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Data Tier - Canonical Data Model changes as of 7 January 2022

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 07 January 2022

Removed features, CDM Changes

 

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYY-MM-DD) Status Entry Source Description
2022-01-07 Removed BBD_REPORTING   Baseline reporting submodel (database schema) used for the legacy BRS
"Learning Tools Activity and Use" report.
2022-01-07 Removed BBD_REPORTING.
COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR
 

Table with basic aggregations for report COURSE - TOOL activity. Granularity is on the login level. (https://data.blackboard.com/dictionary/entries/entry/BBD_REPORTING-COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR)

We published the query used for calculated measures in this table, which is available to clients in the Blackboard Data Queries GitHub.

2022-01-07 Removed BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.TOOL_ID CDM_LMS.COURSE_TOOL.ID Foreign key that references the primary key of the CDM_LMS.COURSE_TOOL table.
2022-01-07 Removed BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.PERSON_COURSE_ID CDM_LMS.COURSE.ID Foreign key that references the primary key of the CDM_LMS.COURSE table.
2022-01-07 Removed BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.TOOL_ID CDM_LMS.TOOL.ID Foreign key that references the primary key of the CDM_LMS.TOOL table.
2022-01-07 Removed BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.PERSON_ID CDM_LMS.PERSON.ID Foreign key that references the primary key of the CDM_LMS.PERSON table.
2022-01-07 Removed BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.PERSON_COURSE_ID CDM_LMS.PERSON_COURSE.ID Foreign key that references the primary key of the CDM_LMS.PERSON_COURSE table.
2022-01-07 Removed BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.ACTIVITY_TIME CDM_LMS.ACTIVITY.ACCESSED_TIME Date and time an activity was performed on the course tool.
2022-01-07 Removed BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.COURSE_NAME CDM_LMS.COURSE.NAME Name of the course.
2022-01-07 Removed BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.TOOL_NAME CDM_LMS.TOOL.NAME Name of the tool.
2022-01-07 Removed BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.PERSON_COURSE_ROLE CDM_LMS.PERSON_COURSE.COURSE_ROLE_SOURCE_DESC Name of the role of a person in the course.
2022-01-07 Removed BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.COURSE_AVAILABLE_IND CDM_LMS.COURSE.AVAILABLE_IND Shows if the course is available.
2022-01-07 Removed BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.TOOL_AVAILABLE_IND CDM_LMS.COURSE_TOOL.AVAILABLE_IND Shows if the tool is available in the course.
2022-01-07 Removed BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.PERSON_AVAILABLE_IND CDM_LMS.PERSON.AVAILABLE_IND Shows if the tool is available in the course.
2022-01-07 Removed BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.ACTIVITY_DURATION_SUM CDM_LMS.ACTIVITY.DURATION_SUM Length of time a person spent in the course in seconds.
2022-01-07 Removed BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.COURSE_SOURCE_ID CDM_LMS.COURSE_TOOL.COURSE_SOURCE_ID Primary key of the course.
2022-01-07 Removed BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.TOOL_SOURCE_ID CDM_LMS.COURSE_TOOL.TOOL_SOURCE_ID Primary key of the source system.
2022-01-07 Removed BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.ROW_OVERWRITTEN_TIME CDM_LMS.COURSE_TOOL.TOOL_SOURCE_ID Date and time the record was overwritten in the table.

Data Tier - Canonical Data Model changes as of 14 December 2021

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 14 December 2021

Updated features, CDM Changes

 

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYY-MM-DD) Status Entry Source Description
2021-12-14 Added COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.COURSE_ROLE_DESC CDM_LMS.PERSON_COURSE.COURSE_ROLE_DESC Description of a person's role in a course such as student or instructor.  (This is the the canonical course role description, in addition to the source course role description.)

Course Role Data - Canonical Data Model changes as of 20 Oct. 2021

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 20 October 2021
Updated features, CDM Changes

We want to inform you of the changes made to the Course Role data in the Blackboard Data CDM as of 20 October 2021.

These changes may impact some of your queries and reports.

The changes made to the Course Role data are:

  1. Updated logic behind the CDM_LMS.PERSON_COURSE.COURSE_ROLE column: this change better aligns with settings available in Blackboard Learn, and includes mapping for custom course roles from Blackboard Learn.
  2. New Course Role Description column: COURSE_ROLE_DESC, added to CDM_LMS.PERSON_COURSE.

