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About system administration
In Brightspace, system administration tasks include: * Manage properties of system-defined forms with the Form Elements tool * Configure Learning Tool Interoperability (LTI) support * Define how learning materials interact with one another with Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) * Create external links with…
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Form Elements
Brightspace uses system-defined form items to gather data from users through its pages and forms. The Form Elements tool lists forms that group form items for use in specific Brightspace tools. Form items can be fields, drop-down lists, check boxes, and other data types. Some form items are reusable across tools and can be…
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Create external links
To create external links External links enable public access to material within the system from outside Brightspace. If a learner clicks an external link from outside the Brightspace, they are first taken to the Brightspace login page. You can create and manage external links the same way as internal links. Only URLs that…
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Create a global Announcements item
You create and manage global Announcements items the same as Announcements items in course offerings, with the following exception: Global Announcements items have the additional setting Show Only In Course Offerings. When you select this setting, a posting only appears on Course Home pages, not in the Announcements widget…
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Create your org unit or user data set in a CSV file format
Create a new file with a text editor (e.g. Notepad, TextEdit) or a spreadsheet application (e.g. Excel, Numbers). Do one of the following:* If you are using a text editor, enter your specific data set as a list of one item per line. * If you are using a spreadsheet application, enter your specific data set as a list of one…
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Broken Link Viewer
The Broken Link Viewer tool stores a list of broken links found on your site. A broken link error occurs when a browser attempts to access a page or item that does not exist. Link verification is done on text links, images, plug-ins, backgrounds, style sheets, scripts, Java applets, and more. The Broken Link Viewer…
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Create an external FAQ
Administrators can create external FAQs to allow public access to questions and answers available on a website outside of Brightspace. You can create and manage external FAQs the same way as internal FAQs. From the Admin Tools menu, click External FAQs. Create categories and questions. Use the URL that displays in the…