Brightspace Platform 10.6.0
Release Notes
Brightspace Platform 10.6.0
April 2016/10.6.0 Release
Contents
April 2016/10.6.0 Release ............................................................................................................................... 8
Features .......................................................................................................................................................... 9
D2L Learning Environment ............................................................................................................................................ 9
Awards - Usability Improvements | Updated .......................................................................................... 9
Import/Export/Copy Components - Support for import/export of External Learning
Tool (LTI) Links | Updated ........................................................................................................................ 9
User Progress - Course Access progress indicator | New ...................................................................... 10
D2L Student Success System ....................................................................................................................................... 13
D2L Student Success System - Copy Model Configuration integration with
Copy Course Components | New .......................................................................................................... 13
Brightspace Degree Compass ..................................................................................................................................... 15
Brightspace Degree Compass™ | New .................................................................................................. 15
Fixed Issues ................................................................................................................................................... 18
Bulk Course Configuration .......................................................................................................................................... 18
PRB0051096 ........................................................................................................................................... 18
PRB0051386 ........................................................................................................................................... 18
PRB0051387 ........................................................................................................................................... 18
Conditional Release ..................................................................................................................................................... 19
PRB0051043 ........................................................................................................................................... 19
Config Variable Browser .............................................................................................................................................. 19
PRB0047761 ........................................................................................................................................... 19
Content ........................................................................................................................................................................ 19
PRB0049582 ........................................................................................................................................... 19
PRB0048403 ........................................................................................................................................... 20
Data Purge ................................................................................................................................................................... 21
PRB0051463 ........................................................................................................................................... 21
Discussions ................................................................................................................................................................... 21
PRB0051155 ........................................................................................................................................... 21
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PRB0051404 ........................................................................................................................................... 21
Dropbox........................................................................................................................................................................ 21
PRB0047011 ........................................................................................................................................... 21
PRB0048122 ........................................................................................................................................... 22
PRB0050726 ........................................................................................................................................... 22
Grades .......................................................................................................................................................................... 23
PRB0050260 ........................................................................................................................................... 23
PRB0051039 ........................................................................................................................................... 23
Holding Tank ................................................................................................................................................................ 23
PRB0051369 ........................................................................................................................................... 23
Integrations .................................................................................................................................................................. 23
PRB0051218 ........................................................................................................................................... 23
PRB0051312 ........................................................................................................................................... 24
D2L Learning Repository ............................................................................................................................................. 24
PRB0050200 ........................................................................................................................................... 24
Navigation and Themes ............................................................................................................................................... 24
PRB0051429 ........................................................................................................................................... 24
Quizzes ......................................................................................................................................................................... 25
PRB0050655 ........................................................................................................................................... 25
PRB0051730 ........................................................................................................................................... 25
Role Switch ................................................................................................................................................................... 25
PRB0050426 ........................................................................................................................................... 25
Known Issues ................................................................................................................................................ 27
Bulk Course Configuration .......................................................................................................................................... 27
PRB0049269 ........................................................................................................................................... 27
Calendar ....................................................................................................................................................................... 28
PRB0051302 ........................................................................................................................................... 28
PRB0047996 ........................................................................................................................................... 28
Content ........................................................................................................................................................................ 29
PRB0051169 ........................................................................................................................................... 29
PRB0051364 ........................................................................................................................................... 29
PRB0051377 ........................................................................................................................................... 30
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PRB0043906 ........................................................................................................................................... 30
PRB0047134 ........................................................................................................................................... 30
PRB0047477 ........................................................................................................................................... 30
PRB0048486 ........................................................................................................................................... 31
PRB0048648 ........................................................................................................................................... 31
PRB0049137 ........................................................................................................................................... 31
PRB0049475 ........................................................................................................................................... 32
PRB0049717 ........................................................................................................................................... 32
PRB0050025 ........................................................................................................................................... 33
PRB0050272 ........................................................................................................................................... 33
PRB0050582 ........................................................................................................................................... 33
PRB0050976 ........................................................................................................................................... 34
Course Conversion....................................................................................................................................................... 34
PRB0051397 ........................................................................................................................................... 34
Course Management ................................................................................................................................................... 34
PRB0051317 ........................................................................................................................................... 34
Data Purge ................................................................................................................................................................... 35
PRB0051420 ........................................................................................................................................... 35
PRB0051424 ........................................................................................................................................... 35
Discussions ................................................................................................................................................................... 35
PRB0051290 ........................................................................................................................................... 35
PRB0044986 ........................................................................................................................................... 37
Dropbox........................................................................................................................................................................ 37
PRB0051596 ........................................................................................................................................... 37
PRB0051051 ........................................................................................................................................... 37
Email ............................................................................................................................................................................. 38
PRB0051098 ........................................................................................................................................... 38
PRB0051376 ........................................................................................................................................... 38
D2L ePortfolio .............................................................................................................................................................. 38
PRB0050978 ........................................................................................................................................... 38
PRB0048400 ........................................................................................................................................... 38
External Learning Tools ............................................................................................................................................... 39
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PRB0051381 ........................................................................................................................................... 39
PRB0047985 ........................................................................................................................................... 39
PRB0047986 ........................................................................................................................................... 40
Grades .......................................................................................................................................................................... 40
PRB0051327 ........................................................................................................................................... 40
PRB0050893 ........................................................................................................................................... 41
HTML Editor ................................................................................................................................................................. 42
PRB0051471 ........................................................................................................................................... 42
PRB0051615 ........................................................................................................................................... 42
PRB0047032 ........................................................................................................................................... 42
PRB0050132 ........................................................................................................................................... 43
Import/Export/Copy Components .............................................................................................................................. 43
PRB0051270 ........................................................................................................................................... 43
PRB0051375 ........................................................................................................................................... 44
PRB0047825 ........................................................................................................................................... 44
PRB0050335 ........................................................................................................................................... 44
Integrations .................................................................................................................................................................. 45
PRB0051127 ........................................................................................................................................... 45
PRB0051161 ........................................................................................................................................... 45
Intelligent Agents ......................................................................................................................................................... 45
PRB0051094 ........................................................................................................................................... 45
PRB0051447 ........................................................................................................................................... 46
D2L Learning Repository ............................................................................................................................................. 46
PRB0043980 ........................................................................................................................................... 46
PRB0049358 ........................................................................................................................................... 47
PRB0050173 ........................................................................................................................................... 47
Navigation and Themes ............................................................................................................................................... 47
PRB0044671 ........................................................................................................................................... 47
News ............................................................................................................................................................................. 48
PRB0051340 ........................................................................................................................................... 48
Personal Dashboard .................................................................................................................................................... 49
PRB0051453 ........................................................................................................................................... 49
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PRB0050473 ........................................................................................................................................... 49
Question Library .......................................................................................................................................................... 49
PRB0045483 ........................................................................................................................................... 49
PRB0049712 ........................................................................................................................................... 50
Quicklinks ..................................................................................................................................................................... 50
PRB0048515 ........................................................................................................................................... 50
PRB0049731 ........................................................................................................................................... 51
Quizzes ......................................................................................................................................................................... 51
PRB0051326 ........................................................................................................................................... 51
PRB0044404 ........................................................................................................................................... 52
PRB0045800 ........................................................................................................................................... 53
PRB0048430 ........................................................................................................................................... 53
PRB0048792 ........................................................................................................................................... 53
PRB0049073 ........................................................................................................................................... 54
PRB0049172 ........................................................................................................................................... 54
PRB0049935 ........................................................................................................................................... 55
PRB0050721 ........................................................................................................................................... 55
Release Conditions ...................................................................................................................................................... 56
PRB0051382 ........................................................................................................................................... 56
Role Switch ................................................................................................................................................................... 56
PRB0051217 ........................................................................................................................................... 56
Surveys ......................................................................................................................................................................... 57
PRB0050104 ........................................................................................................................................... 57
User Management ....................................................................................................................................................... 58
PRB0051208 ........................................................................................................................................... 58
PRB0042995 ........................................................................................................................................... 58
PRB0050768 ........................................................................................................................................... 58
User Progress ............................................................................................................................................................... 59
PRB0050271 ........................................................................................................................................... 59
D2L Valence ................................................................................................................................................................. 60
PRB0051297 ........................................................................................................................................... 60
Widgets ........................................................................................................................................................................ 60
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PRB0041160 ........................................................................................................................................... 60
PRB0048630 ........................................................................................................................................... 60
PRB0048826 ........................................................................................................................................... 61
PRB0049073 ........................................................................................................................................... 61
PRB0049904 ........................................................................................................................................... 61
PRB0049983 ........................................................................................................................................... 62
PRB0050174 ........................................................................................................................................... 62
About D2L ..................................................................................................................................................... 64
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April 2016/10.6.0 Release
April 2016/10.6.0 Release
The following release notes are for clients installing D2L Learning Environment 10.6.0 (April 2016).
To view the Fixed Issues and Known Issues Lists for 10.6.0, see the Fixed Issues and Known Issues sections in this document.
Additional Information:

Continuous Delivery Upgrade Paths
(https://community.brightspace.com/resources/documentation/continuous_delivery/continuous_delivery_upgrade_pat
hs)

Platform Requirements
(https://community.brightspace.com/resources/documentation/platform_requirements/brightspaceplatformrequireme
nts)

Valence Development Platform (http://docs.valence.desire2learn.com/about.html)
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Features
Features
D2L Learning Environment
Awards - Usabi lit y Improve me nt s | Updat e d
Changes have been made to Awards to improve usability:

Internet Explorer 9 is no longer supported to share awards to a learner's D2L ePortfolio.

