Placements Overview
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Placements are the "entry points" into an External Tool. They determine where an External Tool is visible to users.
For placement settings, go to the page.
name: account_navigation
name: assignment_edit
name: assignment_group_menu
name: assignment_index_menu
name: assignment_menu
name: assignment_selection
name: assignment_view
name: collaboration
name: course_assignments_menu
name: course_home_sub_navigation
name: course_navigation
name: course_settings_sub_navigation
name: discussion_topic_index_menu
name: discussion_topic_menu
name: editor_button
name: file_index_menu
name: file_menu
name: global_navigation
name: homework_submission
name: link_selection
name: migration_selection
name: module_group_menu
After clicking on the placement:
name: module_index_menu_modal
name: module_index_menu
name: module_menu_modal
After clicking on the placement:
name: module_menu
name: wiki_index_menu
name: wiki_page_menu
name: quiz_index_menu
name: quiz_menu
name: student_context_card
name: submission_type_selection
name: post_grades
name: tool_configuration
name: top_navigation
name: user_navigation
Deprecated placements
name: resource_selection ⚠️
This is a restricted placement, contact your CSM (Customers) or (Partners) for more information.
This is a restricted placement, contact your CSM (Customers) or (Partners) for more information.
This is a placement that once was the default for 1.1 tools, and was one of the very first placements for Canvas. It makes the tool show up both in - and (new module item), but is deprecated now.
For 1.3 tools using this placement we highly recommend to use assignment_selection or link_selection instead! You can read about those in details and .
This documentation is generated directly from the Canvas LMS source code, available .
