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  • Sakai Unavailable for Maintenance: Fri., Apr. 25, 6:00am-7:30am

    On Friday, April 25, 2025, Sakai will be out of service from 6:00am to 7:30am (US Pacific Time) for maintenance. Please plan accordingly. If you have any questions, contact sakai@plu.edu.

    Check https://www.plu.edu/status/ for periodic updates.

    Sakai Bug Affecting Some Assignments Regarding Gradebook

    The Sakai support team has discovered a bug that was released on April 11, 2025 at 6:00am during regularly scheduled maintenance. Any Assignments created or modified since that time and before the bug fix was released on Friday, April 18, 2025 at 6:00am likely had its gradebook association deleted. Any assignments newly created or otherwise edited during this time period which no longer have a corresponding item in Gradebook can now be repaired with the following steps:

    1. Click ‘Edit’ for the assignment in question.
    2. Scroll to the Grading section of the assignment.
    3. For assignments graded solely in the Assignments tool, select “Create new Gradebook item. If using categories in Gradebook, select a category.
    4. For affected assignments where the gradebook item originates from Gradebook, select “Associate with existing Gradebook item” and select the gradebook item from the dropdown menu.
    5. Click the Post button.
    6. If the assignment’s due date is in the past, you will likely see an alert message regarding this. Simply take notice of the message, ensure the Grading options from step 3 or 4 are as intended, and click the Post button again.

    The Sakai support team is continuing to investigate this issue and its impact, particularly in identifying which specific assignments have been affected. Between now and the end of spring classes, the Sakai support team will be proactively contacting and working with instructors to repair these assignments intended to be released to Gradebook.

    How to Submit an Assignment

    Watch the video below for a tutorial on how students can submit assignments that instructors have prepared in the Assignments tool. More details are available in the Assignments help documentation, including How do I submit an assignment? and How do I view my assignment feedback?

    How to Use the Discussions Tool

    Watch the video below for a tutorial on how students can use the Discussions tool to participate in online discussions. More information is available in the Forums help documentation, including How do I post to a topic?, How do I reply to a post?, and the Sakai Discussions Survival Guide for Students.

    How to Build & Publish Tests & Quizzes

    Watch the video playlist below for a tutorial on how instructors can use the Tests & Quizzes tool effectively. More information is available in the Tests & Quizzes help documentation.

    How to Create & Grade Assignments

    Watch the video playlist below for a tutorial on how instructors can use the Assignments tool effectively. More information is available in the Assignments help documentation.