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    Blackboard

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    Overview

    The Blackboard product integration delivers user-specific Blackboard content to the campusM app. It also includes a customizable grid-style live tile that aggregates the same content on the app homepage.

    Vendors

    Not Applicable

    The Blackboard product integration is an LMS / VLE type product integration, which means that it is found under this category when adding a new product integration. Blackboard is the vendor, just as Blackboard, D2L Brightspace, and Moodle are the other LMS / VLE vendors currently supported.

    User Experience

    The following section describes information relating to the user experience for the Blackboard product integration.

    User Activities

    Users can manage their Blackboard accounts, including various academic activities (courses, grades, assignments, and calendar events), check and update personal information, and receive system and course-level announcements. Users can also benefit from a live tile that provides a count for various types of academic information, including courses, grades, assignments, announcements, and calendar events.

    Authentication

    The Blackboard authentication uses an OAuth Integration Profile (configured at App Settings > Integration Profile > Add Integration Profile. This must be configured before the Product Integration will work. See Prerequisites.

    The Blackboard API accepts Bearer Token authentication with the access token gained from the Integration Profile. This is not customizable.

    The following is the authentication workflow:

    1. The end user opens the Blackboard tile.
    2. If the Live Tile is enabled, it requests a token immediately. If the Live Tile is not enabled, the main integration opens first before requesting a token (see next step).
    3. campusM requests a token from the Blackboard token API.
    4. The user logins into Blackboard, if they have not already done so.
    5. If valid, Blackboard send a response with user's access token.
    6. campusM sends the access token with every Blackboard API request made. It is automatically refreshed on expiry, unless the user has logged out of the campusM app or their Blackboard session.

    Offline Support

    If the live tile is not enabled, Blackboard Account data is not cached on the user’s device. Data is called each time the user navigates to the landing page or any subpage.

    If the live tile is enabled, we persist data for all currently-supported modules (Courses, Grades, Assignments, Announcements, and Calendar Events) to a cache. The main integration processes the data from this cache and makes no further API calls. The accuracy of the data is controlled by the Update Rate set in the live tile configuration.

    Screenshots

    The following is an overview of the Blackboard product integration user interface for a reference when configuring it.

    Homepage Courses Course Page
    backboard_homepage.png blackboard_courses.png blackboard_course_page.png
    Course Info Grades User Info
    blackboard_course_info.png blackboard_grades.png blackboard_user_info.png
    Example of 3 x 2 dimensions
    Blackboard.png
     

    By default, the live tile is designed to link to areas in main PI integration (shown in the screenshots above). Clicking Grades links you to the Grades view, for example. Areas of the live tile with no defined focus (the customizable header, if enabled, or any blank space on the tile) defer to the Action (URL) set in App Builder.

    This setting is controlled by Enable Integration Deep Linking listed in the configuration. If disabled, the entire link defers to the Action (URL) defined in App Builder for the tile. This defaults to linking to the index page main PI integration, but this can be overridden.

    Live Tile Configuration Rules

    The Blackboard live tile is designed to work with the following sizes. The tile will attempt to display as many elements as possible regardless of the dimensions set, but we cannot guarantee the intended experience if you do not adhere to the following dimensions. The tile dimensions are set in the App Builder, while the widgets per row (and other details) are set in the Configuration page for this product integration. 

    • 1 wide x 1 high   
      • This is a special case. The tile only displays one widget (the highest prioritized, enabled widget).
    • 2 wide x 1 high
      • We recommend using 1 - 2 widget rows and using 1 - 3 widgets per row.
    • 2 wide x 2 high
      • We recommend using 2 - 3 widget rows and using 1 - 3 widgets per row.
    • 3 wide x 1 high
      • We recommend using 1 - 2 widget rows and using 2 - 4 widgets per row.
    • 3 wide x 2 high
      • We recommend using 2 - 3 widget rows and using 2 - 4 widgets per row.

    We also recommend keeping the header text and widget labels for the live tile short.

    Technical Overview

    The following section describes technical information for the Blackboard product integration.

    Supported Versions

    • 3300.0.0. or later for the full functionality
    • 3100.7.0. or later for the functionality without grades

    Prerequisites

    The following prerequisites are required to configure the Blackboard product integration:

    1. Add the campusM Application ID to your Blackboard system. This requires Blackboard administrator access:

      For more information, see the Blackboard help for REST APIs.

