Change format of downloaded assignments

Owen.R.507

How do I change the way assignments are grouped when I download them? Each student gets a directory, which is great, but the name of the directory contains the student name, the date, and two numbers, one of which is the same for all students, and the other (the beginning of the directory name) is a number I don't recognize from anywhere. I want to run an external grading tool and then upload grades, but I do not have the info I need to format the grade upload CSV file. How can I configure the format (specifically, the directory names) of the downloaded assignments?

Or is there an altogether better way of doing this?

Thanks.

Chris.S.534

Hi Owen,

The format of the zip archive and files can be changed through the Config Variable Browser. These settings are typically managed by your institutions Brightspace administrator.

The relevant config variables are available at https://community.d2l.com/brightspace/kb/articles/4403-assignments-configuration-variables

If permissioned to do so you can Export your course offering Grade book (do this as CSV not Excel) and re Import in the CSV file format. See https://community.d2l.com/brightspace/kb/articles/3548-enter-grades-in-the-grades-tool#export-your-grade-book

Always best to test before doing this in a live course.

Hope that helps!