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Monitor system status
The System Log displays logged information for system errors, warnings, debuggings, and general information. You can view log message summaries and details, and you can filter and view messages by log type and date range. If you view the system log by groups instead of individually, issues are grouped together according to…
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About Data Purge
The Data Purge tool enables you to create data sets which you can purge or store as archived files. A data set is a collection of individual information items you can group together because they all share a common attribute. For example, Assignments, Grades, Quizzes, Announcements, and Homepages all belong to an Org Unit.…
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Configure Learning Tool Interoperability (Legacy LTI 1.1) support
Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) is a proposed standard for passing user, organization, and course information between learning management systems (tool consumers) and learning tools and tool providers, such as wikis, simulations, assessment tools, protected content, and so on. Brightspace supports LTI 1.0 and 1.1.…
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Understanding Remote Plugin Services
Remote Plugins use the LTI standard connection framework to integrate with third-party services or tool providers to add additional media-rich function to the learning management system. D2L also supports Content-Item Message services. Content-Item message (CIM) is an LTI extension for exchanging content between tool…
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About DMARC email authentication
Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, & Conformance (DMARC) is an email authentication specification used to protect internet domains against attackers attempting to use those domains to send fraudulent email to users. DMARC is used in conjunction with one or both of the following email authentication systems: *…
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About SCORM
SCORM stands for Sharable Content Object Reference Model. It is a collection of standards that outlines how online learning materials and learning management systems should interact with one another. For additional details, visit SCORM Explained 101. If you are using the legacy Brightspace SCORM solution and have…
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About system administration
In Brightspace, system administration tasks include: * Manage properties of system-defined forms with the Form Elements tool * Configure Learning Tool Interoperability (LTI) support * Define how learning materials interact with one another with Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) * Create external links with…
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About archived data sets
Your organization's installation administrator or D2L Support creates the location file path of archived data sets. Contact D2L for access to archived data.
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About Email
Administrators can set up and configure how the Email tool works in Brightspace. Prerequisites for setting up email for your organization Before you begin setting up your D2L email system you must: Determine the organization’s domain Your organization must determine what domain to use for sending and receiving D2L email.…
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Understanding LTI Custom Parameter Substitute Variables
The LTI service, Content-Item Message (1.0), allows instructors to insert third party content into Brightspace once you have created the standard integration for that third party tool using the existing remote plugin work flow. Custom parameter substitution variables allow specific values to be dynamically substituted for…