      • Application ID: 51f1071e-0d9a-4132-a39e-155682f06a94
      • Name: campusM
      • Description: campusM App
    2. Enable Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS). This requires Blackboard administrator access.

      Add an entry for each of your sandbox, preview, and production apps.

    3. Provision the following headers in the CORS settings: Content-Type and Authorization (General Information > Allow Headers).
      1. These headers are case-sensitive and comma-separated.
      2. For more information, see the Cross Origin Resource Sharing article in the Blackboard help portal.
      3. If your Blackboard domain is HTTPS, please enter the HTTPS URL, and not HTTP as the Blackboard help portal states.
    4. Configure an OAuth integration profile (App Manager > App Settings> Integration Profile). For a reference for filling in the form on that page, see OAuth Integration Profile Configuration.

      Configuring an OAuth integration profile can be completed by anybody with App Manager access, but you may need a Blackboard administrator to provide some of the information required.

    API Configuration

    If the Blackboard instance requires basic authentication, add the username and password to the configuration by selecting Basic as the authentication type under API Authentication on the Blackboard configuration page (in App Manager).

    The default is No Auth (see Configuration). The username and password are encoded and sent as the appropriate header with all service requests.

    Configuration

    To configure the Blackboard product integration, first configure an authentication integration profile (subtype OAuth) that you then select in the Product Integration configuration section. Fill out the fields as listed in the Integration Profile Configuration table. If a field is not listed in the table, you can leave it blank.

    OAuth Integration Profile Configuration

    You add and edit integration profiles from App Settings > Integration Profile > Add Integration Profile

    The following table describes the configuration options available on this page. All values are exactly as-is unless listed otherwise. For example, the OAuth Client Secret is always BLACKBOARD_CLIENT_SECRET.

    Configuration Option Description
    Name This can be anything, for example, Blackboard OAuth
    Type Authentication
    Subtype OAuth
    OAuth Client ID The Application ID that the registration portal assigned your app: 1bc7f486-f242-4da5-868f-8afa78079f0a
    OAuth Client Secret The application secret that you generated for your app in the app registration portal: BLACKBOARD_CLIENT_SECRET
    Authorization Endpoint https://BLACKBOARD_HOST/learn/api/public/v1/oauth2/authorizationcode

    (BLACKBOARD_HOST is your Blackboard web hostname)

    Access Token Endpoint https://BLACKBOARD_HOST/learn/api/public/v1/oauth2/token
    Token Endpoint Auth Basic
    User Info Endpoint https://BLACKBOARD_HOST/learn/api/public/v1/users/uuid:USER_ID
    OAuth Scope

    For the default product integration functionality: read offline

    To enable users to edit their own personal information: read write offline (editing also needs to be enabled in the Product Integration Configuration > User Information)

    Extract OAuth Tokens Yes
    Username Mapping id
    Mail Mapping id
    First Name Mapping id
    Last Name Mapping id

    Optionally, you can fill out the Additional Mappings fields. These mappings are not required for the integration to work, but recommended for testing purposes. The following is an example value: blackboardId=id,uuid,educationLevel,name.