Updated logic behind the CDM_LMS.PERSON_COURSE.COURSE_ROLE column: 

Up until now, we have used the following mapping between Course Role Source (Blackboard Learn) and Canonical Course Role (Blackboard Data):

 

Course Role Data Changes as of 20 October 2021
Source Code (Blackboard Learn) Canonical Code (Blackboard Data)

G (Grader)

P (Instructor)

T (Teaching Assistant)

BB_FACILITATOR (Facilitator)

I (Instructor)
B (Course Builder) O (Other)

Custom Role

N/A

 

We have added a new column called CDM_LMS.PERSON_COURSE.ACT_AS_INSTRUCTOR_IND that stores a flag (true/false) in case a Source Course Role (from Blackboard Learn) has been set to act as an instructor.

This change better aligns with the settings available for course roles in Blackboard Learn.

The modified logic for the COURSE_ROLE column mapping is: 

Course Role Data Changes as of 20 October 2021
Source Code (Blackboard Learn) ACT_AS_INSTRUCTOR_IND  Canonical Code (Blackboard Data)
P (Instructor) TRUE I (Instructor)
P (Instructor) FALSE I (Instructor)

G (Grader)

T (Teaching Assistant)

BB_FACILITATOR (Facilitator)

TRUE I (Instructor)

G (Grader)

T (Teaching Assistant)

BB_FACILITATOR (Facilitator)

FALSE O (Other)
Custom Role TRUE I (Instructor)
Custom Role FALSE O (Other)

 

New Course Role Description column

We have added a new column, COURSE_ROLE_DESC, to CDM_LMS.PERSON_COURSE, which serves to describe existing Canonical Course Role Codes.

Course Role Data Changes as of 20 October 2021
Canonical Code Description 
S Student
I Instructor
O Other
U Guest

 

Questions? please reach out to us via the Community Site.

 


Data Tier
Canonical Data Model changes as of 20 Aug 2021

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 10 Aug 2021
Updated features, CDM Changes

 

Date (YYY-MM-DD) Status Entry Source Description
2021-08-20 Added CDM_LMS.PERSON_COURSE.ACT_AS_INSTRUCTOR_IND LEARN.COURSE_ROLES.ACT_AS_INSTRUCTOR_IND

If TRUE then this role should be treated similarly to the default Instructor role.

If FALSE then this is not an instructor-like role.


Data Tier
Canonical Data Model changes as of 10 Aug 2021

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 10 Aug 2021
Updated features, CDM Changes

Date (YYY-MM-DD) Status Entry Source Description
2021-08-10 Changed CDM_CLB.PERSON.ROLE_TYPE JANUS_APOLLO_USER.ROLE This attribute will now be based on the janus_apollo_user.role table from Blackboard Collaborate's source data
2021-08-10 Added CDM_CLB.PERSON.USER_TYPE JANUS_APOLLO_USER.APOLLO_USER_TYPE The type of user in Blackboard Collaborate
2021-08-10 Added CDM_CLB.PERSON.EMAIL JANUS_APOLLO_USER.EMAIL User's email address
2021-08-10 Added CDM_CLB.PERSON.STAGE:USER_UID JANUS_APOLLO_USER.APOLLO_USER_UID Blackboard Collaborate user's Universal ID
2021-08-10 Added CDM_CLB.ROOM.DELETED_IND JANUS_APOLLO_SESSION_IS_DELETED Indicator that shows if the Session was deleted
2021-08-10 Added CDM_CLB.ROOM.ALLOW_GUEST_IND JANUS_APOLLO_SESSION.ALLOW_GUEST Indicator that shows if guest access is allowed in the Session
2021-08-10 Added CDM_CLB.ROOM.LARGE_SESSION_IND JANUS_APOLLO_SESSION.LARGE_SESSION_ENABLE Indicator that shows if the Session is a Large Session
2021-08-10 Added CDM_CLB.MEDIA.PLAYBACK_CNT JANUS_APOLLO_MEDIA.PLAYBACK_COUNT Number of playbacks for the Recording
2021-08-10 Added CDM_CLB.MEDIA.DOWNLOAD_CNT JANUS_APOLLO_MEDIA.DOWNLOAD_COUNT Number of downloads for the Recording
2021-08-10 Added CDM_CLB.MEDIA.LAST_DOWNLOAD_TIME JANUS_APOLLO_MEDIA.LAST_DOWNLOAD_TS Timestamp representing when the Recording was last downloaded
2021-08-10 Added CDM_CLB.MEDIA.PUBLIC_ACCESS_IND JANUS_APOLLO_MEDIA.PUBLIC_LINK_ALLOWED Indicator that represents if the Recording is public or not
2021-08-10 Added CDM_CLB.MEDIA.STAGE:MEDIA_UID JANUS_APOLLO_MEDIA.MEDIA_UID Media Universal ID.