Awards have been added to existing release conditions. Existing award release conditions can now be reused anywhere
in the org unit that supports adding release conditions.
Tool Change
Impact of Change
Workflow
Technical Details
Next Steps
Slight disruption to
Tools that support release conditions now
administrators and
include Awards as an additional release
instructors who can now use condition option.
awards release conditions in
any program or tool in the
org unit that supports adding
release conditions
When a user clicks Add
Existing Release Condition,
awards conditions appear as
options.
Slight disruption to learners
who are no longer able to
use Internet Explorer 9
browsers to share earned
awards to D2L ePortfolio
N/A
N/A
Import /Export/Copy Compone nt s - Support for import /export of External Learning Tool (LTI ) L inks | Updated
Instructors can now export a course in D2L Learning Environment containing LTI links using the Bulk Course Export tool. The
exported course package now contains all the necessary information in it to recreate the LTI links upon course import.
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Global Change
Organization Wide
Tool Change
Workflow
Impact of Change
Technical Details
Next Steps
Slight impact to instructors
who will notice that LTI links
can now be exported and
recreated on course import.
Only LTI links that reside in the course are
exported. LTI links that are shared with the
course are not exported.
n/a
Change to an element in the Bulk Course
Export configuration file:
<exportexternallinks> - The option to export
course External Learning Tool Links. The
default setting is now False.
Change to an element in the Bulk Course
Create configuration file:
<importexternallinks> - The option to import
course External Learning Tool links. The default
setting is now False.
Use r Progress - Course Acce ss prog re ss indi cat or | New
A Course Access progress indicator is now included in the User Progress tool, indicating the days on which a course was
accessed. The progress indicator is available from the Course Access Progress Indicator page and the Course Access
overview page within the Summary. Download States for content modules, course files, and for all content are available
within Content Progress.
Previously, these features required the purchase of Brightspace Insights, but they are now available within the core
Brightspace platform.
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Features
Learners and instructors can review a summary view of the Course Access for a learner.
Figure 1: Course Access Summary indicating when a user last logged in and accessed the course.
The Course Access progress indicator provides a more granular login history:
Figure 2: The Course Access indicator in the User Progress tool
Administrators can include the Course Access progress indicator in the User Progress report:
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Features
Figure 3: Specific progress indicators that are selected by Administrators appear in the User Progress tool.
Configuration Variable
Tool Change
Integration
System Requirement Change
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Features
Impact of Change
Technical Details
Next Steps
Slight impact to system
requirements for
administrators due to the
dependency on the
Brightspace Data Platform.
This feature requires the Brightspace Data
Platform, which stores course access events.
If you do not currently have
the Brightspace Data
Platform, contact your D2L
Account Manager.
Slight impact to
administrators who can set
the type of progress
indicators that appear in the
User Progress report.
n/a
By default, the Course Access feature in the
User Progress tool is enabled by D2L.
Minor impact to instructors n/a
and learners who can review
a learner's progress.
Enable the Course Access
checkbox to include it as a
progress indicator in a User
Progress report.
n/a
D2L Student Success System
D2 L St udent Succes s S yst e m - Copy Mode l Configuration integration with Copy Course Components | New
Administrators can now set up new course offerings and add course components from past courses, that is, D2L Student
Success System (S3) model configurations. This feature aids in reducing the time and effort required during course rollover
periods.
This feature is available to all S3 customers.
Global Change
Integration
Organization Wide
Tool Change
Workflow
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Impact of Change
Technical Details
Next Steps
Slight impact to
administrators due to
changes in the workflow.
Administrators performing copy course
components work should also have the ability
to create S3 models.
n/a
Slight impact to role
permissions for
administrators due to a role
permission that must be set.
The role permission Student Success System >
Manage Courses and Predictive Models must
be granted at one or more of the following
levels:
After ensuring that S3 is
enabled, grant the Manage
Courses and Predictive
Models permission at the
appropriate levels to users.

Organization - allows users to access
the S3 administration page to build
and adjust models for all courses.

Course Offering (NEW) - allows users
to copy specific S3 configurations via
copy course components.
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Features
Brightspace Degree Compass
Br ig ht space Degree Compas s™ | Ne w
Brightspace Degree Compass is a personalized course recommendation tool that helps advisors and learners plan the most
optimal path to graduation using predictive analytics. The tool taps into a volume of historical data which enables the
predictive algorithm to guide learners to select courses in a way that improves academic success and drives on-time degree
completion.
Figure 4: Degree Compass shows the courses that the student is likely to successfully complete.
Look and Feel
Organization Wide
System Requirement Change
Integration
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Impact of Change
Technical Details
Slight impact to system
requirements for
administrators because
Brightspace Degree Compass
is a new product.
Brightspace Degree Compass is a standalone
To obtain Brightspace
D2L product that does not require D2L
Degree Compass, contact
Learning Environment; however, Brightspace
your D2L Account Manager.
Degree Compass does require connectivity into
the institution’s Student Information System
(SIS) and degree audit module or application.
No disruption to existing
tools or workflow.
Next Steps
Brightspace Degree Compass is hosted in
Amazon Web Services™ (AWS).
At this time, Brightspace Degree Compass is
available in English for North American (U.S.
and Canada) clients only.
Brightspace Degree Compass does not depend
on any microservices, role permissions, or
configuration variables.
The Brightspace Degree Compass algorithm
combines a student’s academic history with
the historical grade data of all learners who
have taken the same degree path and
generates a personalized set of recommended
courses to assist both advisors and learners in
course selection.
Brightspace Degree Compass supports the
following Student Information Systems:

Banner 9.0

DegreeWorks 4.1.4
Brightspace Degree Compass supports the
following Degree Audit Systems:

DegreeWorks v4.1.0 or above
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Features
Impact of Change
Technical Details
Slight impact to look and feel Brightspace Degree Compass supports the
for advisors and learners
following browsers:
because Brightspace Degree

Google Chrome
Compass is a new product.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and
higher

Mozilla Firefox

Apple Safari 6.0 and higher
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Next Steps
To access Brightspace Degree
Compass, contact your
institution.
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Fixed Issues
Fixed Issues
Bulk Course Configuration
PR B0 0 51096
Previously, when images were embedded into an HTML editor location in a question, they were not included when questions
were exported from Question Library to a D2L export package when including course files in the export package.
Now, those images are included when you export questions from Question Library to a D2L export package.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.6.
To reproduce this fix:
1.
Create a question in Question Library.
2.
Using the HTML Editor, embed an image by uploading or selecting one from course files.
3.
Export this question to a D2L export package via Edit Course > Import/Export/Copy Components > Select Components
> Question Library question(s) (ensure that Include course files in the export package is selected).
4.
Do one of the following:
5.

Import the package into a new course.