    Product Integration Configuration

    To configure the Blackboard product integration, select Product Integrations > Add Product Integration.
    Select LMS/VLE and then select Blackboard. The following table describes the configuration options available on this page.
    Configuration Option Description Mandatory Data Type Default Example
    Enable Product Integration Select to enable the product integration on the user's campusM app. Yes Checkbox   Yes
    Product Integration Description A description of the product integration for internal use. Yes String   My Blackboard
    Screen Title The title that displays in the top header of the service. No String Blackboard  
    Vendor
    Integration Profile The OAuth integration profile used by the end-user to authenticate with Blackboard. Yes String    
    Text/Labels Text and labels for the authentication flow        
    Text - "Redirecting..." Displayed on the temporary redirect page, while the user is being redirected to Canvas.     Redirecting...  
    Text - "This page should automatically redirect you to the login screen. Click the button below to go there now." Displayed on the temporary redirect page, while the user is being redirected to Canvas.     This page should automatically redirect you to the login screen. Click the button below to go there now.  
    Text - "Login" Displayed on the temporary redirect page, while the user is being redirected to Canvas.     Login  
    Text - "Oops, something went wrong" Displayed on the temporary redirect page, while the user is being redirected to Canvas.     Oops, something went wrong  
    Text - "Retry" Displayed on the temporary redirect page, while the user is being redirected to Canvas.     Retry  
    API Configuration
    URL to retrieve the information The base URL for the Blackboard instance. Yes URI https://myDomain.com/  
    Advanced Settings Contains all the advanced API settings that may be required if access to Blackboard is behind a proxy server. If you do not need this, please scroll down to General. No Checkbox No  
    URL Query Parameters
    URL Query Parameters A customizable list of query parameters to forward with all requests. No Array    
    Parameter Name Enter the Parameter Name. No String    
    Parameter Type Choose a parameter type that matches your needs; available options: ‘Username’, ‘Token Property’, Constant. For example, Select 'Username' to use the username attribute associated with the end-user. No String    
    Token Property Name Enter the property name to be retrieved from the token ({ USERNAME, MAIL, GIVEN_NAME, SURNAME, FULL_NAME } or as named in the integration profile). No String    
    Constant Value Option to add a constant value. No String    
    URL Path Parameters
    URL Path Parameters A customizable list of path parameters to forward with all requests. No Array    
    Parameter Name Enter the path parameter name as specified in the base URL, for example - if the URL is: https://someHostName/serviceName/username then the parameter name is 'username’. No String    
    Parameter Type Choose a parameter type that matches your needs; available options: ‘Username’, ‘Token Property’, Constant; i.e. Select 'Username' to use the username attribute associated with the end-user. No String    
    Token Property Name Enter the property name to be retrieved from the token ({ USERNAME, MAIL, GIVEN_NAME, SURNAME, FULL_NAME } or as named in the integration profile). No String    
    Constant Value Option to add a constant value. No String    
    General Headers
    General Headers A customizable list of general headers to forward with all requests. No Array    
    Header Key Enter the header key. No String    
    Header Value Enter the header value. No String    
    API Authentication
    Authentication type Select the authentication type; available options ‘No Auth’, ‘Basic’. No String No Auth  
    Basic Auth (appears if Authentication Type is set to ‘Basic’)
    Username for Base64 basic authentication This is encoded with the password and sent with the service request. No String    
    Password for Base64 basic authentication This is encoded with the username and sent with the service request. No String    
    General
    Text - "My Blackboard" Displayed on the index page for this integration. No String My Blackboard  
    Text - "Home" This appears on the navigation bar at the bottom of the page if the navigation bar is visible. No String Home  
    Text - "Failed to connect to Blackboard - please try again shortly." Shown if no valid response is returned by the Blackboard API. No String Failed to connect to Blackboard - please try again shortly.  
    Display Discussions Link Enables or disables the showing of a custom URL to your Blackboard instance's Discussions page. This appears on the navigation bar at the bottom of the page. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Discussions" This appears on the navigation bar at the bottom of the page. It is available for configuration if Display Discussions Link is selected. No String Discussions  
    Discussions Link URL URL for link out to the Discussions page. It is available for configuration if Display Discussions Link is selected. No String    
    Text - "All display items for Blackboard have been disabled in your PI configuration." The fallback text if all the above options have been turned off, for any reason. No String All display items for Blackboard have been disabled in your PI configuration.  
    Display Resource Types Enables or disables displaying the type of content for any content item in the integration, for example, Blackboard Resource: resource/x-bb-document'. No Checkbox Yes  
    Enabled Blackboard Web Link Enables or disables a web app link out to Blackboard, as defined in the 'URL to retrieve the information', above. This is displayed on the index page. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Link out to Blackboard" A button only for the web app that enables users to navigate directly to Blackboard. No String Link out to Blackboard  
    Enable Deep Linking Enables or disables deep links through to the native Blackboard app, from the main integration, when using this PI on a mobile device. No Checkbox Yes  
    Additional Links
    Enable API Web Links Enables links to the Blackboard website for each content item, if returned by Blackboard. The native apps prefer deep links if enabled. No Checkbox Yes  
    Always Prefer Web Links If enabled, content items displayed in the PI on the native iOS and Android apps will prefer the API-based web links, instead of deep links. Has no effect if deep links are disabled. No Checkbox No  
    Blackboard Google Play Store Page URL This is required for the fallback behavior in all deep links to third-party apps. No String https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackboard.android.bbstudent  
    Blackboard Apple App Store Page URL This is required for the fallback behavior in all deep links to third-party apps. No String https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/blackboard/id950424861  
    Courses
    Display Courses Enables or disables the Courses list. Disabling this will not prevent API calls to the Courses API necessary for other functionality. No Checkbox Yes  
    Filter Courses By Term If enabled, will restrict the courses in the PI based on the term provided in 'Term ID Or Name For Filter'. Will also affect the display of items related to the restricted courses (Grades, Course Announcements, etc). No Checkbox No  
    Term ID Or Name For Filter Please enter a valid Blackboard term ID or term name. Term name matches are not guaranteed to be unique, while IDs are. No String    
    Text - "Courses" Displayed on the index page for this integration, if Courses are enabled. No String Courses  
    Sort Course List Alphabetically by Title (A-Z) If enabled, sorts the course list alphabetically. No Checkbox No  

