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.

September 2024/20.24.9

Added 15 new topics about the Course Merchant Reporting Layer to the Course Merchant documentation.
Updated the CPD configuration variables topic to reflect their new location in the Config Variable Browser.
Updated the Enabling automatic zero grading topic with a new table to clarify the configuration scenarios available.
Updated the Attendance data sets topic to add new columns:
- DateDeleted and DeletedBy added to the Attendance Registers BDS.
- DateDeleted and DeletedBy added to the Attendance Sessions BDS.
- IsDeleted and Version added to the Attendance User Sessions BDS.
Updated the Assignments data sets topic to add the new AIUtilization column to the Assignment Summary BDS.
Updated the Discussions data sets topic to add the new AIUtilization column to the Discussion Topics BDS.
Updated the Questions data sets topic to add the new AIUtilization column to the Question Library BDS.
Updated the Creator+ data sets topic to clarify which configuration variable must be enabled to see these data sets.
Updated the List of Advanced Data Sets topic to correct the name of the required filter for the Program Level Outcomes Evaluation (PLOE) ADS.
Updated the List of Advanced Data Sets topic to correct the field name from Log Event to Log Event Type in the Enrollments and Withdrawals ADS.
Updated the Viewing the Outcome Achievement Dashboard topic to specify the ability to search for programs.
Updated the About Quick Eval topic to add the enrollment limit of 1000 for a user in Quick Eval.
Updated the Activities configuration variables to include a new configuration variable to turn on the new quiz evaluation experience opt-in option for users evaluating quiz attempts.
Updated the Viewing the Outcome Achievement Dashboard topic to specify the ability to search for programs.
Updated the About D2L Achievement+ topic to embed links in the headings.
Updated the Set up Course Overview and Class Engagement topic to add links to the instructor topics about using Course Overview and Class Engagement.
The content from the Course Overview Widget topic has been moved to a new location: Easily access analytics about learners and your course in the instructor documentation.
The content from the Class Engagement topic has been moved to a new location: Class Engagement interface overview in the instructor documentation.
Created the About Lumi Chat, Configuring Lumi Chat, Accessing help with Lumi Chat, and Lumi Chat permissions topics due to the renaming of the Brightspace Virtual Assistant tool to Lumi Chat.
Updated the About Brightspace Virtual Assistant, Configuring Brightspace Virtual Assistant, Accessing help with Brightspace Virtual Assistant, and Brightspace Virtual Assistant permissions topics due to the renaming of the tool to Lumi Chat.
Added the Insights Permissions topic.
Updated the Administering Analytics Builder in Brightspace to include information about sharing dashboards with groups.

August 2024/20.24.8

Updated the Set up Portfolio topic to include new information about a role permission that allows instructors to add assignment submissions to Portfolio from the Assignments tool.
Updated the Viewing the Outcome Achievement dashboard topic with details of the new Org Unit filtering, plus updated screenshots.
Added a new Portfolio permissions topic.
Created a new topic for Capture permissions.
Updated the Creator Plus configuration variables topic to include one new configuration variable.
Updated the Viewing Grade book Mastery View topic to include new learner sorting option.
Added three new topics about D2L Lumi Pro for Brightspace and D2L Lumi for Creator+:
Updated the Glossary of Icons to include four new icons related to D2L Lumi.
Updated the Glossary of Terms to include four new terms: Consumption Dashboard, D2L Lumi for Creator+, D2L Lumi Pro for Brightspace, Generative AI, and Advanced Assessments.
Updated the Course Completion Tracking in Manager Dashboard topic to include information about release condition-based completion tracking.
Updated the Quizzes data sets topic to include new data columns for Quiz User Answers.
Updated the Surveys data sets topic to include new data columns for Survey User Answers.
Updated the Creator+ data sets topic:
- Added the new Creator+ Practices Engagement Brightspace Data Set.
- Corrected the name of the Creator+ Practices Adoption data set in the diagram.
- Changed the name of the CourseId column to OrgUnitId.
Updated the Release Conditions data sets topic to include new columns.
Updated the Sessions and System Access data sets topic to include a note about timestamps for Pulse access in the System Access Log BDS.