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Brightspace Platform 10.7.7 Release Notes

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© 2017 by D2L Corporation. All rights reserved.

Contents

Contents................................................................................................................ 2

Features ................................................................................................................ 5

Brightspace Learning Environment ................................................................... 5

Activity Feed - General availability of scheduled posts - AWS Enabled | Updated ........................................................................................................ 5

Assignments - Rubric Visibility | Updated...................................................... 6

Brightspace for Parents - User Is Parent Permission | New ......................... 8

Capture - Capture 8.6 and earlier are no longer supported | Removed ....... 9

Data Hub - Improvements to Brightspace Data Sets - AWS Enabled | Updated ........................................................................................................ 9

Grades - Expansion of grade exemptions work| Updated .......................... 11

Groups and Sections - Improvements | Updated ........................................ 14

Lessons - General availability - AWS Enabled | New ................................. 15

Lessons - Browse for HTML Templates when creating documents | New . 17

Lessons – Compatible with exemptions | New ............................................ 18

Lessons - Add content from 3rd party Content-Item Message tool providers | New ............................................................................................ 18

Lessons - Learners can download materials | New .................................... 19

Users – View and edit notification numbers | New ...................................... 21

Fixed Issues ........................................................................................................ 22

Assignments .................................................................................................... 22

PRB0056125 ................................................................................................ 22

Brightspace Developer Platform ..................................................................... 22

PRB0055896 ................................................................................................ 22

Calendar .......................................................................................................... 23

PRB0052564 ................................................................................................ 23

Groups and Sections ....................................................................................... 23

PRB0056118 ................................................................................................ 23

Import/Export/Copy Components ................................................................... 23

PRB0055494 ................................................................................................ 23

PRB0055508 ................................................................................................ 23

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Integrations ...................................................................................................... 24

PRB0055398 ................................................................................................ 24

Intelligent Agents ............................................................................................. 24

PRB0055781 ................................................................................................ 24

PRB0053470 ................................................................................................ 24

Lessons ........................................................................................................... 25

PRB0055975 ................................................................................................ 25

Learning Object Repository ............................................................................ 25

PRB0044576 ................................................................................................ 25

Quizzes ............................................................................................................ 25

PRB0056308 ................................................................................................ 25

User Management ........................................................................................... 26

PRB0056116 ................................................................................................ 26

Known Issues ..................................................................................................... 27

Assignment Grader ......................................................................................... 27

PRB0055956 ................................................................................................ 27

Assignments .................................................................................................... 27

PRB0053402 ................................................................................................ 27

Brightspace for Parents................................................................................... 28

PRB0056110 ................................................................................................ 28

Content ............................................................................................................ 28

PRB0056088 ................................................................................................ 28

PRB0052721 ................................................................................................ 29

PRB0055998 ................................................................................................ 29

Course Management ....................................................................................... 30

PRB0056060 ................................................................................................ 30

PRB0054980 ................................................................................................ 30

Groups ............................................................................................................. 30

PRB0055995 ................................................................................................ 30

Lessons ........................................................................................................... 31

PRB0055004 ................................................................................................ 31

Navigation and Themes .................................................................................. 31

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PRB0054855 ................................................................................................ 31

Quizzes ............................................................................................................ 32

PRB0053510 ................................................................................................ 32

PRB0053430 ................................................................................................ 32

Surveys ............................................................................................................ 33

PRB0053291 ................................................................................................ 33

Widgets ............................................................................................................ 33

PRB0055997 ................................................................................................ 33

PRB0055688 ................................................................................................ 33

About D2L ........................................................................................................... 35

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Features

Brightspace Learning Environment

Activity Feed - General availability of scheduled posts - AWS Enabled | Updated

Scheduled posts allow instructors to create a post in advance, and set it to appear on the Activity Feed at a future date and time. This allows instructors to create posts at convenient times to better manage and control their feed.