    Course Availability

    Course Availability Options
    Controls course registration and content visibility.
    No
    Dropdown List
    Display if both the course itself and the course registration are visible.
     
    Course List Page
    Text - "My Courses" Header text for the course list page. No String My Courses  
    Text - "Open all courses in Blackboard" The text for the button that links to the Course Base in the native Blackboard app, if deep links are enabled. No String Open all courses in Blackboard  
    Display Course Name If all 'Display' options are unchecked, the integration displays the Course Name provided by the API, by default. No Checkbox Yes  
    Display Course ID Enables or disables the course ID, listed after the course name. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Unknown Course" The fallback text if no name can be found. No String Unknown Course  
    Text - "No available courses found." The fallback text if no available courses can be found. No String No available courses found.  
    Course Details Page
    Display Title Prefix If enabled, adds the prefix set below to the course name in the header for this page. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "My Courses" Displayed in the header bar, if Display Title Prefix is enabled. No String My Courses  
    Text - "Open course overview in Blackboard" The text for the button that links to the specific Course Overview in the native Blackboard app, if deep links are enabled. No String Open course overview in Blackboard  
    Text - "Course Info" The text for the item that links to the general course content. No String Course Info  
    Text - "Grades" The text for the item that links to the course grades. No String Grades  
    Display Course ID Wherever Course ID would be displayed on a page, excluding headers. No Checkbox Yes  
    Display Course Name Wherever Course Name would be displayed on a page, excluding headers. No Checkbox Yes  
    Display Course Description Shows or hides the course description, if returned by the API. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Course Description" Label for the course description field. No String Course Description  
    Display Course Term If enabled, displays the course term, if returned by the API. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Term" Label for the term field. No String Term  
    Text - "No course details found." The fallback text if the course has no detailed information. No String No course details found.  
    Text - "No content found." The fallback text if any page has no Blackboard content to display. No String No content found.  
    Text - "Unknown Content" The fallback text if no name can be found for a content item. No String Unknown Content  
    Text - "Blackboard Resource" The prefix for any resource type in a Blackboard content item. No String Blackboard Resource  
    Text - "No filename given" The fallback text if no name can be found for a file item. No String No filename given  
    Text - "Unsupported Resource" The prefix for any content items that lack a resource type. No String Unsupported Resource  
    Text - "Your Blackboard course contents have not been made visible yet. Please try again later." Displayed if the user does not have permission to view all of the course content. No String Your Blackboard course contents have not been made visible yet. Please try again later.  
    Grades
    Display Grades Enables or disables the Grades list. Disabling this will not prevent API calls to the Grades API necessary for other functionality. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Grades" Displayed on the index page for this integration, if Grades are enabled. No String Grades  
    Grades Page
    Text - "My Grades" Shown at the top of the main Grades page. No String My Grades  
    Text - "Open all grades in Blackboard" The text for the button that links to the Grades view in the native Blackboard app, if deep links are enabled. No String Open all grades in Blackboard  
    Text - "No grades found." The fallback text if there are no grades available. No String No grades found.  
    Text - "Grades available, but some grade column information may be missing." Displayed when there is no grade column information found. No String Grades available, but some grade column information may be missing.  
    Grade Details Page
    Display Title Prefix If enabled, adds the prefix set below to the course name in the header for this page. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "My Grades" Displayed in the header bar, if 'Display Title Prefix' is enabled. No String My Grades  
    Display Name If returned with the grades data. No Checkbox Yes  
    Display Feedback If returned with the grades data. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Open grades for this course in Blackboard" The text for the button that links to the specific Course Grades in the native Blackboard app, if deep links are enabled. No String Open grades for this course in Blackboard  
    Text - "No grades found for this course." The fallback text if there are no grades for a particular course. No String No grades found for this course.  
    Text - "Failed to retrieve grades data - please try again shortly." Shown if no valid response is returned by the Blackboard API. No String Failed to retrieve grades data - please try again shortly.  
    Assignments
