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What is the file name of a Blackboard course package?

Aug 11, 2017 · If one of your files has an “Invalid File” error message associated with it, this means that this attachment is pointing to a file on an older UMBC server. If this error occurred …

Why am I getting a sign on error in Blackboard Learn?

Mar 14, 2020 · To create an exception for a student or group of students: Go to the content area where the test is deployed. Click on the action arrow to select Edit Test Options. Scroll about halfway down the page to the Test Availability Exception area. Click …

What happens when a course is retired from Blackboard?

Jun 11, 2021 · in the top menu click on display. Options. Display mode tab. Uncheck the option: Hide extensions for known file types. browse to the file location. right click on it. Rename. and change from .XLSX to .XLS.

How do I unblock a Blackboard Collaborate file?

In the Blackboard Learn GUI, navigate to System Admin > Users and search for the user. Copy the Data Source Key of the user. Navigate to System Admin > Authentication > "Provider Name" > SAML Settings > Compatible Data Sources. Place a check mark next to that Data Source in the Name column and select Submit.

Resolution

You have two options to resolve the issue. First, select the Create accounts if they don't exist in the system option on the SAML Authentication Settings page in the Blackboard Learn GUI. Alternatively, you can attempt to view the value of the attributes released by the IdP via SAML tracer or Debug Logging if the attributes are NOT encrypted:

Resolution

Turn on the Firefox browser SAML tracer and replicate the login issue.

Federation Metadata

With Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), since the metadata for an ADFS federation typically located in https:// [ADFS Server Hostname]/FederationMetadata/2007-06/FederationMetadata.xml includes an element that is incompatible with SAML 2.0, the metadata needs to be edited to delete the incompatible element before it is uploaded to the Identity Provider Settings section on the SAML Authentication Settings page in the Blackboard Learn GUI.

Incorrect user lookup method

After entering the login credentials on the ADFS login page, the user is redirected to the Blackboard Learn GUI, but not logged into Blackboard Learn.

Extra End SSO Session logout button

ADFS tries to add an extra End SSO Session logout button on the End all sessions? page that is displayed after first selecting the logout button at the top right in the Blackboard Learn GUI.

Viewing application logs with event viewer

When troubleshooting an ADFS SAML authentication issue, it may be necessary to also have an institution review the ADFS application logs in the Event Viewer on their ADFS server for further insight. This is particularly necessary when the SAML response from the ADFS server has a Request Denied status as seen below:

Send first part of email

If an institution is using Azure AD as their IdP and wishes to only have the first part of the Azure AD email username used for the Blackboard Learn username, they can configure their Azure AD IdP to use the special ExtractMailPrefix () function to remove the domain suffix from either the email or the user principal name resulting in only the first part of the username being passed through (e.g.

Command line tools

Most of the command line utilities are stored in blackboard_home /tools/admin directory. The tools for batch archive/restore/export/import and batch copy are found in the blackboard_home /apps/content-exchange/bin.

HTTP compression

Enable GZip compression through the bb-config.properties file by toggling it on or off. Both IIS and Apache™ HTTP Server support GZip as a native compression ability. To learn more, see bb-config.properties File.

Content storage

Content is stored in the blackboard_home /content/vi directory. Each directory contains the following folders:

Queries

Paged searching is used in admin panel user and course searches, course search/catalog, and the user directory. Only one page of necessary data records are loaded at a time by using highly tuned SQL queries.

Logs

All logs are stored in the blackboard_home \logs directory. Logs can be managed and viewed from the Logs link on the System Control Panel in the user interface. Notable logs are bb-session-log.txt which records suspicious session fingerprint activity, and bb-sms-log.txt which records automatic sync attempts.

Command Line Tools

Http Compression

Content Storage

• Content is stored in the blackboard_home/content/vidirectory. Each directory contains the following folders: 1. admin: This directory stores images associated with System Reporting. 2. branding: This directory stores the HTML that determines how the Gateway page is displayed. To learn more about customizing the Gateway page, see Customizing the Gat...

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Queries

Logs