Administrator Documentation

Documentation changes for administrators

Looking for what's new in Administrator topics? The following list provides links to all administrator help topics that have been newly created or updated. For more information about Brightspace features, refer to our Release Note Updates.

November 2025/20.25.11

Updated Assignments data sets to add the new IsDeleted and Version columns to the Assignment Submissions Brightspace Data Set and update the SubmitterType, FileSubmissionCount, TotalFileSize, FeedbackUserId, and Feedback columns.
Updated Outcomes data sets to add the new Outcomes Set Course and Outcomes Set Org Brightspace Data Sets.
Updated Questions data sets to clarify the downloaded side of the Answer column in the Question Answers Brightspace Data Set.
Updated List of Advanced data sets to clarify when the User > View User Enrollments permission is required.
Updated LTI data sets to add notes about the columns impacted by Deep Linking being turned on by default.
Updated Author workflows in Analytics Builder to add the new Resolving assets impacted by BDS version changes section.
Updated Tool limitations in source courses to revise details about learner enrollment and tool configuration.
Updated the About Source Courses to index relevant topics and change a permission's name.
Updated the following topics to account for the new IPSIS Section Association updates that link to the Courses tool instead of the legacy Course Management tool:
- Manage SIS Sections and Course Offerings
- IPSIS and LIS troubleshooting
- About the IReplaceCourseTemplateHandler interface
Updated the following topics to account for the new ability to select and force a Locale during the course creation process:
Updated the following topics to account for updates to the new Admin Tools experience:
- About the Admin Tools menu
- Preferences configuration variables
Updated Viewing the Outcome Achievement Dashboard and Create and manage Learning Outcomes to inform users that Achievement Standards Network (ASN) outcomes added to an Outcome Set now appear in the Outcome Achievement Dashboard if there are assessments against it.
Updated Create and manage source courses in the Courses tool to insert video placeholders.
Updated Manage courses and course templates with the Courses tool to fix and reposition video placeholders.
Updated About courses to fix and reposition video placeholders.

October 2025/20.25.10

Updated Brightspace Parent & Guardian permissions with minor changes to existing permissions required for displaying weekly summaries.
Added the About the Admin Tools menu topic to provide information about the new and enhanced Admin Tools menu.
Added the following topics to provide enablement information for Distributed Administration:
- About Distributed Administration
- Set up Distributed Administration
- Explore the Sub-Org Unit homepage
Updated the following topics to provide updated information about bulk selection limits in the Courses tool:
- About Courses
- Manage courses and course templates with the Courses tool
Updated About Course Reset to indicate that Learning Outcomes are now deleted.
Updated Associate course content with Learning Outcomes with a minor change to Learning Outcomes terminology.
Updated Account Settings permissions to rename the Change Preferred Locale and Language in My Account Settings permission.
Updated Languages permissions to rename the See Language Management permission.
Updated Manage Locales permissions to rename the See Locale Management permission.
Updated Assignments data sets to add the new Version column to the Assignment Submission Details Brightspace Data Set and update the UserId, TotalFileSize, and IsDeleted columns.
Updated LTI data sets to add the new HasAssetProcessor column to the LTI Advantage Deployment Audit and LTI Advantage Registration Audit Brightspace Data Sets.
Updated Quizzes data sets to add the Version column to the Quiz Attempts Brightspace Data Set.
Updated Quizzes data sets to add the HideQuestionPoints column to the Quiz Objects Brightspace Data Set.
Updated Rubrics data sets to enlarge the Feedback column of the Rubric Assessment Criteria Brightspace Data Set.
Added the Reoffer Course data sets topic to provide reference information about the new Reoffer Course Brightspace Data Set.
Added the About Source Courses, Create and manage source courses in the Courses tool, Re-offering and managing a course from Source Courses, and Deploy a source course topics.
Updated Manage Courses permissions and Courses configuration variables with new source course information.
Updated Media Library Permissions with new permissions.
Updated D2L Lumi Pro for Brightspace Permissions with new permissions.
Updated About Consumption Dashboard with new consumption information.
Updated Homepage Widget Expansion Pack configuration variables with new configuration variable.