Grades Journey: Validate grades before submission, approval, or extract – 4000.6

Impact: Instructors
Updated Help Topic: Configure the Approval Workflow
Idea Exchange ID: Not applicable

Graders now see a red X in the Current Grade column when a grade is invalid. If they try to submit, approve, or extract invalid grades, a message appears explaining that some grades are invalid and lists the valid options. This update makes it clear to graders when invalid grades are entered for students and prevents invalid grades from being submitted, approved, or extracted.

Instructors

Image 1: A red X now appears when the current grade is an invalid grade.

The approve and transfer grades window, showing the grades for several students. The Current Grade for column for John Doe contains a red X icon, with a tooltip showing that says "Invalid Grade."

Image 2: A window appears if the grader tries to submit, approve, or extract invalid grades that lists the valid grade values.

An error message that says "Invalid Grades There are grades that do not meet the valid grades criteria. Please review and correct before proceeding. Valid grades are: A, B, C, D, F, I."

Administrators

Availability: Available for all Original and Ultra courses.

Activation: This feature requires a Grades Journey license.

Configuration: This feature is off by default. From the Admin Panel, choose Platform Extensions and edit the Grade Export v2 settings. Select Configure for the Approval Workflow. Select Validate Grades in the Grade Approval and Transfer Settings section. 

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