Notas de la versión 2026
Illuminate febrero de 2026
Administrar las funciones de los usuarios en Illuminate
Ahora, los administradores pueden asignar funciones a los usuarios en Illuminate Configuración, lo que elimina la necesidad de gestionar funciones a través de grupos SAML o del Panel del administrador de Blackboard. Esto agiliza la gestión de usuarios al reducir la dependencia de plataformas externas y evita cuellos de botella operativos.
With this release:
A new Developer role can be assigned to any current or new user. It's intended for data analysts, SQL developers, and integration partners.
The Developer area is now fully dedicated to developer features, including Launch Snowflake to query institutional data and the Data Dictionary to explore the data models.
On the navigation bar, the Settings link was moved outside of the Developer area and it's only available to Administrators now. This keeps administration clearly separated from the Developer experience.
The Developer role does not consume an Author or Viewer license.
Roles are stackable. For example, a user who needs both data and administrative access can hold the Developer and Administrator roles at the same time. A Developer who also needs reports can be given the Viewer role.
To assign a developer role to a user, go to Settings and then select License management. Select Edit for a user, and then select Developer under User Roles. For more information, visit Utilice funciones para restringir el acceso a los informes.

February 2026
Manage user roles in Illuminate
Administrators can now assign roles to users in Illuminate Settings, eliminating the need to manage roles through SAML groups or the Blackboard Administrator Panel. This streamlines user management by reducing dependencies on external platforms and prevents operational bottlenecks.
Institutional authentication is still managed through Blackboard or SAML. After the initial connection to the identity provider, administrators can manage all users, roles, and permissions directly from Illuminate Settings.
Assign roles to an Illuminate user
To assign role permissions for a user, from Settings in Illuminate, select License management. Then, under Actions, select Edit for the user to update. On the Edit User page, select which roles to assign.
Image 1. Edit user page in Illuminate where you can assign roles and permissions

These are the roles available in Illuminate:
Administrators: Have full platform access, including settings, Snowflake access, and read access to all pre-built reports and data.
Authors (exclusive for Illuminate Premium): Can create custom reports, have Snowflake access, and by default can view all pre-built reports and data, with permissions configurable.
Viewers: Have read-only access to pre-built reports, with no data permissions assigned by default, ensuring data security.
Notes
If institutional authentication is already configured, no additional steps are required.
Existing users currently listed in the user list will remain in place, and their roles will be reflected in Illuminate without requiring any additional configuration.
Users who previously had roles configured in Blackboard or SAML but have never logged into Illuminate will not appear in the user list and will need to be created again.
Users without any assigned roles can still log into Illuminate, but they will not have any permissions within the platform. These users do not occupy a licensed user seat, allowing administrators to manage license capacity efficiently.
Delete Illuminate users or remove their roles
In a recent release, we introduced the ability to delete Viewer users. Administrators can now delete other Administrators or Authors. Administrators can also remove roles from users to reassign them to other users.
Delete a user
From Settings in Illuminate, select License management. Then, under Actions, select Delete for the user to remove.
Image 1. The Delete option for removing users

Nota
Because Authors can create and own custom report content, additional safeguards are in place to ensure data security. When you delete an Author with saved content, you can choose to transfer their content to another Author or to all Authors. If the content transfer fails, the deletion process stops automatically to prevent any data loss.
Image 2. Content transfer prompt for choosing where to transfer the deleted author's content.

Notes
Once a user is deleted, they immediately lose access to the platform. This action cannot be undone.
Administrators cannot delete themselves or remove their own Administrator role.
Remove roles from an Administrator or Author
From Settings in Illuminate, select License management. Under Actions, select Edit for the user to update. On the Edit User page, clear the checkboxes for the roles to remove.
AI conversations data included in Blackboard Source Tables for Illuminate Premium
For customers with Illuminate Premium, data for AI Conversations is now included in the Blackboard source tables in Illuminate. The new data is available in the LEARN schema in Snowflake. This update is retroactive and includes historical AI Conversations data.
With this data, you can identify these items:
AI conversation’s name and type (Socratic or role play)
Number of conversations per course
Whether the AI conversation was created with AI Identify if the AI conversation is a test or formative
Number of student messages in an AI conversation
Texts of questions and answers
A new AI Conversations folder has been added to the GitHub query repository with sample Snowflake queries, including:
Image 1. Query to analyze AI Conversations in Snowflake

New columns included in LEARN schema are:
Date (YYY-MM-DD) | Status | Entry | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026-2-15 | Added | LEARN.QTI_ASI_DATA.DATA | Blackboard | Contains raw XML markup for assessment, section, item data |
2026-2-15 | Added | LEARN.QTI_RESULT_DATA.DATA | Blackboard | Contains raw XML markup for questions in assessments such as tests |
Publicación de Illuminate de enero de 2026
Migración de la región de América a una arquitectura multicliente
Completamos la migración del modelo de datos canónico de Blackboard (CDM_LMS) a una implementación multiinquilino para instituciones alojadas en la región de AWS de EE. UU. Esta actualización proporciona un método de conexión de datos más fiable.
La región de Estados Unidos incluye instituciones de América del Norte, Central y del Sur. Con este hito, la migración de varios clientes se ha completado en todas las regiones que admiten Illuminate.
Puede comprobar si su instancia es de varios clientes viendo CDM_LMS en Snowflake. Las instancias de varios inquilinos tienen los datos organizados en vistas, mientras que las instancias de un solo inquilino tienen los datos organizados en tablas.
Consideraciones clave:
Tus consultas a Snowflake pueden tardar más en cargarse.
Si está extrayendo datos de Illuminate en Power BI, actualice a la última versión de la aplicación Power BI que admita las vistas de Snowflake.
Si utiliza Looker Studio o Qlik, utilice consultas SQL en lugar del método de conexión basado en el asistente.
Imagen 1: Consulta en Snowflake que muestra las vistas CDM_LMS.


