instructure/canvas-lms · error · GraphQL::ExecutionError

enhanced_rubrics, rubric_self_assesment and…

Error message

enhanced_rubrics, rubric_self_assesment and assignments_2_student must be enabled

What it means

SetRubricSelfAssessment requires three coordinated features on the assignment's course: enhanced_rubrics, rubric_self_assesment (note the legacy misspelling), and assignments_2_student. Rubric.rubric_self_assessment_enabled?(course) returns false unless all are on, and resolve raises this error naming all three.

Solutions

1. Enable all three flags on the course (or its root account): enhanced_rubrics, rubric_self_assesment, assignments_2_student
2. Check for course-level overrides that disable a flag enabled at the account level
3. Verify via console: Rubric.rubric_self_assessment_enabled?(assignment.course) returns true before calling

Example fix

// before
setRubricSelfAssessment(assignmentId: 5, ...)
// after
course = assignment.course
course.enable_feature! :enhanced_rubrics
course.enable_feature! :rubric_self_assesment
course.enable_feature! :assignments_2_student
setRubricSelfAssessment(assignmentId: 5, ...)

// Ruby
enabled = Rubric.rubric_self_assessment_enabled?(assignment.course)

// Ruby
begin
  mutation
rescue GraphQL::ExecutionError => e
  enable_required_flags if e.message.include?("must be enabled")
end

When it happens

Trigger: Calling setRubricSelfAssessment on a course where any of the three flags (enhanced_rubrics, rubric_self_assesment, assignments_2_student) is disabled at account/course level.

Common situations: Enabling rubric_self_assesment but forgetting assignments_2_student; flags set at root account but overridden off at the sub-account/course; newer environment where defaults differ.

Related errors

• custom gradebook statuses feature flag is disabled
• feature flag is disabled
• feature flag is disabled
• Rubric Association not found
• assessor and assessee required

AI-assisted analysis of instructure/canvas-lms@1c9f0bb801 (2026-09-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/adfb262534049cc0. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at app/graphql/mutations/set_rubric_self_assessment.rb:30

# Canvas is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
# WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public License for more
# details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along
# with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
#
module Mutations
  class SetRubricSelfAssessment < BaseMutation
    argument :assignment_id, ID, required: true
    argument :rubric_self_assessment_enabled, Boolean, required: true

    def resolve(input:)
      assignment = Assignment.find(input[:assignment_id])
      rubric_association = assignment.rubric_association

      unless Rubric.rubric_self_assessment_enabled?(assignment.course)
        raise GraphQL::ExecutionError, "enhanced_rubrics, rubric_self_assesment and assignments_2_student must be enabled"
      end

      unless assignment.active_rubric_association?
        raise GraphQL::ExecutionError, I18n.t("Rubric Association not found")
      end

      unless rubric_association.grants_right?(current_user, session, :update)
        raise GraphQL::ExecutionError, I18n.t("Insufficient permissions")
      end

      if assignment.has_group_category?
        raise GraphQL::ExecutionError, I18n.t("Cannot set rubric self assessment for group assignments")
      end

      if assignment.quiz_lti? || assignment.quiz?
        raise GraphQL::ExecutionError, I18n.t("Cannot set rubric self assessment for quiz assignments")
      end

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