Canvas Mapping Notes

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Resource Mappings

Canvas ResourceData Model EntityBusiness Logic Notes
AssignmentsAssignment-
SubmissionsAssignmentSubmission-
Enrollment.gradesLMSGrade

The SourceSystemIdentifier and LMSGradeIdentifier are going to be be a concatenation of g# and the ID of the enrollment.

SectionsLMSSection-
UsersLMSUserFor now the extractor is only exporting students.
Authentications LogLMSSystemActivity

The SourceSystemIdentifier is going to be a concatenation of (("in" if it is a sign-in) or ("out" if it is a sign-out)) + # + User.Id + timestamp for the event.

Examples: 

  • in#111#2021-02-08T21:21:41Z
  • out#111#2021-02-08T21:21:48Z
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LMSSectionActivity

There's no section activity information being extracted at this moment.
EnrollmentsLMSUserLMSSectionAssociation-

Canvas Enumerations

The following enumerations and value sets for Canvas are based on the Canvas API documentation.

EnumerationSystem ValuesEquivalent LMS UDM Attribute
courses.enrollment_type
  • teacher
  • student
  • ta
  • observer
  • designer
LMSUser.UserRole
courses.enrollment_state
  • active
  • invited_or_pending
  • completed
LMSUserLMSSectionAssociation.EnrollmentStatus
courses.state
  • unpublished
  • available
  • completed
  • deleted
LMSSection.LMSSectionStatus
assignments.submission_type
  • online_quiz
  • none
  • on_paper
  • discussion_topic
  • external_tool
  • online_upload
  • oneline_text_entry
  • online_url
  • media_recording
Assignment.SubmissionType
discussion_topics.discussion_type
  • side_comment
  • threaded
LMSUserActivity.ActivityType
enrollments.state
  • active
  • invited
  • creation_pending
  • deleted
  • rejected
  • completed
  • inactive
  • current_and_invited
  • current_and_future
  • current_and_concluded
LMSUserLMSSectionAssociation.EnrollmentStatus
submissions.submission_type
  • online_text_entry
  • online_url
  • online_upload
  • media_recording
  • basic_lti_launch
Assignment.SubmissionType
submissions.workflow_state
  • submitted
  • unsubmitted
  • graded
  • pending_review
AssignmentSubmission.SubmissionStatus


Mappings to ODS Tables

ObjectCanvas API elementsODS Column
User

User.sis_user_id

edfi.Student.StudentUniqueId




Section

Section.sis_section_id

edfi.Section.SectionIdentifier




Assignment

Section.id + Assignment.id

lmsx.Assignment.AssignmentIdentifier


"Canvas"

lmsx.Assignment.LMSSourceSystemDescriptorId


Assignment.name

lmsx.Assignment.Title


"assignment"

lmsx.Assignment.AssignmentCategoryDescriptorId


Assignment.description

lmsx.Assignment.AssignmentDescription


Assignment.unlock_at

lmsx.Assignment.StartDateTime


Assignment.lock_at

lmsx.Assignment.EndDateTime


Assignment.due_at

lmsx.Assignment.DueDateTime


Assignment.points_possible

lmsx.Assignment.MaxPoints




Submission

Submissions.id

lmsx.AssignmentSubmission.AssignmentSubmissionIdentifier


Submissions.late + Submissions.missing + Submissions.graded_at

lmsx.AssignmentSubmission.SubmissionStatusDescriptorId


Submissions.submitted_at

lmsx.AssignmentSubmission.SubmissionDateTime


None

lmsx.AssignmentSubmission.EarnedPoints


Submissions.grade

lmsx.AssignmentSubmission.Grade