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Is there an article outlining the character limitations for the various contexts within Brightspace?
Hi There Can anyone point me in the direction of a D2L resource which outlines the character limitations for the various contexts within Brightspace? According to this article, "D2L has introduced character limits to various fields within Brightspace over the last few years and will continue to evaluate fields that do not…
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Hey BS community. Wondered who out there (particuallry in the high education sphere) has found an appropiate work-around for the current lack of a search function? We are looking for a way to add a link to the NavBar where we can consildate all course files and documents for learners to use outside of this LMS. Similar to…
LTI Auth Tokens vs Developer Keys?
My organization wants to migrate all LTIs currently using Auth Tokens to Developer Keys instead. Does Brightspace support that? All of the Brightspace Developer Key documentation I've found talks about Canvas? https://www.google.com/search?q=brightspace+%22developer+key%22
Course Files API - Delete file
When I use the Course Files API to view a file, it works as expected. For example, GET d2l/api/lp/1.44/xxxx/managefiles/file?path=/path/to/file.txt (org id and file name omitted) works completely fine and as expected. Based on the documentation, it would appear that the only thing that should change is instead of using the…
Where to report errors/omissions in Admin Documentation
Where is the correct place to report errors/omissions in admin documentation? Specifically: The instructions omits a step. Once the Assignments and Embed features are created under Remote Plugins menu, they must be made visible in the External Learning Tools > Manage Tool Links (Legacy) menu by ticking the [x] Allow users…
What is "Help > edit the help text" role permission?
I searched the Roles and Permissions documentation () and could not find information about the following permission: Help > Edit the Help Text What does this permission allow the user to do, see, and are other permissions required for this permission to be effective?
Frequently Asked Questions - Documentation and Release Notes
Please bookmark this discussion topic to find links to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to Brightspace Help Documentation and Release Notes. Refer to the Community FAQ's page for answers to the following questions: How do I print Release Notes from Brightspace Community? How do I ask a question on Brightspace…
System Link for Brightspace help Update ETA
Hello all, Currently the system link for Brightspace Help in the Navbar links to the old Community site and a great big scary notice about how it's going away. Since we cannot edit this system link ourselves to update it, I am curious when we can expect that to be corrected. Currently it's more confusing than helpful for…
Can you replace the dead links here, please 🙏:
https://community.d2l.com/brightspace/kb/articles/1375-user-authentication-faqs-best-practices
Is there a way to see a list of articles in the Brightspace Community I've followed?
Hi, all. Is there a way to see a list of articles in the Brightspace Community I've followed? Also, what is the follow max? (I searched but didn't find an article/discussion related to this.) I'm getting an error when trying to follow any new articles (screenshot below). I did unfollow one to try its suggestion (which…

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