I have an existing SoftChalk Link Selector App set up for my Canvas LMS. How do I update the App with the most recent changes?

SoftChalk has updated the Link Selector App integration and released a new .xml file for configuring and enabling the Link Selector App in Canvas. In order to apply this update to an existing Link Selector LTI App you will need to remove the original SoftChalk Link Selector App and replace it with a new one using the latest .xml.

This article will cover the process for removing and updating an existing SoftChalk Link Selector App for Canvas from start to finish.

Instructions

  1. Log in as an administrator for your Canvas LMS.

  2. Click ‘Admin’ and navigate to your university sub-account.

  3. Once in the sub-account click the ‘Settings' link.

  4. Select ‘Apps’ from the available tabs and then click the ‘View App Configurations’.

  5. Scroll down the list and locate the existing SoftChalk Link Selector App, click the gear icon and then select ‘Delete’ to confirm.

  6. Once the existing Link Selector App integration has been removed from the system, you are ready to create a new Link Selector App using the updated .xml provided by SoftChalk.

 

Download the updated .xml configuration file from this location:

https://softchalk.atlassian.net/wiki/download/attachments/272826374/SoftChalk_Link_Selector_XMLconfig.txt?api=v2

You may need to right-click and choose ‘Save page as’ in order to download the .xml as a document to your computer.

 

  1. Log in as an administrator for your Canvas LMS.

  2. Click ‘Admin’ and navigate to your university sub-account.

  3. Once in the sub-account click the ‘Settings' link.

  4. Select ‘Apps’ from the available tabs and then click the ‘View App Configurations’.

  5. Click the ‘+App’ icon to begin creating a new App integration.

  6. For the ‘Configuration Type’ choose ‘Paste XML’.

  7. Enter ‘SoftChalk Link Selector’ in the ‘Name’ field.

  8. Copy and paste the .xml from the file you downloaded earlier into the ‘XML Configuration’ field.

  9. Retrieve your Key and Secret information that you have received from SoftChalk and paste the appropriate information into the ‘Key’ and ‘Secret’ fields.

  10. Click ‘Submit’ to create the new Link Selector App.

  11. Click the gear icon to the right of the new App that you just created and select ‘Edit’.

  12. Enter “softchalkcloud.com” into the ‘Domain’ field, then click ‘Submit’ to save that change.

Your SoftChalk Link Selector App is now set up! You can now access the Link Selector from any of the Placements in Canvas and test the connection to SoftChalk Cloud.

If you are unsure of the Key and Secret for your Canvas LMS, reach out to help@softchalk.com and request that information from our Helpdesk.