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 2024/20.24.11

Updated the Creator+ data sets topic to correct the nullability of the ProviderObjectId column in the Creator+ Practices Adoption data set.
Updated the Grades data sets topic to correct the nullability of the OrgUnitId column in the Grade Schemes data set.
Updated the Use IPSIS OneRoster with Brightspace Parent & Guardian topic to correct the link to the REST mapping values section.
Updated the Set up the new SCORM solution topic to fix the list of required permissions.
Updated the Audio Capture permissions, IPSIS Administration permissions, and IPSIS Section Association permissions topics to change the reference table to a more accessible two-column format.
Updated the File Upload configuration variables topic to update the definition for d2l.Tools.FileUpload.HasFileUploadConfirm.
Updated the Set up and use Anthology Ally (previously Blackboard Ally) to improve accessibility of courses topic to remove an obsolete configuration variable.
Updated the Users permissions topic to remove an obsolete permission, add the Reset the Users' Passwords in the Edit Tool permission, and update the details for the Send Users a Password Reset Link permission.
Updated the About Course Publisher topic to add information about grade passback.
Created the Synchronize host and recipient LMS grades with Course Publisher topic to add information about functionality and the workflow for enabling Intermediate Grade Passback.\
Updated the About Brightspace Creator+ topic to add information about using H5P (HTML5 Package) with Creator+ and the new layout for the Other Insert Options menu in Brightspace Editor.
Updated the Manage Extensibility permissions topic with permission name change.
Updated the Content configuration variables topic to update references to refer to Content pages instead of HTML Content.
Updated the Manage Extensibility permissions topic with permission name change.
Updated the Creating Reports using Analytics Builder topic to include more information about the Dataset properties tabs in the figure text under the image in step 4 of the To create a new report using Analytics Builder workflow.

October 2024/20.24.10

Updated the Set up templates topic to rename HTML Document to Page.
The Enable Brightspace Pulse topic has been moved to Manage learner and data access in Brightspace Pulse topic.
Added the About Discovery workflow topic to explain how Discovery interacts with other Brightspace tools, including Pulse.
Created the Tool Management permissions topic.
Updated the About Data Hub topic to remove the Content User Progress and Quiz User Answer Responses BDS from the list of exceptions to the default data limit of 150 million rows.
Updated the Content data sets topic to add the new Version column to the Content User Progress BDS, and a note that it now adheres to the default data limit of 150 million rows.
Updated the Quizzes data sets topic to add the new LastModified and IsDeleted columns to the Quiz User Answer Responses BDS, and a note that it now adheres to the default data limit of 150 million rows.
Updated the Surveys data sets topic to add the new LastModified and IsDeleted columns to the Survey User Answer Responses BDS.
Updated the 3rd Party configuration variables topic to provide additional description information for d2l.3rdParty.Turnitin.LTI.PaperViewRequestEmail and d2l.3rdParty.Turnitin.LTI.PaperViewRequestUserId.
Updated the Tools affected by User Information Privacy permissions topic to remove a reference to the Chat tool, which has reached it’s EOL milestone.
Updated the Create and delete org unit types topic to remove a reference to the Chat tool, which has reached it’s EOL milestone.
Updated the Set up course offerings using templates topic to fix underlying code errors that were causing unexpected display problems.
Updated the 3rd Party configuration variables topic to removed line breaks from the Variable columns to ensure the full name of the configuration variables are searchable.
Also separated the large table into smaller tables for each Third Party tool to improve scanability with tool names now appearing in the On This Page list in Brightspace Community.
Updated Viewing the Course Achievement Overview topic with an image that shows the new parent-level learning outcomes associated with the assessed child-level learning outcomes in a course.
Updated the About Org Unit Editor topic to include more detailed Org unit property descriptions.
Updated the Create an individual user topic to update the workflow to create a new user.
Updated the Administering Analytics Builder in Brightspace to clarify how role permissions affect sharing resources.
Updated the Manage Files configuration variables and the WYSIWYG configuration variables topics with information about the new d2l.Tools.WYSIWYG.LinkPathDetection variable.
Updated the Assignments configuration variables topic to include the new d2l.Tools.Activities.AdvancedAssessmentsEnabled configuration variable.
Updated the Assignments permissions topic to refine the description of the Delete Feedback permission.