Figure: Select Post Later to schedule to post to appear at a future date and time

Figure: Set the date and time and click Schedule Post

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Impact of Change Technical Details Next Steps

Slight impact to instructors due to additional options available when creating activity feed posts.

Availability: This feature is available to all clients in the US, Canada, Ireland, Australia, and Singapore.

To enable: N/A

Microservices dependencies: This service depends on the Authentication service, Landlord service, and the Reflex service.

Microservices location(s): Authentication and Landlord are services in the following Amazon Web Services™ (AWS) location: U.S. East (N. Virginia).

The Reflex service is available to clients in the US, Canada, Ireland, Australia, and Singapore.

Client regions are determined by D2L and routed accordingly.

A planned post can take up to two minutes to appear in the feed from the scheduled time.

Planned assignments are hidden from users and automatically become visible once they appear in the feed.

N/A

Assignments - Rubric Visibility | Updated

In the Assignments tool, rubrics are now positioned at the beginning of the assessment portion for an assignment. Previously, rubrics appeared below the Learning Objectives as part of a large list of rubric links. Now, additional links have been removed and the rubrics are displayed, followed by the assignment’s learning objectives.

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Figure: The assignment rubric is visible above the assignment learning objectives.

Figure: Rubric links are condensed down to one single link.

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Slight impact to users due to the new placement of assignment rubrics.

Availability: This feature is available to all clients.

To enable: Assign rubrics to competencies and learning objectives to see the update.

Microservices Dependencies: N/A

Microservices Location(s): N/A

N/A

Brightspace for Parents - User Is Parent Permission | New

This feature introduces the new User Is Parent permission, which must be enabled on the Parent role to grant Parents / Legal Guardians access to Brightspace for Parents.


Slight impact to Brightspace for Parents users with the Parent role due to the new User Is Parent permission.

Availability: This permission is available to all Brightspace for Parents users with the Parent role.

To enable: Administrators must enable the User Is Parent permission for the Parent role.

Microservices dependencies: N/A

Microservices locations: N/ A

This permission does not impact the creation of parent-child relationships using SIS integrations.

Contact your Administrator to enable the User Is Parent permission for the Parent role.

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With the introduction of this role permission, if Brightspace for Parents users do not have a child associated with their account, then a message is displayed stating that there are no learners associated with their account.

Capture - Capture 8.6 and earlier are no longer supported | Removed

The infrastructure supporting Capture 8.6 and earlier is now deprecated. Communications about this change to support began with the initial deprecation notice in March 2017. Removal of infrastructure support is the final step in completing the deprecation process.


Moderate impact to users who have not upgraded to a supported version of Capture.

N/A If your instance of Capture has not yet been upgraded, please contact your D2L Customer Success Manager.

Data Hub - Improvements to Brightspace Data Sets - AWS Enabled | Updated

To address gaps in how data is generated for certain fields in Brightspace Data Sets, this release includes improvements to the following Brightspace Data Sets and the supporting documentation:

• Awards Issued:

• Full and differential CSVs now include an IssuedId column (BIGINT).

• Primary key is now the singleton IssuedId (previously, a composite of AwardId, OrgUnitId, UserId).

• Attendance Details:

• Full and differential CSVs now include an AttendanceSessionId column (BIGINT).

• Primary key is now a composite of AttendanceSessionId and UserId.

• Chat Session Log:

• Full and differential CSVs now include a MessageId column (BIGINT).

• Primary key is now the singleton MessageId.

• Competency Activity Results:

• Full and differential CSVs now include a RubricId column (nullable BIGINT), which represents the rubric id attached to the competency activity (used for evaluation).

• Competency Structure

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• Full and differential CSV now include an EntryTime column (INT).

• Primary key is now a composite of BaseObjectId, ObjectId, ParentObjectId, and EntryTime.

• Course Awards:

• Full and differential CSV now include an AssociationId column (BIGINT).

• Primary key is now the singleton AssociationId.

• Discussion Posts

• Full and differential CSV now include a ScoreOutOf column (nullable Float), which represents the topic score used to evaluate the thread. Note: Score can exceed ScoreOutOf.

