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Rationale for the change

We introduced this to prevent data loss associated with user removal and subsequent reinstatement.

Instead of completely removing a user enrolment from the course student and their associated data from a systemthe course (as it was prior to May 2023), their enrolment status is changed to inactive. This allows data preservation and easily enables seamless and complete reactivation, if a user needs to be reinstated.

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Notes on inactive Teachers and inactive sections displayed

Unintended effects of move to display student inactive enrolments:

1. Instructors removed from a course (via CMIS) are listed also as inactive i.e. they will appear like student 1 in the inactive enrolments screenshot above.

2. Previous sections for users (staff and students) are still displayed i.e. they will appear like student 2 in the inactive enrolments screenshot above. As of 22 May 2024, inactive sections are indicated with an Inactive text tag.

Who sees inactive users?

1. While instructors see inactive users in People, students cannot see inactive students nor inactive instructors. This can be verified by using Student View in People.

2. Also, for instructors who have been removed from a section, the students do not see the instructor in that section any more.

The students do not inactive users nor sections. They do not see the wrong information.