Can be used in API calls
2021-08-10 Added CDM_CLB.ATTENDANCE.USER_TYPE JANUS_APOLLO_ATTENDEE.USER_TYPE Canonical code for user type
2021-08-10 Added CDM_CLB.ATTENDANCE.STAGE:CACHE_UID JANUS_APOLLO_ATTENDEE_CACHE_UID Cache Universal ID
2021-08-10 Added CDM_CLB.SESSION.STAGE:SESSION_INSTANCE_UID JANUS_APOLLO_SESSION_INSTANCE.UID Session Instance Universal ID.

Can be used with session_uid in API calls against collab API

 

 


Data Tier
Canonical Data Model changes as of 27 May 2021

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 27 May 2021
Updated features, CDM Changes

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYY-MM-DD) Status Entry Source Description
2021-05-27 Added CDM_TLM.ULTRA_EVENTS Blackboard Learn Ultra Ultra telemetry events table
2021-05-27 Added CDM_TLM.ULTRA_EVENTS.EVENT_TYPE Blackboard Learn Ultra Type of telemetry event
2021-05-27 Added CDM_TLM.ULTRA_EVENTS.EVENT_TIME Blackboard Learn Ultra Date and time of the telemetry event
2021-05-27 Added CDM_TLM.ULTRA_EVENTS.DATA Blackboard Learn Ultra Data of the telemetry event in JSON structure

Blackboard Achieve report updates

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 15 December 2020
Updated features, Blackboard Achieve

This feature is only available to clients with the Blackboard Achieve license.

In this release we updated filters, calculations, and dimensions in the Blackboard Achieve reports to improve the experience and data presented.

Filters

We’ve narrowed the options in the Course role filter to exclude the guest role. Now you can choose from roles like instructors and graders or roles like course builders. You can also now filter by more than one course ID in the Course ID filter.

More on report filters

Learner engagement dimensions

The learner engagement dimensions used in the Learner Activity and Performance Alignment report were updated to align with the Learner Activity & Performance report.

  • Time in tools is now Time in course materials. This dimension captures the minutes learners engage with course materials.
  • Interaction count is now Social and collaborative interactions. This dimension captures the learner interactions in social and collaborative learning activities.

More on learner engagement dimensions


Canonical Data Model changes as of 15 December 2020

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 15 December 2020
Updated features, CDM Changes

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYY-MM-DD) Status Entry Source Description
2020-12-15 Changed CDM_META.CANON_CODE LMS PERSON, CLB PERSON The BB_FACILITATOR role is now mapping to the Instructor ('I') role from Learn.

Canonical Data Model changes as of 29 October 2020

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 29 October 2020
Updated features, CDM Changes

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYY-MM-DD) Status Entry Source Description
2020-10-29 Added CDM_LMS.COURSE_ITEM.AVAILABLE_IND LEARN.COURSE_CONTENTS.AVAILABLE_IND, LEARN.FORUM_MAIN.AVAILABLE_IND, LEARN.CONFERENCE_MAIN.AVAILABLE_IND, LEARN.BLOGS.AVAILABLE_IND, LEARN.WIKI.IS_AVAILABLE, LEARN.STAFFINFORMATION.AVAILABLE_IND, LEARN.COLLAB_SESSION.IS_AVAILABLE Shows if course item is available
2020-10-29 Added CDM_LMS.COURSE_ITEM.AVAILABLE_START_TIME LEARN.COURSE_CONTENTS.START_DATE, LEARN.FORUM_MAIN.START_DATE, LEARN.BLOGS.START_DATE, LEARN.WIKI.START_DATE, LEARN.ANNOUNCEMENTS.START_DATE Time the course item started or became available
2020-10-29 Added CDM_LMS.COURSE_ITEM.AVAILABLE_END_TIME LEARN.COURSE_CONTENTS.END_DATE, LEARN.FORUM_MAIN.END_DATE, LEARN.BLOGS.END_DATE, LEARN.WIKI.END_DATE, LEARN.ANNOUNCEMENTS.END_DATE Time the course item ended or became unavailable