• Discussion Topic User Scores

• Full and differential CSVs now include a ScoreOutOf column (nullable Float), which represents the topic score used to evaluate the thread. Note: Score can exceed ScoreOutOf (depending on Scoring Method).

• Full and differential CSVs now include the ScoreCalculationMethod column (Nullable String). Strings are predefined, with the following possible values:

• Average - Calculates the score from the average score of each post in the topic made by a user.

• Max - Calculates the score based on the maximum score of any one post in the topic for a user.

• Min - Calculates the score based on the minimum score of any one post in the topic for a user.

• Mode Max - Given the number of posts, selects the score that is repeated the most. If there is a tie, it takes the highest score.

• Mode Min - Given the number of posts, selects the score that is repeated the most. If there is a tie, it takes the lowest score.

• Sum - Calculates the score from the sum of scores on each post in a topic for a user.

• Blank value (null) - The score is not calculated based on the scores of each post (Manual updates).

• Full and differential CSVs now include an IncludeNonScoredValues column (Boolean [True|False]). True posts that have not been scored are scored as 0. Otherwise, posts without a score are not included in the score aggregate (defined in the ScoreCalculationType).

• Grade Schemes:

• Full and differential CSVs now include a GradeSchemeRangeId column (BIGINT).

• Primary key is now a composite of GradeSchemeId and GradeSchemeRangeId.

• Rubric Assessment Criteria:

• Full and differential CSVs now includes a CriterionId column (BIGINT).

• Primary key is now a composite of AssessmentId, RubricId, and CriterionId.

• User Logins:

• Full and differential CSVs now includes a LoginAttemptId column (BIGINT).

• Primary key is now the singleton LoginAttemptId.

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Slight impact to administrators due to database table changes and updates to documentation.

Availability of full data sets: Brightspace Core clients in the following regions:

• North America

• EMEA

• APAC

Availability of differential data sets: AWS-hosted Brightspace Insights and Brightspace Core clients in the following regions:

• North America

• EMEA

• APAC

To enable: N/A

Microservices dependencies: Authentication Service and Landlord Service.

Microservices location(s): Authentication and Landlord are services in the following Amazon Web Services™ (AWS) location: U.S. East (N. Virginia)

For more information, refer to the updated Brightspace Analytics - Administrator Guide and Data Hub - Administrator Guide when they are released.

N/A

Grades - Expansion of grade exemptions work| Updated

This feature is an expansion of grade exemptions work that impacts the Content tool, the Calendar tool, the Course Schedule, and the Updates widget.

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Figure: Grade exemptions work - Content tool

Figure: Grade exemptions work - Message displayed when a learner clicks on an exempted topic

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Figure: Exempting users from a topic - new Manage Exemptions page


Slight impact to instructors who can now exempt / unexempt learners from content topics.

Instructors can also see a list of learners in the new Manage Exemptions page.


To enable: The existing d2l.Tools.System.Features.IsExemptionsEnabled configuration variable must be turned on and the instructor role must have the Has Access to the Classlist permission (under the Classlist tool) and the Manage User Exemptions permission (under the Users tool) to see the new Manage Exemptions page.

N/A

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Microservices locations: N/A

Slight impact to learners who can see the exemption flag on topics in the Content tool > Table of Contents. When a learner clicks on a topic they are exempt from, a new message displays stating that the learner is exempt from the topic and that the activity can be viewed but does not need to be completed.

The updated count of required topics in the Table of Contents now excludes the exempted grade items.


To enable: N/A



Exempted activities are not due, therefore, not overdue and do not appear in the Overdue items list in Course Schedule.

Exempted items are also not displayed in the learner's Calendar.

Exempted quizzes are not required to be submitted and are excluded from the count of unattempted quizzes that appears in the Updates widget.

N/A

Groups and Sections - Improvements | Updated

Previously, section enrollments were incorrectly determined based on the can be auto-enrolled in to groups or access all groups role properties in some areas.

