Canvas - When will my PAWS enrollment, assignment, and section changes sync to Canvas?
This article lists when enrollments (students) or course assignments (instructors) are transferred from PAWS to Canvas, and when the enrollment/assignment is applied.
How changes are applied in Canvas
Student enrollments and un-enrollments, and instructor course assignment changes are exported from PAWS to Canvas in-bulk. Once the bulk files are sent from PAWS to Canvas, they must be processed or "ingested".
What changes are applied to Canvas from PAWS?
When the ingest is complete, the following changes are made in Canvas:
- Student enrollment and un-enrollments are processed.
- Instructor assignments and un-assignments are processed.
- New course sections are created
- Cancelled course sections have all enrollments dropped
- Sections are cross-listed or de-cross-listed
When will changes be applied?
In-general, changes made by approximately 4:00 PM are applied the following morning.
| Day of Week | If the enrollment or section change happened… | The change is sent to Canvas… | …and applied to Canvas… |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Before 4:00 PM | 5:00-6:00 PM Sunday | Before 10:00 AM Monday |
| Sunday | After 4:00 PM | 5:00-6:00 PM Monday | Before 10:00 AM Tuesday |
| Monday | Before 4:00 PM | 5:00-6:00 PM Monday | Before 10:00 AM Tuesday |
| Monday | After 4:00 PM | 5:00-6:00 PM Tuesday | Before 10:00 AM Wednesday |
| Tuesday | Before 4:00 PM | 5:00-6:00 PM Tuesday | Before 10:00 AM Wednesday |
| Tuesday | After 4:00 PM | 5:00-6:00 PM Wednesday | Before 10:00 AM Thursday |
| Wednesday | Before 4:00 PM | 5:00-6:00 PM Wednesday | Before 10:00 AM Thursday |
| Wednesday | After 4:00 PM | 5:00-6:00 PM Thursday | Before 10:00 AM Friday |
| Thursday | Before 4:00 PM | 5:00-6:00 PM Thursday | Before 10:00 AM Friday |
| Thursday1 | After 4:00 PM | 5:00-6:00 PM Saturday | Before 10:00 AM Sunday |
| Friday1 | Before 4:00 PM | 5:00-6:00 PM Saturday | Before 10:00 AM Sunday |
| Friday | After 4:00 PM | 5:00-6:00 PM Saturday | Before 10:00 AM Sunday |
| Saturday | Before 4:00 PM | 5:00-6:00 PM Saturday | Before 10:00 AM Sunday |
| Saturday | After 4:00 PM | 5:00-6:00 PM Sunday | Before 10:00 AM Monday |
1 - The first weekend before the start of a semester, and the first weekend after the start of a semester, changes made on late Thursday and during the day Friday are applied Saturday morning, not Sunday morning.