Improved Automation placement on Course Content page – 4000.6

Impact: Administrators and Instructors
Updated Help Topic: Automations
Idea Exchange ID: Not applicable

The heading for the section on the Course Content page that includes automations is now Course Assistants instead of Virtual Assistant, and the AVA logo has been removed. This change clarifies that automations do not require an AVA license and helps prevent confusion for administrators and instructors.

Image 1: Automations appear in the Course Assistants section on the Course Content page.

The panel on the Course Content page that shows the Course Assistants section. The Course Assistants section is highlighted with a box. In the Course Assistants section are Auto-Reply to Messages, with an Edit settings link, and Automations, with a View automations link.

Administrators

Availability: Available for all Ultra courses.

Activation: None needed.

Configuration: None needed.

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