How to set a course lifespan
Updated one year ago /
To set a lifespan on a specific course using the Control Panel, go to Course view and click Course Settings.
On the Course Settings page, go to the Objective/Settings tab.
![](https://cursumappcenter.blob.core.windows.net/guide/user/30/Course%20Lifespan/ObjectivesSettings.png)
Scroll down to the Lifespan Settings, and from the options, select a specific lifespan type. Here’s to illustrate how each lifespan type works:
- Days from item completion – Course will expire fifty days after it was completed.
![](https://cursumappcenter.blob.core.windows.net/guide/user/30/Course%20Lifespan/completion.png)
- Days from item assignment – Course will expire fifty days after it was assigned to a user.
- Days from user start date – Course will expire fifty days after the user started.
- Monthly – The course expires monthly.
- Yearly – The course expires yearly.
If you want to set a course attempt renewal, select Auto assign within renewal period under Course attempt renewal mode. And then enter a specific value. If you enter ten days, for example, it means that the user is able to renew the course 10 days before its expiry date.
![](https://cursumappcenter.blob.core.windows.net/guide/user/30/Course%20Lifespan/course%20renewal.png)
Once done setting the lifespan type, click Save.
Setting a reminder
You can notify manager about a course’s expiry date by setting a reminder in the course settings. To do this, click View reminder settings on the Objectives/Settings page.
![](https://cursumappcenter.blob.core.windows.net/guide/user/30/Course%20Lifespan/reminders.png)
On the Reminders popup, look for Lifespan and then choose a specific lifespan type.
- Days from item assignment – Reminder will be sent out (no.) days after it was assigned to a user.
- Days from item completion - Reminder will be sent out (no.) days after it was completed.
- Days from user start date - Reminder will be sent out (no.) days after the user started.
- Days before expiry date – Reminder will be sent out (no.) days before the expiry date.
- Custom – expiration is set on a specific date.
Using “Days before expiry date,” for example, lets you send a reminder 10 days before a course expires.
![](https://cursumappcenter.blob.core.windows.net/guide/user/30/Course%20Lifespan/reminders%202.png)
When writing the reminder’s content, select Default Learning Objective Reminder Email as a template, and use Always as a Send option. You’re also allowed to edit or customize the content of your reminder.
![](https://cursumappcenter.blob.core.windows.net/guide/user/30/Course%20Lifespan/content%20reminder.png)
Click Save when finished.