Open the zip file.
Observe that the images are included.
PR B0 0 51386
Previously, when you copied dropbox folders and groups, the associations between the dropbox folders and groups were
inaccurate.
Now, when you copy dropbox folders and groups, their associations are copied over accurately.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.1.
PR B0 0 51387
Previously, when you copied selected dropbox folders and grades, different grades were associated with your dropbox
folders.
Now, when you copy selected dropbox folders and grades, grade associations are preserved.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.1.
To reproduce this fix:
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Fixed Issues
1.
In D2L Learning Environment create three grade items.
2.
Create three dropbox folders, associating each one with a grade item.
3.
Copy all dropbox folders but selected grade items.
4.
Observe that the dropbox folders are copied and the grade associations are accurate.
Conditional Release
PR B0 0 51043
Previously, when you tried to attach an existing release condition from a course that had more than fifty release conditions
based on grade items, the Browse or Attach Existing Conditions pop-up window would open and you would encounter a 500
Timeout error.
Now, when you try to attach a release condition from a course that has more than fifty release conditions based on grade
items, the Browse or Attach Existing Conditions pop-up window opens and loads the list of conditions.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.3.0.
Config Variable Browser
PR B0 0 47761
Previously, when you selected an option from the side bar in the Config Variable Browser, you returned to the top of the
page when the page was refreshed with your selection. As a result, you needed to scroll down through the options to select
another option.
Now, when you select an option from the side bar, the page is refreshed with your selection but the view on the side bar
remains as expected.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.4.6.
To reproduce this fix:
1.
In the Config Variable Browser, select an option from the side bar.
2.
Observe that the page is refreshed with your selection and the view on the side bar remains as expected.
Content
PR B0 0 49582
Previously, an invalid template path in the Content tool broke HTML content creation and editing.
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Fixed Issues
Now, in the Content tool, if the default path for HTML templates is set to something invalid, like a subdirectory that does not
exist, creating or editing content files does not trigger an error.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.0.
To reproduce this fix:
1.
Log in to an instance of D2L Learning Environment 10.5.0 or higher.
2.
Set the d2l.Tools.Content.EnableHTMLTemplates config variable to ON for the organization value.
3.
Set the d2l.Tools.Content.TemplatePath config variable to an invalid path.
4.
Navigate to Content > Settings > Content authoring > HTML Templates.
5.
Observe that the Enable HTML Templates check box is selected and Template Path = the non-existent path you set the
d2l.Tools.Content.TemplatePath config variable to in step 3.
6.
Create and edit an HTML file.
7.
Observe that you do not encounter an error.
PR B0 0 48403
Previously, when you edited a content HTML file that was created in a subfolder that was two or more levels deep, you
encountered a duplicate file error message.
Now, you can edit content HTML files that reside in a subfolder that is two or more levels deep and you do not encounter an
incorrect duplicate file error message.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.4.0.
To reproduce this fix:
1.
In D2L Learning Environment create a new course with content path /content/a.
2.
Navigate to the new course and create a new content HTML file.
3.
Change the path of the new file to /content/a/b/c/yourhtmlfilename.html.
4.
Update the file.
5.
Update the file a second time.
6.
Observe that you can update the HTML file as expected.
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Fixed Issues
Data Purge
PR B0 0 51463
Previously, when you used Data Purge on an instance of D2L Learning Environment, and set a system purge date, D2L
ePortfolio objects were purged regardless of their creation date.
Now, when you use Data Purge on an instance of D2L Learning Environment and set a system purge date, only D2L ePortfolio
items older than that purge date are deleted.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.5.6.
Discussions
PR B0 0 51155
Previously, when you copied a discussion forum within the same course and then deleted the release conditions in the
copied discussion forum, the release conditions in the original forum were also deleted.
Now, when you copy a discussion forum within the same course and then delete the release conditions in the copied
discussion forum, the release conditions in the original forum remain intact.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.5.
PR B0 0 51404
Previously, when you called the PUT, POST, and DELETE actions in the Discussions API, you encountered an error.
Now, the Discussions API has been fixed and the PUT, POST, and DELETE actions function as expected.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.6.
Dropbox
PR B0 0 47011
Previously, when you tried to add dropbox feedback files in bulk and you needed to select which feedback file belonged to
which user, and if sections or groups existed, you could not alter the page size to display more than 10 users, or search for a
user, or navigate to another page of users without experiencing an issue.
Now, you can add dropbox files in bulk and select which feedback file belongs to which user by displaying more than 10 users
on a page, searching for a user, or navigating to another page of users without an error.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0.
To reproduce this fix:
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Fixed Issues
1.
Navigate to a course and create a dropbox folder.
2.
Enroll one user into the course.
3.
Impersonate the user, and upload a submission.
4.
Access the dropbox folder and click Add Feedback Files.
5.
Click on the file name that you want to distribute and then do one of the following:
6.

Change the page size from 10 to 20.

Search for a user.

Navigate to the next page of user names if you have more than 10 users enrolled in the course.
Observe that an error does not occur.
PR B0 0 48122
Previously, in Dropbox, the Publish Feedback button did not update the timestamp on a submission that had draft feedback.
Now, when you click the Publish Feedback button, the timestamp is updated, as expected.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.4.8.
To reproduce this fix:
1.
Create a dropbox folder in a course.
2.
As a learner, submit a file to the dropbox folder.
3.
As the course instructor, click the submitted file to evaluate it.
4.
Enter some feedback and save the feedback as draft.
5.
Click Back to Folder Submissions and on the Folder Submissions page, take note of the timestamp for when the draft
feedback was saved.
6.
Click the Select all rows checkbox to select all users' submissions and then click Publish Feedback.
7.
Observe that the timestamp was updated, as expected.
PR B0 0 50726
Previously, when you tried to upload bulk feedback files using a Mac, you encountered an error and the files did not attach
successfully.
Now, you can successfully upload bulk feedback zip files into dropbox folders using a Mac when the following configuration
variables contain backslashes to denote subdirectories:

d2l.Tools.Dropbox.FilenameFormatGroup
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Fixed Issues

