Archiving and Importing Your Blackboard 9.0 Course This tutorial provides instructions for how to move the contents of a course from the test system (Blackboard 9.0 version) to the production system (Blackboard 9.0 version after December 23). If you have any questions with this process, please call CTELT at (785) 628‐4194. The information below is an overview of the archive and import process. Detailed instructions for archiving and importing your course starting on next page. Enter Your Course on the Test System Archive the Course Enter Your Course on the Production System Import the Archive into the Course on the Production System STEP 1: Enter Your Course on the Test System Log in to Blackboard 9.0at the test server: http://bb9.fhsu.edu, and find the course you wish to transfer the content under My Course. Enter the course by clicking on it. STEP 2: Archive the Course a. In Control Panel, Click on Export/Archive Course under Packages and Utilities. b. In Export/Archive Course page, click on the Archive button. c. You will be taken to the Archive Course page where you will choose whether to include Grade Center history. Click Submit. Note: If the Grade Center History is extensive, the file size of the archive will increase as well as the processing time. d. After clicking Submit, you will see a green bar at the top of the page explaining to you that the confirmation email from the system will be sent to your email account after the archive action has complete. e. Minimize Blackboard site and wait for the confirmation to be sent to your FHSU email or other email account you use for your Blackboard course. The email sent by Blackboard Administrator will contain the subject: Archive: Course ID. f. After receiving the email that the archive action has completed, you can return to Blackboard – Control Panel. Click on the Export/Archive Course under Packages and Utilities g. You will find the archived course file is there. The name ends in .zip. h. Right‐click on the blue linkand choose Save Target As. Continue to save the file to the computer desktop or other location where it can easily be found later. Right‐Click here Note: Do NOT try to open or change any of the files in the archived zip file. It will result in unstable and unpredictable behavior when a course is imported. STEP 3: Enter Your Course on the Production System a. Log in to Production server site: http://blackboard.fhsu.edu, on which Blackboard 7.3 will be upgraded to Blackboard 9.0 in Spring 2010. b. On the Blackboard 9.0 Welcome page, find your course shell that you want to import the content into under My Courses ­ Courses you are teaching section. c. Enter the course shell by clicking on it. STEP 4: Import the Archive into the Course on the Production System a. Go to Control Panel inside the course that you are trying to import your content into, and Click on Import Package/View Logs under Packages and Utilities. b. IMPORTMANT: In the Import Package page, please look at the “breadcrumb trail” at the top of the page to insure that you are in the correct course before importing! This should be the course that you are trying to import your content into. c. Click on the Browser or Choose File button. Browse to the file you archived on your computer previously. Highlight this file and click Open. d. Select the boxes and click the Submit button. Note: Be sure to select Gradebook Items and Settings if you have any items under Content or Discussion Board linked to the Gradebook. Without checking Gradebook Items and Settings during a course copy or import, it may cause you receive an error message when modifying the imported item options. After clicking Submit, you will receive the following message: e. After receiving the email, return to Blackboard to check your course that you just imported the content into. Important Tips after Importing the Course: • • • Check each file in the course to ensure that they also open up and work. Make sure each test and assignment works by clicking on them inside the content area you deployed them in. Make sure to synchronize your new course to the SafeAssign server. To do this, you can follow these steps: 1. Go to the Control Panel in the new course. 2. Click SafeAssign in the Course Tools Area 3. Click Synchronize this course. If you have any questions with this process, please call CTELT at (785) 628‐4194.