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Brightspace Platform 10.6.9Release Notes

Brightspace Platform 10.6.9Contents

ContentsJanuary 2017/10.6.9 Release..............................................................................................................5

Features..............................................................................................................................................6

Brightspace Data Platform........................................................................................6Brightspace Data API - General availability | Updated..............................................................6

Brightspace Learning Environment...........................................................................7Brightspace platform - Supported browser changes | Updated................................................7

Brightspace platform – System navbar link points to new Brightspace Help site | Updated.....7

Daylight Experience - Responsive button groups in Assignments | New.................................11

Daylight Experience - Re-skin of Discussions | New................................................................12

Daylight Experience - Re-skin of Content Viewer | New..........................................................12

Daylight Experience - Responsive multi-actions in tables | Updated.......................................13

Daylight Experience - Typography changes to Daylight styles | Updated................................14

Discussions - Improvements to group discussions | New........................................................15

Discussions - Reading view user interface changes | Update..................................................21

Grades - Automatically release final grades | Updated...........................................................22

Quizzes - Create / edit Long Answer questions | Updated......................................................25

Fixed Issues.......................................................................................................................................28

Accessibility.............................................................................................................28PRB0052956............................................................................................................................28

Assignments............................................................................................................28PRB0052995............................................................................................................................28

PRB0053420............................................................................................................................29

Brightspace Learning Environment.........................................................................29PRB0052961............................................................................................................................29

Brightspace Learning Repository.............................................................................29PRB0052696............................................................................................................................29

Content....................................................................................................................30PRB0053222............................................................................................................................30

PRB0051593............................................................................................................................30

Discussions..............................................................................................................31

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PRB0052762............................................................................................................................31

External Learning Tools...........................................................................................31PRB0047080............................................................................................................................31

Groups.....................................................................................................................31PRB0040735............................................................................................................................31

HTML Editor.............................................................................................................32PRB0053448............................................................................................................................32

PRB0053400............................................................................................................................32

Import/Export/Copy Components............................................................................32PRB0053059............................................................................................................................32

PRB0053589............................................................................................................................33

Rubrics....................................................................................................................33PRB0053328............................................................................................................................33

PRB0053568............................................................................................................................33

Known Issues....................................................................................................................................34

Announcements......................................................................................................34PRB0052132............................................................................................................................34

Assignments............................................................................................................34PRB0045846............................................................................................................................34

PRB0052679............................................................................................................................35

Content....................................................................................................................36PRB0040902............................................................................................................................36

PRB0042799............................................................................................................................37

PRB0052477............................................................................................................................37

PRB0052763............................................................................................................................38

PRB0052815............................................................................................................................39

PRB0053397............................................................................................................................39

Discussions..............................................................................................................40PRB0053553............................................................................................................................40

PRB0053554............................................................................................................................41

PRB0053555............................................................................................................................42

Grades.....................................................................................................................43PRB0052884............................................................................................................................43

PRB0053099............................................................................................................................43



PRB0053602............................................................................................................................44

HTML Editor.............................................................................................................45PRB0052844............................................................................................................................45

PRB0053120............................................................................................................................45

PRB0053319............................................................................................................................46

PRB0053541............................................................................................................................46

Metadata Administration.........................................................................................46PRB0043392............................................................................................................................46

Navigation and Themes...........................................................................................47PRB0053437 - Daylight............................................................................................................47

PRB0053475............................................................................................................................47

PRB0053487............................................................................................................................48

Quizzes....................................................................................................................48PRB0042512............................................................................................................................48

PRB0047016............................................................................................................................49

PRB0052989............................................................................................................................50

PRB0053434............................................................................................................................51

PRB0053497............................................................................................................................51

Self Assessments.....................................................................................................52PRB0051516............................................................................................................................52

Users.......................................................................................................................53PRB0053435 - Daylight............................................................................................................53

Widgets...................................................................................................................54PRB0053532 - Daylight............................................................................................................54

About D2L.........................................................................................................................................55


Brightspace Platform 10.6.9January 2017/10.6.9 Release

January 2017/10.6.9 ReleaseThe following release notes are for clients installing Brightspace Learning Environment 10.6.9 (January 2017).

To view the Fixed Issues and the Known Issues Lists for 10.6.9, see the Fixed Issues and Known Issues sections in this document.

Additional Information:

Brightspace Platform Cumulative Known Issues List

Continuous Delivery Upgrade Paths (https://community.brightspace.com/resources/documentation/continuous_delivery/continuous_delivery_upgrade_paths)

Platform Requirements (https://community.brightspace.com/resources/documentation/platform_requirements/brightspaceplatformrequirements)

Valence Development Platform (http://docs.valence.desire2learn.com/about.html)


Brightspace Platform 10.6.9Features

FeaturesBrightspace Data Platform

Brightspace Data API - General availability | Updated

The Brightspace Data API provides developers with programmatic access to aggregated data in the Brightspace Data Platform. This allows developers to use custom applications built with the Brightspace Data API to access the aggregated data that is meaningful to them.

As of this release, the Brightspace Data API and corresponding API documentation are now available to all clients that enable the Brightspace Data Platform. Previously, the Brightspace Data API was only available to clients that purchased Brightspace Insights and enabled the Brightspace Data Platform.

Integration Role Permissions

System Requirement Change

Impact of Change Technical Details Next Steps

Slight impact to administrators because of system requirements.

The Brightspace Data API is compatible with Brightspace platform 10.6.5+.

The Brightspace Data API is currently available in English for North American clients only.

The Brightspace Data API depends on the Authentication Service and a new workflow in the Manage Extensibility tool. Administrators register a custom application through the new workflow in the Manage Extensibility tool so that they can enable applications built with the API.

To get started with the Brightspace Data API, visit the Analytics Data Access page (https://community.brightspace.com/devcop/analytics_data_access) in the Brightspace Developer Community of Practice for documentation and community support.

Slight impact to administrators because of required role permissions.

The account used to call the Brightspace Data API requires the Brightspace Data Platform > Query Data Platform permission.

Once a custom application is built using the Brightspace Data API, the account using the application requires the permission. The expected persona is a Brightspace Administrator or Data Scientist in an organization.



Brightspace Learning Environment

Brightspace platform - Supported browser changes | Updated

As of this release, the Brightspace platform no longer supports the following browsers:

Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 10 (IE10)

Apple® Safari® 6, 7, and 8

For a complete list of supported browsers, refer to Brightspace Platform Requirements (https://community.brightspace.com/resources/documentation/platform_requirements/brightspaceplatformrequirements).

Global Change System Requirement Change


Slight impact to learners, instructors, and administrators currently using IE10 or Safari 6, 7, or 8 with the Brightspace platform.

Using an unsupported browser with the Brightspace platform displays a pop-up message, recommending a supported browser.

Unsupported browsers may produce unexpected results or some tools may not function in the Brightspace platform.

Before you use the Brightspace platform, D2L recommends switching to a supported browser for an optimal experience.

