Periodically functionality will be added, changed, or removed in Instructure products. Announcements are made in Release Notes on an ongoing basis. Other changes may not be directly related to Instructure products, such as browser updates, which are not associated with product releases releases.
This document outlines the summary of all upcoming changes that may affect Instructure product customers.
Change Definitions
Breaking Changes: Updates that alter existing functionality in ways that are not backward compatible. These changes may affect integrations, workflows, or user experiences and often require admins or developers to update configurations or code to maintain functionality.
Deprecation: The software element or feature is replaced by newer functionality and should be avoided, as deprecation precedes its complete removal on the specified date. Additionally, support for the element or feature is no longer provided.
End of Life: The previously deprecated software element or feature is no longer available and will be completely removed.
Feature Enforcement: A feature (or feature option) is identified with an upcoming enforcement date, which is when the feature will be enabled in all of a products accounts. For feature options, the enforcement date is when the feature will no longer be optional, and admins can use the announcement time period appropriately to roll out the feature to their institutions.
For archived announcements, please see the Document Change Log.
Deprecations/end of life announcements related to Canvas Platform Services (APIs, GraphQL, Canvas Data) are also located in the Change Log.