Sunsetting a Course is a natural step in the management of a Training Catalog. The process of doing so will depend on the status of several factors.
This Article will summarize the effects of deleting a Course - follow the steps below to make your decisions
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What happens when you delete a Course?
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Deleting a Course causes the following actions
- All Completed Enrollment Records will be unaffected/ but will become inaccessible for review.
- All Current / Overdue enrollment Users will no longer be able to access that Course
- All Expired Enrollments will be Unaffected
This action cannot be undone.
What to consider before deleting a Course.
1. Does the Course need to be deleted?
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- Could you edit it by changing/ updating the Learning Objects within it?
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Could you sunset it by restricting future Enrollments?
- Set the Course options to restrict Self Enrollment
- Admin >> Courses >> Course Options >> Restrict Self Enrollment
- Admin >> Courses >> Course Options >> Restrict Self Enrollment
- Remove from all Catalogs where it is shown
- Admin >> Course Catalog >> Catalog options.
- Delete all Automatic Group Enrollments
- Admin >> Groups >> View / Modify Group Enrollments
- Admin >> Groups >> View / Modify Group Enrollments
- Set the Course options to restrict Self Enrollment
2. Run an Activity Report to check enrollment statuses for your Users.
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- Use the Reporting Tool to run and Activity Report for your chose Course.
- Reports >> Activity Reports >> Create a New Report
- Reports >> Activity Reports >> Create a New Report
- Analyze the results to determine your course of action.
- More details about Running Reports
- Use the Reporting Tool to run and Activity Report for your chose Course.
Follow the above steps to do your diligence before deleting a Course, and you can prepare a sound strategy for removing and sunsetting Courses across your LMS, for a seamless User Experience.