Brightspace platform – System navbar link points to new Brightspace Help site | Updated

The system navbar link for Help has been updated to Brightspace Help and now directs users to the new Brightspace Help site (https://documentation.brightspace.com/EN/-/-/-/welcome_page.htm), which contains Continuous Delivery help resources for the suite of Brightspace products, microservices in the Brightspace Cloud, integrations, customizations, and Semester Start "frequently asked questions".

This feature enables users to access up-to-date help resources from within Brightspace Learning Environment, so they can get help more quickly in the location they need it.



Figure 1: The Brightspace Help link on a navbar



Figure 2: The Welcome page for the new Brightspace Help site



Global Change Look and Feel

Organization Wide


Slight impact to users of Brightspace Learning Environment, due to the change in the name of the system Help link and where it points to.

For clients that currently have the Help link in their navbar, the lang term is now Brightspace Help, and it points to the new Brightspace Help site.

For new instances of Brightspace Learning Environment, the new Brightspace Help link is included on all default navbars.

The link opens the Brightspace Help site in a new window.

The new Brightspace Help site includes the following functionality:

Available in English, French-Canadian, Brazilian-Portuguese, and Mexican-Spanish

Download customizable help packages for all languages by role (administrator, instructor, and learner)

Filter content by role (administrator, instructor, and learner)

Full text search (listing total pages found from most to least)

Sticky navigation menu (so you don’t lose your spot)

Bookmark topics in your browser

Print individual topics

Links to Brightspace videos and guides

1. To add the new Brightspace Help link to your navbar, from the Admin Tools menu, select Navigation and Themes.

2. Click the link for the navbar you want to add the help link to.

3. On the Edit Navbar page, in the Links area, click Add Links.

4. In the Add Links dialog window, select the Brightspace Help check box.

5. Click Add, and then Save and Close.

6. On the navbar, click the Brightspace Help link. A new browser window opens to the Welcome page of the new Brightspace Help site.

7. To learn how to effectively navigate and utilize Brightspace Help, in the left-hand navigation panel, click Navigating in Brightspace Help.



Daylight Experience - Responsive button groups in Assignments | New

When the browser window is narrow, long lists of action buttons now collapse into a More Actions dropdown button. On extremely narrow screens, the text inside a button might wrap over two lines and the More Actions button may collapse down to an ellipsis button. If menu buttons are collapsed into a More Actions dropdown button, the menu options are displayed when you hover over the menu button entry in the list. If there is already a More Actions dropdown, the collapsed action buttons become standalone actions on the same level as other actions on the existing dropdown.

Some tools, such as Brightspace ePortfolio, do not use this tool, and are not changed as a result of this feature. Other tools, such as Content, have manual fixes applied as part of this feature.

For the purposes of the early release of the Daylight Experience, it is recommended that you only turn on the Daylight Experience in test environments. In previous releases, you have seen Daylight applied to Brightspace Capture, and Brightspace Assignment Grader for Android, and more recently to Brightspace Learning Environment. By installing Daylight in your test environment, you can see how it affects core tools and workflows in Brightspace Learning Environment and follow the progress each month as we apply more Daylight design updates across the product suite.

Figure 3: This image shows how the buttons collapse into the More Actions menu. As the display gets more narrow, the More Actions menu only displays an Ellipsis.

Look and Feel Tool Change

Workflow




Slight impact to clients who use Brightspace Learning Environment on small screens, tablets, or mobile devices

The feature is now available to clients who turn on the d2l.system.BrightspaceDaylightExperience configuration variable.

You must have this configuration variable set before you can use this feature.

Daylight Experience - Re-skin of Discussions | New

The View Topic and Discussion list pages of the Discussions tool have been updated to use the Daylight Experience styles.



Users Only


Moderate impact to clients who use Brightspace Learning Environment on small screens, tablets, or mobile devices.



Daylight Experience - Re-skin of Content Viewer | New

The Content Viewer that Brightspace Learning Environment uses to display content topics such as Microsoft Word documents or HTML documents uses an iframe. The iframe is surrounded by other controls such as the topic title, context menu, iterator buttons, or tabs. A smaller screen, such as a tablet or mobile device now display the content viewer and surrounding controls appropriately.




This feature implements PIE items D2064 and D1832.


Users Only Workflow





Daylight Experience - Responsive multi-actions in tables | Updated

Actions performed in tables now adhere to the Daylight Experience styling and responsive behavior. Actions include search and result count, paging controls including legacy numeric paging, and inline filters.



Users Only







Daylight Experience - Typography changes to Daylight styles | Updated

The light weight of the Lato font have been replaced with the normal weight of the Lato font. This update increases accessibility for users with low vision or eye sensitivity. Some projectors, operating systems, and browsers also see better rendering of text at the heavier font weight. In addition, the 20 point font size is also being used more sparingly, and the size and line height of headings, field labels, or other topographical elements have had minor changes to fit into the new style.

Note that these changes do not affect products that manage their own styles, such as Brightspace Capture, Brightspace Assignment Grader, or Brightspace Pulse. Content topics and custom widgets also maintain their own font styles. You may choose to update your font use to match the heavier font.


Organization Wide Look and Feel

Users Only







Discussions - Improvements to group discussions | New

Brightspace Learning Environment 10.6.9 simplifies the management of group discussion topics.

New Topic workflow - When you are creating a new topic, on the Properties tab, the topic type defaults to Open topic. Administrators and instructors can select the new Group or section topic option instead. Once you create and save the topic, you cannot change the topic type. If you selected the topic type as open, you can access the original Group Restrictions area on the Restrictions tab.

Figure 4: New topic Properties tab

New Group Category workflow - To create a new group category the original way, select the Create one topic per group radio button. To create group categories the new way, select the Create one topic with threads separated by group radio button.



Figure 5: Create group discussion - default



Figure 6: Create group discussion - new option

Creating / reading / participating in group discussions - One discussion topic is created for an entire group and posts within it are associated with specific groups. As a result, instructors observe less scrolling on the discussion list. Instructors can use the new All Groups filter on the topic to view all posts or to only view posts for a specific group. Inside a discussion thread, users can see which group the thread belongs to.



Figure 7: New thread - choice of group



Figure 8: Groups filter

Figure 9: View discussion thread



Assessments - Only one grade item is required. This makes assessing discussion topics faster as instructors do not have to navigate in and out of topics to complete an assessment.

Copying groups - Now, when instructors copy groups to new courses, the group setup (grade item, assessment option, etc.) is also copied over.

There is no change in workflow for learners as they can only see one discussion topic and the posts within it that are associated with their group, as expected.

This feature implements PIE items D113, D185, D386, D511, and D3362.

Configuration Variable Global Change

Look and Feel Organization Wide

Tool Change Workflow


Slight impact to administrators due to the change in the group discussions user interface.

These features are turned off by default and are configured by the following new configuration variable: d2l.Tools.Discuss.EnableGroupFilteredTopics.

