SIS Course Merge allows course instructors the ability to select multiple course offerings that have been processed by the SIS integration (IPSIS) and merge them into a single parent course offering. The tool also offers the ability to unmerge those courses, and view audit logs.
Note the following:
- Sections cannot be associated with multiple course offerings. It is recommended that if you use Course Merge, you also ensure the Section Association tool is disabled; sections merged with one are not represented by the other.
- User Progress is not copied in the course merge.
- You cannot use both the IPSIS Section Association tool and SIS Course Merge tool; once a course is moved to the SIS Course Merge tool, you cannot go back to the IPSIS Section Association tool.
- You cannot merge courses between source systems.
Merging Courses using SIS Course Merge
Note: The SIS Course Merge tool can only be used for courses created using IPSIS. The merge process only merges the course shell, it does not include learner submissions, grades, learning outcomes, or course content. Before you merge courses, consider the implications of the action, including potential risk of data loss caused by user actions. Use caution to prevent any unintended loss of content or user progress during the merging process.
- In the Admin tools menu, click SIS Course Merge.
- Use the filters or browse to find and select the courses you want to merge.
Figure: The course selection page of the SIS Course Merge tool.
- Click Merge Courses.
- Select the course into which you want to merge the previously-selected courses.
Figure: The Merge Courses dialog.
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Click Merge.
Unmerging Courses using SIS Course Merge
Before you unmerge courses, consider the implications of the action, including potential risk of data loss caused by user actions. Use caution to prevent any unintended loss of content or user progress during the unmerging process.
- In the Admin tools menu, click SIS Course Merge.
- Use the filters or browse to find and select the courses you want to unmerge.
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Click to remove the checkmark from courses you want to remove from the merged course shell.
Figure: Clear the checkboxes to unmerge courses. If you clear the parent course into which the other courses are merged, all courses are unmerged.
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Confirm your selections and click Unmerge.
The unmerge action re-activates the original section and course offering and re-enrolls users into the original course and section.