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.

May 2025/20.25.05

Added the Courses tool configuration variables topic to document new (non-functional) configuration variables that support a future release of the Courses tool.
Added the new Analytics Builder permissions topic.
Updated the Insights permissions topic to remove two Analytics Builder permissions.
Updated the Notifications configuration variables and Set default notification options for users topics with information to configure the Unsubscribe option for user emails.
Added the Group Export option to the Manage Groups and Categories permission in the Groups and Sections permissions topic.
Updated the Administering Analytics Builder topic with the new Analytics Builder permission categories and to clarify how roles are assigned.
Updated the Author workflows in Analytics Builder topic with the new Analytics Builder permission categories and to clarify how to share with role-based groups.
Updated the Administering Insights Report Builder topic with the new Analytics Builder permission categories.
Updated the Quizzes configuration variables topic to add the new d2l.Tools.Quizzes.ShowSessionId configuration variable.
Updated the Activities configuration variables topic to update the description of the d2l.Tools.Activities.CEQuizzesOptIn configuration variable.

April 2025/20.25.04

Updated the About Consumption Dashboard topic to include new consumption generation information for D2L Lumi Pro.
Updated the D2L Lumi Pro for Brightspace Permissions topic.
Updated the About Data Hub topic to add links to BDS and ADS reference tables.
Updated the About Brightspace Data Sets versions topic:
- Renamed the topic from About Brightspace data sets to About Brightspace Data Sets versions.
- Added the availability of BDS major version 10.
- Added links to resources about Insights Report Builder and Analytics Builder.
Updated the Assignments data sets topic to add a new possible value to the AIUtilization column in the Assignment Summary BDS.
Updated the Content data sets topic to add a new possible value to the AIUtilization column in the Content Objects BDS.
Updated the Discussions data sets topic to add a new possible value to the AIUtilization column in the Discussion Topics BDS.
Updated the Grades data sets topic:
- Added a note that the IsExempt column is removed from the Grade Results BDS in BDS v10.0.
- Replaced the Grades ERD, with a note that it is in alignment with BDS v10.0.
Updated the Outcomes data sets topic to add a new possible value to the AIUtilization column in the Outcomes Aligned to Tool Objects BDS.
Updated the Questions data sets topic:
- Added the reference table for the new Question Answers BDS.
- Added the reference table for the new Question Answer Options BDS.
- Replaced the Questions ERD.
- Added a new possible value to the AIUtilization column in the Question Library BDS.
Updated the Quizzes data sets topic:
- Added the new AIStudySupport column to the Quiz Objects BDS.
- Replaced the Quizzes ERD.
- Added a warning that the Quiz Question Answer Options BDS is being replaced by Question Answer Options in BDS v10.4.
- Added a warning that the Quiz Question Answers BDS is being replaced by Question Answers in BDS v10.4.
- Clarified that Quiz Question Answers BDS does not include questions from question pools.
Updated the Surveys data sets topic to add a warning that the Survey Question Answers BDS is being replaced by Question Answers in BDS v10.4.
Updated the Administering Insights Report Builder topic to add a warning about BDS v10.0 and correct the name of a required permission.
Updated the Set up Insights Dashboards topic to add the Insights > Can See Outcome Achievement Dashboard permission.
Updated the LE configuration variables topic to include the new d2l.Tools.LE.AllowBulkFeedback configuration variable.
Updated the Activities configuration variables topic to add the new default configuration variable.
Updated the External Learning Tools permissions topic to add more information about the External Learning Tools > Manage LTI Advantage Tool Deployments permission.
Updated the Reset user passwords topic to include information on receiving a confirmation email for password resets and added a new subheading , Edit the Password Reset Successful Email Template.
Updated the Perform bulk actions on audio-video content items in Media Library topic to reflect the new user interface (UI).
Updated the About Analytics Builder topic to add more detail about the tool's key capabilities.
Updated the Administering Analytics Builder topic to add more detail about the abilities of different roles and to add new section Import data from external sources into Analytics Builder.