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Setting Restrictions within the D2L Discussions Tool

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1. To begin, from Discussions, select the drop-down menu of the forum you want to add restrictions on then select Edit Forum.

Screenshot navigating to Intro and Unit A Discussion and to select the drop-down arrow next to the title then selecting Edit forum in the option before Hide from Users and after Collapse forum

2. This will take you to the Edit Forum page. Navigate to the Restrictions tab then navigate to Availability, select Has Start Date and set the desired Start Date and time then select Visible with submission restricted before start.

This will allow learners to still view the forum, but not engage with it outside of the defined date range.

Screenshot of the Restrictions tab showing the Availability section to add Start Date and Time and to set Visible with submission restricted before start for the discussions visibility

3. Next, select Has End Date and set the desired End Date and time then select Visible with submission restricted after end.

This option allow learners to view the forum after the Has End Date and they can access and view the activity but cannot complete it. 

Screenshot showing to set Has End Date and Time below the Has Start Date section

4. When done and ready, select Save and Close.

Screenshot of selecting the Save and Close button on the bottom.

5. The availability details will display under the discussion forum.

Screenshot showing the set Availability details below the Into and Unit A Discussions forum

Here's another example of how a discussion forum with restrictions look like in the Brightspace Pulse App mobile view:

Screenshot showing the Availability details for Module 1 Discussions

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