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.
December 2023/20.23.12
- Updated the Merging and unmerging courses using SIS Course Merge topic to include information about the new Audit Log tab.
- Updated the 3rd Party configuration variables topic to provide more context for the configuration variable d2l.3rdParty.Turnitin.LTI.PaperViewRequestEmail.
- Updated the Setting up Turnitin topic to provide an additional workflow for Turnitin version 2.
- Updated the Create a list of authorized users and manage two-factor authentication (2FA) topic to include workflow changes for implementing two-factor authentication.
- Updated the About Brightspace data sets topic to add the availability of BDS major version 9.
- Updated the Awards data sets topic to indicate changes in BDS version 9:
- New RevokedDate, RevokedReason, RevokedBy, LastModifiedBy, LastModifiedDate, and Version columns added to the Awards Issued BDS
- Type, IsRevoked, and Credits columns removed from the Awards Issued BDS
- <![CDATA[ ]]>Criteria and Evidence columns changed to non-nullable in the Awards Issued BDS
- Updated the Discussions data sets topic to add the new Version column to the Discussion Posts BDS.
- Updated the Grades data sets topic to indicate that in BDS version 9, the GradeSchemeRangeId and IsDeleted columns are removed from the Grade Schemes BDS.
- Updated the Quizzes data sets topic to indicate changes in BDS version 9:
- New IsSynchronous and DeductionPercentage columns added to the Quiz Attempts BDS
- GracePeriod and ExtendedDeadline columns removed from the Quiz Attempts BDS
- GracePeriodExceededBehaviour column renamed to TimeLimitExceededBehaviour in the Quiz Attempts BDS
- New IsSynchronous and DeductionPercentage columns added to the Quiz Objects BDS
- TimeLimitExceededBehavior, TimeLimitGracePeriod, and ShowClock columns removed from the Quiz Objects BDS
- Updated the Quizzes data sets topic and Survey data sets topic to correct the description of the TimeCompleted column in the Quiz User Answers and Survey User Answers BDS.
- Updated the Release Conditions data sets topic to add the new Action and LastModified columns to the PreRequisite Conditions Met BDS.
- Updated the Homepage Widget Expansion Pack topic to add information about replacing widgets due to End of Life for the Homepage Widget Expansion Pack.
- Added the Homepage Widget Expansion Pack configuration variables configuration variables topic to describe Homepage Widget Expansion Pack configuration variables that have been made public.
- Updated the Role Details data sets topic to indicate changes in BDS version 9:
- New LastModifiedDate and DeletedBy columns added to the Role Details BDS
- OrgId, ClassListDisplayRoleCategory, ClassListRoleCategory, ClassListRoleCategoryOrder, and Version columns removed from the Role Details BDS
- RoleName, Description, ClassListRoleName, RoleAlias, and RoleCode column size changed in the Role Details BDS
- Updated the Users data sets topic to indicate changes in BDS version 9:
- EnrollmentType column removed from the Enrollments and Withdrawals BDS
- New LoginSource column added to the User Logins BDS
- OrgId and TimeOff columns removed from the User Logins BDS
- UserId column changed to non-nullable in the User Logins BDS
- StatusType column type changed from varchar to nvarchar in the User Logins BDS
- LoginAttemptId column type changed from bigint to nvarchar(36) in the User Logins BDS
- Updated the About Data Hub topic to reflect that the Course Access, Discussion Posts, Discussion Posts Read Status, and User Logins are now limited to 150 million rows of data instead of 3 years of data.
- Updated the Applicable Org Unit Type: Organization topic to include the new Enforce Two Factor Authentication permission.
- Updated the LDAP topic with the new Two Factor Authentication section.
- Removed the Tools.Dropbox.ConsistentDatesEnabled configuration variable from the Assignments configuration variables topic.
- Updated the OrgUnit topic to deprecate d2l.Tools.Discuss.CreateExperienceOptIn and add the d2l.Tools.Discuss.CreateForumWorkflow configuration variables.
- Updated the Customizable login page elements topic to remove the Do not display D2L branded footer setting.
- Updated the About Insights Report Builder topic to add a note about the new experience launching in March 2024.
November 2023/20.23.11
- Updated the Quizzes permissions topic to reflect the correct name of the Quiz permission View Quizzes.
- Updated the Discuss configuration variables topic to include the new configuration variable d2l.Tools.Discuss.GroupSectionRestrictDefault.
- Updated the Quizzes configuration variables topic to update the d2l.Tools.Quizzes.NegativeGrading to accommodate the new negative grading feature.
- Updated the Editing the widgets on a homepage topic to add an image and clarify steps.
- Added the Content Service data sets topic.
- Updated the Checklist data sets topic to add the new DateDeleted and DeletedBy columns in the Checklist Objects BDS.
- Updated the About Brightspace data sets topic to add links to release notes and clarify what causes a minor version update.
- Updated the Content data sets topic to provide clearer descriptions for the ObjectId1, ObjectId2, and ObjectId3 columns in the Content Objects BDS.
- Updated the Quizzes data sets topic to correct the descriptions of IsRetakeIncorrectOnly in the Quiz Attempts BDS and IsRetakeIncorrectOnly in the Quiz Objects BDS.
- Updated the Manage Award icons and templates topic.
- Added the Local Authentication Security permissions topic.
- Updated the Edit an individual user topic to include information about the Two Factor Authentication Status Override and Local Login Access Override search filters, as well as permissions requirements to override a user's Local Authentication settings.
- Updated the Awards configuration variables topic to include the new d2l.Tools.Awards.DigitalCredentialSharingEnabled (Org) configuration variable.
- Updated the About Integrity Advocate topic to update reference links.
- Added the About Class Technologies topic.
- Added the About Association Analytics topic.
- Added the About FeedbackFruits topic.
- Updated the About Org administration topic to include additional information about Org Structures in Brightspace, permission and role structure, and how the org structure works with roles, permissions and user enrollments.
- Updated the Assign learning and the Adding users to learning groups topics to add details that roles, attributes and email addresses appear when selecting users.
- Update the Announcements permissions topic with a new permission.
- Updated the Create a plugin for Virtual Classroom or Video Assignments topic with minor updates to titles.
- Updates to About Course Reset topic with updated process.
- Updated the Assessment Quality Dashboard topic to remove an obsolete video.