Module migration - backup module
Video guide for module backup
Overview:
This guide will show you how to back up the module content during module migration.
What to know:
Module migration consists of two straightforward steps:
- Module Backup (A copy step from the previous courses.)
- Module Restore (A paste step to the AY24-25 Core system for you to utilize past year's contents.)
This guide shows you the procedures of module backup .
- Only the Module Leader role can perform the backup and restore action.
- Question bank and Content bank are not backed up through this process. You may download and import them individually. ( Download and import guides )
- Due to the Core system archive in the summer
Table of Contents
Step 1: Open the AY23-24 courses
Address of the Archive Systems: /xjtlu/smu_core-archive/
You can also find the link on the Dashboard of the current Core system.
Step 2: Choose ‘Backup’
- On the course level menu, click More > Course reuse
- In the dropdown menu, choose 'Backup'.
Step 3: Adjust the Backup settings
Adjust the Backup settings and click ‘Next’.
Step 4: Choose the resources that you want to backup
‘ Module handbook and other important resources ’, ‘ Announcements ’, ‘ General question and answer forum ’ and ‘ BigBlueButton virtual classroom ’ are the default activities and already established in your modules in the LM Core system. You don't need to backup and restore the default activities.
- Untick ‘ Module handbook and other important resources ’, ‘Announcements ’, 'Attendance ', ‘ General question and answer forum ’ and ‘ BigBlueButton virtual classroom ’.
- Untick the activities and files you don’t want to backup and click ‘Next’
Step 5: Scroll the page down and click Perform backup
Step 6: Click ‘Continue’
The following warning message can be ignored.
Step 7: Download the backup file
The module restore will take place within LM Core system, which is distinct from the current archive system. For a seamless restoration, it is crucial to download the backup file of the course onto your local device. Please do NOT use the restore button here. 
Next steps:
Now that you have finished backup the module, you may be interested in the following related articles:
Module migration - restore module
How to download and migrate the question bank from modules in AY23/24 to new module areas in AY24/25
How to download and migrate H5P Content Bank from modules in AY23/24 to new module areas in AY24/25
Article Number: 376
Author: Tue, Dec 5, 2023
Last Updated: Mon, Aug 19, 2024
Author: Chenhui Li
Online URL: /xjtlu/smu_knowledgebase/article/module-migration-backup-module-376.html