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.