My LTI app is appearing in the sidebar of every course in Canvas, but I want teachers to add the app before it appears. What do I do?

by Sara Paolozzi

Hey School Admin! Having trouble setting up your Edlink-connected LTI app in your Canvas?

Here are the steps.

Seeing your app added to every course in your Canvas? And you'd like your teachers to add it individually, before it appears in their sidebars?

Let's troubleshoot.

Step 1

Delete the app you just installed.

You can do this by selecting your school from the Admin menu. Select Settings and then Apps. Select your app and hit Delete.


Step 3

Re-install the app using the steps outlined in this article.

When you re-install, use the following XML file. Make sure to fill in the highlighted fields:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<cartridge_basiclti_link

xmlns="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imslticc_v1p0"

xmlns:blti="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsbasiclti_v1p0"

xmlns:lticm="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imslticm_v1p0"

xmlns:lticp="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imslticp_v1p0"

xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"

xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imslticc_v1p0 http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/lti/ltiv1p0/imslticc_v1p0.xsd

http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsbasiclti_v1p0 http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/lti/ltiv1p0/imsbasiclti_v1p0.xsd

http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imslticm_v1p0 http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/lti/ltiv1p0/imslticm_v1p0.xsd

http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imslticp_v1p0 http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/lti/ltiv1p0/imslticp_v1p0.xsd">

<blti:launch_url>YOUR EDLINK LAUNCH URL</blti:launch_url>

<blti:title>THE NAME OF YOUR APP</blti:title>

<blti:description>THE DESCRIPTION OF YOUR APP</blti:description>

<blti:extensions platform="canvas.instructure.com">

<lticm:property name="privacy_level">public</lticm:property>

<lticm:options name="course_navigation">

<lticm:property name="url">YOUR EDLINK LAUNCH URL</lticm:property>

<lticm:property name="enabled">true</lticm:property>

<lticm:property name="default">disabled</lticm:property>

<lticm:property name="windowTarget">_blank</lticm:property>

</lticm:options>

</blti:extensions>

</cartridge_basiclti_link>

This form will make your app open in a new window.

If you'd like the app to open inside Canvas, remove <lticm:property name="windowTarget">_blank</lticm:property> from the file.

Step 4

Once you install the app, teachers will add the app to their course by accessing the Settings option in the Course sidebar. They'll select Navigation and drag the app to the list of course navigation options.

Still Having Trouble?

If you've taken these steps and still aren't seeing the rostering updates in your app, let us know at support@ed.link. We'll get back to you within 24 hours, every time.