Versionsinformation för 2025

The Ally canonical data model (CDM_ALY) is now mapped in CDM_MAP. This allows you to connect Ally data with the Blackboard canonical data model (CDM_LMS).

In CDM_MAP.COURSE: 

In CDM_MAP.TERM: 

You can use this query published in our GitHub query repository to start with your own analysis: Accessibility score per course with course information from Blackboard.

New columns included in CDM_Map are:

Image 1. Query in Snowflake connecting Ally and Blackboard data models

Accessibility data is key for institutions to guide decisions and support inclusive digital environments, identify faculties and courses that need improvement in accessibility, evaluate the adoption of accessibility tools and have support to comply with AX regulations and laws. 

Now, Ally score data is available in Illuminate in the new canonical data model CDM_ALY. Its refresh rate is every 12 hours. CDM_ALY is available for institutions with Blackboard as their LMS. Please note that this initial release does not yet map Ally data to other Blackboard data models, such as CDM_LMS.

Ally data is available in Snowflake, where administrators can create custom queries to report on various aspects of the accessibility performance at your institution.  

Tables and data details are in the Data Dictionary. You can use these queries published in the GitHub queries repository to start exploring Ally data: 

Image 1: Ally query in Snowflake in Illuminate

To improve the first-time user experience of Illuminate Reporting, administrators can now create and configure new users prior to the user’s first login. This ensures that new users can access appropriate reports and data on their first access.  

From the License Management tab in Settings, use the new Create User option to enter the exact username and identity provider for an existing Blackboard user, and then configure their Illuminate permissions. The user will appear in the user list. You need to assign the user an Illuminate role in Blackboard Administrator panel or by adding the user to the correspondent SAML group. 

Image 1: New user creation menu

Other improvements

This release also includes several improvements to user list and permissions management: 

• User deletion: Administrator can delete viewer users in the user list, freeing up a user seat in your license. Be sure to remove the user’s roles in Blackboard or SAML to fully revoke access to Illuminate. Deletion of Administrators and Authors is not yet supported.

• Live Institutional Hierarchy permissions: Hierarchy Nodes permissions, previously updated through a nightly process, are now refreshed in real time. 

• License identification: Your Illuminate license type (Core or Premium) is now visible in the License Management tab in Settings. 

• User roles and identity provider: The user list now displays each user’s assigned roles and corresponding identity provider. 

• Full list sorting: All columns in the user list are now sortable for easier navigation and management. 

Image 2: Improved user list in License Management tab in Settings

Vi fortsätter att utöka tillgången på Blackboard-källtabeller till fler regioner. 191 källtabeller från Blackboards Open Database Schema finns nu tillgängliga för Illuminate Premium-klienter i Europa. Utplacering till USA-regionen kommer att följa i senare versioner. Transaktionsdatabasen för Blackboard är normalt endast tillgänglig för Direct Data Access-kunder.

Dessa entiteter finns tillgängliga i Snowflake som vyer i ett nytt LEARN-schema inom den befintliga Illuminate-databasen. Denna data uppdateras var fjärde timme.

Instanser som hostas i Europa-regionen migreras till Flera miljöer i samma installation-arkitektur, vilket är en mer pålitlig dataanslutningsmetod. Migration i USA-regionen kommer att följa i senare utgåvor.

Du kan kontrollera om din instans är Flera miljöer i samma installation genom att titta på CDM_LMS i Snowflake. Flera miljöer i samma installation-instanser har data organiserade i vyer medan enskilda tenant-instanser har data organiserade i tabeller.

Frågor och svar om data är nu tillgängligt för kunder som är värdbaserade i Singapore AWS-regionen, vilket omfattar institutioner inte bara i Singapore utan även i Japan, Filippinerna, Hongkong och fler regioner.

Med Frågor och svar om data kan visare ställa frågor baserat på tillgängliga ämnen och få svar i form av flera visualiseringar samt en textbaserad sammanfattning som genereras av KI.