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canvas outcomes update

canvas outcomes update

Update an outcome

Synopsis

Update an existing learning outcome.

Examples:

canvas outcomes update 123 --title "Updated Outcome"
canvas outcomes update 123 --mastery-points 4
canvas outcomes update 123 --calculation-method decaying_average --calculation-int 65
canvas outcomes update <outcome-id> [flags]

Options

      --calculation-int int         Calculation parameter
      --calculation-method string   Calculation method (decaying_average, n_mastery, latest, highest)
      --description string          Description
      --display-name string         Display name
  -h, --help                        help for update
      --mastery-points float        Points for mastery
      --title string                Outcome title

Options inherited from parent commands

      --as-user int       Masquerade as another user (admin feature, requires permission)
      --columns strings   Select specific columns to display (comma-separated)
      --config string     config file (default is $HOME/.canvas-cli/config.yaml)
      --dry-run           Print curl commands instead of executing requests
      --filter string     Filter results by text (case-insensitive substring match)
      --instance string   Canvas instance URL (overrides config)
      --limit int         Limit number of results for list operations (0 = unlimited)
      --no-cache          Disable caching of API responses
  -o, --output string     Output format: table, json, yaml, csv (default "table")
      --show-token        Show actual token in dry-run output (default: redacted)
      --sort string       Sort results by field (prefix with - for descending, e.g., -name)
  -v, --verbose           Enable verbose output

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