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You can archive training content––lessons, paths, and certifications––after that content has outlived its usefulness. Archiving is a form of soft-deletion. When a lesson or path is archived, it's made inactive and removed from the Content and Learn pages. Because such content is archived rather than expunged it can also be easily restored.
Archive Content
To archive content, select Archive from the command bar of a lesson or path overview page.
This is how the button appears on a lesson overview page.
And this is how it appears on a path overview page.
After selecting Archive, a dialog window prompts you to confirm your decision. Note that archiving lessons removes live data from users and the gradebook. Select OK to proceed.
Important Notes
Archiving a lesson with active assignments removes those assignments. This applies to both standalone lessons and those included in learning paths.
When a lesson is archived, it's removed from any paths that include it. When such lessons are restored, they are not automatically returned to paths. You must manually re-add them.
Restore Content
To restore archived content, select View Archives from the lower right corner of the Content page.
You can filter your archives by content type...
...or search archived content by keywords.
Note: If content has a "+" in its title––"Rodgers + Hammerstein" for example––the + symbol must be removed or the search engine won't locate your content. Search "Rodgers" or "Hammerstein," but delete the + symbol.
After you find the content you want to restore, select the Restore button on its overview page.
Archived Lesson Overview
Archived Path/Certification Overview
Confirm that you want to restore the lesson or path. Select Yes, restore to proceed.
Understand Restored Lesson Activity
The total number of completed assignments is retained. This count only includes direct assignments. It does not include lessons that learners completed as part of a learning path, nor does it include optional completions (i.e., learners who took the lesson by selecting it from Additional Learning Content on the Learn page).
Lesson completions, on the other hand, include both assigned and optional completions. This tally includes both standalone lesson completions and those completed as part of a learning path.
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