Resources: Locked Resources should not block the hidden Attachments folder

GENERAL

TESTING

GENERAL

TESTING

Description

If access to the Resources tool is locked, it doesn’t just block access to the files and folders listed there, but to the hidden Resources as well. This makes it so students can’t attach files to Assignments, Messages, or access files attached to Announcements, Messages, Assignments, Tests & Quizzes, or other items.

The QA team and Earle discussed this at a recent QA meeting, and we agreed that locking the Resources should just lock access to the items that the instructor would see listed in Resources, that an instructor wouldn’t necessarily expect locking Resources to block attaching files to other tools, or viewing files that are not visible in Resources.

Linked issues

is related to

SAK-50896

Access to an embed PDF file on Lessons when Resources has been blocked.

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Daniel Merino March 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM

I think this issue should be promoted to critical or even blocker. Teachers don’t expect this behaviour and students can’t work with some tools while it’s not detected why it’s happening.

Christina Schwiebert January 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM

, this issue came out of discussing in Triage when we were talking about what the lock option in Resources should do. I’m all in favor of the lock blocking access to any files in Resources, but since the instructor doesn’t see the Attachments area, they may not understand that the lock affects that as well and prevents students from attaching files to Assignments or Messages or from viewing files attached in Assignments, Tests & Quizzes, Announcements, Messages, etc.