To use the updated create group discussions user interface, administrators must turn on the d2l.Tools.Discuss.EnableGroupFilteredTopics configuration variable.

Once the configuration variable is turned on, instructors can also use the updated create group discussions user interface.

D2L recommends turning this configuration variable on for test instances.

Slight impact to instructors due to the change in the group discussions user interface and due to the change in workflow related to assessing group discussions and reading topics in the discussion list.

These features are turned off by default. Contact your administrator if you do not see the updated create group discussions user interface.

D2L recommends using these features in a test environment.



Discussions - Reading view user interface changes | Update

When viewing a discussion topic, the properties are now listed together, directly below the topic's name. This includes availability and locking information along with other details set by the instructor. The filtering options are now displayed in a Filter by drop-down list above individual posts to allow sorting by unread, flagged, and unapproved posts.

Figure 10: Topic properties and filtering options have an updated look



Global Change Look and Feel

Organization Wide Tool Change

Workflow


Slight impact to instructors due to change in location of the topic properties and filtering context menu.

n/a n/a

Slight impact to learners due to change in location of the topic properties and filtering context menu.

n/a n/a

Grades - Automatically release final grades | Updated

This feature allows final grades to be released automatically to learners so that instructors don’t have to manually release them as learners enroll in a course. Final grades released before the end of a course serve as current grades for learners and can show them their progress throughout the term. Administrators can set the default behavior for releasing final grades for the organization, and if administrators grant instructors permission, they can change the setting for their particular org unit(s) without affecting the organization default.

This feature implements PIE item D173.



Figure 11: Automatically release final grade option in Grades Settings



Figure 12: Automatically release final grade option in Grades Setup Wizard


Organization Wide Role Permissions

Tool Change Workflow




Slight impact to administrators due to the addition of a new configuration variable and permission related to final grades in the Grades tool.

Upon release, d2l.Tools.Grades.FinalGrade.AutoReleaseFinalGrade is set to off for the organization and final grades do not release automatically. If administrators turn on this configuration variable, new final grades in all new courses release automatically, unless an instructor turns off this option in their course.

Note that if administrators turn on this configuration variable, the release status of existing final grades is not affected. That is, unreleased grades do not release automatically; they must still be released manually.

Upon release, the Edit Automatic Final Grade Release Setting permission is not enabled for instructors.

For final grades to release automatically to learners across the organization, in the Config Variable Browser, set d2l.Tools.Grades.FinalGrade.AutoReleaseFinalGrade to on.

For instructors to change the Automatically release final grade option in their org units, in Roles and Permission, enable the Edit Automatic Final Grade Release Setting permission.

Slight impact to instructors due to the availability of a new option in the Grades tool.

Upon release, the Automatically release final grade option is turned off in Grades Settings and in the Grades Setup Wizard for all existing courses in the organization. If instructors turn on this option, new final grades in the course release automatically without affecting the organization default.

If the administrator turns on the configuration variable, and if they've enabled the required permission, instructors can turn off this option for their course(s) without affecting the organization default.

Note that if instructors enable this option, the release status of existing final grades is not affected. That is, unreleased grades aren't released automatically; they must still be released manually.

For final grades to release automatically to learners in a course, in Grades Settings, in the Calculation Options tab, select the Automatically release final grade option.

Alternatively, in Step 2 of the Grades Setup Wizard, select the Automatically release final grade option.

Quizzes - Create / edit Long Answer questions | Updated

As another stage in the visual redesign of the Quizzes tool, the Long Answer (LA) question creation and editing layouts have been updated. Additionally, on the question creation page, a drop-down menu now gives users the ability to select the type of question they want to create.

Administrators and instructors can opt in or opt out of this new look and feel. There is no change in the workflow related to creating and editing Long Answer questions.



Figure 13: Creating a Long Answer question in the updated interface for the Quizzes tool




Moderate impact to administrators due to the change in the Quizzes > create/edit Long Answer question user interface.

Administrators can opt in to create or edit Long Answer questions using the updated create/edit Long Answer questions user interface.

To return to the original user interface, in the Welcome to the new Question Creation Experience! flyout, click Turn it off.

This feature is dependent on the Authentication Service microservice in the Brightspace Cloud.

To enable the new Long Answer question experience for instructors at any org level, turn on the d2l.Tools.Quizzes.NewExperienceOpt-In configuration variable.




Moderate impact to instructors due to the change in the Quizzes > create/edit Long Answer question user interface.

To use the new create/edit Long Answer questions user interface, in the Welcome to the new Question Creation Experience! flyout, click Leave it on.

To return to the original user interface, in the Welcome to the new Question Creation Experience! flyout, click Turn it off.

If you do not see the new create/edit Long Answer question user interface, contact your administrator.


Brightspace Platform 10.6.9Fixed Issues

Fixed IssuesTo keep you informed about the improvements D2L has made to Brightspace Learning Environment, the Fixed Issues List consists of issues that have been fixed in the current release, unless otherwise noted.

Accessibility

PRB0052956Previously, JAWS and NVDA screen readers were unable to read content from iframes in Brightspace Learning Environment using Firefox Version 49.

Now, JAWS and NVDA screen readers can read content from iframes in Brightspace Learning Environment using Firefox Version 49, as expected.

Found in Brightspace Learning Environment 10.5.0.

To reproduce this fix:

1. Install JAWS or NVDA screen reader software on your computer.

2. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment with Firefox Version 49.

3. Navigate to the content area of a course and open an HTML content item.

4. Load your screen reader.

5. Use the tab key to navigate to the breadcrumb bar.

6. Tab through the breadcrumbs until the Next button is selected.

7. Press the down arrow key. If you hear "button", press the down arrow key again.

8. The screen reader reads the page URL and the content of the iframe, as expected.

Assignments

PRB0052995Previously, when users attempted to create an assignment submission folder with TurnItIn enabled, if the request contained data that resulted in a validation error (for example, the due date being too far in the past), users encountered a timeout instead of an error message.

Now, when users attempt to create an assignment submission folder with TurnItIn enabled, if the request contains data that results in a validation error, the error displays successfully in Brightspace Learning Environment, as expected.



1. Log into Brightspace Learning Environment as an instructor.



2. Ensure that TurnItIn LTI integration is enabled on the site.

3. Access a course's Assignments area.

4. Create a new assignment submission folder.

5. Set the start date to anything greater than 1 year in the past so the folder will fail TurnItIn's creation validation rules.

6. Save the submission folder.

7. Edit the folder, open the TurnItIn tab, and enabled TurnItIn.

8. Let the system load and wait for an error message.

9. Observe that the error message indicates that the folder fails TurnItIn's creation validation rules.

PRB0053420Previously, when you graded assignment submissions and the course had many sections, the submissions loaded very slowly.

Now, performance improvements have been made to the Submissions page and when you grade assignment submissions and the course has many sections, the submissions load faster.


Brightspace Learning Environment

PRB0052961Previously, some IP addresses logged in the Quiz Attempt Log incorrectly showed the IP address of a forwarding server instead of a user's actual IP address.

