# Problem: Show Answer – Never

**URL:** <https://discuss.openedx.org/t/problem-show-answer-never/11440>\
**Category:** Authoring\
**Created:** [October 16, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/problem-show-answer-never/11440 "2023-10-16T14:57:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zachary\_Trabookis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/zachary_trabookis/32/753_2.png) [@Zachary\_Trabookis](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Zachary_Trabookis)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/problem-show-answer-never/11440/1 "2023-10-16T14:57:29Z")

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Why can the `Staff/Instructor` role not see the `Show Answer` button when the `Show Answer` state is set to `Never`? We’d like an ideal setup to never show the `Show Answer` button but always allow the `Staff/instructor` role to see the `Show Answer` button.

[8.4. Working with Problem Components — Building and Running an edX Course documentation](https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/course_components/create_problem.html#show-answer)

This `Never` state for `Show Answer` indicates that “Learners and Staff will never be able to **Show Answer**.”

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/openedx/original/2X/1/1b55318fd4d7668e4324f20c0aa08a2caeef9186.png)

Is there a way to make this, so that, this `Show Answer: Never` state does show the answer to the `Staff/Instructor` roles when it is enabled? Seems like a lot of work for the `Staff/Instructor` role to have to go to the `STAFF DEBUG INFO` modal to locate the problem’s answer configuration.

**Work Around**  
For now we’ve set these problems to `Show Answer: Correct or Past Due` to make this sort of work like we wanted. We don’t set a due date for the problem, so that, will never trigger the Show Answer to appear. Also, if the learner answers the problem correct then the `Show Answer` will appear; this is not ideal but it only shows them what they answered correct. Ideal would be to not show them the `Show Answer` button at all.

cc @jmakowski

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**Author:** ![annesulpico](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/annesulpico/32/6497_2.png) [@annesulpico](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/annesulpico)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/problem-show-answer-never/11440/2 "2024-07-16T15:17:10Z")

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Unfortunately, Staff/Instructor users are unable to see the “Show Answer” button when the problem component is set to “Never,” as this setting is designed to apply to all users (as noted in the documentation you shared).

However, I wanted to see if you found another workaround to achieve your goal of allowing instructors to access answers even with “Never” selected. If you did, could you share it here? 😊