Blackboard Reach 1.7 Release

Continuous Delivery 1.7 | Release to Production 15 Jun, 2021
Bug fixes, enhancements

Here's what the Blackboard Reach 1.7 release includes:

  • Bug fixes
  • Enhancements

Bug fixes and enhancements

  • Enhanced user experience. We have addressed the below based on recommendations after the UX audit:
    • We have modified the content in the dialog box that appears when sending a message in a channel.

    • We will display days on the message timeline.

    • The settings page will show the status after enable or disable of a school.

    • We will show the "Enter link" text box in the editor.

    • We have fixed the color of the hyperlink.

    • We will show the school name on banner based on the many schools navigated by the user.

    • We have modified how the school bar appears in landscape view of the mobile app.

    • We have enhanced the user experience of the editor by giving it a maximum height of 40% of the screen height. This experience is consistent across the tablet and mobile apps.

  • Improved email digest
    • Users can select the jump icon in the daily digest email to navigate to a message in the channel or direct message.

  • Improved admin search
    • Fixed the issue of an error message shown when impersonating the new classes. Now you can search for a message in new classes.

  • Backend or database related changes

    • None.

Technical requirements

Here are the BBComms End User Technical Requirements and we also have updated the Blackboard Privacy Policy.

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Resources and materials

As always, you can find resources and materials related to this release as well as to the many features and functions on the Blackboard Help websiteCore Resource & Help TopicsCommunication App, and Training — we’ve got the information you need to succeed with your BBComms.