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This feature includes improvements to section enrollments that are now consistently determined by the can be auto-enrolled in to sections or access all sections role properties.


Slight impact to users due to the improvements made to Groups and Sections.

Availability: These improvements are available to all users.

To enable: N/A



Ensure that your Administrator verifies that the role properties for your organization's roles are set correctly for section enrollment behavior.

Lessons - General availability - AWS Enabled | New

Lessons is now available to clients in all regions. Lessons is a new way for instructors and learners to experience the Content tool in Brightspace Learning Environment. It offers a simplified experience for organizing content, aligning to learning standards, managing the availability of course materials, and automatically scheduling content units as a pacing guideline. With Lessons, instructors can import from the Achievement Standards Network, and map content items to those standards. Instructors can also add their own materials from external sources, such as Google Drive, to supplement existing resources. To promote classroom engagement, the Lessons experience works with the Activity Feed, allowing instructors to easily post content materials to a course homepage.


Moderate impact to administrators due to required configuration variables, tool changes, and permissions to make this feature available.

Availability: This feature is now available to clients in all regions.

To Enable: To make Lessons available in Brightspace Learning Environment, the d2l.Tools.Content.IsLessonsEnabled, d2l.Tools.Content.UseLessonsExperience, and

1. In the Config Variable Browser, set the Organization Value for d2l.Tools.Content.IsLesonsEnabled to on.

2. Turn on d2l.Tools.Content.UseLessonsExperience for all courses to use the Lessons experience. To enable Lessons for individual courses, set override values in the in the d2l.Tools.Content.UseLessonsExperience

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d2l.System.Services.DocumentConversion.IsEnabled configuration variables must be turned on.

The Learning Outcomes tool must be turned on, and the Manage Outcomes permission is required to import standards from the Achievement Standards Network and to copy standard requirements between courses.

Microservices Dependencies: The Lessons Experience depends on the Document Conversion Service, the Activity Feed Service, and the Learning Outcomes Registry Service (LOReS). These services depend on the Authentication Service.

Microservices Locations: The Document Conversion Service is available in the following Amazon Web Services™ (AWS) locations: U.S. East (N. Virginia), Canada Central (Montreal), Asia Pacific (Sydney).

The Activity Feed Service is available in the following Amazon Web Services™ (AWS) locations: U.S. East (N. Virginia), Canada Central (Montreal), EU (Ireland), Asia Pacific (Sydney, Singapore).

LOReS is available in the following Amazon Web Services™ (AWS) locations: U.S. East (N. Virginia),

configuration variable for the desired courses.

3. Turn on d2l.System.Services.DocumentConversion.IsEnabled to activate Document Conversion Service for your organization.

4. From the Admin Tools menu, select Organization Tools and turn on Learning Outcomes.

5. Grant the Manage Outcomes permission for the Learning Outcomes tool to roles responsible for importing standards and copying standards between courses.

For additional information, visit the Lessons topics for instructors and Lessons topics for administrators on the D2L documentation site.

https://documentation.brightspace.com/EN/le/content/admin/about_lessons.htm

https://documentation.brightspace.com/EN/le/content/admin/about_lessons.htm

https://documentation.brightspace.com/

https://documentation.brightspace.com/

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Canada Central (Montreal), EU (Ireland), Asia Pacific (Sydney, Singapore).

The Authentication Service is available in the following Amazon Web Services™ (AWS) locations: U.S. East (N. Virginia).

Lessons - Browse for HTML Templates when creating documents | New

When creating new documents in Lessons, instructors can browse for HTML templates to bring a more consistent feel to their course content. HTML Templates can be selected from Course Offering Files or Shared Files.


Slight impact to instructors due to additional options available when creating documents in Lessons.

Availability: This feature is available to clients in all regions.

To enable: N/A


Microservices location(s): N/A

If you attempt to navigate away from an HTML file that is not saved, a warning displays to prevent work from being lost.

