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In Blackboard text boxes

There are certain areas where you have to be careful what characters you use in your naming. These areas include:

In Uploaded Files

Files that you will be uploading to Blackboard should be named with the “safe” characters in mind. A file named “Prof. André’s Assignment #3 due 9/12/2012.pdf” is probably going to be problematic to upload. Keep file names short, simple and safe.

What is a blackboard feed file?

The data that is fed into Blackboard Learn to create users, courses, update records and so on exists in a "feed file." Snapshot Feed Files can be character-delimited flat files or XML files that conform to IMS standards. Blackboard adheres to the Global Community XML encoding standards, which commonly uses UTF-8. This topic reviews in detail the format of Snapshot flat files and provides a link to information about IMS standards for XML files. For a complete list of feed file headers and object types, see SIS Feed File Headers and Object Types.

What is a delete record file?

A "Delete Records" file will be the file format used to purge unwanted data from Blackboard Learn and may encompass information about any of the ten entities that are to be transferred to the Blackboard database. The file need only contain certain key fields to delete data records from Blackboard Learn. For a list of the required fields for each entity type, see the feed file topics, starting with Category Data Feed Elements. The file format for the Delete Records file is as follows:

What is a snapshot feed file?

The Snapshot Feed File can be a "flat file," another term for a delimited text file . A Feed File may include information about any of the 10 entities that are transferred to Blackboard Learn. A Feed File consists of a header row that identifies each of the columns or fields of data followed by one or more rows of data records.

What is an XML snapshot?

Compared to a flat file feed, an XML Snapshot file has increased flexibility in that the XML files can process one data type at a time, or combine multiple data types to be processed at once. While Blackboard Learn does not validate against the XML Data Dictionary defined in Data Format Tables for XML Files, the code must be well-formed, meaning each nested tag must be properly closed.

What is a header row in a feed file?

The Header Row in a Feed File contains Field Names, which are the exact names of the fields included in the file. These names are listed in the tables in the feed file topics, starting with Category Data Feed Elements. The header fields are delimited with the same character as the data records.

Session menu

From the Tell me about Collaborate pop-up, go to the Introduction to Collaborate button.

My Status and Settings

On the main page, go to the My Status and Settings pop-up button. The pop-up button is two Tab stops after the Open Session Menu and Open Collaborate buttons.

Audio, Video, and Raise Hand controls

The audio, video, and raise hand controls are located on the main page of Collaborate and follow the My Status and Settings pop-up button in the navigation order.