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Duplicating units or subsections with units that contain randomized content blocks does not duplicate the contents of the randomized content blocks successfully

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#36,544 opened on Apr 17, 2025

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Duplicating units or subsections with units that contain randomized content blocks does not duplicate the contents of the randomized content blocks successfully

In our Stage & Prod environment, We are facing this issue while duplicating units/subsections that has randomized content blocks. Error is ⚠️ There are no problems in the specified library of type any. Select another problem type.

Steps to repro:

  • Go to a course outline in Studio.
  • Add a unit to some subsection.
  • Add a randomized content block and select a library that you know has content other than a text component in it.
  • Go back to the course outline in Studio.
  • Click on the three dots next to the unit you just created.
  • Select “Duplicate”.
  • See a new unit appear beneath yours, with a title like “Duplicate of ‘{Your Unit’s Display Name Here}'“.
  • Click to view the duplicated unit.

Expected behavior The duplicated unit will match the unit that it came from.

Actual behavior The duplicated unit has the randomized content block, but it says “There are no problems in the specified library of type any. Select another problem type.” Seems like it can’t find the source library.

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