d2l.Tools.Dropbox.FilenameFormatUser
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.3.
Grades
PR B0 0 50260
Previously, when users with a large classlist made a call with the POST
/d2l/api/le/(version)/(orgUnitId)/grades/final/calculated/all API, it failed and they received a timeout error.
Now, users can set the default value of the d2l.Tools.Grades.MaxRecordProcessingCount config variable to 2000 and make
calls with the POST /d2l/api/le/(version)/(orgUnitId)/grades/final/calculated/all API as expected.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0 SP15.
PR B0 0 51039
Previously, when you tried to import or copy a course with grade items at the org level, it caused performance issues.
Now, when you either import or copy a course at the org level, grade items in the package are no longer allowed, since the
Grades tool is not applicable at the org level.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.6.
Holding Tank
PR B0 0 51369
Previously, when you used Holding Tank XML files that contained Document Type Definition (DTD) declarations in the
Student Information System (SIS) import process, you encountered a DTD is prohibited error.
Now, Holding Tank XML files that contain DTD declarations no longer cause errors in the SIS import process. The DTD tags
are ignored.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.6.
Integrations
PR B0 0 51218
Previously, when you used IPSIS to enroll a new cascading user or change the org level role of a cascading user, you might
have encountered a timeout error.
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Fixed Issues
Now, when you use IPSIS to enroll a new cascading user or change the org level role of a cascading user, the user is enrolled
as expected.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.5.5.
To reproduce this fix:
1.
Using IPSIS, enroll a new user into a cascading role at the org level.
2.
Observe that the user is enrolled as expected.
PR B0 0 51312
Previously, IPSIS enrollments using the institution role mapping type Other were not functional.
Now, you can use IPSIS to enroll users using the institution role mapping type Other as expected.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.5.
D2L Learning Repository
PR B0 0 50200
Previously, quizzes that contained reports could not be imported from D2L Learning Repository into D2L Learning
Environment.
Now, you can import quizzes that contain reports from D2L Learning Repository into D2L Learning Environment.
Found in D2L Learning Repository 10.5.0.
To reproduce this fix:
1.
Create a quiz.
2.
In the Reports Setup tab, click Add Report.
3.
Name and use any Report Type.
4.
Publish the report to the D2L Learning Repository
5.
From D2L Learning Environment, try to retrieve the quiz.
6.
Observe that the quiz is imported as expected.
Navigation and Themes
PR B0 0 51429
Previously, screen readers could not navigate the minibar flyouts with ease.
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Now, the flyouts in the minibar have been modified to use the aria-haspopup Document Object Model (DOM) property and
screen readers can navigate through the flyouts as expected.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.3.0.
Quizzes
PR B0 0 50655
Previously, images attached to quiz sections were purged even if they were used by another course that was not being
deleted.
Now, images attached to quiz sections are not purged when they are used by another course that is not being deleted.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.3.
To reproduce this fix:
1.
Create a quiz within a course.
2.
Create a section within that course and add an image.
3.
Create another course, and copy the contents of the first course into the second course.
4.
Purge the data for one of the two courses.
5.
In the other course, observe that the shared image in the quiz is not purged and the link is not broken.
PR B0 0 51730
In some cases, quiz questions and content items using MathJax JavaScript did not display as expected.
Now, MathJax Javascript that is not inserted using HTML Editor displays as expected in quiz questions and content items.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.7.
Role Switch
PR B0 0 50426
Previously, if there was a 404 File Not Found error (for example, a missing image) on a course home page, an instructor
attempting to switch his role to view a course as a learner was reverted to an instructor role.
Now, an instructor can switch his role on a course home page that contains a 404 File Not Found error and the role switch
works as expected.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.2.
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To reproduce this fix:
1.
Create a widget item in a course that contains an image.
2.
Delete the image from the system using Manage Files.
3.
As an instructor, navigate to the course home page and observe the broken image link.
4.
Switch roles to impersonate a learner.
5.
Navigate away from the home page.
6.
Observe that the role switched as expected.
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Known Issues
D2L is committed to releasing high quality products that perform as expected. To keep you informed about the product
issues most likely to impact your environment, the Known Issues List consists of newly discovered and commonly reported
issues that can be consistently reproduced by D2L.
At this time, we are focusing efforts on decreasing the backlog of known issues that have yet to be shared with clients. As a
result, an increased number of items will be included on the Known Issues List in this and upcoming releases. For more
information on when an issue was first reported, see the Found in statement in the issue description.
Bulk Course Configuration
PR B0 0 49269
When exporting a quiz to a zip file, including questions containing images in the question text and selecting the Include
course files in the export package option prevent the image files from being included in the zip file.
As a workaround, when you export a quiz and select Select All, or Content and Quizzes, and begin the export. The file images
are included in the zip file.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.4.12.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Create a quiz containing at least one question with an image in the question text (not as an attachment).
2.
Save the quiz.
3.
Navigate to the Import/Export/Copy Components tool.
4.
Choose the Export option with the Include course files in the export package option selected.
5.
Click Start.
6.
Select Quizzes and begin the export.
7.
Import the zip package into another course, and preview the quiz.
8.
Observe that the image is broken because the image file from Manage Files was not included in the export package.
9.
Unzip the zip package and observe that the file image is not present.
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Calendar
PR B0 0 51302
In some cases, when you access the agenda view of the Calendar tool at the organization level, and you don't have the View
Course Content permission, you might experience an error when you view content module calendar items.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.5.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Ensure there is a user with a role that is able to see the calendar at the org level but that doesn't have the View Course
Content permission at the org level.
2.
Enroll that user in a course.
3.
Create a module with a Start Date, Due Date, or End Date that is a few days from the current date.
4.
Impersonate the user.
5.
Go to Calendar at the org level.
6.
Click the Agenda tab.
7.
If the agenda view includes the date that you set in the module, observe that an error occurs because you don't have
permission to view the content at the org level.
PR B0 0 47996
When adding a recurrence for an attendee that is a group or section, the Recurrence Ending date defaults to 2025 and not
the current year.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0 SP14.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Navigate to a course and ensure that it contains sections or groups (users don't need to be enrolled, but the org units
must exist).
2.
Navigate to the Calendar tool.
3.
Click Create Event.
4.
Change the Attendees drop-down to a Section or Group.
5.
Click Add Recurrence and choose any of the following options: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Annually.
6.
Observe that the Recurrence Ending default date is 2025.
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Content
PR B0 0 51169
In Content, when Content Arrangement is set to Content Type, and the number of topics in a module is greater than the
total number of topics that fit on a page, the additional topics are not visible and cannot be accessed.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.5.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Within a course, create a content module.
2.
Create a number of content topics in that module.
3.
Create a sub-module after those topics, and create a couple topics within the sub-module.
4.
Create a couple additional topics in the original module.
5.
In Content Settings, under Display Options, from the Content Arrangement drop-down menu, select Content Type.
6.
Click Save.
7.
Open the Config Variable Browser.
8.
Change d2l.Tools.Content.ContentListPageSize to be a value greater than the number of topics you created in step 2,
but less than the number you created in steps 2 and 3 combined.
9.
Navigate back to Content.
10. Observe that the content topics you created in step 4 are not visible.
PR B0 0 51364
In Content, some file types such as audio or video files download as zipped files instead of in their expected format.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.5.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Access a course in D2L Learning Environment.
2.
In the Content tool, upload an audio or video file into a topic.
3.
Download the file.
4.
Observe that the file downloads in a zipped format.
5.
Try uploading a file that is not of audio or video type such as a Microsoft Word document into a content topic.
6.
Download the second file.
7.
Observe that the file downloads in its expected state, that is, not in a zipped format.
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PR B0 0 51377
In some cases, if you use Chrome to link a PDF as an object from D2L Learning Repository to Content, and you select
Dynamic Link to Newest Version or Locked Link to This Version in the Retrieve Object dialog, the size of the PDF in Content
is too small.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.5.
PR B0 0 43906
Microsoft PowerPoint or Word files that contain WordArt do not render as expected in the document viewer. In some cases,
an error message is not displayed to indicate that the content is missing.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0 SP2.
PR B0 0 47134
In the Completion Summary for a checklist topic, when applying the Completed filter, both complete and incomplete items
appear.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.4.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Log in as an instructor-level user and create a checklist topic in the Content tool.
2.
Log in as a learner-level user and complete the checklist activity.
3.
As an instructor, open the checklist topic.
4.
Access the Completion Summary and click Completed.
5.
Notice that both complete and incomplete items appear in the list.
PR B0 0 47477
When a dropbox activity is added in the Content tool, the status of the dropbox activity is set to Draft instead of Published.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0 SP12.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Access a course.
2.
Create a dropbox folder.
3.
Navigate to the Content tool and create a new module.
4.
Click Add Existing Activities and select Dropbox.
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5.
Select the dropbox folder you created in step #2.
6.
Observe that the dropbox folder is added, but in a draft state.
PR B0 0 48486
When creating a Link Topic using the Add Link workflow in the Content tool, an error sometimes occurs when the "open as
external resource" link is not enabled. The error involves the linked site automatically opening in a new window (instead of
within the link topic) and the link topic page not being created. This means that if a user navigates to the link topic using the
Next/Previous buttons in the Content viewer, they are redirected to an external page and then they have to use their
browser's Back button to get back to the Content tool.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.4.6.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Navigate to a course offering and access the Content tool.
2.
Create a module.
3.
Create a new link.
4.
Copy and paste the new link.
5.
When you save, observe that the link opens in a new tab instead of within the iframe.
PR B0 0 48648
When dragging and dropping files into the Content tool, if there already exists a file with the same name anywhere within
the course offering, the file will be overwritten with no notification to the user.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.4.9.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Within a course offering, access the Content tool.
2.
From a module context menu, click New > Upload files. Add a file.
3.
Again, from the module context menu, click New > Upload files. Add the same file from step 2. Note the notification
that a file of the same name already exists. Save the changes.
4.
Return to the Table of Contents and drag and drop the same file into the module. Note no notification of duplicate files
appears. The file is overwritten automatically.
PR B0 0 49137
When you export course content and import it into a new course, the module path that was set prior to export does not
remain the same in the imported course.
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Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.4.7.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Log in as an administrator.
2.
In a course, access the Content tool.
3.
Create a new module.
4.
From the module's context menu, select Set Default Path.
5.
Note the path to the folder where files are saved.
6.
Export the course and save as a zip file on your local drive.
7.
In D2L Learning Environment, create a new test course.
8.
Import the saved file to the new course.
9.
Access the Content tool and click the module you created in step 3.
10. From the module's context menu, select Set Default Path.
11. Note that the path for the module is different from the path you observed in the original test course.
PR B0 0 49475
The department information for a course offering is not displayed consistently within the Brightspace platform.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.4.11
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Create two departments.
2.
Create a course template and add it as a child of both departments you created.
3.
Create a course as a child of the template you created.
4.
View the course in the My Courses widget and observe that the first department you created is listed.
5.
Search for the course in the My Courses widget and observe that the second department you created is listed.
6.
Go to the Edit Course Offering page and observe that the first department you created is listed.
7.
Search for the course in Course Management and observe that the first department you created is listed.
PR B0 0 49717
Answers with punctuation marks are not saved in the database.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0.
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To reproduce this issue:
1.
Create a SCORM package containing fill in the blank questions.
2.
Log in to D2L Learning Environment.
3.
Click Edit Course > Import / Export / Copy Components.
4.
Import the course package you created in step #1.
5.
Navigate to Classlist and impersonate a learner.
6.
In Content, take the SCORM quiz and answer some questions with punctuation marks and some without punctuation
marks.
7.
Observe that the answers with punctuation marks are not saved in the database.
PR B0 0 50025
The Reset Statistics button appears to roles that do not have the Delete Feedback permission in the Content tool.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.3.0 SP20.
PR B0 0 50272
On an Apple iPad, MP3 files do not play in the Content tool.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
From the Content tool, select New > Upload Files and choose an MP3 file.
2.
On an iPad, access the content item containing the MP3 file and observe that it does not load the media player.
3.
From Manage Files, open the MP3 file and observe that it plays in the media player.
PR B0 0 50582
If the custom renderer (PDF.JS) is enabled for viewing PDF documents in the Content tool, hyperlinks are disabled.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.4.7.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Turn on the d2l.Tools.DocumentViewers.CustomPdfRendererEnabled configuration variable.
2.
Create a course.
3.
Access Content in the course you created.
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4.
Upload a PDF containing hyperlinks.
5.
View the PDF and click the blue hyperlinks.
6.
Observe that the hyperlinks do not work as expected.
PR B0 0 50976
In some cases, when using ReadSpeaker docReader to navigate content with JavaScript code, the JavaScript stops responding
to click events within the content.
ReadSpeaker offers a solution to this issue that can be integrated into the code of your instance of D2L Learning
Environment. Contact D2L Support to implement this solution.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0 SP20.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Ensure that Readspeaker docReader is enabled within your instance.
2.
Within a test course, in Content, create a new topic with JavaScript content.
3.
Once loaded, navigate between the pages within the content window to verify that the JavaScript is responding as
expected.
4.
Click on Readspeaker docReader to begin reading the page. Ensure that it has begun reading the entire page before you
test again.
5.
Navigate through the content again. Notice the page no longer responds to click events.
Course Conversion
PR B0 0 51397
In some cases, IMS CC packages fail to import into courses in D2L Learning Environment due to an unsupported version or
invalid content.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.6.
Course Management
PR B0 0 51317
When using Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or 11, the course path is not defined in the Course Management tool.
As a workaround, when using the Course Management tool, use the Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browser.
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Found in Brightspace platform 10.5.5.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Using Internet Explorer 10 or 11, log in to D2L Learning Environment.
2.
In the Config Variable browser, ensure d2l.Tools.CMS.CoursePathEnforced is set to off.
3.
In Course Management, create a new course template and offering that has never been offered before.
4.
Enter a name and code for the template.
5.
Select a department.
6.
Browse to select a folder for the course template path.
7.
Observe that the folder's path does not display in the Course Template Path field.
8.
Repeat steps 1 - 6 using Firefox or Chrome instead of Internet Explorer and notice that the path is defined when you
reach step 7.
Data Purge
PR B0 0 51420
In some cases, data sets that include very old org unit structure that has been deleted cause Data Purge to fail.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.3.0.
PR B0 0 51424
If you attempt to purge user data sets that contain users who have had D2L Campus Life configured at any point, you might
experience errors.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.3.0.
Discussions
PR B0 0 51290
When a user in a role that does not have the Access Hidden Forums and Topics permission creates a discussion forum
through Content that is not in the hidden state, and clicks Create and Insert, an error occurs saying the request cannot be
completed, even though the discussion forum is created successfully.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.5.
To reproduce this issue:
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1.
Create a role with the following permissions in the Discussions tool:

