Atomic Jolt

FAQ for Atomic Search

How does Atomic Jolt approach security?
Atomic Jolt follows industry best practices to secure Atomic Search. Please see the following document for the most current information on Atomic Jolt'...
Thu, 24 Dec, 2020 at 5:20 PM
What Canvas APIs does Atomic Search call and what data does it store?
In order to provide the Atomic Search service, we download content from Canvas and store it in our indexes. After we index the content, we delete the downlo...
Thu, 1 Dec, 2022 at 11:33 AM
What content does Atomic Search allow you to search?
Atomic Search indexes and allows you to search for the following types of content: Pages Files (PDFs, MS Office format files, text files, and HTML docume...
Mon, 28 Dec, 2020 at 3:06 PM
How does Atomic Search scale indexing?
First index When you first install Atomic Search into a course or Canvas account (or sub-account), Atomic Search indexes all of the content in the course(s...
Mon, 28 Dec, 2020 at 4:20 PM
When does Atomic Search update the index for a course?
Atomic Search indexes the courses it is installed into when it is first installed. If you install it into an account that has many courses in it, the first ...
Tue, 20 Dec, 2022 at 1:23 PM
How do I configure Canvas Live Events for Atomic Search?
When Canvas Live Events are configured to send events to Atomic Search it notifies Atomic Search when content is added or updated in your courses. When Atom...
Wed, 17 May, 2023 at 3:03 PM
What types of content does Atomic Search allow you to search?
Atomic Search indexes and allows you to search for the following types of content: Pages Files (PDFs, MS Office format files, text files, and HTML doc...
Mon, 28 Dec, 2020 at 3:29 PM
What does the URL “Type” option search for?
The URL type displays results found from external URL module items. Text that has a URL linked to it will display within the search results as regular text ...
Mon, 28 Dec, 2020 at 4:24 PM
Does “dead content” appear in student search results?
If you do not enable the Pages menu for your course, pages that are not inserted into modules or linked to from other pages that are accessible will not be ...
Mon, 28 Dec, 2020 at 3:16 PM
What content can students search?
In order for a student to be able to search content, it must be: In a course that the student is enrolled in. Linked to from somewhere in the course o...
Mon, 28 Dec, 2020 at 4:27 PM