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NOTE: This document pertains to Canvas 1.0 - currently being replaced with Canvas Data 2 from Instructure. |
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Open Your Account: Click the Admin link in your Canvas application, then click on the name of your account or sub-account.
Open Canvas Data Portal: In Account Navigation, click the Canvas Data Portal link.
Create API Credentials: Click the Create Credentials button. A success notification with your API credentials will display.
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4. Copy API Credentials: Once API credentials are created, copy the API Key and API Secret and prepare to pass to the Implementation Engineer at the CCC Technology Center.
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Note: If you return to the Credentials Portal, you will be able to see the API Key but not the API Secret. |
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Read more creating your Canvas API credentials: How do I obtain an API access token in the Canvas Data Portal? |
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To facilitate the process of adding your Canvas data into the Data Warehouse, provide your API Key and Secret values to your ES Implementation Engineer in the format shown below. These values should be passed using a secure method such as Privnote.
Canvas Data API Key: [
canvas-datawarehouse-<misCode>-apikey]
(Replace <misCode> with your college MIS code, and replace “apikey” with your Canvas API key value generated for your specific Instructure account.)Canvas Data API Secret: [
canvas-datawarehouse-<misCode>-apisecret]
(Replace <misCode> with your college MIS code, and replace “apisecret” with your Canvas API secret value generated for your specific Instructure account.)
Upon receipt of your API values, your ES Implementation Engineer will facilitate the process of adding your Canvas data into the CCC Data Warehouse with the CCCTC DevOps team.
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With your API values in place, the DW data pipeline is configured to securely pass your Canvas data to the CCC Data Warehouse. After that, your Canvas data will be updated nightlyon a recurring/regular schedule. |
Creating New API Credentials: You can create new credentials by clicking the Create Credentials button again.
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Important: Generating new API credentials will invalidate the old credentials for all users who have access to them. This includes third-party partner accounts, such as the CCC Data Warehouse. |
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After your Canvas data has been added to the CCC Data Warehouse, the ES Implementation Engineer will guide you to connect to the CCC Data Warehouse through your established DW Direct Connect (ODBC/JDBC) and access your Canvas Data either through your local BI application (typically Tableau or Power BI) or an SQL query.
Once connected, test connection to your Canvas data using your local BI data application, and attempt to run at least one query against the Canvas Data set.
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