Overview
Display label: My Subjects – Enable Link Reference
Setting ID: Subjects_Link_Reference
Location: Main Settings > General Settings > Student/Parents Portal > Visibility Settings & Rights
What This Setting Does
This setting controls what kind of link appears on each _Subject_ tile in the ‘My Subjects’ area of the portal – in other words, where clicking a _Subject_ takes a _Teacher_ (Educator) or _Student_: a custom URL, a Moodle Course, a Microsoft Teams class, or a Microsoft365/SharePoint library.
Where It Is Used
Portal > My Subjects (the Teacher and Student dashboard view of their Subjects). Real click-path: Dashboard > My Subjects. Each _Subject_ tile carries a link built according to this setting.
Business Logic / Behavior
- Custom: the link uses the URL entered directly on the _Subject_’s own About tab.
- Moodle: the link points to the Moodle Course associated with the _Subject_; the Moodle integration must be enabled and configured.
- Microsoft Teams: the link points to the _Subject_’s associated Microsoft Teams class; the Teams integration must be enabled and configured.
- Microsoft365: the link points to a SharePoint library – the library path is configured in the Microsoft365 integration settings, and the specific library name is taken from the _Subject_’s URL field.
- The same link type applies uniformly to every _Subject_ tile shown to Teachers and Students.
Example(s)
Alpha Institute runs its online classes through Microsoft Teams, so the administrator sets this setting to Microsoft Teams. When _Teacher_ Mr. Panagiotis R. or _Student_ Anna K. opens ‘My Subjects’ and clicks the ‘Mathematics’ tile, they are taken directly to the Mathematics Microsoft Teams class instead of a custom page.
When to Use
Choose Moodle or Microsoft Teams when the institution already delivers online lessons through those platforms and wants one-click access from each _Subject_ tile. Choose Microsoft365 for SharePoint-based resource libraries. Choose Custom when the institution prefers to link each _Subject_ to its own website or resource page.
Notes
Prerequisites: the Moodle, Microsoft Teams, or Microsoft365 integration must be enabled and configured for the corresponding option to work correctly.
- Related settings: Teams Integration In Use (Teams_InUse in Advanced Configuration > Third Party Integrations)
- Related settings: Microsoft365 Teams Enabled (Microsoft365_Teams_IsEnabled in Advanced Configuration > Third Party Integrations)
K-12 vs Higher Education: this setting behaves the same regardless of the type of institution.
