Administrator Documentation

Set up the Consumption Dashboard and D2L Lumi Pro for Brightspace

Before you start using the Consumption Dashboard and D2L Lumi Pro for Brightspace in your organization, ensure you complete the required setup.

Note: Once you complete set up, refer to About Consumption Dashboard for information about using the Consumption Dashboard.

Enable the Consumption Dashboard

The Consumption tool must be enabled from Organization Tools.

To enable the Consumption Dashboard

Users require a role permission to view and access the Consumption Dashboard.

To assign role permissions

Navigate to Admin Tools > Roles and Permissions.
On the Role List page, click the role you want to be able to access the Consumption Dashboard.
On the Edit Permissions page, click the Filter by Tool drop-down menu and select Consumption.
Click Apply Filter.
Select the See Consumption Dashboard permission at the Organization level.
Click Save and Close.

Brightspace displays D2L Lumi Pro as Generative AI in Organization Tools.

To enable Generative AI

D2L Lumi Pro requires specific role permissions to enable users to generate questions for Quizzes, and Ideas for Discussions and Assignments.

To assign role permissions

Navigate to Admin Tools > Roles and Permissions.
On the Role List page, click the role you want to be able to use D2L Lumi Pro for Brightspace.
On the Edit Permissions page, click the Filter by Tool drop-down menu and select Generative AI.
Enable the following permissions, usually at the Course Offering level:
- Generate Questions
- Generative Ideas for Discussions
- Generative Ideas for Assignments

You must also ensure that D2L Lumi Pro configuration variables are enabled.

To set configuration variables

Navigate to Admin Tools > Config Variable Browser.
Navigate to the d2l.Tools.GenerativeAI.isEnabled configuration variable and select it.
Click Add Value.
In the Add Variable Value dialog, input or select an org unit(s) and change the Value to on.

Note: To review all of the functionality available with D2L Lumi Pro, refer to About D2L Lumi Pro for Brightspace.