Now, improvements have been made and the IP addresses logged in the Quiz Attempt Log accurately reflect the user's IP address.

Found in Brightspace platform 10.6.6.

Brightspace Learning Repository

PRB0052696Previously, when you attempted to publish content topics to Brightspace Learning Repository, the folders and all associated files within the subdirectories you added to the Add Folders section were not published.

Now, when you attempt to publish content topics to Brightspace Learning Repository, the folders and all associated files within the subdirectories you added to the Add Folders section are published, as expected.



1. In Brightspace Learning Environment, create a course.



2. Import a course package with multiple folders into the newly created course.

3. Navigate to Content and open a content topic.

4. Click Publish to LOR under a different name and click Add Folders.

5. Select the Content check box.

6. Navigate to the LOR object you published.

7. Observe that the folders and all associated files within the subdirectories are published.

Content

PRB0053222Previously, when you tried to load content, you might have encountered server errors due to a caching issue.

Now, the caching issue is fixed and you can load content without server error, as expected.


PRB0051593Previously, when downloading content files using Microsoft Edge, the files were renamed to DirectFileTopicDownload and did not include file extensions. This occurred if you selected the download option from the content item's context menu or if you clicked the download button below the document viewer.

Now, all supported browsers, including Microsoft Edge, save downloaded content files with matching file names, as expected.



1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment using a supported browser.

2. Access a test course and upload a file to the Content area.

3. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment using the Edge browser and access the test course you uploaded your file to.

4. Navigate to Content and open the topic.

5. Next to the topic's name, open the context menu and select the Download option.

6. Locate the file on your computer and observe that the file name matches the content topic and includes a file extension.

7. Back on the content topic page, below the document viewer, click Download.

8. Locate the file on your computer and observe that the file name matches the content file.

9. Back on the content topic page, click the download icon in the bottom corner of the document viewer.

10. Locate the file on your computer and observe that the file name matches the content topic and includes a file extension.



Discussions

PRB0052762Previously, when discussion topics that had group restrictions were copied, multiple topics with the same name were created.

Now, group discussions created using the new group filtered discussions feature (available as of Brightspace Learning Environment 10.6.9) are copied, as expected, using the Import/Export/Copy Components tool. There are no planned updates for modifying the copy process for older group discussions (with 1 topic per group).


External Learning Tools

PRB0047080Previously, when you exported and imported LTI links in Content, the srcou parameter was not updated accordingly and some LTI integrations broke after import (including Equella).

Now, when you export and import LTI links in Content, the srcou parameter is handled, as expected.

Note: Course exports that exhibited this behavior must be re-exported from the source course. Existing packages remain broken.



1. In Brightspace Learning Environment, create an LTI link that is shared with the entire organization.

2. In a course's Content tool, use Add Existing Activities > External Learning Tools to add the LTI link you created.

3. Export all the components of the course and download the exported file when it is ready.

4. Access a course to import the first course's content in to.

5. Import the exported course file.

6. View the imported course content.

7. Observe that the LTI activity is linked correctly.

Groups

PRB0040735Previously, when a course that included discussion topics with group restrictions was copied, the group that was referenced by the restriction was not copied along with the discussion topic. This only occurred if the enrollment type of the group included in the restriction was set to Groups of #.

Now, group discussions created using the new group filtered discussions feature (available as of Brightspace Learning Environment 10.6.9) are copied, as expected, using the Import/Export/Copy Components tool. There are no planned updates for modifying the copy process for older group discussions (with 1 topic per group).




HTML Editor

PRB0053448Previously, in tools across Brightspace Learning Environment, when the image pasting feature was turned off, you could not paste images from Microsoft Word but you were still able to drag and drop images from a local folder and this resulted in broken links.

Now, in tools across Brightspace Learning Environment where you can paste images into HTML Editor from MS Word, you can also drag and drop local images into HTML Editor, as expected.


PRB0053400Previously, when you loaded the HTML Editor tool in Internet Explorer 11, a 404 error might have been logged in the Broken Link Viewer.

Now, the HTML Editor tool loads successfully in all supported browsers, as expected.


Import/Export/Copy Components

PRB0053059Previously, when you tried to copy individual calendar items from one course to another using the Import/Export/Copy Components tool, you might have encountered timeout errors and the selected items did not copy over.

Now, when you try to copy individual calendar items from one course to another using the Import/Export/Copy Components tool, the copy process completes successfully without timeout errors, and the selected calendar items copy over, as expected.



1. Access a test course in Brightspace Learning Environment and select Course Admin from the navbar.

2. Select Import/Export/Copy Components.

3. Click Search for offering and search for a course that contains calendar events.

4. Select the radio button for the desired course and click Add Selected.

5. Click Select Components.

6. Check the box for Calendar and the radio button to Select individual items to copy.

7. Click Continue.

8. Select the calendar items to copy into your course and click Continue.



9. Confirm the components you are copying and click Finish.

10. Observe that the selected calendar items copy over, as expected.

PRB0053589Previously, when you tried to copy a content topic and if the content topic location had invalid characters, the copy process did not complete successfully and subsequent content topics were not copied over.

Now, when you try to copy content topics and if the content topic location has invalid characters, the copy process completes successfully and all subsequent content topics are copied, as expected.


Rubrics

PRB0053328Previously, when you had set the d2l.Tools.Dropbox.RubricWindowStyle configuration variable to Aways show rubrics in pop-ups, you could not overwrite the Overall Score of a graded rubric.

Now, when you set the d2l.Tools.Dropbox.RubricWindowStyle configuration variable to Aways show rubrics in pop-ups, you can overwrite the Overall Score of a graded rubric, as expected.


PRB0053568Previously, if you were a user who had not opted in to the new rubric experience, when you graded learners using rubrics, the Score and Feedback columns were not populated with the saved values.

Now, if you are a user who has not opted in to the new rubric experience, when you grade learners using rubrics, the Score and Feedback columns are populated with the saved values, as expected.



Brightspace Platform 10.6.9Known Issues

Known IssuesD2L is committed to releasing high quality products that perform as expected. To keep you informed about the product issues most likely to impact your environment, the Known Issues List consists of newly discovered and commonly reported issues that can be consistently reproduced by D2L. For more information on when an issue was first reported, see the Found in statement in the issue description.

Announcements

PRB0052132Announcement items created after reordering do not follow default order logic. This can cause announcement items to appear out of order.


To reproduce this issue:

1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment and access a test course.

