If you’ve created a Packback community for a course and plan to teach the same one next term, you do not need to create a new community from scratch. You have the ability to create one using the details from your previous community. Doing this will ensure that the new course has the same community details, sections, deadlines, and posting requirements, making setting up next term’s course a quick and easy process.
Step-by-Step Instructions for Copying Existing Communities
1. Access your Packback profile and click the red Create a Community button. This will trigger a dropdown to appear. Click Copy Existing Community to continue!
2. Here is where you’ll select which currently existing community’s details you’d like to copy. Do so by clicking the dropdown under Existing Community and selecting the appropriate one.
- If you are unable to find the community from the dropdown, no worries! You can enter the existing Template ID instead, which can be found on the Course Details page of the community whose details you wish to copy.
3. Community Details: Set the Start Date and End Date of the new community. Please note that all fields (e.g., the community title or course code) can be edited on this page. When you’re ready, click Continue.
4. Confirm Assignment Details on the following page. You can choose which types of assignments you want to copy. You can also choose to copy start and due dates from the original community, shift the dates using the new community's start date, or leave them blank to add later. When you’re ready, click Create Community.
Please note: Once you click Create Community, you can modify assignment details, including the start and due dates, and delete any unneeded assignments.
5. You’re all done! The new community will be stored under the Upcoming Communities tab of your Packback profile.
Still having trouble?
If you’re running into technical issues with copying an existing community and would like assistance, please contact our Support Team by emailing help@packback.co or submitting a request form here. We will get back to you shortly!