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Illuminate September 2024 Release

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 5 September 2024
Developer, Security

IP Address Restriction enabled for Snowflake Service Accounts

Coverage: Illuminate Included and Enhanced Reporting Module 
Users impacted: Users with developer role in Illuminate and BBDATA_USER_ROLE in Snowflake
Related Topics: IP address restriction for Snowflake service accounts 

We are committed to data security for all our clients. Now, institutions can give and restrict access to Snowflake service accounts to specific IP addresses. This reduces the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive data.

With a restricted IP address, users won’t be able to access a Snowflake service account or change a Snowflake account password. 

Service accounts are accounts that sign in to Snowflake with a username and password. 

Image 1. Service account in the Snowflake sign in page.

Sign in to Snowflake screen with user name and password fields highlighted

You can allow and restrict a specific IP address or range of IP addresses

This example query allows a specific IP address (1.1.1.1) and restricts a range of IP addresses from (192.168.1.0 to 192.168.1.255) for a service account called SVC_BLACKBOARD_DATA. 

USE ROLE BBDATA_USER_ROLE; 

ALTER NETWORK POLICY NP_SVC_BLACKBOARD_DATA set ALLOWED_IP_LIST = ('1.1.1.1'); 

ALTER NETWORK POLICY NP_SVC_BLACKBOARD_DATA set BLOCKED_IP_LIST = ('192.168.1.0/24'); 

Image 2: Query in Snowflake to allow a specific IP address and restrict a range of IP addresses.

Worksheets tab in Snowflake

You can find more examples of IP address restriction on the IP address restriction help page.


Illuminate Developer Canonical Data Model changes

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 24 July 2024
Developer, CDM Changes, Data Dictionary

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYYY-MM-DD)StatusEntrySourceDescription
2024-06-21 AddedCDM_CRMAnthology ReachA new canonical sub-model for CRM data, to be populated with data from Anthology Reach CRM in a later release.

Blackboard Data Developer Canonical Data Model changes

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 24 July 2024
Developer, CDM Changes, Data Dictionary

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYYY-MM-DD)StatusEntrySourceDescription
2024-06-21AddedCDM_CRMAnthology ReachA new canonical sub-model for CRM data, to be populated with data from Anthology Reach CRM in a later release.

Illuminate Developer Canonical Data Model changes

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 30 April 2024
Developer, CDM Changes, Data Dictionary

 

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYYY-MM-DD)StatusEntrySourceDescription
2024-04-17 AddedCDM_LMS-COURSE_ITEM-AI_STATUS LEARN. AI_STATE A new column in the CDM_LMS-COURSE_ITEM table with an indicator that defines the AI Design Assistant use.
The PERSON_ID field needs to be populated with the ID of the user who accepted the AI-generated content

Illuminate Developer Canonical Data Model changes

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 26 March 2024
Developer, CDM Changes, Data Dictionary

 

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYYY-MM-DD)StatusEntrySourceDescription
2024-02-27 ChangedCDM_LMS.GRADE LEARN.GRADE The logic was updated, ensuring that all calculated grades are now available in the Canonical Data Model. 

Illuminate Developer Canonical Data Model changes

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 24 January 2024
Developer, CDM Changes, Data Dictionary

 

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYYY-MM-DD)StatusEntrySourceDescription
2024-01-19AddedCDM_LMS-PERSON-JOB_TITLELEARN.USERS.JOB_TITLEA new column in the CDM_LMS_PERSON table with the job of the person was added.
2024-01-19AddedCDM_LMS-PERSON-DEPARTMENTLEARN.USERS.DEPARTMENTA new column in the CDM_LMS_PERSON table with the department the person is part of was added.
2024-01-19AddedCDM_LMS-PERSON-COMPANYLEARN.USERS.COMPANYA new column in the CDM_LMS_PERSON table with the company the person is part of was added.
2023-12-21AddedDATA_SRC_BATCHUIDDATA_SOURCEA new element to the stage attribute of the PERSON and COURSE tables was added to include the BATCH_UID from the DATA_SOURCE table.