Canonical Data Model changes as of 18 September 2020

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 18 September 2020
Updated features, CDM Changes

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYY-MM-DD) Status Entry Source Description
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.GRADE.MODIFIER_ROLE LEARN.GRADEBOOK_LOG.MODIFIER_ROLE Grader role
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.GRADE.MODIFIER_PERSON_ID CDM_LMS.PERSON.ID Foreign key that references the primary key of the CDM_LMS.PERSON table for the person who modified the grade
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY LEARN.MI_NODE Table that holds information about the hierarchy management user interface designed to allow administrators to create a multi-level framework within Blackboard Learn that mirrors their institution.
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY.ID Derived from CDM Surrogate primary key for the table
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY.INSTANCE_ID Derived from CDM foreign key that references the primary key of the CDM_LMS.INSTANCE table
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY_PARENT_ID LEARN.MI_NODE.PARENT_PK1 Foreign key that references a parent key in the table
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY.SOURCE_ID LEARN.MI_NODE.PK1 Primary key of the source system
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY.NAME LEARN.MI_NODE.NAME Name of the institution hierarchy node
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY.DESCRIPTION LEARN.MI_NODE.DESCRIPTION Description of the institution hierarchy node
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY.HIERARCHY_ID_SEQ LEARN.MI_NODE.PK1 List of primary parent nodes of the institution hierarchy node
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY.STAGE LEARN.MI_NODE.DOMAIN_PK1, LEARN.MI_NODE.BATCH_UID Auxiliary attributes for the CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY table
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY.ROW_INSERTED_TIME Derived from CDM Date and time the record was inserted to the table
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY.ROW_UPDATED_TIME Derived from CDM Date and time the record was modified in the table
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY.ROW_DELETED_TIME Derived from CDM Date and time the record was marked as removed
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY_COURSE LEARN.MI_NODE, LEARN.COURSE_MAIN, LEARN.DOMAIN_COURSE_COLL Table that holds information about the relation between institutional hierarchy nodes and courses
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY_COURSE.ID Derived from CDM Surrogate primary key for the table
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY_COURSE.INSTANCE_ID CDM_LMS.INSTANCE.ID Foreign key that references the primary key of the CDM_LMS.INSTANCE table
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY_COURSE.COURSE_ID CDM_LMS.COURSE.ID Foreign key that references the primary key of the CDM_LMS.COURSE table
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY_COURSE.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY_ID CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY.ID Foreign key that references the primary key of the CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY table
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY_COURSE.SOURCE_ID LEARN.MI_NODE.PK1, LEARN.DOMAIN_COURSE_COLL.COURSE_MAIN_PK1 Primary key of the source system
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY_COURSE.PRIMARY_IND LEARN.DOMAIN_COURSE_COLL.PRIMARY_IND Shows if this association is primary association for the object. Only applicable to direct multi-institution associations.
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY_COURSE.STAGE LEARN.MI_NODE.DOMAIN_PK1, LEARN.MI_NODE.BATCH_UID Auxiliary attributes for CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY_COURSE table
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY_COURSE.ROW_INSERTED_TIME Derived from CDM Date and time the record was inserted to the table
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY_COURSE.ROW_UPDATED_TIME Derived from CDM Date and time the record was modified in the table
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY_COURSE.ROW_DELETED_TIME Derived from CDM Date and time the record was marked as removed
2020-09-17 Added CDM_LMS.INSTITUTION_HIERARCHY_COURSE.HIERARCHY_NAME_SEQ LEARN.MI_NODE.PK1 List of names of parent nodes of the institution hierarchy node

