How do I manage deployment preferences?
Admins can configure instructor permissions to determine their level of access within the platform. These settings allow admins to restrict or enable specific actions, such as preventing instructors from creating or editing badges or managing pathway subscriptions.
Open Admin
In the Group drop-down menu [1], click the Admin link [2].
Open Settings
To view available issuers, click the Settings link.
Manage Deployment Preferences
When configuring settings for Parchment Digital Badges within Canvas, you can enable or disable settings and permissions.
To prevent instructors from creating or editing badges, or managing pathway subscriptions, click the Instructors have view-only access toggle [1].
To allow instructors to create and modify badges within the integration, click the Allow instructors to create and modify badges toggle [2].
To allow instructors to subscribe to pathways for the group, click the Allow instructors to make pathway subscriptions toggle [3].
To ensure group and membership data is synced after a course copy, click the Enable Auto Group Sync After Course Copy toggle [4].
To copy digital badges data to destination courses created from templates or blueprint courses, click the Copy Credentials Data from Canvas Course Template toggle [5].
Notes:
- The View-Only role applies only to the Parchment Digital Badges LTI integration. It does not affect access or permissions in the standalone Parchment Digital Badges product.
- This deployment-level setting can be configured independently at the root account, sub-account, or course level.
- Instructors in view-only mode can still export learner progress as CSV files for reporting purposes.
