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You need Moodle administrator access to manage Advantage tools and access to the StudyStash Admin Dashboard.
1

Register the external tool

Open Site administration → Plugins → Activity modules → External tool → Manage tools, then select Configure a tool manually.
Configure an external tool manually in Moodle.

Configure the external tool

Enter these Tool settings:
2

Set services and privacy

Under Services, use:Under Privacy, use:
3

Save and copy the deployment details

Select Save. On Manage tools, find StudyStash and open View configuration details. Copy the Client ID and .
Open the tool configuration details to find the Client ID and Deployment ID.

Copy the deployment details

4

Connect Moodle to StudyStash

In the Admin Dashboard, select the relevant campus and open Integrations. Under Learning Management System (LMS), select Add LMS Connection or + LMS.Choose Moodle and the environment: Production for your live installation, or Test for a test installation. Enter the LMS URL, Client ID and Deployment ID from Moodle, then select Add deployment.Configured means the settings are complete. Connected means StudyStash has confirmed a successful launch and access.
5

Test a course launch

Add StudyStash to a Moodle course, then select Test connection on the Moodle row or connection page in StudyStash. To confirm everything is working, StudyStash will watch for a successful launch from your Moodle course.Return to Moodle, open the course and launch the StudyStash activity. Once you successfully access StudyStash, the status changes to Connected automatically.Test attempts expire within 10 minutes. If yours expires, select Test connection to start again.For a wider rollout, see Moodle course rollout.

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Troubleshooting

If the activity does not open, check whether your browser blocked the new window. If StudyStash shows an error, check the Moodle connection details and any Launch rules, then retry. Still stuck? Contact support with the course URL, error and time of the attempt.
For an existing installation, edit the StudyStash tool under Manage tools. Set Default launch container to New window and select Save changes.
Select New window as the default launch container.

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