Canonical Data Model changes as of 10 September 2020

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 10 September 2020
Updated features, CDM Changes

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYY-MM-DD) Status Entry Source Description
2020-09-09 Added BBD_REPORTING Derived from CDM New submodel that includes the metrics and calculations for Blackboard Reporting Tier
2020-09-09 Added BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR Derived from CDM Basic aggregations for report COURSE - TOOL activity. Granularity is on login level.
2020-09-09 Added BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.COURSE_TOOL_ID CDM_LMS.COURSE_TOOL.ID Foreign key that references the primary key of the CDM_LMS.COURSE_TOOL table
2020-09-09 Added BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.COURSE_ID CDM_LMS.COURSE.ID Foreign key that references the primary key of the CDM_LMS.COURSE table
2020-09-09 Added BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.TOOL_ID CDM_LMS.TOOL.ID Foreign key that references the primary key of the CDM_LMS.TOOL table
2020-09-09 Added BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.PERSON_ID CDM_LMS.PERSON.ID Foreign key that references the primary key of the CDM_LMS.PERSON table
2020-09-09 Added BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.PERSON_COURSE_ID CDM_LMS.PERSON_COURSE.ID Foreign key that references the primary key of the CDM_LMS.PERSON_COURSE table
2020-09-09 Added BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.ACTIVITY_TIME CDM_LMS.ACTIVITY.ACCESSED_TIME Date and time an activity was performed on the course tool
2020-09-09 Added BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.COURSE_NAME CDM_LMS.COURSE.NAME Name of the course
2020-09-09 Added BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.TOOL_NAME CDM_LMS.TOOL.NAME Name of the tool
2020-09-09 Added BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.PERSON_COURSE_ROLE CDM_LMS.PERSON_COURSE.COURSE_ROLE_SOURCE_DESC Name of the role of a person in the course
2020-09-09 Added BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.COURSE_AVAILABLE_IND CDM_LMS.COURSE.AVAILABLE_IND Shows if the course is available
2020-09-09 Added BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.TOOL_AVAILABLE_IND CDM_LMS.COURSE_TOOL.AVAILABLE_IND Shows if the tool is available in the course
2020-09-09 Added BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.PERSON_AVAILABLE_IND CDM_LMS.PERSON.AVAILABLE_IND Shows if the person is available
2020-09-09 Added BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.ACTIVITY_DURATION_SUM CDM_LMS.ACTIVITY.DURATION_SUM Length of time a person spent in the course in seconds
2020-09-09 Added BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.COURSE_SOURCE_ID CDM_LMS.COURSE_TOOL.COURSE_SOURCE_ID Primary key of the course
2020-09-09 Added BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.TOOL_SOURCE_ID CDM_LMS.COURSE_TOOL.TOOL_SOURCE_ID Primary key of the source system
2020-09-09 Added BBD_REPORTING.COURSE_TOOL_ACTIVITY_HOUR.ROW_OVERWRITTEN_TIME Derived from CDM Date and time the record was overwritten in the table
2020-08-05 Added CDM_LMS.TRANSLATION Derived from CDM Translations for tools and course roles to es_ES and en_US locales. One row per locale, bundle name and translation key.
2020-08-05 Added CDM_LMS.TRANSLATION.ID Derived from CDM Surrogate primary key for the table
2020-08-05 Added CDM_LMS.TRANSLATION.INSTANCE_ID CDM_LMS.INSTANCE.ID Foreign key that references the primary key of the CDM_LMS.INSTANCE table
2020-08-05 Added CDM_LMS.TRANSLATION.SOURCE_ID LEARN.RESOURCE_STRINGS.LOCALE, LEARN.RESOURCE_STRINGS.BUNDLE_NAME, LEARN.RESOURCE_STRINGS.TRANSLATION_KEY Primary keys of the source system. Keys are separated by semicolon. List begins with the locale, followed by bundle_name and resource_key.
2020-08-05 Added CDM_LMS.TRANSLATION.LOCALE LEARN.RESOURCE_STRINGS.LOCALE Translations locales in a form of language_TERRITORY, e.g. en_US
2020-08-05 Added CDM_LMS.TRANSLATION.BUNDLE_NAME LEARN.RESOURCE_STRINGS.BUNDLE_NAME Bundle name
2020-08-05 Added CDM_LMS.TRANSLATION.TRANSLATION_KEY LEARN.RESOURCE_STRINGS.RESOURCE_KEY Universal string from source system to be translated
2020-08-05 Added CDM_LMS.TRANSLATION.TRANSLATION_VALUE LEARN.RESOURCE_STRINGS.RESOURCE_VALUE Translation of translation key to given locale
2020-08-05 Added CDM_LMS.TRANSLATION.ENABLED_IND LEARN.LOCALES.IS_ENABLED Shows if the locale is generally enabled in source system
2020-08-05 Added CDM_LMS.TRANSLATION.COURSE_ENABLED_IND LEARN.LOCALES.IS_ENABLED_COURSE Shows if the locale is enabled for courses in source system
2020-08-05 Added CDM_LMS.TRANSLATION.ORGANIZATION_ENABLED_IND LEARN.LOCALES.IS_ENABLED_ORGANIZATION Shows if the locale is enabled for organizations in source system
2020-08-05 Added CDM_LMS.TRANSLATION.USER_ENABLED_IND LEARN.LOCALES.IS_ENABLED_USER Shows if the locale is enabled for users in source system
2020-08-05 Added CDM_LMS.TRANSLATION.STAGE Derived from CDM Auxiliary attributes for the CDM_LMS.TRANSLATION table
2020-08-05 Added CDM_LMS.TRANSLATION.ROW_INSERTED_TIME Derived from CDM Date and time the record was added to the table
2020-08-05 Added CDM_LMS.TRANSLATION.ROW_UPDATED_TIME Derived from CDM Date and time the record was modified in the table
2020-08-05 Added CDM_LMS.TRANSLATION.ROW_DELETED_TIME Derived from CDM Date and time the record was marked as removed