Access to Discussions

Compose New Threads

Post New Threads to Multiple Topics

Reply to Discussion Posts

Attach Files to Posts

Create Pinned Threads

See "Mark All Read"

See "Mark Selected as Read"

Copy Own Posts

Delete Own Posts

Rate Posts

See Average Post Ratings or Total Post Votes

See Post History Log

Manage Discussions

Add Forums and Topics

Can Receive Notifications
2.
Ensure the role doesn't have the Access Hidden Forums and Topics permission.
3.
Enroll a user in this role.
4.
In a course, access Content and add a module.
5.
From the Add Existing Activities context menu, select Discussions.
6.
Click Create a New Discussion Forum.
7.
Enter a name for the discussion forum.
8.
Click Create and Insert.
9.
Observe that an error occurs saying the request could not be completed.
10. Navigate back to the module page.
11. From the Add Existing Activities context menu, select Discussions.
12. Observe that the previously created discussion forum is listed.
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PR B0 0 44986
When you copy a discussion thread, replies to that thread are not copied over.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0 SP6.
Dropbox
PR B0 0 51596
When you provide bulk feedback to dropbox submissions using a Mac computer and upload the resulting .zip file, you might
notice there are more files included than you expected, and many of them aren't recognized by the Dropbox tool.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Access D2L Learning Environment using a Mac computer.
2.
In a dropbox folder containing multiple submissions, download all submissions.
3.
Unzip the downloaded file.
4.
Add feedback to the files, as if you were evaluating the dropbox submissions.
5.
Zip the files.
6.
On the Folder Submissions page, click Add Feedback Files and upload the .zip file.
7.
Observe that there are a larger number of files than you would expect, and there are several files that are not
recognized by the Dropbox tool.
PR B0 0 51051
For dropbox folders that have the Turnitin LTI integration enabled and that use GradeMark reports, the GradeMark icon does
not display to learners for published feedback unless a score is entered within Turnitin by the instructor.
As a workaround, enter a score directly in the GradeMark report in Turnitin to allow learners to see the GradeMark report.
Alternatively, learners can view their originality score, if available, to see their GradeMark comments.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.0.
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Email
PR B0 0 51098
If you are trying to email larger classes using either internal or external mail, the email might not send in a reasonable
amount of time.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.5.
PR B0 0 51376
Images added to the body of email messages using Insert Stuff do not display when you access the Email tool through a
course, but do display when you access the Email tool from the organization homepage.
As a workaround, add images to email messages as attached files.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.5.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Log in to D2L Learning Environment as an instructor.
2.
Compose an email and using Insert Stuff, insert an image.
3.
Send the email to a learner in one of your classes.
4.
View your sent message and notice that the image does not display in the Message Preview area.
5.
Browse to the org homepage, access Email, and view your sent message.
6.
Observe that the image is visible in the Message Preview area. The same behavior exists for the learner who received
the email message.
D2L ePortfolio
PR B0 0 50978
In some cases, if a learner tries to delete a rubric from an ePortfolio presentation that has been assessed by another learner,
an internal error occurs. Additionally, the rubric is deleted but the assessment might remain.
Found in D2L ePortfolio 10.5.4.
PR B0 0 48400
When an instructor tries to export, import, or copy an D2L ePortfolio form to another course or within the same course, the
new form contains two or more instances of each field on the form.
Found in D2L ePortfolio 10.3.0 SP8.
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To reproduce this issue:
1.
Log in to D2L Learning Environment as an instructor and create an D2L ePortfolio form.
2.
Add two form fields and click Save.
3.
Log in to D2L Learning Environment as a learner.
4.
Create a new form response.
5.
Log in to D2L Learning Environment as an instructor and edit the form.
6.
Modify one of the fields. This saves a new version of the form.
7.
Export the form and observe multiple instances of all fields.
External Learning Tools
PR B0 0 51381
External Learning Tools (LTI) links do not generate the correct OAuth signatures when parameters differ by uppercase
compared to lowercase letters.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.5.6.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Create an LTI link, for example, http://pdextlamp02/lti/index.php.
2.
Modify the LTI link URL to have two parameters with alternate capitalization, for example,
http://pdextlamp02/lti/index.php?toolname=Object&toolName=Objects.
3.
Add the LTI link as a content item to a course.
4.
Follow the LTI link and observe that an incorrect OAuth signature is generated and thus, the signatures don't match.
PR B0 0 47985
There is a character limit in the database that restricts the LTI Custom Property Keys to 100 characters. As a result, some
entries may be truncated and duplicate keys may exist in the database.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.3.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Import an LTI link that contains a custom parameter with more than 100 characters in the key.
2.
Click Edit Course > External Learning Tool and select the link you imported.
3.
Observe that the extra trailing characters in the key are truncated.
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PR B0 0 47986
In some cases, the length of LTI links is inconsistent depending on the method used to create the link. The user interface
does not indicate that the value of custom parameters is required. As a result, zero length values are not allowed in the
custom parameter field
Found in Brightspace platform 10.3.0
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Import an LTI link that has a custom parameter with an empty value.
2.
Navigate to Edit Course > External Learning Tools and select the link you just imported.
3.
Attempt to change the title of the link and click Save.
4.
Observe the error.
Grades
PR B0 0 51327
In some cases, calculated grades with more than three digits do not save and an error occurs because a comma is
introduced.
As a workaround, when the value in the Final Adjusted Grade > Grade field contains a comma, delete the comma and
re-save to address the error.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.5.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Access the Grades tool in a course in D2L Learning Environment.
2.
Create a numeric grade item and in the Maximum Points field, enter 1001.
3.
Click Save and Close.
4.
Click Settings.
5.
In the Calculation Options tab, under Auto Update, select Automatically keep final grades updated.
6.
Click Save.
7.
Enroll a learner into the course.
8.
Give the learner a grade score of 1000.999 for the grade item you created.
9.
Access Account Settings and in the Account Settings tab, from the Number Format drop-down, select 1234567.890 (so
that grades don't contain commas).
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10. Go back to Grades in the course.
11. From the Final Adjusted Grade context menu, select Enter Grades.
12. On the Final Grades page, click the green arrow to push the value in the Final Calculated Grade > Grade area into the
Final Adjusted Grade > Grade area.
13. Click Save.
14. Observe an error message indicating that there were 3 errors found in the information you submitted:

Final Adjusted Grade numerator value for <user> must be a valid number.

Final Adjusted Grade denominator value for <user> must be a valid number.