    Display Assignments Enables or disables the Assignments list. Disabling this will not prevent API calls to the Assignments API necessary for other functionality. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Assignments" Displayed on the index page for this integration, if Assignments are enabled. No String Assignments  
    Assignments Page
    Text - "My Assignments" Shown at the top of the Assignments page. No String My Assignments  
    Text - "No assignments found." The text if the user has no assignments. No String No assignments found.  
    Announcements
    Display Announcements Enables or disables Announcements, from the Index page. Disabling this will not prevent API calls to the Announcements API necessary for other functionality. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Announcements" Displays on the index page for this integration, if 'Display Announcements' is enabled. No String Announcements  
    Display Course Announcements Enables or disables displaying Course Announcements from the Announcements page. Disabling this does not prevent API calls to the Announcements API necessary for other functionality. No Checkbox Yes  
    Display Course Announcements In Course Details Enables or disables displaying Course Announcements on the Course Details page. Disabling this does not prevent API calls to the Announcements API necessary for other functionality. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "System Announcements" Displays as a tab on the Announcements page if 'Display System Announcements' is enabled. No String System Announcements  
    Text - "Course Announcements" Displays as a tab on the Announcements page if 'Display Course Announcements' is enabled. No String Course Announcements  
    System Announcements Page
    Text - "Announcements" Displays at the top of the Announcements page. No String Announcements  
    Sort Announcements This list allows you to select how to order the announcements displayed on the page. No Array By Date (descending)  
    Display System Announcement Title If all 'Display' options are unchecked, the page displays the System Announcement Title provided by the API by default. No Checkbox Yes  
    Display System Announcement Text If returned with the announcements data. No Checkbox Yes  
    Max Characters For The System Announcement Text Field The user can still click on the announcement to view the full text. No Integer 100  
    Display Date Created If returned with the announcements data. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "No system announcements found." The fallback text if there are no system announcements for the user. No String No system announcements found.  
    Text - "Error fetching system announcements from Blackboard - please try again shortly." Shown if no valid response is returned by the Blackboard API. No String Error system fetching announcements from Blackboard - please try again shortly.  
    Course Announcements Page Note: This applies to the Course Announcements Page under Course Details.
    Text - "Course Announcements" Shown at the top of the Course Announcements Page. No      
    Sort Course Announcements This list enables you to select how to order the announcements displayed on the page.
    Also applies to the Announcements Page, if Course Announcements are visible.
    No Array By Date (descending)  
    Display Course Announcement Title If all Display options are unchecked, the page displays the Course Announcement Title by default as provided by the API.
    Also applies to the Announcements Page, if Course Announcements are visible.
    No      
    Display Course Announcement Text If returned with the announcements data.
    Also applies to the Announcements Page, if Course Announcements are visible.
    No      
    Max characters for the Course Announcement Text field Users can click the announcement to view the full text.
    Also applies to the Announcements Page, if Course Announcements are visible.
    No      
    Display Date Created If returned with the announcements data.
    Also applies to the Announcements Page, if Course Announcements are visible.
    No      
    Text - "No course announcements found" Fallback text if there are no system announcements for the user.
    Also applies to the Announcements Page, if Course Announcements are visible.
    No      
    Text - "Error fetching course announcements from Blackboard - please try again shortly." Displays if no valid response is returned by the Blackboard API. No String Error fetching course announcements from Blackboard - please try again shortly.  
    Text - "Open announcements for this course in Blackboard" The text for the button that links to the Course Announcements for this course in the native Blackboard app, if deep links are enabled. Only shown when viewing Course Announcements from Course Details. No String Open announcements for this course in Blackboard.  
    User Information
    Display User Information Enables or disables the User Info page. Disabling this will not prevent API calls to the Users API necessary for other functionality. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "User Info" This appears on the navigation bar at the bottom of the page. No String User Info  
    User Info Page
    Text - "My Info" Shown at the top of the User Info Page No String My Info  
    Text - "Open your profile in Blackboard" The text for the button that links to the Profile view in the native Blackboard app, if deep links are enabled. No String Open your profile in Blackboard  
