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Blackboard Data Developer Canonical Data Model changes
Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 24 May 2023
Developer, CDM Changes, Data Dictionary
| Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | Status | Entry | Source | Description |
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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. |
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2023-03-08 |
Changed |
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Add the following logic to the filtering views and tables:
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Blackboard Data Developer Canonical Data Model changes
Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 08 March 2023
Developer, CDM Changes, Data Dictionary
| Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | Status | Entry | Source | Description |
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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. |
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2023-03-08 |
Changed |
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
| Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | Status | Entry | Source | Description |
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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
| Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | Status | Entry | Source | Description |
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| 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
| Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | Status | Entry | Source | Description |
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| 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
| Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | Status | Entry | Source | Description |
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| 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
| Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | Status | Entry | Source | Description |
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| 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
| Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | Status | Entry | Source | Description |
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| 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. |
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