N/A

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Lessons – Compatible with exemptions | New

Exemptions placed on content topics are visible in courses using Lessons. When learners access materials in Lessons that they are exempt from, an exempt message displays. Learners can still access activities they are exempt from but they are not required to complete them.


Slight impact to administrators due to configuration variables related to the use of exemptions.


To enable: The existing d2l.Tools.System.Features.IsExemptionsEnabled configuration variable must be turned on.



N/A

Slight impact to instructors and learners due to exemptions being available in Lessons.


To enable: N/A



N/A

Lessons - Add content from 3rd party Content-Item Message tool providers | New

Existing Content-Item Message tool providers appear among the Add Materials tiles in Lessons to allow more options when creating course content.


Slight impact to instructors due to additional options available when adding materials in Lessons.


To enable: N/A

N/A

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Lessons - Learners can download materials | New

Learners can download materials from Lessons if the required permissions are granted to their role. Learner roles with permission to Download Content Topics see a download icon when accessing individual materials in Lessons. Learner roles with permission to Compile and Download Content see a download icon when browsing units, lessons, and folders. This allows them to download multiple files simultaneously.

Figure: Learners with permission to Download Content Topics see a download icon when viewing individual materials in Lessons

Figure: Learners with permission to Compile and Download Content see a download icon when viewing units, lessons, and folders in Lessons

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Slight impact to administrators due to learner permission considerations


To enable: N/A



Grant learner roles permission to Download Content Topics and Compile and Download Content.

Slight impact to learners due to the ability to download materials from Lessons.

N/A N/A

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Users – View and edit notification numbers | New

This feature enables administrators with the required permissions to search for and edit notification numbers a user has set up for SMS notifications in the users' search results within the Manage Users area.

This feature also includes new APIs to support searching for users based on Notification Number and Email.

This feature implements PIE items D2712, D699, and D605.

Figure: Searching for a user

Figure: User List with the Notification Number column

Impact of Change

Technical Details Next Steps

Slight impact to administrators who can search for and edit user notification numbers in the search results within the Manage Users area.

Availability: This feature is available to administrators with the required permissions.

To enable: For the administrator role, turn on the new User Information Privacy tool > See Notification Phone Number permission and the new Users tool > Edit the Users' Notification Phone Number permission at the organization level.

For existing users, on the Manage Users > Settings page, enable the Notification Number as

Contact your D2L Administrator to turn on the relevant configuration variable and permissions .

For more information about the new APIs, see the Brightspace Developer Platform documents.

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Impact of Change

Technical Details Next Steps

a column in the users' search results grid within the Manage Users area.

For new users, turn on the new d2l.Tools.ManageUsers.UserList.DisplayNumber ( User ) configuration variable for the Notification Phone Number column to be displayed by default in the User List within the Manage Users area.



Fixed Issues

To keep you informed about the product improvements D2L has made, the Fixed Issues List consists of issues that have been fixed in a specific release, unless otherwise noted.

Assignments

PRB0056125

Previously, in Brightspace Learning Environment, when you attempted to view a list of assignment submission folders, and if the first page of results corresponded to draft folders in User Progress, the page did not display any folders.

Now, in Brightspace Learning Environment, when you attempt to view a list of assignment submission folders in User Progress, all folders marked as hidden from users are ignored when determining page results.

Fixed in Brightspace Learning Environment 10.7.7.

Brightspace Developer Platform

PRB0055896

Previously, when you attempted to build a module hierarchy in the Content tool by calling the POST route of the Content API, you might have encountered an error.

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Now, you can successfully build a module hierarchy in the Content tool by calling the POST route of the Content API, without error.


Calendar

PRB0052564

Previously, when you used the English (United Kingdom) (en-gb) locale, the short date format was set to m/d/yyyy.

Now, when you use the English (United Kingdom) (en-gb) locale, the short date format is set to dd/mm/yyyy, as expected.


Groups and Sections

PRB0056118

Previously, in the Brightspace API, the GET /d2l/api/lp/(version)/(orgUnitId)/sections/settings API did not function for API versions greater than 1.16.

