Requesting data restoration

In order to restore deleted forums and topic, you must have the Delete and Restore Forums and Topics permission enabled. If the forum you restore contains one or more topics, you will be given the option to also restore the forum's associated topics.

In order to restore deleted threads and posts, you must have the See Deleted Posts permission and Display deleted posts option on the Settings page enabled. If the post you restore is a reply to another post, and the other post was also deleted, both posts are restored.

1. On the navbar, click Discussions.

2. Do one of the following:

• To restore a deleted forum or topic, on the Discussions List page, from the More Actions button, click Restore. Click Restore beside the forum or topic you want to restore.
• To restore a deleted thread or post, click the Restore <Thread/Post> link in the thread or post you want to restore.

Reorder, edit, and delete assignments and categories

If you delete a category that contains assignments, the assignments will appear in the No Category section of the Assignment list.

1. On the navbar, click Assignments.
2. On the Assignments page, do one of the following:
   • To reorder categories and assignments:
     • On the More Actions button, click Reorder.
     • Use the Sort Order drop-down lists to change the order in which your categories and assignments display.
     • Click Save.
   • To edit a category:
     • Click the Edit icon for that category.
     • Make your changes.
     • Click Save.
   • To edit an assignment:
     • On the context menu of the assignment, click Edit Assignment.
     • Make your changes.
     • Click Save and Close.
   • To delete a category:
     • Click its Delete icon.
     • Click Delete.
   • To delete an assignment:
     • from its context menu, click Delete Assignment.
     • Click Delete.

Restore deleted assignments

If your assignment has availability dates associated with it, when you restore the assignment, you also restore its dates in the Calendar tool.

1. On the navbar, click Assignments.

2. On the Assignments page, from the More Actions button, click Event Log.

3. For every assignment you want to restore, click the Restore button.

You must have the See and Manage Assignments and View Submitted Files permissions to view the Submission Log.

1. Do one of the following:
   • In the context menu for an assignment, click Submission Log.
   • On the Submissions page for an assignment, click Submission Log.
2. In the entry for the deleted submission, click Restore.

Result

The submission has now been restored.

1. On the navbar, click Grades.

2. On the Manage Grades page, from the More Actions button, select Event Log.

3. Beside the appropriate grade item select Restore.

Note: Formula and Calculated grade items cannot be restored.

To restore a deleted Announcements item

1. Click the Announcements widget.

2. Click the context menu beside the Announcements widget, and select Go to Announcements Tool.

3. On the Announcements page, from the More Actions button, click Restore.

4. On the Restore Announcements page, select the check box of the Announcements item or items you want to restore.

5. Click Restore.

Result

The announcement item has been restored

1. From the Admin Tools menu, click Org Unit Editor.

2. Click Recycle Bin.

3. Select the org units you want to restore.

4. Click Restore Selected.

Result

The Org Unit has been restored

You can restore deleted agents. All restored agents maintain existing properties and history.

1. On the navbar, click Course Admin.

2. Click Intelligent Agents.

3. In the Restore Agents page, click Restore to restore any of the deleted agents.

Result

The deleted agent has been restored.

To restore a deleted quiz attempt:

1. On the Navbar, click Quizzes.

2. On the Manage Quizzes page, from the context menu of the quiz with attempts you want to reset, click Attempt Logs.

3. From the Overview tab, click Quiz Attempt Deleted. Click Restore for the quiz attempt you want to restore.

Result

The deleted quiz attempt has been restored

Video on how to carry out this task (37 seconds)

To edit an attendance register:

You may want to edit an attendance register to add additional sessions (weeks).

1. On the Attendance Registers page, from the drop-down menu of the register you want to edit, select Edit Register.
2. Update the details of the attendance register, and click Save.
   Note: You cannot change the scheme in an attendance register once session information has been added to it.

To delete attendance registers:

1. To delete an individual attendance register, on the Attendance Registers page, from the drop-down menu of the register you want to edit, select Delete.
   To delete attendance registers in bulk, select the check boxes of the attendance registers you want to delete, and on the More Actions drop-down menu, select Delete.

2. On the Confirmation dialog box, click Delete.

To restore attendance registers:

1. On the Attendance Registers page, click the More Actions drop-down menu, and then select View Deleted Registers.

2. Click Restore alongside the name of the register you want to restore.

To delete sessions:

Deleting a session in a register or a scheme clears all associated attendance data. Only delete sessions when you are confident that you no longer need the attendance data.

1. On the Attendance Registers page, from the drop-down menu of the attendance register you want to edit, select Edit Register.
2. Click Delete alongside the session you want to delete.