    Display Username If all Display options are unchecked, the page will display Username by default. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Username" Label for the username field. No String Username  
    Display 'Full Name' Section Enables or disables the Full Name block of the User Info Page. No Checkbox Yes  
    'Full Name' Section (available for configuration if Display 'Full Name' Section is selected)
    Display Full Name If enabled, displays the user's title, given, middle and family names where available, including any suffixes. If unchecked, defaults to the fields below. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Full Name" Used as the label text regardless of how the name is displayed. No String Full Name  
    Fields to Display
    Title Shows or hides the user's title, if returned by the API. No Checkbox No  
    Text - "Title" Displayed when editing the 'Title' field, if enabled and editable. No String Title  
    Given Name Shows or hides the user's given name, if returned by the API. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Given Name" Displayed when editing the 'Given Name' field, if enabled and editable. No String Given Name  
    Middle Name Shows or hides the user's middle name, if returned by the API. No Checkbox No  
    Text - "Middle Name" Displayed when editing the 'Middle Name' field, if enabled and editable. No String Middle Name  
    Family Name Shows or hides the user's family name, if returned by the API. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Family Name" Displayed when editing the 'Family Name' field, if enabled and editable. No String Family Name  
    Suffix Shows or hides the user's suffix, if returned by the API. No Checkbox No  
    Text - "Suffix" Displayed when editing the 'Suffix' field, if enabled and editable. No String Suffix  
    (end of Fields to Display)
    Edit Name Allows the end-user to edit the name fields displayed in the integration. No Checkbox No  
    Text - "Editing your name from this page has been disabled." Shown when the user switches the My Info page to Edit Mode, if Edit Name is false. No String Editing your name from this page has been disabled.  
    Display 'Contacts' Section Enables or disables the Contacts block of the User Info Page. No Checkbox Yes  
    'Contacts' Section (available for configuration if Display 'Contacts' Section is selected)
    Display Home Phone Shows or hides the user's home phone, if returned by the API. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Home Phone" Displayed in both the My Info view and when editing the field, if enabled. No String Home Phone  
    Display Mobile Phone Shows or hides the user's mobile phone, if returned by the API. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Mobile Phone" Displayed in both the My Info view and when editing the field, if enabled. No String Mobile Phone  
    Display Email Address Shows or hides the user's email address, if returned by the API. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Email Address" Displayed in both the My Info view and when editing the field, if enabled. No String Email Address  
    Edit Contacts Allows the end-user to edit the contact fields displayed in the integration. No Checkbox No  
    Text - "Editing your contact information from this page has been disabled." Shown when the user switches the My Info page to Edit Mode, if Edit Contacts is false. No String Editing your contact information from this page has been disabled.  
    Display 'Address' Section Enables or disables the Address block of the User Info Page. No Checkbox Yes  
    ‘Address’ Section (available for configuration if Display 'Address' Section is selected)
    Display Full Address If enabled, displays the user's complete address, including zip or postal code (if provided). If unchecked, defaults to street, city, and zip or postal code. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Address" Label for the Address block. No String Address  
    Fields to Display
    Street Shows or hides the street, if returned by the API. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Street" Displayed in both the My Info view and when editing the field, if enabled. No String Street  
    Street #2 Shows or hides additional street information, if returned by the API. No Checkbox No  
    Text - "Street #2" Displayed in both the My Info view and when editing the field, if enabled. No String Street #2  
    City Shows or hides the city, if returned by the API. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "City" Displayed in both the My Info view and when editing the field, if enabled. No String City  
    State, County or Province Shows or hides the state, county or province, if returned by the API. No Checkbox No  
    Text - "State, County or Province" Displayed in both the My Info view and when editing the field, if enabled. No String State, County, or Province  
    Zip or Postal Code Shows or hides the zip or postal code, if returned by the API. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Zip or Postal Code" Displayed in both the My Info view and when editing the field, if enabled. No String Zip or Postal Code  
    Country Shows or hides the country, if returned by the API. No Checkbox No  
    Text - "Country" Displayed in both the My Info view and when editing the field, if enabled. No String Country  
    (end of Fields to Display)
    Edit Address Allows the end-user to edit the address fields displayed in the integration. No Checkbox No  