Now, in the Brightspace API, the GET /d2l/api/lp/(version)/(orgUnitId)/sections/settings API works for more recent API versions, as expected.


Import/Export/Copy Components

PRB0055494

Previously, in Brightspace Learning Environment,when you attempted to copy a course that contained more than 2000 release conditions, the Copy Course Components process timed out.

Now, in Brightspace Learning Environment, you can successfully copy a course that contains more than 2000 release conditions, without error.


PRB0055508

Previously, in Brightspace Learning Environment, if a course contained more than 700 quicklink topics in content, it may have failed to copy using Copy Course Components.

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Now, in Brightspace Learning Environment, you can successfully copy courses with more than 700 quicklink topics using Copy Course Components, without error.


Integrations

PRB0055398

Previously when you made concurrent replaceCourseOfferingRequest or replaceCourseSectionRequest calls using IPSIS LIS 2.0, there was a race condition that occasionally mapped multiple Brightspace IDs to the same Source System ID.

Now, IPSIS calls no longer create duplicate IMExternalID values for two or more mapped OrgUnitIds, as expected.


Intelligent Agents

PRB0055781

Previously, in the Intelligent Agents tool, the number of users identified by an agent's run did not appear accurately for users on the Português (Brasil) language pack.

Now, in the Intelligent Agents tool, the number of users identified by an agent's run appears accurately for users on the Português (Brasil) language pack, as expected.


PRB0053470

Previously, in Brightspace Learning Environment while creating an intelligent agent, when you clicked on the What replace strings can I use in the subject and message? link, you could not view newly added replace string information.

Now, in Brightspace Learning Environment while creating an intelligent agent, when you click on the What replace strings can I use in the subject and message? link, you can view newly added replace string information, as expected.


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Lessons

PRB0055975

Previously, in the Lessons tool while using a Google Chrome browser, when you attempted to edit an equation, you might have encountered an error.

Now, in the Lessons tool while using a Google Chrome browser, you can edit an equation, as expected.


Learning Object Repository

PRB0044576

Previously, clients were unable to view videos on iPads when using the Brightspace Learning Repository.

Now, clients can view videos on iPads using Brightspace Learning Repository and navigate to specific locations within the video, as expected.


Quizzes

PRB0056308

Previously, when you pushed grades from the Quizzing tool to the Grades tool, the log of grade changes was stored incorrectly. It displayed as having been made by an invalid user instead of by the instructor who pushed the grades from Quizzing. In Grades, the changes from Quizzes were not displayed in the grade log for the specific grade item. There was no impact to the users' grade values or final grades, but the log of who changed the grades was missing.

Now, when you push grades from the Quizzing tool to the Grades tool, the log of grade changes correctly displays the changes and the user who pushed the grades, as expected.


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User Management

PRB0056116

Previously, in the Manage Users tool, the Display Options settings window, displayed options that were not available to users based on their roles and permissions.

Now, in the Manage Users tool, the Display Options settings window only displays options available to users based on their roles and permissions, as expected.


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Known Issues

At the time of publication, there were no known issues identified for this release.

Assignment Grader

PRB0055956

When the d2l.System.Services.DocumentConversion.IsEnabled config variable is turned off, instructors are unable to open files uploaded by learners.

Found in Brightspace Learning Environment 10.7.5.

To reproduce this issue:

1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment as an administrator. 2. From the Admin Tools menu, select Config Variable Browser. 3. Ensure that the d2l.System.Services.DocumentConversion.IsEnabled config variable is

disabled. 4. In a test course, create an assignment submission folder. 5. Log in as a learner and submit a file to the Assignment submission folder that is not an

image or PDF file. 6. Log in to the Assignment Grader app as the instructor. 7. Go to the Assignment submission folder and attempt to download the submitted file. 8. Observe that the “Downloading attachment” message appears, but does not go away.

Assignments

PRB0053402

The "Allow learners to see Turnitin similarity scores in their submission folder" option for assignment submission folders defaults and toggles off on tab navigation.