2. On the navbar, select Course Admin and click Announcements.

3. Click New Announcement, name the item "1" and include some text in the content area.

4. Set the start date to 12:00 and click Publish.

5. Create four more Announcements following the naming convention of 2,3,4,5.

6. The respective start times of the 5 items should be 12:00, 12:00, 12:05, 12:02, 12:05.

7. After the fifth announcement has been published from the More Actions drop-down list, select Reorder.

8. Observe that the items are sorted chronologically by their start date.

9. Reorder items 1 and 2 so they are ordered 5th and 4th respectively and click Save.

10. Click New Announcement, name the item "6" and include some text in the content area.

11. Set the start date to 12:04 and click Publish.

12. From the More Actions drop-down list, select Reorder.

13. Observe that item 6 is between items 3 and 5 and the start dates no longer display in chronological order.

Assignments

PRB0045846If you click Publish after evaluating an assignment submission, the screen doesn't automatically advance to the next learner's submission.



As a workaround, click Next Student or Previous Student to move between Evaluate Submission pages without returning to the list of learner submissions.



1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment and access a test course with learners enrolled.

2. On the navbar, click Assignments and then click New Submission Folder.

3. Enter a name and score to mark the submission out of then click Save and Close.

4. Navigate to Classlist and impersonate a learner.

5. Return to the Assignments tool and select the submission folder you created in the previous steps.

6. Click Add a File, drag and drop a file into the dialog window, and click Add.

7. Click Submit and Done before ending your impersonation.

8. Navigate to Classlist and impersonate a different learner.

9. Return to the Assignments tool and select the submission folder you created in the previous steps.

10. Click Add a File, drag and drop a file into the dialog window, and click Add.

11. Click Submit and Done before ending your impersonation.

12. On the navbar, click Assignments and open the folder that the learners submitted to.

13. Next to the first learner's name, click Evaluate.

14. Enter a score and include some text in the Feedback area.

15. Click Publish and observe that you remain on the evaluate page with the score and feedback you just published.

16. Select Next Student to move between evaluation pages in assignment submission folders.

PRB0052679Previously, if multiple users made simultaneous changes to assignment submission folder grade association settings, the assessment might have not properly connected to the grade book.

Now, if multiple users make simultaneous changes to assignment submission folder grade association settings, the assessment properly connects to the grade book.




2. On the navbar, select Assignments.

3. Click New Submission Folder, enter a name, and click Save and Close.

4. Navigate to the grade book and create two grade items.



5. Return to the Assignments tool and open the edit submission folder page in two different browser windows.

6. In the first window, set the Grade Item to one of the newly created items and click Save.

7. In the second window, select Restrictions to move away from the Properties tab.

8. In the second window, return to the Properties tab.

9. Observe that no grade item is listed as being associated to the folder.

10. Navigate to Manage Grades from either window and observe that your grade item has an association listed.

11. Return to the edit submission folder page and observe that a grade item is set on the submission folder Properties tab, as expected.

12. From the Grade Item drop-down list, select another item to associate the folder to and click Save.

13. Observe that the grade item is associated, as expected.

Content

PRB0040902When LTI links are embedded into content topics using quicklinks and published to the Brightspace Learning Repository, their file paths are changed to reflect their new location in the LOR. This breaks the LTI links and if the content topic is imported into any other courses, the quicklink generates Resource Not Found error messages.

Found in Brightspace Learning Repository 5.6.0.


1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment and from the Admin tools menu, select External Learning Tools.

2. Click New Link, enter a Title and any valid URL and click Save and Close.

3. Navigate to a test course and on the navbar, select Content.

4. Click Upload/Create and select Create a File.

5. Enter a title for the file and in the HTML editor click Insert Quicklink.

6. From the list of course materials select External Learning Tools.

7. Select the tool that you created in the previous steps and click Publish.

8. From the context menu of the new file, select Publish to LOR.

9. Select an appropriate repository and click Next.

10. Observe the warning that states the file path is outside of the course content root.

11. Click Next and then click Publish to LOR.

12. When the publishing process is complete, click Done.

13. Navigate to another test course and on the navbar, click Content.



14. Click Upload/Create and then click Add Object from LOR.

15. Perform a search for the topic you published to the LOR in the previous steps.

16. Select the radio button for the topic and click Next.

17. From the Retrieve Object options select any of the available options, click Next and then click Create Topic.

18. Select the topic from the Content and open the quicklink.

19. Observe the Resource Not Found message that states The resource that this link refers to does not exist in the Learning Repository.

PRB0042799Legacy SCORM Reports are unavailable if a de-sequenced SCORM 2004 object is moved from its initial content module and the module is then deleted.




2. On the navbar, click Course Admin and then click Import/Export/Copy Components.

3. Select the radio button for Import Components and click Start.

4. Click Upload and locate a SCORM 2004 ZIP package in your saved files.

5. Click Import All Components and when the import completes, click View Content.

6. From the context menu of the SCORM item's content module, select Remove Sequencing.

7. Confirm your decision to remove sequencing and click Yes.

8. Create a new content module and click Table of Contents.

9. Drag and drop the SCORM item into the newly created content module.

10. From the Table of Contents select the module that was created by the SCORM import process.

11. From the module's context menu, select Delete Module.

12. Choose whether to remove from the Content view only or permanently delete from the course, and click Delete.

13. Click Table of Contents, then click Related Tools and click View Reports.

14. Select Legacy SCORM Reports and observe the internal error message.

PRB0052477The API call GET /d2l/api/le/(version)/(orgUnitId)/content/modules/(moduleId)/structure/ fails if any child topic in the content module is missing any of their associated files.






2. On the navbar, click Content and create a new module.

3. Click Upload/Create and select Upload Files.

4. Select a file from your computer, click Open and then click Add.

5. Click Upload/Create again and select Create a file.

6. Enter a title, include some text in the HTML Editor and click Publish.

7. On the navbar click Course Admin and click Manage Files.

8. Locate the file you uploaded in the previous steps and check the box next to its name.

9. Click the Delete icon and select Yes to confirm the deletion.

10. Make the API Call with appropriate Org Unit ID and ObjectID: GET /d2l/api/le/(version)/(orgUnitId)/content/modules/(moduleId)/structure/.

11. Observe the error message that displays.

PRB0052763Hidden discussion topics linked to content are visible in the Content tool when using role switch to view the course as a learner. This only occurs if posts have been made to the hidden discussion topic.




2. On the navbar, click Discussions, click New and then select New Forum.

3. Enter a title, select the Create a new topic in this forum with the same title check box, and click Save and Close.

4. Edit the new topic and under the visibility options select Hide this topic.

5. Click Save and Close.

6. Navigate to the Content tool and create a new module.

7. From the Existing Activities drop-down, select Discussions.

8. Select the forum and topic you created in the previous steps.

9. Observe that the new content topic is set as Draft.

10. Use the role switch tool to view the course as a learner.

11. Return to Content and observe that the link to the discussion topic is not visible.

12. End the role switch and access the Discussions tool.



13. Select the topic you created in the previous steps and click Start a New Thread.

14. Enter a subject, include some text in the HTML editor and click Post.

15. Use the role switch tool to view the course as a learner.

16. Return to Content and observe that the hidden discussion topic is now visible but cannot be selected.

17. Navigate to the Discussions tool and observe that the hidden topic is not visible in this location.

PRB0052815In some cases, in a course that contains a large number of files, if you create, rename, or delete a file in Manage Files, internal errors occur.




