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Blackboard - REST API Integration

(for Aktiv Team)

The following steps must be completed to make sure multiple assignments can sync.

1. You must have already have the following setup:
   • Willo Labs Customer.
   • Willo Labs Configuration.
   • Willo Labs Integration.
   • Admin Site LTI Source.
   • Blackboard LTI External Tool.

2. Logon to Blackboard as an Administrator.

3. Navigate to System Admin > System Roles (under Users).

   

4. Click the Create Role button.

   

5. In the Create Role Screen:
   • Set Role Name to be “Aktiv”
   • Set Role ID to be “Aktiv”
   • Leave Description empty (or provide something for your reference).
   • Hit the “Submit” button.

   

6. In the next screen Manage Privileges, search and permit the following privileges:
   • _{^{Course/Organization Control Panel (Grade Center) > All Grading}}
   • _{^{Course/Organization Control Panel (Grade Center) > Full Control}}
   • _{^{Course/Organization (Content Areas) > Create Materials}}
   • _{^{Course/Organization (Content Areas) > Edit Materials}}
   • Make sure you actually permit these by hitting the “Privileges” button and then the “Permit Privileges” button.
   • Once you’ve permitted all the above, click “OK” in the bottom right to save.

   

   

   

   

   

7. Navigate to System Admin > Users (under Users)

   

8. Click the Create User button.

   

9. In the Create User screen:
   • Set First Name to be “Aktiv”
   • Set Last Name to be “Aktiv”
   • Set Email to be “support@aktiv.com”
   • Set Username to be “Aktiv”
   • Set Password to be anything for your reference (as we don’t need this to login).
   • Set Verify Password to be the same as above.
   • Then scroll down to System Roles and add the system role we created in the previous step called “Aktiv”.
   • Leave everything blank.
   • Then hit the Submit button at the bottom right to save.

   

   

10. Navigate to System Admin > REST API Integrations (under Integrations).

    

11. Click the Create Integration button.

    

12. In the Create Integration Screen:
    • Set the Application ID to be the Application ID (you got this from Willo Labs when doing Willo Labs REST API Integration).
    • Set the Learn User to be the “Aktiv” user we created above.
    • Set the End User Access to be “Yes”.
    • Set the Authorized To Act As User to be “Service Default (No)”.
    • Hit the “Submit” button at the bottom right to save.

    

13. In the REST API Integrations screen, make sure the newly created integration is set as “Available”.