Manage SIS Sections: New Features and Updates
This article documents new features, fixes for issues, and updates in the Manage SIS Sections tool.
The most recent changes and updates will be displayed at the top, with previous updates in collapsed sections below. You can open a section for an older date to find the information posted on that date.
August 13, 2024 - New Features
The Manage SIS Sections tool can now be used to add UVA Wise roster sections to course sites.
August 13, 2024 - Performance and Usability Improvements
- If an instructor attempts to add a section from a different academic term than the current course, they now receive a warning alert before they continue through the process.
- Performance has been improved so you no longer need to wait for pages to load when selecting Next or Back buttons within the tool.
- The Manage Waitlisted Students page will no longer load for past terms. This decreases the processing time, allowing sections to load more quickly.
- The Manage Waitlisted Students page does not display if there are no sections for which waitlisted students can be added or removed.
More Details about Waitlisted Students
Waitlisted Students Included Indicator
If you enabled the option to add waitlisted students to a section, a "(Waitlisted students will be included.)" indicator will now display with that section on the tool's main page. For example, "1238_PHYS_1429-001_CGAS - 15 students (Waitlisted students will be included.)"
Waitlisted Student Counts
The Manage Waitlisted Students page now displays the number of waitlisted students who will be added to a section if a checkbox is selected, for example, "1242_PHYS_1429-001_CGAS - 2 waitlisted students."
Note: Instructors who use screen readers will hear the checkbox options read as sentences with the number of students first, for example, "Add 2 waitlisted students to 1242_PHYS_1429-001_CGAS."
Internationalization Support
Manage SIS Sections now supports internationalization to display text in languages other than English. Pictured above is an example of the tool's loading page in a course site where the language is set to French. The text, "Loading your sections..." has been translated as follows: "Chargement de vos sections..."
If instructors who set their course site to a language other than English would like to contribute translated text to display when their course is using that language, please contact the Learning Technology Services (LTS) Team and let us know.
For more information about Canvas course language settings, see How do I change the language preference for a course? (opens new window).
Note: If a course site's language setting is the default Not set (user-configurable, defaults to English (United States)), and an instructor sets their preferred Canvas account language to a language other than English, that language setting will also be reflected in Manage SIS Sections. For more information, see How do I change the language preference in my user account as an instructor? (opens new window).
The tool has improved usability in the following areas:
- When an instructor with many sections uses the Continue or Back button to navigate from one page in the tool to another, it may take several seconds for the page to load. Now, to indicate if you need to wait when you select one of these buttons:
- The Continue and/or Back buttons are disabled to prevent multiple clicks.
- The selected button's text changes to "Loading," with a spinner icon displayed on the button. An instructor using a screen reader will hear, "Please wait, page is loading."
- Sections are now sorted in alphanumeric order on all pages within the tool. Previously, on the Manage Waitlisted Students page and the Please confirm your changes page, some sections were displaying in random order.