Enter a non-zero denominator.
15. Delete the comma from the fields with errors and re-save to address this issue.
PR B0 0 50893
Grade category settings do not display as expected in the Grades tool desktop view.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.4.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
In a course in D2L Learning Environment, go to Grades.
2.
Click Settings.
3.
In the Org Unit Display Options, under Student View Display Options, select all of the options (Points grade, Weighted
grade, Grade scheme symbol, Grade scheme color).
4.
Click Save, then click Close.
5.
On the Manage Grades page, from the New button, select Category.
6.
Enter a name and in the Weight field, enter a value.
7.
Click Save and Close.
8.
Add a grade item to the grade category.
9.
Enroll a learner into the course offering.
10. In Grades, give the learner a score for the grade item.
11. Impersonate the learner.
12. Access the Grades tool and notice that in the Grade column of the grade category you created, the score does not
display.
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13. Access User Progress and on the Grades Progress page, observe that a score displays for the grade category.
14. Note that in the mobile view, the score also displays for the category.
HTML Editor
PR B0 0 51471
In HTML Editor, if you copy a table row and paste it above the selected row and then paste the same row in other tables, it
only pastes successfully in the first location.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.5.5.
PR B0 0 51615
In the Microsoft Edge browser, if you insert MathML or Graphical math into HTML Editor and add operations that contain
multiple characters, an unnecessary horizontal scroll bar displays.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.6.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Access a tool with HTML Editor, such as Content or Quizzes.
2.
In the HTML editor, insert MathML or Graphical math.
3.
Add a few operations to it, such as a sum, a fraction or a square root that contain multiple characters.
4.
Save the file or question.
5.
As a learner, view the file or preview the quiz.
6.
Notice an unnecessary horizontal scroll bar displays.
PR B0 0 47032
Learners do not have the Upload File functionality when they try to insert an image in the HTML Editor within the Blog tool
and the Dropbox tool.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0 SP8.
To reproduce this issue:
In the Blog tool:
1.
Log in to D2L Learning Environment as a learner.
2.
Ensure that the learner role has the Upload files permission enabled and the See the file listing permission disabled.
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3.
Navigate to the Blog tool.
4.
Click Insert Image.
5.
Observe that you can only add a URL to an image.
In the Dropbox tool:
1.
Log in to D2L Learning Environment.
2.
Navigate to a course.
3.
Create a dropbox folder or use an existing dropbox folder.
4.
Impersonate a learner and access the dropbox folder.
5.
In the HTML Editor, below the Comments section, click Insert Image.
6.
Observe that you are prompted to add a URL to an image.
PR B0 0 50132
In some cases, when using HTML Editor in Content, the browser scroll bar no longer appears after you update the HTML in
full screen mode.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.5.1.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Add a module and several submodules to a course.
2.
Observe the scroll bar that appears on right side of the web browser.
3.
In the module, click Description to add some text.
4.
In HTML Editor, click Fullscreen.
5.
Click Update.
6.
Observe that the scroll bar does not appear.
Import/Export/Copy Components
PR B0 0 51270
In some cases, if there are a large number of release conditions present in a course that you are trying to copy, a timeout
error occurs or the report incorrectly states that the release conditions copied successfully.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.5.
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PR B0 0 51375
Due dates of imported dropbox folders do not display in the Calendar tool when you export just dropbox folders or an entire
course containing dropbox folders.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3 SP20 and 10.5.6.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Access a course in D2L Learning Environment.
2.
Create a dropbox folder with a due date.
3.
Check in the Calendar tool to ensure that you see the due date of the dropbox folder.
4.
Go to Import/Export/Copy Components and export the dropbox folder.
5.
Import the exported package into another course.
6.
Notice that the due date of the dropbox folder you created does not display in Calendar.
PR B0 0 47825
When copying components from a large Question Library into another course, all sub-sections are not copied.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0 SP 14.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
In a new or existing course, import a large Question Library containing multiple sections: Import/Export/Copy
Components > Import Components > From File.
2.
Create or use an existing course to copy a section.
3.
In the Question Library, access the section you copied.
4.
Observe that only some sub-sections are copied, instead of all sub-sections.
PR B0 0 50335
The Dropbox property, Default Scoring Rubric, does not display the same value as the base course.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.5.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Navigate to a base course.
2.
Create a rubric.
3.
Create a dropbox folder.
4.
Find Default Scoring Rubric in the folder properties and select your created rubric to be the default.
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5.
Navigate to an empty course.
6.
Copy all components from the base course.
7.
Check the dropbox folder and its properties. Observe that the Default Scoring Rubric is not set to the rubric you created
like it is in the base course.
Integrations
PR B0 0 51127
If you are in a time zone other than EST and you use IPSIS to send a CSV file to create a course that contains a start and end
date, the start and end dates adjust to EST.
As a workaround, offset the time values in the input CSV file to EST so they are correct when they're converted to your
current time zone.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.5.
PR B0 0 51161
Existing Equella quicklinks in copied courses display the {OrgUnitId} of the old courses resulting in authorization errors for
learners and instructors in the copied courses.
As a workaround, create new Equella quicklinks, which have the {OrgUnitId} in the link instead of in the actual org unit id
value.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.4.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Access a course (Course A) in an instance of D2L Learning Environment that has the Equella Content integration.
2.
Create a new link for Equella in Content and take note of the quicklink location (starts with
/d2l/customization/equellaQuicklink/).
3.
In another course (Course B), copy all of the content from Course A
4.
View the Equella quicklink location in Course B and notice that it still points to Course A.
Intelligent Agents
PR B0 0 51094
Emails sent by an Intelligent Agent with the plain text option enabled might contain the <!DOCTYPE html> tag.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0 SP20.
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To reproduce this issue:
1.
Access an instance of D2L Learning Environment that has the Email tool configured.
2.
Go to Intelligent Agents and create a new Agent.
3.
Select Agent is enabled.
4.
Create a release condition for Classlist > Role in Current Org Unit and set the Condition Details to Enrolled as > Student.
5.
On the New Agent page, under Email Format, select Plain text.
6.
Enter a recipient, a subject, and some text in the message body.
7.
Click Save and Close.
8.
On the Agent List page, from the context menu of the Agent you created, select Run Now.
9.
Check the email you specified and notice that the message includes <!DOCTYPE html> before your typed message.
PR B0 0 51447
In Intelligent Agents, when you create a new Agent, the Open Address Book icon still displays if you don't have the See the
Address Book permission.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Copy an instructor role and ensure that it has the Manage Agents permission but does not have the See the Address
Book permission.
2.
Assign a user to this role.
3.
In a course, click Edit Course > Intelligent Agents.
4.
On the Agent List page, click New.
5.
Beside the To: field, click the Open Address Book icon.
6.
Observe an error saying you are not authorized to view the page.
D2L Learning Repository
PR B0 0 43980
When you publish draft content from the Content tool to D2L Learning Repository, the status changes to Published, and the
previous Draft status is not retained.
Found in D2L Learning Repository 10.3.0.
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PR B0 0 49358
Extremely long category titles are wrapping over several lines and overlap other titles.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.3.0 SP18
To reproduce this issue:
1.
In a course, select Content.
2.
Create a module.
3.
Select New, and create a file.
4.
Select Insert Stuff.
5.
Select Learning Repository.
6.
Pick any item under Browse By/All Categories.
7.
Continue to drill down until you arrive at a level with objects with extremely long titles.
8.
Observe that the long titles are wrapped over two or more lines and overlap other titles.
PR B0 0 50173
In D2L Learning Repository, searching for a text sting containing spaces and sorting the search results causes the search
results to disappear. In addition, the spaces in the text string being searched for are replaced by a + sign.