    Text - "Editing your address information from this page has been disabled." Shown when the user switches the My Info page to Edit Mode if Edit Address is false. No String Editing your address information from this page has been disabled.  
    Text - "Editing is enabled, but no available fields are editable." Shown in the case that the only fields left visible aren't editable. No String Editing is enabled, but no available fields are editable.  
    Text - "Edit" The text for the Edit button, if editing is allowed. No String Edit  
    Text - "Cancel" The text for the Edit button when Edit Mode is active. No String Submit  
    Text - "Submit" The text for the Submit button if the user has made changes to My Info. No String Cancel  
    Text - "Failed to update My Info" Displayed when updating My Info fails, or there is no valid response returned. No String Failed to update My Info  
    Text - "Failed to connect to Blackboard - please try again shortly." Shown if no valid response is returned by the Blackboard Users API. No String Failed to connect to Blackboard - please try again shortly.  
    Calendar Events
    Display Calendar Events Enables or disables Calendar Events from the navigation bar. Disabling this does not prevent API calls to the Calendars API necessary for other functionality. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Calendars" This displays on the navigation bar at the bottom of the page if the navigation bar is visible. No String Calendars  
    Text - "ddd Do MMMM Y" Determines the display of the current date in any Calendar view. The default formats the date as follows: Mon 1st January 2020. No String ddd Do MMMM Y  
    24 Hour Time Format Enable to display a 24-hour clock for any times displayed. If disabled, the integration displays times in a 12-hour format. No Checkbox No  
    Text - "Error fetching calendars from Blackboard - please try again shortly." Displays if no valid response is returned by the Blackboard Calendars API. No String Error fetching calendars from Blackboard - please try again shortly.  
    Text - "Calendar service interrupted - click to try again." Shown if the calendar service is interrupted for any reason. No String Calendar service interrupted - click to try again.  
    Calendar List Page
    Text - "My Calendars" Displays at the top of the Calendar List Page. No String My Calendars  
    Text - "Unknown Course" Fallback text if no name is detected for a course. No String Unknown Course  
    Text - "No calendars found." The text displayed if no calendars are returned for the end-user. No String No calendars found.  
    Text - "Open all due dates in Blackboard" The text for the button that links to the Due Dates view in the native Blackboard app, if deep links are enabled. No String Open all due dates in Blackboard  
    Course Calendar Page
    Display Title Prefix Displays at the top of the Course Calendar Page. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Calendars for" If enabled, adds the prefix set below to the course name in the header for this page. No String Calendars for  
    Text - "Unknown Calendar" The fallback text if no name is found for a specific calendar, displayed both on this and on the calendar detail page. No String Unknown Calendar  
    Text - "No calendars found." The text displayed if no calendars are found for this course. No String No calendars found.  
    Text - "Open course calendars in Blackboard" The text for the button that links to the Calendars for this course in the native Blackboard app, if deep links are enabled. No String Open course calendars in Blackboard  
    Calendar Events Page
    Display Title Prefix If enabled, adds the prefix set below to the subpage title in the title bar. Checkbox Yes Display Title Prefix  
    Text - "My Calendar" If enabled, adds the prefix set below to the calendar name in the header for this page. No String My calendar  
    Text - "Filter on event title" Placeholder text in the filter widget near the top of the Calendar Events page. No String Filter on event title  
    Display Start Time Enables or disables displaying the start of the event. No Checkbox Yes  
    Display End Time Enables or disables displaying the end of the event. No Checkbox Yes  
    Display Event State If enabled, indicates if an event is in the past, starting soon, or in-progress. No Checkbox Yes  
    Duration Of Event Start - 'Starting Soon' The number of minutes in the future up to which 'Starting Soon' events are scheduled. No Integer 60  
    Text - "Finished" Text for the "Finished" event state. No String Finished  
    Text - "Starting Soon" Text for the "Starting Soon" event state. No String Starting Soon  
    Text - "In-Progress" Text for the "In-Progress" event state. No String In-Progress  
    Display Location Enables or disables the location of the event, if available. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "No Events" The text displays if the calendar has no events to display for the time period selected. No String No Events  
    Calendar Event Details Page
    Display Event Title Enables or disables setting the event title at the top of the page. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Event Details" To be displayed at the top of the panel if 'Display Event Title' is disabled. No String Event Details  
    Display Start Time Enables or disables displaying the end of the event, if available. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Start Time" The label text if "Start Time" is enabled. No String Start Time  