2. On the navbar, click Course Admin and then click Manage Files.

3. Ensure that the Manage Files area in the course contains at least 1000 files and 40-50 folders.

4. From the context menu of a file or folder, select Rename.

5. Add an additional character to the file name and click Save.

6. Repeat the previous step multiple times and you might observe a 'Directory not found' error message.

PRB0053397If you Import a second package with LTI content topics into a course offering, the identifiers for any LTI links imported in the initial package point to an incorrect LTI.



1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment and create a new test course.

2. Access the new course and on the navbar, click Course Admin.

3. Click Import/Export/Copy Components, select the Import Components radio button, and click Start.

4. Upload a package that contains LTI content topics.

5. Navigate to the Content tool and open the LTI items created from the import package and confirm they are functioning properly.

6. Return to the Import/Export/Copy Components tool and import the same package again.

7. Return to the Content tool and reopen the LTI content created during the initial import.

8. Observe that the LTI links now point to a different location.



Discussions

PRB0053553If group filtered topics are enabled and you delete a group or group category whose members have posted to discussion topics with group restrictions, their posts become unavailable.



1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment and from the Admin Tools menu select Config Variable Browser.

2. Search for d2l.Tools.Discuss.EnableGroupFilteredTopics and ensure the variable is turned on.

3. Access a test course with learners enrolled.

4. On the navbar, click Course Admin and then click Groups.

5. Click New Category, enter a name, set the enrollment type to Number of Groups and set the number of groups to 2.

6. Under the additional options check the box to set up discussion areas and click Save.

7. On the Create Restricted Discussion Areas page click New Forum.

8. Enter a title and click Save.

9. Select the Create one topic with threads separated by group option.

10. Click Create and Next and then click Done.

11. On the navbar, click Classlist and impersonate a learner.

12. Navigate to the Discussions tool, select the available topic and click Start a New Thread.


14. End your impersonation, return to Classlist and impersonate another learner.



17. End your impersonation and on the Navbar, click Course Admin.

18. Click Groups, check the box next to the Category you just created and click Delete.

19. Confirm the deletion by clicking Delete Groups/Categories.

20. Return to the Discussions List and open the topic you posted to in the previous steps.

21. Click the name of any of the posts made from learner accounts.

22. Observe the Internal Error message that is displayed.



PRB0053554If group filtered topics are enabled and you delete a Group or Group Category whose members have posted to discussion topics with group restrictions, if you view the discussion in grid view, the group information continues to display for each learner.



1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment and from the Admin Tools menu, select Config Variable Browser.

2. Search for d2l.Tools.Discuss.EnableGroupFilteredTopics and d2l.Tools.Discuss.EnableGridView and ensure that both variables are enabled.


4. On the navbar, click Course Admin and then click Groups.



7. On the Create Restricted Discussion Areas page, click New Forum.



10. Click Create and Next and click Done.







17. End your impersonation and on the Navbar, click Course Admin.

18. Click Groups, check the box next to the Category you just created and click Delete.

19. Confirm the deletion by clicking Delete Groups/Categories.

20. Navigate to the Discussions tool and click Settings.

21. Set Grid View as the default view and click Save.

22. Open the discussion topic that was created in the previous steps.

23. Observe that the Posted To column includes group information on groups that no longer exist



PRB0053555If you make enrollment changes to groups whose members have posted to a group filtered discussion topic, the sidebar in the discussion topic might indicate that a negative number of posts have been made.



1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment and from the Admin Tools menu, select Config Variable Browser.

2. Search for d2l.Tools.Discuss.EnableGroupFilteredTopics and ensure that the variable is enabled.


4. On the navbar, click Course Admin and click Groups.



7. On the Create Restricted Discussion Areas page, click New Forum.



10. Click Create and Next and then click Done.







17. On the navbar click Course Admin and then click Groups.

18. Click the context menu beside the name of the Group Category and select Enroll Users.

19. Change the group enrollments so that the learners you impersonated in the previous steps are placed in a different group.

20. Click Save and return to Classlist.

21. Impersonate one of the learners whose group enrollment you updated.

22. Access the discussions tool and open the topic that you posted to in the previous steps.

23. Observe that negative numbers are displayed in the sidebar for this topic where the number of posts are shown.



Grades

PRB0052884The dropped grade icon might display next to the wrong grade item if you manually input marks on the Enter Grades page.




2. On the navbar, click Grades and access the Manage Grades page.

3. Select New and then select Category.

4. Provide a name and select Distribute points across all items.

5. Set Points per item to 100, set Number of lowest non-bonus items to drop for each user to 1, and click Save and Close.

6. Select New, and then select Item.

7. Choose a Numeric grade item, provide a name, set the category to the one you created in the previous steps, and click Save and Close.

8. Repeat the previous steps so that you have three grade items associated to the same category.

9. Select Enter Grades and click Switch to Spreadsheet View.

10. For one of the learners enrolled in the course set their score on all 3 items to 0 and click Save.

11. For the same learner, enter an 80 for the first grade item and click Save.

12. Enter a 70 for their second grade item and click Save.

13. Enter a 75 for their third grade item and click Save.

14. Click Switch to Standard View and observe that the dropped icon might not display next to the grade item with the lowest mark.

15. Regardless of which item the dropped icon displays next to, the learner's score is calculated properly and the lowest mark in the category is dropped. Note that to reproduce this issue, you might have to repeat steps 10.14 multiple times.

PRB0053099Point and weight information displays in the details and overall feedback for text grade items despite the grade item not having these values set.




2. On the navbar, click Grades and navigate to the Manage Grades page.

3. Select New, and then select Item, and from the available grade item types choose Text.



4. Provide a name for the grade item and click Save and Close.

5. On the Manage Grades page, from the context menu of the new grade item, select Enter Grades.

6. Click Show details and overall feedback.

7. Observe the max points and weight information that displays.

PRB0053602When a learner's mark on a grade item is exempted, the No grade received release condition still functions as though the user has a grade.



1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment and from the Admin Tools menu select Config Variable Browser.

2. Search for d2l.Tools.System.Features.IsExemptionsEnabled and ensure that the variable is turned on.

3. Access a test course with learners enrolled in it.

4. From the navbar click Grades and navigate to Manage Grades.

5. Click New and select Item.

6. Choose Numeric from the grade item types, enter a name and click Save and Close.

7. From the navbar click Content, then click Upload/Create and select Create a File.

8. Enter a title, include some text in the HTML editor and click Publish.

9. Click Add dates and restrictions and under Release Conditions click Create.

10. Set the Condition Type to No grade received, choose the grade item created in the previous steps and click Create.

11. Click Update to save your changes.

12. Navigate to Manage Grades and from the context menu of your grade item select Enter Grades.

13. Check the box next to a learner's name, click Exempt and then click Save and Close.

14. On the Navbar click Classlist and impersonate the learner you exempted from the grade item.

15. Navigate to Content and observe that the topic is visible.

16. End impersonation of the learner and return to Manage Grades.

17. From the context menu of your grade item select Enter Grades.

18. Check the box next to the learner's name, click Unexempt, enter a grade for the learner and click Save and Close.

19. Return to Classlist and impersonate the same learner as before.

20. Navigate to Content and observe that the content topic is no longer visible; this is the expected behavior.

21. End impersonation of the learner and return to Manage Grades.



22. From the context menu of your grade item select Enter Grades.

23. Check the box next to a learner's name, click Exempt and then click Save and Close.

24. Return to Classlist and impersonate the same learner again.

25. Navigate to Content and observe that the content topic continues to no longer be visible.

HTML Editor

PRB0052844When you update the cell properties of multiple cells within a table created in the HTML Editor, only a single cell is affected.