Illuminate Developer Canonical Data Model changes

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 15 November 2023
Developer, CDM Changes, Data Dictionary

 

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYYY-MM-DD) Status Entry Source Description

2023-10-25

Added CDM_LMS.ATTEMPT

LEARN.ATTEMPT

A new table that displays information about attempts on course items, such as assignments, blogs, or wikis.

2023-10-25

Changed

CDM_LMS.GRADE

LEARN.ATTEMPT

Updated with calculations from LEARN.ATTEMPT table.


Blackboard Data Developer Canonical Data Model changes

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 6 June 2023
Developer, CDM Changes, Data Dictionary

 

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYYY-MM-DD) Status Entry Source Description

2023-06-07

Added CDM_SIS

Anthology Student

A new canonical sub-model for SIS data, to be populated with data from Anthology Student SIS.

2023-06-07

Changed

CDM_MAP

Anthology Student,
Blackboard Learn

Additional tables and columns in the CDM_MAP schema to map people and course sections between Learn and Anthology Student.

2023-06-07

Added

CDM_LMS.COURSE_CONTENT_ITEMS_REVIEWED

LEARN.COURSE_CONTENTS_REVIEWED

A new table that displays students’ progress against course content items where progress tracking is enabled in Ultra courses.


Blackboard Data Developer Canonical Data Model changes

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 24 May 2023
Developer, CDM Changes, Data Dictionary

 

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYYY-MM-DD) Status Entry Source Description

2023-05-17

Changed COURSE START DATE

LEARN.COURSE_MAIN.START_DATE 

Modify the  DYNAMIC_DATE calculated field to reflect the real course start date when filtering by Course Start Date.

The Course Start Date column was added to the datasets where it was missing.

2023-03-08

Changed

 

 

Add the following logic to the filtering views and tables:

  • Node association not deleted = include
  • Node association deleted and course deleted = include
  • Node association deleted and course not deleted = exclude

Blackboard Data Developer Canonical Data Model changes

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 08 March 2023
Developer, CDM Changes, Data Dictionary

 

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYYY-MM-DD) Status Entry Source Description

2023-03-08

Added Institution Hierarchy Permission 

CDM_LMS.
INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY_PERMISSION

LEARN.DOMAIN_ADMIN

A new table that maps users in the PERSON table to Institution Hierarchy nodes based on a “node admin” relationship. This will be used in Reporting for future “Role Based Access” functionality.

2023-03-08

Changed

Stage 
CDM_LMS.COURSE_ITEM.STAGE

LEARN. LEARN.BLTI_DOMAIN_CONFIG.NAME

Adding an attribute to the STAGE column to indicate the specific LTI tool used for a Basic LTI Link item, where this tool is identified in the BLTI_DOMAIN_CONFIG table.

Blackboard Data Developer Canonical Data Model changes

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 31 January 2023
Developer, CDM Changes, Data Dictionary

 

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYYY-MM-DD) Status Entry Source Description

2023-01-31

Added Copy From Courses
CDM_LMS.COURSE.COPY_FROM_COURSES

LEARN.COURSE_MAIN.COPY_FROM_UUIDS

Identifies from which course(s) content has been copied into the course.

Blackboard Data Developer Canonical Data Model changes

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 17 January 2023
Developer, CDM Changes, Data Dictionary

 

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYYY-MM-DD) Status Entry Source Description
2023-01-17 Added Parent Course Item Id
CDM_LMS.COURSE_ITEM.PARENT_COURSE_ITEM_ID

LEARN.COURSE_CONTENTS.PARENT_PK1

Foreign key that references itself in this table to identify the parent item that the current item sits within.
2023-01-17 Added Content Position
CDM_LMS.COURSE_ITEM.CONTENT_POSITIO

LEARN.COURSE_CONTENTS.POSITION

The position of a content item on the page or within its parent item, with 0 being the highest.