    Display End Time Enables or disables displaying the end of the event, if available. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "End Time" The label text if "End Time" is enabled. No String End Time  
    Display Location Enables or disables displaying the event location, if available. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Location" The label text if "Location" is enabled. No String Location  
    Display Description Enables or disables displaying the event description, if available. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Description" The label text if "Display Description" is enabled. No String Display Description  
    Display Type Enables or disables displaying event type, if available. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Type" The label text if "Display Type" is enabled. No String Display Type  
    Display Calendar Name Enables or disables displaying the calendar this event belongs to. No Checkbox Yes  
    Text - "Calendar" The label text if "Display Calendar Name" is enabled. No String Display Calendar Name  
    Live Tile
    Enabled Enables or disables the live tile. No Checkbox Yes  
    Badge Color The color applied to the "badge" on each of the live tile items that counts the content (except the header). No Color Code #FFFFFF  
    Update Rate Frequency of updates from Blackboard to the live tile (in minutes). Has a minimum of 20 (minutes). No Integer 60  
    Enable Integration Deep Linking Enables or disables links through to the main Blackboard PI from this live tile. If this is disabled, the tile falls back to the 'Action (URL)' property set on the tile from App Builder. No Checkbox Yes  
    Live Tile Items
    Show Live Tile Header If disabled, the live tile header text will not be shown. No Checkbox Yes  
    Show Live Tile Header Logo If disabled, the header logo will not appear on the live tile. No Checkbox Yes  
    URL for Header Logo Displayed if 'Show Live Tile Header Logo' is enabled. No URI    
    Customise Live Tile Header Padding If enabled, enables you to customize the blank space around the header block. All values have a minimum of 0. No Checkbox No  
    The First Widget(s) Should Display on the Same Row As the Header If disabled, the first widget row starts below the header. No Checkbox Yes  
    Widgets Per Row This sets the number of widgets to display per row. There is a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 5. No Integer 3  
    Show Announcements If disabled, the announcements widget does not appear on the live tile. Counts system announcements by default. No Checkbox Yes  
    Include Course Announcements Only displayed if 'Show Announcements' is enabled. Enable to include all Course Announcements in the overall Announcements total. No Checkbox Yes  
    Show Courses If disabled, the courses widget will not appear on the live tile. No Checkbox Yes  
    Show Assignments If disabled, the assignments widget will not appear on the live tile. No Checkbox Yes  
    Show Grades If disabled, the grades widget will not appear on the live tile. No Checkbox Yes  
    Displays a count of calendar events that have not yet finished. If disabled, the events widget does not appear on the live tile. No Checkbox Yes  
    Always Display Widget Count Always Display Widget Count No Checkbox Yes  
    Prioritize Live Tile Items
    Priority The item at the top of the list denotes the first item that will appear on the live tile (after the header, if enabled), and so on. No Array Announcements, Courses, Assignments, Grades, Events  
    Icons
    Use Custom Icons If enabled, replaces all default icons with the icons listed in the following "URL for" fields.  No Checkbox No  
    URL for Announcements Icon If enabled, displays instead of the default icon for the Announcements widget. No URI    
    URL for Courses Icon If enabled, displays instead of the default icon for the Courses widget. No URI    
    URL for Assignments Icon If enabled, displays instead of the default icon for the Assignments widget. Displays a blank space if the URL is missing or invalid. No URI    
    URL for Grades Icon If enabled, displays instead of the default icon for the Grades widget. Displaces a blank space if the URL is missing or invalid. No URI    
    URL for Events Icon If enabled, displays instead of the default icon for the Calendar Events widget. Displays a blank space if the URL is missing or invalid. No URI    
    Text/Labels
    Live Title Header Text Displayed if Show Live Tile Header is enabled. It is recommended to keep this text short. No String Blackboard  
    Text - "Announcements" Displayed underneath the Announcements widget, if enabled. No String Announcements  
    Text - "Courses" Displayed underneath the Courses widget, if enabled. No String Courses  
    Text - "Assignments" Displayed underneath the Assignments widget, if enabled. No String Assignments  
    Text - "Grades" Displayed underneath the Grades widget, if enabled. No String Grades  
    Text - "Events" Displayed underneath the Calendar Events widget, if enabled No String Events  
    Look and Feel
    Primary Theme Color Select a color for the main elements on the page. No Color Code #444444  
    Secondary Theme Color Select a color for the secondary elements on the page. No Color Code #6f8ea4  
    Use Basic Labels If enabled, instructs all labels in this integration to use a lighter style. No Checkbox No  
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