Anthology Outcomes LTI 1.3 Instructions

Setting up Anthology Outcomes LTI Tool

1. Login to Blackboard with an admin account
2. Open the Admin screen and click LTI Tool Providers
3. Select Register LTI 1.3/Advantage Tool
4. Change Client ID to de9b8b7f-60d2-40fa-a5c3-5502af3f8bc0
5. Click Submit
6. Tool Status: May be changed to 'Approved' or 'Excluded' to turn on or off the Tool. Leave it on Approved to use this tool.
7. Click Submit on the bottom of the screen.

*Note: All LTI configuration options in Blackboard must done by a user with admin privileges. 

If your institution is an Anthology Evaluate user you may already have this LTI Tool added. Skip ahead to Add LTI Tool Placement(s)

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Add LTI Tool Placement(s)

 

Anthology Outcomes Placement Options

This placement allows the ability for users to access Anthology Outcome from Blackboard. There are multiple placement options:

Course Content Placement: Allows Anthology Outcomes availability in the Content Marketplace within a course

Course Tool Placement: Allows Anthology Outcomes availability in the "Books & Tools" menu tab within a course

System Tool Placement: Assigns Anthology Outcomes in the Tools tab from the main menu

Administrator Tool Placement: Assigns Anthology Outcomes to the Administrator Panel > Tools and Utilities section

Setting up Placement

1. Navigate to the LTI 1.3 tool previously setup in the steps above in "LTI Tool Providers" named "Anthology REST.LTI - A".
   *If you previously set up an LTI connect with Anthology Evaluate you may see historical name "Anthology Evaluate" for LTI tool. 
2. Click on the "Manage Placements" link in the dropdown arrow for the tool.
3. Click on the “Create Placement” button on the Manage Placements page.
4. Fill out the following fields: 
   • Label = Anthology Outcomes
   • Description = optional field  
   • Handle = outcomes_home
     Handle uniquely identifies the placement. If Anthology Outcomes has multiple placements, create a unique Handle that identifies each placement. 
   • Availability = "Yes"
   • Type = Options for Anthology Outcomes include: "Administrator Tool," "Course Content," "Course Tool," or “System Tool” 
   • Launch in New Window: Checked
5. Scroll to the Tool Provider Information section: 
   
   
   • The Target Link URI value will be unique to each institution and will consist of two parts. Follow the template below to create your own value:
     
     *Your institution's URL should start with https:// and end with .com as shown above.
   • Enter the following values for the Tool Provider Custom Parameters field:
     • user_name=@[e-mail]@X@
       • The user_name parameter must be set to what your institution uses as the identifier for Anthology Outcomes. For example, the example here is for email, so it would be as pictured below. If you are using username, user id, externalId, or some other field from Blackboard, this will be different. See Blackboard Support regarding available variables and syntax. 
     • realm={COPY/PASTE THE TARGET LINK URI FIELD}
       *The final result should look similar to the above image 
6. Click “Submit” once complete.

Reminder: Users must be users of Anthology Outcomes to use this authentication method.