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How to access the API using LTI Launch data
Hi everyone! I'm wondering how to use the data provided in an LTI launch (oauth_nonce, etc...) to make API calls. We are currently using an OAuth 2.0 App to access the API but would like to not have to deal with syncing up access tokens across instances. Thank you!
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405: Method Not Allowed error when attempting to delete Discussion Posts
I'm am trying to add support for Discussions to my web application and have run into an issue with deleting discussion posts in particular (endpoint reference link). I've tested my GET, POST, and DELETE endpoint calls for Forums and Topics, and all work without issue. I am also able to GET discussion posts without a…
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Having trouble linking my Cengage MindTap course to my Brightspace course.
After I create a module named Access to Cengage Course and Registration and drag the Cengage icon into it, I have not been able to bring up the course from the Cengage resource list. It will find the ebook, but not the course platform. What needs to be entered into the search bar to bring up a course? Please help. Margaret…
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We would like to have a short answer or written response question where regardless of what the st...
We would like to have a short answer or written response question where regardless of what the student enters for the answer, it auto scores it correctly as long as they enter something. This would be for the use case of a completion question. Any creative ways on how we might accomplish this?
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Is there a way to make discussion board responses private between an instructor and learner?
I'm looking for a way to personally respond to learners in a discussion board through a private thread once their initial thread has been posted. Is there a button allowing instructors to toggle responses between responding to all learners and individual learners?
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Does feedback that has been published appear to students even if the grade item is hidden?
I am working with a faculty member where students are able to view the feedback for the Final test with grade item hidden. The instructor says feedback was added when grading through Enter Grades in the course, and students are able to view the feedback when going and viewing their attempt on the Final test. I suspect this…
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Is there a way to put the same piece of content - in this case a survey - into hundreds of course...
Is there a way to put the same piece of content - in this case a survey - into hundreds of course offerings that already exist? I need to put a survey into lots of pre-existing course offerings. I know this is possible if you create a course offering from scratch by copying another, but what is the quickest way to put a…
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Can BrightSpace confirm that the "Short Description" field for Quiz questions is NEVER accessible...
Can BrightSpace confirm that the "Short Description" field for Quiz questions is NEVER accessible by students taking a Quiz (even using DevTools to look at the raw HTML)? It is tempting to name Quiz questions in a way that may give away the answer. Obviously this would be a bad idea if the "Short Description" field ever…
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Is it possible to automatically put content, like a survey, into every course offering?
I'd really like to know what the best way of putting content in every course offering is. Is it possible to do this in a way that courses automatically contain certain content items when they are created? If not, what would be the best way to do this? Our particular use case is that we want to put the same survey into…
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What's the best way to copy/import a Rubric over from another course? (having issues...)
Trying to import/copy a Rubric from another course. I import it over. Set it to publish. But in Dropbox when I try to add Rubric, it doesn't show up in the list.
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Token being invalidated when config TokenTimeout is -1 (no expiration)ww
Hi there, I have an API that does communicate with D2L API in the background to do some scheduled and user-requested actions. Therefore OAuth does not work for me as D2L does not support OAuth client credentials type, which would allow a nom-browser environment to request OAuth credentials.…
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Adding Activity Feed permissions to new roles...
I'm trying to allow a new role to post via the Activity Feed widget in a course offering, but since this widget is not included in "Roles and Permissions," I'm unsure how to go about adding this ability to a specific role in a course offering beyond facilitator/instructor . I do not want learners to be able to post, so the…
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Receiving an invalid token (403-Forbidden) error from POST when using Python d2lValence library. ...
Receiving an invalid token (403-Forbidden) error from POST when using Python d2lValence library. Exact call is successful (200-OK) when using .NET d2Valence library. Hello - I have been using the D2LValence .NET extension for quite some time to automate the downloading and processing of BDS reports. We have need of the…
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Hi Guys,
Need your help configuring the look of our Brightspace instance. Please see attached...
Hi Guys,Need your help configuring the look of our Brightspace instance. Please see attached. The first one is our current look for the contents of a course offering as a student. How do I change it so that it looks like the second picture? I think this is a value I need to change in the config variable section found in…
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Quiz timer - student disconnect from quiz - time lost? timer stays on? timer reset?
Student gets kicked out of quiz due to interent connection loss or computer froze - timer keeps running? timer resets when student re-enters? timer pauses and restarts once student re-enters? **re-enters: meaning re-entering the same attempt - NOT a new attempt
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Can a Learner have two different roles in the same course?