Found in D2L Learning Repository 10.3.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
In D2L Learning Repository, search for a text string containing spaces, for example, test test.
2.
In the search results, sort using any sort option. Observe that the search results disappear and the space in the text
string being searched for is replaced by a + sign.
3.
Replace the + sign with a space and search again. Observe that the + sign is not added back.
4.
Sort the results and observe that they are sorted normally.
Navigation and Themes
PR B0 0 44671
When a layout style has been selected for a navbar theme, users are not able to change the theme to one that has a
different layout style.
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Found in Brightspace platform 10.3.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Access a course in D2L Learning Environment.
2.
From the Admin Tools menu, select Navigation & Themes.
3.
On the Themes page, click Create Theme.
4.
Enter a name for the theme, then click Change Layout.
5.
Select a layout that is different from the layouts in other themes for that course offering, and click Update.
6.
Click Save and Close.
7.
On the Navbars page, click Create Navbar.
8.
Enter a name for the navbar, then click Change Theme.
9.
Select a theme, then click Update.
10. Click Save and Close.
11. On the Navbars page, click the link for the navbar you just created.
12. Click Change Theme.
13. Observe that only themes with the same layout as the current layout are available as options.
News
PR B0 0 51340
Users who are enrolled in a course via a cascading enrollment cannot see news items in RSS feeds for that course.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Create a new user and enroll them in a cascading role at the organization level.
2.
Within a course offering, create a news item.
3.
Impersonate the new user and access the News widget in the course offering.
4.
From the News widget menu, select RSS.
5.
Observe that no news items appear in the feed.
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Personal Dashboard
PR B0 0 51453
In some cases, Personal Dashboard displays that an active course with a future start date is not visible to learners, but it is
actually visible to learners with the required permissions.
As a workaround, if you don't want learners to see a course before the start date, make it inactive.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.5.
PR B0 0 50473
The Personal Dashboard accepts a profile image up to 2 MB in size instead of referencing and respecting the value set in the
d2l.Tools.Profile.MaximumImageSize configuration variable.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.4.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Ensure the d2l.Tools.Profile.MaximumImageSize configuration variable is set to the default value of 1000 (1 MB).
2.
As an instructor, navigate to the Personal Dashboard.
3.
Upload a 2 MB image for the profile image.
4.
Observe that the image is accepted and saved.
Question Library
PR B0 0 45483
If the Question Library tool contains multiple question sections and a large number of questions, and you attempt to publish
all the sections to D2L Learning Repository at one time, you might experience a browser error.
As a workaround, publish one or two question sections to D2L Learning Repository at one time.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Access a course with several question sections and a large number of questions in Question Library.
2.
Access Quizzes > Question Library.
3.
On the Question Library page, select all of the sections.
4.
Click Publish to LOR.
5.
On the Publish Question Library page, click Next.
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6.
Observe that a browser error occurs.
PR B0 0 49712
After you publish to the D2L Learning Repository, the navigation header disappears.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.2 and 10.3.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Navigate to the Quizzes tool > Question Library.
2.
Select any question and click Publish to LOR.
3.
Click Next and Publish to LOR to proceed.
4.
Once the question is published, select the Question Library link.
5.
Click Done and observe that the navigation header disappears and you are not returned to Quizzes.
Quicklinks
PR B0 0 48515
In Content, when you use Insert Quicklink to add a URL to a file, the link contains several characters that are
percent-encoded.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0 SP13.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
In Content, create a module.
2.
From the New button, select Create a File.
3.
In the HTML editor, click Insert Quicklink and select Url.
4.
In the Url field, enter the following link: http://example.org/?/?:@-._~!$&'()*+,;=%25
5.
Enter a title, for example, Insert Quicklink, and under Target, select New Window.
6.
Click Insert.
7.
Go to the next line in the HTML editor and click Insert Stuff.
8.
Select Insert Link.
9.
In the URL field, enter http://example.org/?/?:@-._~!$&'()*+,;=%25 and click Next.
10. In the Link Text field, enter Insert Stuff and click Insert.
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11. At the bottom right of the HTML editor, click HTML Source Editor.
12. Observe that the URL in the Insert Quicklink link contains percent signs in place of several of the characters while the url
in the Insert Stuff link displays as it was entered.
PR B0 0 49731
Custom links fail to load in Internet Explorer when they are set to open in the same window.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Log in to D2L Learning Environment.
2.
Create a course.
3.
Go to Navigation and Themes.
4.
Copy the default navbar.
5.
Click the navbar you just created and select Create Custom Link.
6.
Enter a name for the custom link.
7.
Select Insert Quicklink.
8.
Select Course File > Create New File.
9.
Upload a PDF file.
10. Select Create and Insert and then create the custom link.
11. Save and close the navbar.
12. Change the Active Navbar to the navbar you created.
13. Click on the custom link you created.
14. Observe that the iframe does not load.
Quizzes
PR B0 0 51326
When viewing quiz statistics, if you apply date filters the results display on the page with the date filters applied, but when
you export them to a CSV file all of the results are included regardless of the date filters applied.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.5.5.
To reproduce this issue:
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1.
In D2L Learning Environment, access a course that has learners enrolled in it.
2.
Create a quiz and ensure it is active.
3.
Impersonate the learners enrolled in the course and take the quiz over multiple days.
4.
As an instructor, from the context menu of the quiz you created, select Statistics.
5.
In the Question Details tab, without setting dates to filter by, click Apply and take note of the results on the page.
6.
Click Export to CSV file.
7.
Open the CSV fie and take note of the results.
8.
Set the date filters to the date that at least one learner took the quiz and click Apply. Take note of the results on the
page.
9.
Click Export to CSV file and look at the results in the file.
10. Notice that the CSV file generated is the same as the one generated in step 6 and doesn't consider the date filters
applied.
PR B0 0 44404
In some cases, a user might be unable to see the graphic grid when printing a quiz report. The axis division is not displayed.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Log in to D2L Learning Environment as an instructor.
2.
Go to a course and create a quiz.
3.
On the Report Setup tab, click Add report.
4.
Select a report type, add users' roles, and click Save.
5.
Log in as a learner and go to the above course.
6.
Take the quiz and submit the quiz.
7.
Click Report in the context menu.
8.
Click on the report link and then click on Generate HTML Report.
9.
Click Print Report.
10. Observe that the graphic grid in the chart does not display as expected.
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PR B0 0 45800
A quiz with many questions or a quiz question with many options takes a long time to load in Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Create or import a quiz containing a large number of questions, such as 100 questions.
2.
Impersonate a learner and take the quiz.
3.
Impersonate an instructor and try to grade the quiz using IE11.
4.
Observe that the page takes a long time to load and prompts you that there is a long running script.
OR
1.
In Internet Explorer 11, access a course and create a new quiz.
2.
Create one multiple choice quiz question with twenty options.
3.
Save and re-open the question.
4.
Observe that the page takes a very long time to load.
PR B0 0 48430
In some cases, in Quizzes, when an instructor changes the number of questions per quiz attempt, they receive an error.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0 SP16.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Within a course, access Quizzes and create a quiz and some sample questions. Save the quiz.
2.
In the Quiz Questions area, click Add/Edit Questions.
3.
Click a section and change the questions per attempt by at least one. Click Save.
4.
Notice that a system timeout error occurs.
PR B0 0 48792
When taking a quiz using the JAWS screen reader and Firefox, tabbing through input fields results in unpredictable behavior,
preventing users from properly navigating in a quiz page.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0 SP14.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Using the JAWS screen reader and Firefox, navigate to the Quizzes tool.
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2.
Take a quiz and tab through input fields.
3.
Observe that some of the following behavior may occur:

misleading information about which field has focus

unintelligible field labels

output that sounds like there are editable checkboxes

radio buttons that are unchecked after setting them
PR B0 0 49073
Users with permissions to manage, create, and edit widgets cannot delete widgets within their own course offerings.
As a workaround, in the Roles and Permissions tool, filter by the Homepages tool and select the Delete Shared Widget
option under Course Offering.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.4.10.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
In a course, enroll a user in an instructor or administrator role.
2.
Navigate to the Roles and Permissions tool and select the user.
3.
Filter by the Homepages tool and ensure that the user does not have the Delete Shared Widgets permission, but does
have the Manage Widgets and Create/Edit Widgets permissions.
4.
Impersonate the user and access the course offering.
5.
Select Edit Course > Widgets.
6.
Under the Custom Widgets tab, create a new widget within the course offering.
7.
Observe that the Delete icon is missing.
PR B0 0 49172
When you try to push quiz grades in a large course to the grade book, the process times out and returns an internal error.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.4.11.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Log in to the D2L Learning Environment and create a course with a large number of learners.
2.
Create a quiz.
3.
On the Assessment page, ensure that the Allow automatic export to grades check box is deselected.
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4.
Impersonate each learner and complete a quiz attempt as each learner.
5.
Stop impersonating the learners, and grade each attempt.
6.
Navigate to the Grades page and observe that none of the grades have been pushed over to the gradebook.
7.
Open the quiz and select the Allow automatic export to grades check box.
8.
Save the quiz.
9.
Observe that a SQL timeout error occurs.
PR B0 0 49935
The Questions frame of quizzes does not group controls and this is not compliant with with WCAG 2.0.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Log in to D2L Learning Environment version 10.5.0.
2.
Access any course.
3.
Activate NVDA Screen Reader (http://www.nvaccess.org/).
4.
Preview any quiz.
5.
In the quiz, set the focus inside the Questions frame.
6.
Observe that these links are not grouped appropriately or view the HTML source for the page to see the issue.
PR B0 0 50721
In some cases, display images might not appear in shared quizzes if the user takes the quiz at the course offering level.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.5.4.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Create a quiz at the organization level.
2.
Use Insert Stuff to add an image to a question.
3.
In the Restrictions tab, share the quiz to a child org unit.
4.
Navigate to the quiz location in the child org unit and, as a learner, take the quiz.
5.
Observe the broken image.
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Release Conditions
PR B0 0 51382
If you turn off a tool for an organization level org unit, release conditions might be affected for other org units in the
organization.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.3.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Access D2L Learning Environment as an administrator.
2.
From the Admin Tools menu, click Org Unit Editor.
3.
On the Org Unit Editor page, for the organization level org unit, click Edit Course.
4.
In the Administration section, click Tools.
5.
On the Tool Status page for the org unit, turn off tools such as Content, Discussions, and Dropbox.
6.
Access a specific course in your organization.
7.
In the course's Content tool, create a new module.
8.
Add a newly created release condition.
9.
From the Condition Type drop-down, observe that under the name of the tools you disabled, there are no options
available.
10. From Edit Course, go to the current course's Tool Status page and note that the tools you disabled at the organization
level are enabled here, and therefore options should display for release conditions pertaining to those tools.
Role Switch
PR B0 0 51217
When you use Role Switch to view D2L Learning Environment as a user in a role that doesn't have access to draft content
items, files referencing draft content topics are included in the content module's downloaded .zip file. When you
impersonate a user in this type of role, files referencing draft content items aren't included in the downloaded .zip file, as
expected.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.5.5.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
As an instructor, create a content module in your course.
2.
Create two topics in the module, and set one of the topics to draft.
3.
Use Role Switch to view D2L Learning Environment as a learner would see it.
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4.
As a learner, in Content, select the module that contains the topics you (the instructor) just created.
5.
Click Download.
6.
Open the downloaded .zip file.
7.
Note that the file referencing the draft topic is included.
8.
Stop viewing as a learner and return to viewing as your instructor role.
9.
Impersonate a learner in your course and repeat steps 4 to 6.
10. In the downloaded .zip file, observe that there isn't a file referencing the draft topic, as expected.
Surveys
PR B0 0 50104
When a user takes a survey, their attempt is recorded in the survey event log as per that specific attempt. The reviewing user
then has the ability to review the log of that attempt and specify if they want to review the user's IP as they take different
steps (starting, saving, submitting, completing) through the survey.
As a result, surveys do not correctly use the configuration value set in d2l.System.Infrastructure.ForwardingIpAdd.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Log into D2L Learning Environment as an administrator.
2.
Set a forwarding IP value for d2l.System.Infrastructure.ForwardingIpAddresses.
3.
In Admin Tools, click Course Management, and create a course.
4.
In Admin Tools, click Users and create a test user with a student org enrollment.
5.
On the context menu for that user, select Manage User Enrollments.
6.
Search for the course you created and enroll that user into the course as a student.
7.
Navigate to the course and access the Surveys tool.
8.
Create a new survey and add one or two questions.
9.
Set the survey as Active.
10. Navigate to the Classlist tool and impersonate the student user.
11. Take the survey you created.
12. Save all questions and click Submit.
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13. As the administrator, navigate to the Surveys tool.
14. From the context menu for the survey, select Statistics.
15. In the Attempt tab, select the title link of the attempt you just made.
16. Click on Survey Event Log and select the Show IP check box.
17. Observe the change in IP between the entry, question saving, page saving, and survey completion activities. All activities
list the IP that is set for the d2l.System.Infrastructure.ForwardingIpAddresses variable and not the IPs of the end user
completing the survey.
User Management
PR B0 0 51208
In some cases, when you perform a search in User Management for users who logged in on or after a specific date,
unexpected users are returned because the dates are based on UTC regardless of your current time zone.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.5.5.
PR B0 0 42995
When you use the API call PUT /d2l/api/lp/1.3/users/(userid) to update user information, the call can return a 400 error if
you have incorrectly input an existing username.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.3.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
In <product_brightspace_LE>, create a user.
2.
Create an API call to PUT /d2l/api/lp/1.3/users/(testuserid) but specify an incorrect case for any character in the
username.
3.
Observe the 400 – Invalid user data provided error.
PR B0 0 50768
While using Chrome and impersonating a user in D2L Learning Environment, if you select Prevent this page from creating
additional dialogs in the dialog that appears, subsequent pop-ups do not display, and some functionality is negatively
impacted in D2L Learning Environment.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.3.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Access Account Settings.
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2.
Under Dialog Setting, select Pop-ups.
3.
Click Save and Close.
4.
Go to Users.
5.
Select the option to impersonate a user.
6.
In the dialog that displays, click Cancel.
7.
Select the option to impersonate a user again.
8.
In the dialog, select Prevent this page from creating additional dialogs.
9.
Click OK.
10. Stop impersonating the user.
11. Return to Users.
12. Select the option to impersonate a user.
13. Observe that a pop-up does not display so you cannot initiate the impersonation.
User Progress
PR B0 0 50271
Only 10 quiz attempts are shown for a single quiz in the User Progress tool.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.3.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
In a course, create a quiz with a single question in a test course and ensure that it has unlimited attempts and is active.
2.
Enroll a Learner into the course.
3.
Impersonate the learner and take the quiz 11 times.
4.
Go to the User Progress tool and view the student's progress for quizzes.
5.
Click on the details of the quiz and notice that you can only see up to attempt 10. The 11th attempt is missing and there
is no way to view it, or any subsequent attempts.
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D2L Valence
PR B0 0 51297
The Final Grade values are not returned with D2L Valence when none of the Student View Display Options (Points grade,
Weighted grade, Grade scheme symbol, or Grade scheme color) are selected.
As a workaround, select any one of the Student View Display Options and the Final Grade values are returned.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.5.4.
Widgets
PR B0 0 41160
You cannot customize system widgets unless the homepage containing the system widgets is active at the organization level.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0
PR B0 0 48630
In some cases, the My Courses widget does not filter courses with multiple departments as expected.
Found in Brightspace platform 10.3.0 SP1.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
In the Admin Tools menu, use the Org Unit Editor to create three departments.
2.
In Course Management, create two templates, and add them to two of the departments.
3.
Create two courses using the two templates as parents.
4.
Add the My Courses widget to the homepage of the courses.
5.
On the courses' homepage, customize the widget to have a department filter.
6.
Enroll a user in both courses with a role that can see the My Courses widget at the course offering level.
7.
In the Org Unit Editor, edit the first template to the third department as a second parent.
8.
Impersonate the user you created and navigate to one of the courses.
9.
Observe that when the department filter is set to All, both courses appear as expected.
10. Observe that when the department filter is set to the second department, only the second course appears.
11. Observe that when the department filter is set to the first department, the widget displays No Courses Found.
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Brightspace Platform 10.6.0
Known Issues
PR B0 0 48826
In some cases, the language term for Admin Email incorrectly instructs the user to enter a username instead of an email
address.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0 SP18.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Read the instructions for the Administrator Email on the Service Account page.
2.
Notice that the instructions tell the user to enter a username instead of an email address.
PR B0 0 49073
Users with permissions to manage, create, and edit widgets cannot delete widgets within their own course offerings.
As a workaround, in the Roles and Permissions tool, filter by the Homepages tool and select the Delete Shared Widget
option under Course Offering.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.4.10.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
In a course, enroll a user in an instructor or administrator role.
2.
Navigate to the Roles and Permissions tool and select the user.
3.
Filter by the Homepages tool and ensure that the user does not have the Delete Shared Widgets permission, but does
have the Manage Widgets and Create/Edit Widgets permissions.
4.
Impersonate the user and access the course offering.
5.
Select Edit Course > Widgets.
6.
Under the Custom Widgets tab, create a new widget within the course offering.
7.
Observe that the Delete icon is missing.
PR B0 0 49904
If the following options are not enabled for Course Offering org unit types in the Updates widget, then the My Courses
widget do not show the corresponding updates, even though these options appear selectable by the user when configuring
the My Courses widget:

Show the number of unread Discussions messages

Show the number of ungraded quiz attempts

Show the number of quizzes not attempted

Show the number of new Dropbox submissions
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Known Issues

Show the number of Dropbox submissions with unread feedback
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0 SP20.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
From an organization-level homepage, add the My Courses widget and select Customize this widget.
2.
Enable the settings Show course updates and Unread Discussion Posts.
3.
Within a course offering, create an unread discussion post.
4.
Log in to the course offering as a learner with access to the unread discussion post. Ensure the student user has the
organization level permission See My Courses Widget.
5.
Notice that no notification appears for the unread discussion post in the My Courses widget.
PR B0 0 49983
Custom widgets do not process replacement strings when there is an HTML <form> tag present in the HTML source code.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Log in to the D2L Learning Environment.
2.
Create a widget.
3.
Navigate to Content > HTML Editor.
4.
Add a replacement string, such as, {Orguinitid} and a <form></form> input tag.
5.
Save and close the HTML Editor.
6.
Preview the widget and observe that the replacement string is not processed.
PR B0 0 50174
When expanding or collapsing a widget, screen readers do not immediately register that the button has changed. Users must
move the focus off the widget and then back again for an accurate reading.
Found in D2L Learning Environment 10.3.0.
To reproduce this issue:
1.
Log in to D2L Learning Environment.
2.
Launch an NVDA screen reader and enable the speech viewer tool.
3.
Press Tab to focus on any Collapse or Expand button on any widget.
4.
Press Enter.
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Known Issues
5.
Press Enter, but do not move the focus.
6.
The screen reader does not acknowledge that the button has changed to the opposite state.
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The company partners with thought-leading organizations to improve learning through data-driven technology that helps
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used by more than 1,100 clients and almost 15 million individual learners in higher education, K–12, healthcare, government,
and the enterprise sector—including Fortune 1000 companies.
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