Blackboard Data Developer Canonical Data Model changes

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 01 December 2022
Developer, CDM Changes, Data Dictionary

 

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYYY-MM-DD) Status Entry Source Description
2022-12-01 Added Grades Released Ind
CDM_ LMS. GRADEBOOK. VISIBLE_ IND

LEARN. GRADEBOOK_ MAIN. GRADES_ RELEASED

Indicates if a grade was released from a LTI item to the gradebook. If TRUE then grades are available, but VISIBLE_IND defines whether the grades are visible to students.
2022-12-01 Changed Visible Ind
CDM_ LMS. GRADEBOOK. VISIBLE_ IND

LEARN. GRADEBOOK_ MAIN. VISIBLE_ IND

LEARN. GRADEBOOK_ MAIN. VISIBLE_ IN_ BOOK_ IND

This indicator will now consider the VISIBLE_IN_BOOK_IND column to truly represent the visibility of grades to students.

Indicates whether the gradable item is released and visible or not for students and instructors in the Gradebook. If the value is FALSE, the column is hidden from students and may also be hidden from instructors. (Original Course View only)


Blackboard Data Developer Canonical Data Model changes

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 14 September 2022
Developer, CDM Changes, Data Dictionary

 

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYYY-MM-DD) Status Entry Source Description
2022-09-14 Added Primary Instructor Ind
CDM_LMS.PERSON_COURSE.PRIMARY_INSTRUCTOR_IND

LEARN.COURSE_USERS.DISPLAY_ORDER

If TRUE then this user is the main instructor for the course. If FALSE then this user is not the primary instructor for the course.

Blackboard Data Developer July 2022 Canonical Data Model changes

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 27 July 2022
Developer, CDM Changes, Data Dictionary

 

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYYY-MM-DD) Status Entry Source Description
2022-07-27 Added End Time
CDM_LMS.COURSE.END_TIME

LEARN.COURSE_MAIN.END_DATE

The date and time a course stops being available for students in the LMS.
2022-07-27 Added End Time
CDM_LMS.TERM.END_TIME

LEARN.TERM.END_DATE

The date and time a term ends in the LMS.
2022-07-27 Added Start Time
CDM_LMS.COURSE.START_TIME

LEARN.COURSE_MAIN.START_DATE

The date and time a course starts to be available for students in the LMS.
2022-07-27 Added Start Time
CDM_LMS.TERM.START_TIME

LEARN.TERM.START_DATE

The date and time a term begins in the LMS.

Blackboard Data Developer May 2022 Canonical Data Model changes

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 31 May 2022
Developer, CDM Changes, Data Dictionary

 

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYYY-MM-DD) Status Entry Source Description
2022-05-31 Added Due Date Exception
CDM_LMS.PERSON_COURSE.DUE_DATE_EXCEPTION

LEARN.COURSE_USERS.DUE_DATE_EXCEPTION

Blackboard Learn Ultra user due date exception. Null: no due date exception, <=0: unlimited due date exception, >0: limited due date exception with a specified duration in seconds.
2022-05-31 Added Enrollment Time
CDM_LMS.PERSON_COURSE.ENROLLMENT_TIME

LEARN.COURSE_USERS.ENROLLMENT_DATE

Date and time of course enrollment.

2022-05-31 Added Time Limit Exception
CDM_LMS.PERSON_COURSE.TIME_LIMIT_EXCEPTION

LEARN.COURSE_USERS.TIME_LIMIT_EXCEPTION

Blackboard Learn Ultra user time limit exception. NULL: no set time limit exception, 0: time limit exception set to unlimited time limit, 150: time limit exception set to 1.5 times time limit, 200: time limit exception set to 2 times time limit.


Blackboard Data March 2022 Release

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 15 March 2022
Blackboard Data, Reporting, Developer, Updated Features, New Features

  • The Blackboard Data user interface found at data.blackboard.com has been updated to provide a better experience for first-time users, including introductory information about Blackboard Data and an explanation of the new reports now available. 
  • A new Blackboard Data Developer area contains the existing Settings page for management of the Service account, as well as a convenient link to your Snowflake instance. 

 

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