Sample scenario: “I copied the discussion board questions from my summer site. I now want to change the due dates, but am getting this message: The connection for the gradebook has been lost. It must be redefined in Modify Forum. For reference, the Error ID is 3e5b88fc-2c8c-4bd6-a634-2b135a9f700a.”
This problem usually occurs when a particular forum is marked for grading but the “Gradebook Items and Settings” was not checked during a Course Copy. If you have any items linked to the Gradebook, be sure to select “Gradebook Items and Settings.”
To fix this, there are a few options including deleting all of the Discussion Forums and then using the Course Copy tool again (selecting only “Discussion Board,” Gradebook Items and Settings, and if you have any tests, “Tests, Surveys and Tools”). However, you may need to remove duplicate Gradebook items afterwards. The cleanest way to fix this is for the Bb System Administrator to delete the site, create a new one, and then the instructor uses the Course Copy tool again – but this time be sure to select everything in the Course Copy tool.
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