1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment as an administrator, and access a test course.

2. On the navbar, click Assignments. 3. Under Assignments, click New Submission Folder and create an assignment

submission folder. 4. Include a name and initial start/end date, and click Turnitin. 5. Click Enable Turnitin for this folder.

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6. Once enabled, select the Allow learners to see Turnitin similarity scores in their submission folder setting.

7. Click Save. 8. Navigate to the Restrictions tab, then back to the Turnitin tab. 9. Observe that the Allow learners to see Turnitin similarity scores in their submission folder

setting is now turned off.

Brightspace for Parents

PRB0056110

In Brightspace for Parents, when an administrator impersonates a parent, they are not directed to the parent homepage. Instead, the parent account is re-directed to the organization homepage.


Steps to reproduce:

1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment as an administrator. 2. From the Admin Tools menu, select Users, and search for a parent. 3. Impersonate a parent. 4. Observe that the parent is directed to the organization home page instead of the parent

dashboard.

Content

PRB0056088

When navigating to a newly-created discussion topic from a course content topic, the discussion topic flyout menu does not appear.



1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment and access a test course. 2. On the navbar, click Discussions. 3. Select New, and from the drop-down menu, select New Forum. 4. Enter a forum title, then click Save and Close. 5. Navigate to the new discussion forum, and click the action button. 6. From the drop-down menu, select Add Topic. 7. Enter in a course topic title, and click Save and Close. 8. Navigate to Content. Click Add Existing, and select the discussion topic created in the

previous steps.

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9. Navigate to the newly-created topic. 10. Observe that there is no fly-out menu present on the Test Discussion Topic page,

regardless of appearance setting.

PRB0052721

A content link that open to an external site in a new tab also updates the Content tab the user navigated from.

Found in Brightspace Learning Environment 10.6.5



2. On the navbar, click Content, and create a new module. 3. Click Upload / Create, and select Create a Link. 4. Enter a URL and link title, and ensure the link has Open as External Resource selected. 5. From the Content menu, click on the external link. Observe that, along with the link

opened in a new tab, the previous tab navigates to the content topic page.

PRB0055998

Audio files types that are not playable by a browser, such as .WAV, are not consistently displaying warnings to alert users that they must download the files to listen to the audio.

As a workaround, download any audio files that encounter difficulty playing in your browser.

NOTE – This info will be tracked as part of PRB0052761 in future know and fixed issues lists.


1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment and access a test course. 2. On the navbar, click Content, click Upload / Create, and select Video or Audio. 3. Open the Upload tab from the pop up window and select Browse. 4. Select a .WAV file from your computer and click Open. 5. Click Save. 6. Open the file using any supported browser. 7. Observe that a warning does not always display to indicate your browser cannot play the

file.

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Course Management

PRB0056060

Loading a Course Selector menu from the navbar with a slow connection can cause the Course Selector to load without courses.

As a workaround, refresh the web page.



1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment. 2. Click the Course Selector menu from the navbar. 3. Observe that courses do not load in the Course Selector menu if you are using a slow

connection.

PRB0054980

Course banners over a specific resolution cannot be resized with Image APIs. If the banner is too large, the Image API returns a 500 error.

As a workaround, limit course banner height and width values to less than 17500 px.



1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment as an administrator, and navigate to a test course.

2. Hover over the ellipses […], and select Change Image. 3. Click Upload, select a course banner larger than 17500x17500, and click Save. 4. Return to the course homepage, and observe that the course banner fails to load.

Groups

PRB0055995

Users are unable to add Group Locker files to any location that calls LegacyAddFile.

As a workaround, clicking Go next to the file type filter will make the Add button visible.



1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment as an administrator, and select a test course.

