Copying, Archiving, and Activating Custom Assessments

First, let’s look at how to reuse a custom assessment in a different course. Copying saves time and keeps your original assessment unchanged.

Locate the assessment you want to reuse. For example, we'll select the Culinary Arts assessment.

Choose the setting labeled Copy. This option creates a new copy in another course.

When the modal appears, select the course where you want the new copy to be stored.

Click the Copy button.

A confirmation message will appear at the bottom of the screen.

Navigate to the destination course. The copied assessment should now appear in the course’s assessment list.

Click the Edit link beneath the copied assessment if you want to make changes.

Any edits will apply only to the copied version and will not affect the original assessment.

Next, we will review how to archive assessments you are not currently using and how to bring them back when needed.

Archiving hides an assessment from your active view while keeping it stored for later.
On the custom assessment dashboard, click the Archive button in the upper right area.

After clicking the archive option, the assessment immediately moves out of your active list. A message at the top of the page confirms the action.

Go to the Course Management menu.
Select View Archived Assessments under instructional tools.

This page shows all assessments you have archived in any course.

Search by title or archive date.
Open an archived assessment or select Activate to restore it.

A modal will ask you to confirm activation. Click Activate to complete the process.

You can also activate an assessment from the editor by clicking the Activate button in the upper right corner.

If you edit a reactivated assessment, remember to save your changes.

Check the chosen course. The assessment will appear again in the active list.