Data Management Site

The purpose of the Data Management site is to create a buffer between the imported data and production to the site (live). It is where your Data Manager(s) will go to manually upload, review errors (from manual and automated imports), and validate data.  The site will be made available to the identified Data Manager(s) after your Data Management technical meeting with Blackboard.  

This site is divided into three areas; importing data, exporting data and exploring your data.

Many of the data files depend on other files to create a robust data ecosystem for the Blackboard Institutional Effectiveness products. Relationships between files are built on shared identifiers. An identifier that is defined in one file will be referenced in another. For example, the Accounts file creates all accounts for students, instructors, and staff who need to use the systems, each with a unique person identifier. The Enrollments file uses the same person identifiers to assign students to the sections they are taking for a given term. Therefore, it is essential that these identifiers match across files. Pay close attention to how these identifiers are formatted when building the extract scripts. The table below explains the connections between each file and highlights the related datapoints.