

00:18: In the Content Type drop-down menu, select the Common Cartridge

00:22: 1.x Package option.

00:25: Click the Choose File button.

00:27: Find and click the Common Cartridge ZIP or IMSCC file

00:31: you want to import. Then click the Open button.

00:35: In the Default Question bank drop-down menu,

00:37: select the Question bank you want to use for your question bank from

00:41: Common Cartridge.

00:44: If you do not have a question bank you want to use, you can create a new

00:48: question bank. In the drop-down menu,

00:50: select the Create new question bank option.

00:54: To import all content from the course, select the All Content radio

00:59: button. If you want to select specific content, click

01:03: the Select specific content radio button.

01:06: To convert quizzes in the import package to the New Quizzes

01:09: format, click the Convert content to New Quizzes option.

01:14: To overwrite the assessment content with matching IDs, click the Overwrite

01:18: assessment content with match IDs checkbox. Some

01:22: systems recycle their IDs for each new export.

01:25: Therefore, if you export two separate question banks they will have

01:29: the same IDs. To prevent losing assessment data

01:33: Canvas treats the question banks as separate objects despite the IDs.

01:37: Choosing this option will disable this safety feature and allow assessment

01:41: data to overwrite existing data with the same IDs.

01:46: If you want to adjust the due dates associated with the course events and assignments,

01:50: click the Adjust events and due dates checkbox.

01:54: When importing content, a message displays explaining that previously imported

01:59: content from the same course will be replaced while manually added content

02:04: will remain.

02:05: Click the Add to Import Queue button.

02:08: The Content imports section displays the status of your import. Running

02:13: reports display a progress bar.

02:16: If you chose to select specific content in your course, the current job

02:20: will show as waiting for selection, which means you must select the content

02:24: you want to import. The import may also display other status

02:28: indicators, as part of the import process.

02:31: Learn more about course, import, statuses, View

02:36: the content from any completed Imports by accessing any Link.

02:40: In course, navigation.

02:42: This guide covered how to import content from Common Cartridge into

02:46: Canvas.

Open Settings

In Course Navigation, click the Settings link.

Import Content into Course

Click the Import Course Content link.

Select Content Type

In the Content Type drop-down menu, select the Common Cartridge 1.x Package option.

Note: If you're working with Canvas Commons, you can also import IMSCC files by selecting Common Cartridge 1.x Package.

Choose File

Click the Choose File button.

Open File

Find and click the Common Cartridge ZIP or IMSCC file you want to import [1]. Then click the Open button[2].

Select Question Bank

In the Default Question bank drop-down menu, select the Question bank you want to use for your question bank from Common Cartridge.

Create Question Bank

If you do not have a question bank you want to use, you can create a new question bank. In the drop-down menu, select the Create new question bank option.

Select Migration Content

To import all content from the course, select the All Content radio button [1].

If you want to select specific content, click the Select specific content radio button [2].

Note: If you select the specific content option, you are required to select the content you want to import after you review the remaining page options. After you start importing the content, the import selection cannot be canceled.

Import Existing Quizzes as New Quizzes

To convert quizzes in the import package to the New Quizzes format, click the Convert content to New Quizzes option.

Note: You cannot select a default question bank when using the Convert content to New Quizzes option.

Overwrite Assessment Content

To overwrite the assessment content with matching IDs, click the Overwrite assessment content with match IDs checkbox.

Some systems recycle their IDs for each new export. Therefore, if you export two separate question banks they will have the same IDs. To prevent losing assessment data Canvas treats the question banks as separate objects despite the IDs. Choosing this option will disable this safety feature and allow assessment data to overwrite existing data with the same IDs.

Adjust Events and Due Dates

If you want to adjust the due dates associated with the course events and assignments, click the Adjust events and due dates checkbox.

View Content Import Warning Message

When importing content, a message displays explaining that previously imported content from the same course will be replaced while manually added content will remain.

Import Course

Click the Add to Import Queue button.

View Content Imports

The Content imports section displays the status of your import. Running reports display a progress bar [1].

If you chose to select specific content in your course, the current job will show as Waiting for selection [2], which means you must select the content you want to import.

The import may also display other status indicators as part of the import process. Learn more about course import statuses.

View the content from any completed imports by accessing any link in Course Navigation.

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