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update attributes Org ID
HI, I want to update the Org ID of some of our users - when I upload the new spreadsheet with the new Org ID I get a response saying the Org ID is not found - how do I create new Org ID in a spreadsheet ?
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Is it possible to see who makes Turnitin available or unavailable in assignments?
A campus issue was recently raised where Turnitin was turned off for certain assignments. We have the system set up in such a way that instructors would have the ability to manage assignment settings. The campus wants to investigate how (by who) Turnitin could have been turned off for 2 separate courses for different…
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Assignments in categories
A couple of our test consist of student writing a report of creating a project. To grade these projects and reportm, they have to upload them in an assignment. In the assignment list we seperate each course into its own category. However, most student simply click the top category and upload, a lot of the time, the worng…
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Export entire learning repository
Hi folks! Is there a function that lets you export all of the content from a learning repository?
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Insert Stuff HTML code
Hi there, I am trying to find out how we could update the HTML code that is used when inserting our Panopto videos through Insert Stuff. I was wondering whether the HTML was configurable either in the Brightspace backend, on the Panopto side or whether it was set in the LTI integration? For example, at the moment, when we…
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Group Sign Up Function
I have 250 students sorted into 20 groups. I need each group to sign up for a single presentation topic and topics can only be claimed by one group. Is there a way to set up a "group" with my topic titles and allow my premade student groups to sign up for one each, or is there a different sign up feature I can use in…
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Only highest grade attempt counted in grade book.
Is it possible to set up grading to count only the highest grade of several attempts on an automatically graded quiz before students make any attempts. The instructions I've seen here show how to do it after the quiz has been attempted by the student:…
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uploading grades to D2L
I am not able to get any grades to upload to D2L. I get an error every time, but it doesn't tell me anything about what it doesn't like. It just says it can't read the file. It is a .csv file . My input looks something like this: OrgDefinedId ec: mindset 1 Points Grade End-of-Line Indicator e0000000 3 # I have tried it…
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Bulk Deletion of Sections from Courses in Brightspace (via API or Other Method)
What is the recommended and secure way to bulk delete sections from both current and historical courses in Brightspace? Is there a supported method using the Brightspace API or another automated approach for managing this at scale? Any guidance, best practices, or documentation would be greatly appreciated.
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How to Undo Announcement Sorting by Title
Hi Everyone, I have a list of announcements that Iʻm using in a course. I had sorted them in an order that makes it easy for me to find and use and then accidentally hit the sort by title field at the top of the list of announcements. This seems to have resorted all my announcements for all my courses by title. I have used…
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D2L Grade Not Synced from Pearson MyLab Math
I have been using Pearson MyLab Math for several years now, also using the D2L Bright Space for over two years. But this summer, I have had an issue with the grade synced, it could not be synced in one of my courses. Have contacted the tech support from both D2L and Pearson for 3 days now, still not answers back and they…
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Seeking Detailed Info on CSV/XML Quiz Formats for a Python Script Project
Hey, Brightspace community, I'm in the process of creating a Python script to generate quiz questions, and I want to save these in either CSV or XML format to later import them into Brightspace. I have done something similar using ExamView, but I want to have better control of the formulas I'm using. I have a pretty good…
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Upload assignment for student
How do I upload an assignment for a student on Brightspace? For example, if the due date for submitting the assignment has passed for the student, who then emails me the assignment, how do I upload the file as the student's submission?
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Known Issues for H5P Usage in D2L
Hi, I'd like to ask if there are more resources I can refer to or support staff I can consult on known issues—limitations or behavioral quirks in specific H5P content types when used within D2L. I could find some results within this forum by searching "H5P" with the category filters "Known and Fixed Issues" and "Known…
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Print a quiz
Hi, How do I print a quiz from Brightspace? I do not want the stats included, just a copy of the quiz with answers.
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Organization Files
I'm in learning mode in my LMS environment, as I'm taking over from a retired colleague. When I look at Organization Files > Manage Files > Content I see many semester level folders, but they are all empty. FYI: They were also created in 2018, weirdly they end 25W which is when I'm taking over. I'm wondering why the…
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What would cause a course topic's contents to suddenly stop displaying?
I have a content developer whose content in their course topics no longer display as expected. The attached image is what we're seeing. This was not an issue when the content was being developed. There are at least 9 topics that are suddenly not opening. Is this something I can fix as an admin?
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Enrolling students into a group via a file import
I have a course in Brightspace that already has a fairly large number of students enrolled. Now I need to enrol them into groups inside the course since they will be submitting a group work assignment. I have the details of which students must belong to what group already in a spreadsheet. Is there any way to import that…
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Is there a listing of Brightspace data sets that are limited to two years of historical data?
Or is the only limit 150 million rows.? Reference: https://community.d2l.com/brightspace/kb/articles/4507-about-data-hub#data-limits All Brightspace Data Sets adhere to the default system limit to return 150 million rows of the most recent data. Thanks, Charles
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