Hi all, I have set up a online course for a subject matter expert. They need to complete the course themselves, a ong as everyone else in the organisation; however, I also want them to take responsibility for the course long term and do any course updates and run reports so I have set them up as a Super Designer so they…
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Is there a D2L-created article on using the "view as" feature, particularly for instructors viewi...
Is there a D2L-created article on using the "view as" feature, particularly for instructors viewing course sites as students? I've search the community and am coming up empty. Vanderbilt has an awesome guide (https://www.vanderbilt.edu/brightspace/on-demand-resources/how-do-i-view-my-course-from-the-student-view/) and I'd…
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Correct OAuth2 scope for creating new News items
I am trying to incorporate News item creation (endpoint reference link) into my web app and am running into permissions/OAuth2 scope problems. The API reference does not mention specific scope requirements for POSTing to /news, and this knowledge base article seems to suggest any route without specific notes should be…
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Are there any guidelines to prevent slowdown in loading large Discussions?
I am asking on behalf of a faculty person who has experienced slowdown loading a discussion topic. The students were embedding a Padlet iframe which was fine, but once they started replying to each others' posts she experienced slowdown. In the topic there are about 40 original posts with about 20 replies each, for a total…
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Are there any guidelines to prevent slowdown in loading large Discussions?
I am asking on behalf of a faculty person who has experienced slowdown loading a discussion topic. The students were embedding a Padlet iframe which was fine, but once they started replying to each others' posts she experienced slowdown. In the topic there are about 40 original posts with about 20 replies each, for a total…
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D2L's instructional YouTube videos won't embed? Is this due to encryption settings?
Hi there, I am attempting to embed two of D2L's instructional YouTube videos into a content page using templates. When I've embedded other videos using these templates I haven't had any problems. However, I can't these particular ones to work. Is it possible that D2L has set the encryption on these videos to disable…
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D2L's instructional YouTube videos won't embed? Is this due to encryption settings?
Hi there, I am attempting to embed two of D2L's instructional YouTube videos into a content page using templates. When I've embedded other videos using these templates I haven't had any problems. However, I can't these particular ones to work. Is it possible that D2L has set the encryption on these videos to disable…
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I am trying to attach a rubric to an assignment and the Add Rubric button is missing. I was able ...
I am trying to attach a rubric to an assignment and the Add Rubric button is missing. I was able to attach previously rubrics in my course, but now I am unable to. What would be the cause(s) for this, and how would I correct this? Please and thank you! I have read through other forums and there was mention of the…
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Missing Mail Templates?
In Admin > Mail Template Management, a few of the templates have a Subject or Body that looks like this: {term not found: MailTemplates.Main.CustomReportingFramework.Mail.txtDHEmailMessage} * What happened? * How is it that they still work? * Does this need to be fixed? Thanks.
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Is the OrgUnitTypeId for CourseOffering is fixed for all D2l Instances??
OrgUnitType Id for Course offering is "3" for my installation. Is it fixed for all D2L installation or it depends on the D2L installation. I want to filter organization of Course Offering type since https://docs.valence.desire2learn.com/res/orgunit.html#get--d2l-api-lp-(version)-outypes- this API is not authorized for…
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Is the OrgUnitTypeId for CourseOffering is fixed for all D2l Instances??
OrgUnitType Id for Course offering is "3" for my installation. Is it fixed for all D2L installation or it depends on the D2L installation. I want to filter organization of Course Offering type since https://docs.valence.desire2learn.com/res/orgunit.html#get--d2l-api-lp-(version)-outypes- this API is not authorized for…
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Is there a way to have assignments be marked as 0s after their deadline?
Right now the only options I see are to either drop missing assignments or automatically count any posted assignment as a 0. I'm hoping there's a middle ground where an assignment logs a 0 after the due date, but not before then.
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What exactly is the relationship between the Date and Limit Duration fields on the Quiz Submissio...
What exactly is the relationship between the Date and Limit Duration fields on the Quiz Submission View, View Restrictions? Do they work together or does one cancel the other out? For instance, is it possible to open up access to an additional view 24-hours after the end date and permit access for a 10-hour period? If View…
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Hello, everyone! I was wondering if someone knows about a tool for Brightspace that can verify an...
Hello, everyone! I was wondering if someone knows about a tool for Brightspace that can verify an image's originality? This is mostly for our design teachers that are a little nervious about the legimity of their students works (Logos Designs, Anatomy drawings, planes, and etc.)when we were giving presencial classes it was…
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Missing Mail Templates?
In Admin > Mail Template Management, a few of the templates have a Subject or Body that looks like this: {term not found: MailTemplates.Main.CustomReportingFramework.Mail.txtDHEmailMessage} * What happened? * How is it that they still work? * Does this need to be fixed? Thanks.