By default, Brightspace Pulse and Brightspace Pulse notifications are enabled for all clients. However, some steps are required to deploy Brightspace Pulse in your organization. The name of your organization is automatically added to the searchable list that helps learners quickly log into Brightspace. The list is also automatically updated if the name of the top-level org unit is changed in the Org Unit Editor in Brightspace. Changes to the top-level org unit are updated in Brightspace Pulse nightly. Changes typically appear within 24-48 hours depending on the time zone of the user making changes. To override the organization name in Brightspace Pulse without changing the top-level org unit in Brightspace, contact D2L Support.
Note: To disable Brightspace Pulse in your organization, see Manage learner access to Brightspace Pulse.
To enable Brightspace Pulse
- From the Admin Tools menu, click Roles and Permissions.
- Select the Learner role.
- Grant the Brightspace Pulse permissions to learners.
- In the Filter by Tool list, select the desired tool and then click Apply Filter.
- Select the desired permissions and then click Save and Close.
- Repeat steps a-b for each relevant tool, if needed.
- Notify learners that Brightspace Pulse is available.
Tip: In Brightspace, create an announcement that learners can download Brightspace Pulse from any global Google Play store or Apple App Store.
Branding the Brightspace Pulse login screen
To seamlessly reflect your organization's branding, the Brightspace Pulse login screen uses the responsive D2L login page or your organization's custom login page.
You can specify your organization's custom login page using the d2l.Settings.WebServerName configuration variable.