Retire an External Link

Retiring an external link removes it from the library, and makes it unavailable to learners. When you retire content, learners still see it listed on their Learning Activity page if they previously launched it, but they are unable to open it again. You continue to see the retired content in reports.

Please note, if you retire an item, the system still recognizes that title as being in use for reporting purposes and you cannot reuse the title for another item.

Note: Retiring content cannot be undone.

To retire an external link:

  1. From the left navigation bar, choose Content > Content Items. The Manage Content Items page displays.
  2. Locate the custom content you wish to retire.
  3. Select the Actions icon actions menu icon, gray elipse, then The Retire button, a folder with a down arrow on it Retire. A confirmation message displays:

    4. Message to confirm retiring content.

  4. In the confirmation message, select Retire.The content retires immediately and is no longer accessible to learners.