An assignment and a workspace can be archived or deleted when they are finished with. Performed correctly, there will be no loss of functionality or data.

Archive an assignment

An individual assignment in a workspace can be stopped. This means:

• Submissions will be read-only, with no further assessment possible.
• Any unreleased feedback cannot be released, and will not be visible to learners.
• No further submissions can be shared with the assignment.

To archive:

1. From the workspace, click Management and Assignments from the sub menu.
2. In the 3 dot menu, click Stop assignment.
3. Tick the confirmation and click Continue.

A copy is of each submission will be saved 'as was' at the time of archiving. A learner who deletes their asset will not delete the copy in ATLAS.

Restore an assignment

An archived assignment can be restored if necessary, returning it to function as before. To prevent unintentionally resyncing, the archived date will be added as the deadline date if it was previously blank. 

To reactivate:

1. In the workspace, click Management and choose Assignments.
2. In the 3 dot menu, click the Restore icon.
3. Tick to confirm and click Continue.

A workspace manager must have the permission to unarchive assignment, which can be granted in the manager's enrolment tab.

Delete an assignment

An assignment can be deleted from a workspace. It means:

• The submissions will no longer be accessible in ATLAS.
• Unreleased feedback will not be releasable to learners.
• The assignment cannot be restored once it's deleted.

To delete:

1. In the workspace, click Management and choose Assignments.
2. Click the Bin icon
3. Tick to confirm and click Continue.

An assignment should only be deleted if all submissions are no longer needed.

Archive a workspace

An individual workspace can be archived. This means:

• All assignments will be stopped, and no further submissions shared.
• Submissions will be read-only, with no further assessment possible.
• Any unreleased feedback cannot be released, and will not be visible to learners.

To archive:

1. From the workspace, click Management tab.
2. Click the Archive button.
3. Tick the confirmation and click Continue.

Restore a workspace

An archived workspace can be restored if necessary, returning it to function as before.

To reactivate:

1. In the workspace, click Management.
2. Click the Restore button
3. Tick to confirm and click Continue.
4. Click Management again, a click Activate.

A workspace manager must have the permission to unarchive workspace, which can be granted in the manager's enrolment tab.

Delete a workspace

A workspace can be deleted. It means:

• The workspace will not be accessible to learners or assessors.
• Unreleased feedback will not be releasable to learners.
• The assignment cannot be restored once it's deleted.

To delete:

1. In the workspace, click Management.
2. Click the Delete button.
3. Tick to confirm and click Continue.

Only a regional manager can restore a deleted workspace. This will return it to an unarchived state, where it can be reactivated.