Time-Restricted Access
Schedule when a visibility target activates and expires.
What This Is For
On Visibility and targets, each group or user target can have an Activation date and an Expiration date. Learners only get access while the target is active.
Use this for campaigns, semester windows, or delayed rollouts—on both Mandatory and optional targets.
Who This Is For
Administrators and collaborators assigning time-bounded access in Create.
Activation and Expiration
| Control | Typical choices |
|---|---|
| Activation | Immediate, or Select activation date |
| Expiration | None, or Select expiration date |
Until activation, the target can appear under Targets scheduled to activate. After expiration, under Expired targets. Active ones sit under Active targets.
Before You Start
- Decide whether the content itself should stay published while only targets are time-boxed (usual approach).
- Have the groups or users ready under Add targets.
Steps
- Open the content → Visibility and targets.
- Add targets or edit an existing target.
- Set Mandatory or optional as needed.
- Under Activation, choose Immediate or a date/time.
- Under Expiration, choose None or a date/time.
- Save.
Result
People only see (and are invited for) the content inside the window you set. Outside that window, remove or wait for expiry rather than relying on a share link alone.