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2. From Course Admin, under Learner Management, click Groups. 3. Click New Category, and create a new group category. 4. Under Additional Options, ensure that Set up lockers is enabled. 5. Assign a learner to one of the groups. 6. Impersonate the learner enrolled in the previous steps. 7. Upload any file to your group locker. 8. Navigate to an assignment submission folder in the course, and add a file using the

Group Locker option. 9. Observe that the Add button is not visible until Go is selected on the Files of Type filter.

Lessons

PRB0055004

With Lessons experience enabled, the path underneath the navigation menu may appear blank when Content is selected.

As a workaround, clear your browser cache.



1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment with Lessons experience enabled. 2. Access a test course, and on the navbar click Content. 3. Observe that the page under the navigation menu may appear blank.

Navigation and Themes

PRB0054855

SVG files without a fixed height and width do not display in Chrome when used as a logo in a theme or navbar.

As a workaround, ensure the width and height properties of SVG elements are defined.



1. Using Google Chrome, log in to Brightspace Learning Environment as an administrator. 2. From the Admin Tools menu, click Navigation and Themes. 3. Select the current course navbar and click Themes. 4. Click New Theme. 5. Using an SVG file for the navbar logo, create a theme. 6. Observe that the logo is missing from the theme/navbar.

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Quizzes

PRB0053510

Ordering Questions (ORD) allow users to choose the same order for all options.



1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment as an administrator. 2. On the navbar, click Quizzes. 3. Click Create a Quiz. 4. Enter a quiz title, then click Add/Edit Questions. 5. Click New, and from the drop-down menu select Ordering Question (ORD). 6. Enter information in to the Question Text and Item fields. 7. Under Options, set the order value of each response to “1.” Observe that the quiz can be

saved, even if every option is set to “1.” 8. Preview the quiz and observe that the options for each response number from 1-4, even

though each response was set to “1.”

PRB0053430

When importing quizzes that only have an end date to show in the calendar, the quiz properties do not have the Display in calendar option selected.

As a workaround, in the export package edit<d2l_2p0:has_schedule_event>no</d2l_2p0:has_schedule_event> to instead read <d2l_2p0:has_schedule_event>yes</d2l_2p0:has_schedule_event>.



1. Log in to Brightspace Learning Environment as an administrator. 2. In a test course, create a new quiz. 3. Under Properties, ensure that the quiz is active, only has an end date, and that Display

in calendar is selected. 4. Export the quiz, and download the associated package. 5. Navigate to another course and click Quizzes. 6. Click New Quiz. 7. Under Quiz Questions, click Add/Edit Questions. 8. Click Import, and select Upload a File. 9. Select and import the quiz file from the previous course.

10. In Quizzes, open the drop-down menu beside the newly-imported quiz and select Edit. 11. Under Properties, observe that Display in calendar is no longer selected.

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Surveys

PRB0053291

When re-entering the Special Access setting for a user in a survey, the Start Date and End Date times change from their original values.




2. On the navbar, click Surveys. 3. Click New Survey, and fill out the Name field. 4. Click Restrictions, set the survey status to Active, and select Allow only users with

special access to see this survey. 5. Click Add Users to Special Access, and grant special access to a learner. 6. Set a Start Date and End Date for the special access. 7. Beside the chosen user, click Edit special access for [username]. 8. Observe that the Start Date and End Date have changed from their original settings.

Widgets

PRB0055997

Clients using vanity URLs are unable to retrieve custom course images used in course banners or the My Courses widget.



1. Log in to a Brightspace Learning Environment that uses a vanity URL. 2. Navigate to a course. 3. Select a custom image for the course banner. 4. Return to the organization homepage. 5. Navigate to the My Courses widget to view the course tile, or view the course banner. 6. Open the console. 7. Observe that a 403 error is produced when retrieving the course banner and tiles.

PRB0055688

When using Google Chrome, hovering over a course in the My Courses widget does not always display the ellipses […] to access editing options for that course.

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As a workaround, use an alternative browser.



1. Using Google Chrome, log in to Brightspace Learning Environment. 2. Hover over a course in the My Courses widget. 3. Observe that the ellipses [...] does not appear.

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