2. On the navbar, click Course Admin and click Announcements.

3. Click New Announcement and enter a headline.

4. In the HTML Editor click the Add Table icon and choose the dimensions of your table.

5. Enter a numeric value into each of the table's cells and then highlight all the cells.

6. From the context menu of the Add Table icon, select Cell Properties.

7. Set border color to black, border width to 1 and click Update.

8. Observe that only the first cell in the table assumes the new properties and the other cells are unaffected.

PRB0053120Error messages generated by the TinyMCE HTML Editor display on the far left of the page and are not centered in the editor.




2. On the navbar, click Content.

3. Create a module and from the Upload/Create button, select Create a File.

4. Create a Microsoft Word document that includes text and an inserted Word Shape image.

5. Copy all of the content from the Word document and paste it into the HTML editor.

6. In the Paste Formatting Options dialog window, select either option.

7. Observe the 'Some images failed to import' message that displays on the far left of the page.



PRB0053319If you copy Word Shapes along with other images from a Microsoft Word document, and paste them into the HTML editor in Brightspace Learning Environment, you might get errors saying the image type is unsupported.

As a workaround, copy and paste Word Shapes individually to avoid 'Unsupported image type' errors in the HTML editor.



1. Create a Microsoft Word document that includes a .JPG Image, a .PNG Image, and an inserted Word Shape image.

2. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment using Firefox or Chrome and access a test course.

3. On the navbar click Content and create a module.


5. Copy and paste the entire Word document into the HTML editor.

6. Select either of the Paste Formatting Options and observe the 'Some images failed to import' error message.

7. Return to the Word document and copy only the Word Shape.

8. Paste the Word Shape into the HTML editor and observe that it displays successfully.

PRB0053541Previously, you could not preview or insert MathML equations from the HTML Editor.

Now, you can preview and insert MathML equations from the HTML Editor, as expected.




2. On the navbar, click Quizzes.

3. Click Question Library, click New and choose any of the available question types.

4. Toggle the Question Text field to full screen.

5. From the context menu of the Equation Editor, select MathML equation.

6. Observe that the Generate a preview link and Insert function, as expected.

Metadata Administration

PRB0043392In Metadata Administration the Object Publishing IEEE LOM Layout tab generates an internal error.





1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment and from the Admin Tools menu, select Metadata Administration.

2. Click Object Publishing IEEE LOM and click the Layout tab.

3. Observe the internal error message that displays.

Navigation and Themes

PRB0053437 - DaylightIf you make changes to custom navbar links after their initial creation the changes do not apply.



1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment and ensure that the configuration variable d2l.System.BrightspaceDaylightExperience is turned on.

2. Access a test course and on the navbar, click Course Admin.

3. Click Navigation and Themes and from the context menu of the default navbar, select Copy.

4. Click the name of the copied navbar to access the Edit Navbar page.

5. From the Links area, click Create Custom Link.

6. Enter a name and URL, set the behavior, and click Create.


8. Use the Active Navbar context menu to make your copied navbar active and click Apply.

9. Navigate to the course homepage and select the custom link you just created.

10. Confirm that it behaves as expected.

11. Return to the Navigation and Themes area and click Custom Links.

12. Locate the custom link you created in the previous steps and click its name.

13. Change the URL or behavior and click Save.

14. From the course navbar select the custom link and observe that the new URL and behavior are ignored.

PRB0053475If you access a course with a name long enough to require at least two lines in the Select a Course menu, the menu then displays double spacing between course names.





1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment and open the Select a course menu from the minibar.

2. Notice the single spacing between course names.

3. From the Admin Tools menu, select Course Management.

4. Click Create a New Course Offering or Template.

5. Select Create a new course offering based on an existing template, use the drop-down menu to select from the available templates, and click Next.

6. Enter a Course Offering Name that is at least 80 characters long.

7. Enter a Course Offering Code and a Course Offering Path and click Next.

8. Confirm the course offering information and click Create.

9. Select the link to go to the newly created course.

10. From the homepage of the new course, open the Select a course menu.

11. Observe the double spacing that now separates the course names.

PRB0053487The profile context menu that opens when a user selects their name from the minibar is not aligned with the right margin of the page. This can cause the End Impersonation button, or the role switch Change button, to be pushed off screen and become unavailable at certain resolutions, zoom levels, or on mobile devices.

As a workaround, maximize your browser window or decrease your browser zoom to allow the profile context menu to be fully visible.



1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment.

2. Reduce the size of your browser window to be less than 1100 pixels wide.

3. From the minibar, click the profile context menu net to your name.

4. Observe that the right side of the menu is cut off and there is no way to scroll right to have it display.

Quizzes

PRB0042512Question statistics remain visible in the Quizzes tool for learners that have been unenrolled from a course.





1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment and access a test course that has learners enrolled.

2. On the navbar, click Quizzes and click New Quiz.

3. Enter a name and click Add/Edit Questions.

4. Click New and select any of the available question types.

5. Fill in the required fields and click Save.

6. Click Done Editing Questions and navigate to the Restrictions tab.

7. Set the Status of the quiz to Active and click Save and Close.

8. From the navbar, select Classlist and impersonate a learner.

9. Navigate to the Quizzes tool and complete an attempt for the quiz created in the previous steps.

10. End impersonation of the learner, return to the Classlist and impersonate a different learner.

11. Return to the Quizzes tool and complete another quiz attempt.

12. End impersonation of the learner and navigate to the Quizzes tool.

13. Open the context menu for the quiz you created in the previous steps and select Grade.

14. Select the Questions tab and click the question you created earlier.

15. Use the drop-down list to expand the number of questions displayed per page.

16. Observe that both responses are visible.

17. Navigate to Classlist and unenroll one of the learners who completed a quiz attempt.

18. Return to the Grade Quiz page and observe that only a single attempt is visible.

19. Select the Questions tab and click the quiz question.

20. Observe that both responses are still visible and the unenrollment did not remove the response.

PRB0047016Learning objectives cannot be associated with quiz questions that are nested within multiple sections of a quiz.

As a workaround, organize quiz questions at the root level or use only one level of sections if you want to associate a question to a learning objective.