Updated Submodel filter

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 27 August 2020
Updated features, Data Dictionary

The Explore Entries by Submodel filter has been transformed into a drop-down menu and is now located next to the search box in both Entries and Entity Relationship tabs. This change provides more space for the interactive ERDs for better usability.


New card-based user interface for Data Dictionary

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 27 August 2020
Updated features, Data Dictionary

We have introduced a new card-based look and feel for the Data Dictionary that supports the new navigation system, providing a fresh and modern look to the interface overall.

Data Dictionary entries table

Updated Report Cards

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 27 August 2020
Updated features, Reporting

This feature is only available to participants of the Blackboard Data Insider Program. For more information about the program & eligibility, please visit Blackboard Data Insider Program.

As part of a general User Interface refresh, the styling of the report cards has been updated to better reflect the Blackboard Data product the report belongs to.


Updated Report Interface

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 27 August 2020
Updated features, Reporting

This feature is only available to participants of the Blackboard Data Insider Program. For more information about the program & eligibility, please visit Blackboard Data Insider Program.

As part of a general User Interface refresh, the Report Interface has been updated to reflect the new card-based style and provide more space for the filters and visualizations.


Data Dictionary mobile support

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 25 June 2020
Updated features, Data Dictionary

The Entry List and Entity Relationship Diagrams are updated to be accessible on smaller devices, like smartphones and tablets.


Canonical Data Model changes as of 25 June 2020

Continuous Delivery | Release to Production 25 June 2020
Updated features, CDM Changes

Blackboard Learn SaaS CD Releases
Date (YYY-MM-DD) Status Entry Source Description
2020-05-20 Added CDM_LMS.ATTENDANCE.ROLE   Canonical attendance role
2020-05-20 Added CDM_LMS.ATTENDANCE.ROLE_SOURCE_CODE COLLAB.APOLLO_ATTENDEE.ROLE Enum code of the collaboration tool attendee role
2020-05-20 Added CDM_LMS.ATTENDANCE.ROLE_SOURCE_DESC COLLAB.APOLLO_ATTENDEE.ROLE Description of the collaboration tool attendee role
2020-05-20 Added CDM_LMS.GRADEBOOK.DUE_TIME LEARN.GRADEBOOK_MAIN.DUE_DATE Due date for gradable item
2020-04-01 Added CDM_LMS.TOOL.PLUGIN_HANDLE LEARN.PLUGINS.HANDLE Plugin handle name