.. _Add a Problem Bank to your course for randomization:

Add a Problem Bank to your course for randomization
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.. tags:: educator, how-to

.. note::

    Content must be :ref:`published in a Library<Publish Library content>`
    before it can be used in a Course.

    A course author must have at least the **Library User** role to reuse content, *or*,
    the library should be published with the **Allow Public Read** permission.
    See :ref:`Add users to Libraries` for more detail.

#. From the Unit Page in a course outline, click on the Problem Bank tile. A
   Problem Bank block will appear in the unit outline.

   .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/problem_bank_tile.png
    :alt: A screen shot of the Unit Page, highlighting the Problem Bank tile under the Add New Component section


#. Click :guilabel:`Add components`.

#. Choose the Library from which you'd like to add content.

#. A search modal for that Library will appear. Search for the content you'd
   like to add.

#. Click the :guilabel:`Add` button on the content tile for all of the problems
   you'd like to add to your Problem Bank.

#. Click :guilabel:`Add Components`. The problems will now appear in your
   Problem Bank.

   #. Click :guilabel:`View` to see all the problems in your Bank.

   #. Click :guilabel:`Edit` to select the number of problems to display to each student.

   .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/problem_bank_add_component_button.png
    :alt: A screenshot of a problem bank, showing the View, Edit, and Add Components buttons



.. seealso::

    :ref:`Navigate the Library Homepage`

    :ref:`Create and edit content in a Library`

    :ref:`Create and edit units in a Library`

    :ref:`Build a Collection in a Library`

    :ref:`Add users to Libraries`

**Maintenance chart**

+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
| Review Date  | Working Group Reviewer        |   Release      |Test situation                  |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
|  07/02/2025  | Leira (Curricu.me)            | Sumac          | Pass                           |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+