2. On the navbar, click Course Admin and click Competencies.

3. From the New button, select Learning Objective.

4. Enter a name and click Save.



5. Click New and select Competency.


7. Expand the Independent Learning Objectives and select the item you created in the previous steps.

8. Click Structure and open the Edit Structure tab.

9. Select Existing Competency, click the checkbox for the competency you created in the previous steps and click Add Selected.

10. From the navbar, select Quizzes and click New Quiz.


12. Click New, select Section, provide a name and click Save.

13. Open the section you just created, click New and select Section.


15. Open this section, click New and choose any of the available question types.

16. Complete the required fields and click Save.

17. Click Done Editing Question and open the Objectives tab.

18. Click Associate Learning Objectives, expand the list, and select the learning objective created in the previous steps.

19. Click Add Selected and then Associate Questions.

20. Select the name of the first section you created.

21. Select the name of the second section you created.

22. Click the checkbox for the question you created and select Associate questions.

23. Select the Objectives link from the breadcrumbs and observe that no questions have been associated to the Learning Objective.

PRB0052989The time left in Quizzes does not display accurately for users on mobile devices. This occurs if you lock the screen or if the device enters sleep mode after starting the quiz.




2. On the navbar, click Quizzes and then click New Quiz.

3. Enter a name and select the Restrictions tab.

4. Set the status to Active and under the timing options choose to Enforce a time limit.


6. Using a mobile device, log in as one of the learners enrolled in the test course.



7. Access the test course and navigate to the Quizzes tool.

8. Select the quiz and click Start Quiz.

9. Observe that the Time Left decreases as expected.

10. Make a note of the time left and then lock the device screen or allow it to enter sleep mode.

11. After 5 minutes unlock the device.

12. Observe that 5 minutes have not been deducted from the time left value on the mobile device.

PRB0053434When you import questions into quizzes from CSV files they do not display accented characters properly.

As a workaround, open your CSV file in Notepad++, copy all of the text and paste it into a new file. Save the new file as a TXT file and upload it to the Quizzes tool.




2. On the navbar, click Quizzes and then click New Quiz.


4. Click Import and set the Import Source to From a D2L Text Format File.

5. Click the download link for the CSV Sample File and open it after it downloads.

6. Modify the text of one of the questions so that it includes accented characters and save.

7. On the Import page click Choose File and select the CSV Sample File that you modified in the previous steps.

8. Click Open and then Save.

9. When the upload is complete, click Done.

10. Observe that any accented characters do not display properly.

PRB0053497Learners can access Submission Views for inactive quizzes from the Class Progress area.




2. On the navbar, click Quizzes and click New Quiz.

3. Provide a name for the quiz and access the Restrictions tab.



4. Set the quiz status to Active and access the Submission Views tab.

5. Click Add Additional Views and provide a name for the view.

6. Under View Details ensure that Show Questions? has Yes selected and click Save.

7. Select the Assessment tab and check the option to Allow attempt to be set as graded immediately upon completion.

8. Select the Properties tab and click Add/Edit Questions.

9. From the New button, select a question type.

10. Enter the necessary question details and click Save.

11. From the navbar, select Classlist and impersonate a learner.

12. Return to the Quiz List and select the quiz you created in the above steps.

13. Click Start Quiz! and answer the question you created.

14. Click Go to Submit Quiz, then click Submit Quiz and confirm the submission.

15. End impersonation of the learner and return to the Quizzes tool.

16. Edit the quiz you created in the previous steps.

17. Access the Restrictions tab, and the status of the Quiz to Inactive and click Save and Close.

18. Return to the Classlist and impersonate the same learner again.

19. Navigate to the Quiz List and confirm that the quiz is no longer visible.

20. Navigate to Class Progress and click Quizzes.

21. Expand the Details below the quiz name and click Attempt 1.

22. Observe that the learner has access to the submission view of the inactive quiz.

Self Assessments

PRB0051516In self assessments, replacement strings created in feedback for multiple choice and true or false questions are not populated correctly. This leads to page not found errors displaying for users attempting to check the self assessment's feedback.




2. From the navbar, select Content and create a new module.


4. Enter a title, include some text in the body and click Publish.



5. Return to the new content module, click Existing Activities and select Self Assessments.

6. Click Create New Self Assessment, provide a name and click Create and Insert.

7. Select the self assessment from the content module and click Self Assessment Setup.

8. Click Add/Edit Questions, click New and select True or False Question.

9. Enter question text.

10. In the Feedback HTML editor for the true response click Insert Quicklink.

11. From the available Course Materials select Content.

12. Select the module and content topic you created in the previous steps.

13. In the Feedback HTML editor for the false response click Insert Quicklink.

14. From the available Course Materials select Content.

15. Select the module and content topic you created in the previous steps.

16. Click Save and then Done Editing Questions.

17. Navigate to the Classlist and impersonate a learner.

18. From the navbar select Content and open the Self Assessment item.

19. Select the radio button for either response.

20. Observe the speech bubble that shows the name of the content topic the feedback links to.

21. Select the link to the content topic and observe the Page Not Found error that displays.

Users

PRB0053435 - DaylightIf you make enrollments into a user collection, the page locks and prevents you from selecting any available links.

As a workaround, refresh your page after enrolling users into a user collection.



1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment and ensure that the configuration variable d2l.System.BrightspaceDaylightExperience is turned on.

2. From the Admin Tools menu, select Users.

3. Select User Collections and click New Collection.


5. Select Enroll Collection and click the icon in the Enroll column for one of the available org units.



6. Select a role from the drop-down list and click Apply.

7. In the dialog window, select Enroll.

8. Observe that the links on the page do not respond.

Widgets

PRB0053532 - DaylightThe search, sort, and filter options previously available in the My Courses widget have been removed from Daylight in the latest release. This functionality is to be reintroduced in an upcoming release.

As a workaround, users with more than 25 courses can use the course search in the Course Selector on the navbar to locate courses.

Found in Brightspace Learning Environment 10.6.9 - Daylight.


1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment and ensure that Daylight is enabled.

2. From the My Courses widget, click View All Courses.

3. Observe that the search, sort, and filter options are not available.


Brightspace Platform 10.6.9About D2L

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The company partners with thought-leading organizations to improve learning through data-driven technology that helps deliver a personalized experience to every learner, regardless of geography or ability. D2L’s open and extensible platform is used by more than 1,100 clients and almost 15 million individual learners in higher education, K–12, healthcare, government, and the enterprise sector—including Fortune 1000 companies.

The company has operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, Brazil, and Singapore. www.brightspace.com (http://www.brightspace.com) | www.D2L.com (http://www.d2l.com)

Contact Us

Phone: 1.519.772.0325 (Worldwide)

Toll Free: 1.888.772.0325 (North America)

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0.800.452.069 (New Zealand)

1.800.656.210 (Australia)

0.800.891.4507 (Brazil)

Fax: 1.519.772.0324

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @Brightspace

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