> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://synap.ac/docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://synap.ac/docs/platform/assignments/assignment-details.md).

# Assignment details

Assignment Details define who receives the Course and the rules that shape their experience.

### Identity and audience

| Setting    | What it changes                                                   |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Name       | The label administrators and learners use for this delivery       |
| User group | The cohort that receives learner assignment records               |
| Attributes | Organisation-specific data used in lists, filtering and reporting |

Choose a name that distinguishes the delivery, such as the intake or term. The selected User group is operational, not descriptive: publishing can create work for every eligible member.

### Deadline types

| Deadline   | How it works                                                                      | Administrator implication                              |
| ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Indefinite | Active until the learner completes all items                                      | Suitable where completion has no fixed cut-off         |
| Exact date | Ends at one shared date and time, or earlier on completion                        | Everybody works toward the same calendar deadline      |
| Relative   | Gives each learner a set amount of time from creation of their learner assignment | Learners added later receive a later personal deadline |

For an active Assignment, a learner’s relative period starts when they are added to the User group and their learner assignment is created. This makes relative deadlines useful for rolling enrolment, while an exact date suits a cohort that finishes together.

### Progression

| Mode                | Learner experience                                                    |
| ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Linear and fixed    | Completes items in order and cannot change previously submitted items |
| Linear but flexible | Completes items in order but can return to submitted items            |
| Fully flexible      | Can complete available items in any order                             |

### Review and certificates

With **Manual review** enabled, an Administrator or Educator must pass or fail each learner’s Assignment after submission. Enable a certificate only when a suitable template has been configured. Where available, certificate options can choose root or Subportal branding and add learner-facing sharing links.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Preview the learner experience and re-check the selected group before publishing. Deadline and progression choices are difficult to assess from the settings alone once real learners have started.
{% endhint %}


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