Course packages for Bulk Course Import are sourced from specifically configured folders in your SFTP account. The Bulk Course Import tool processes the conversion via a bulk import queue and sends the converted package to Brightspace. Brightspace creates a course offering using the course name and course code from the course package and imports the converted package into the new course offering. All course offerings imported into Brightspace use a parent course template that you designate.
Set up the SFTP folders
Bulk Import requires the following folders to be configured in your SFTP account:
- BulkCourseImport/Inbox
- BulkCourseImport/Outbox
Important: You must work with your D2L Implementation team, Customer Success team, or Support to have a standard SFTP account deployed for your Org. Once deployed, the SFTP user and associated tenant ID are added to a mapping table that Bulk Course Import refers to. Your SFTP user credentials appear in the Bulk Course Import tab in Bulk Tool Configuration.
If there are multiple SFTP users displayed on the Bulk Course Import page in Bulk Tool Configuration, contact your account or implementation team to confirm which account should be configured with the applicable folders.
Enable Bulk Course Import
Configure Bulk Course Import settings in Bulk Tool Configuration.
To enable Bulk Course Import
- From the Admin Tools menu, click Organization Tools.
- Toggle Bulk Course Import.
Grant permissions for Bulk Course Import
- From the Admin Tools menu, click Roles and Permissions.
- Click the Administrator role.
- In the Filter by Tool list, select Bulk Course Import and then click Apply Filter.
- Select the Manage Settings permission and the Can access Bulk Course Import History permission.
- Click Save and Close.
Set the parent course template for Bulk Course Import
Use Bulk Tool Configuration to set the parent course template for the courses that you want to import.
The organization structure in Brightspace requires course offerings have a course template parent. When converting and importing course packages in bulk, the tool defines a single course template as the parent for any courses imported in bulk. Bulk Course Import configuration allows the Administrator to set or update the course template that will serve as the parent.
You can change the designated course template at any time if you don’t want all imported courses associated to the same template.
Bulk Tool Configuration appears in the Admin Tools menu after you enable a bulk tool and have the Manage Settings permission for Bulk Course Export.
To set the parent course template for imported courses
- From the Admin Tools menu, select Bulk Tool Configuration.
- Select the Bulk Course Import tab.
- Select Change Course Template and make your changes.