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Migrate from Partner Cloud to LTI 1.3

To migrate from Partner Cloud to LTI 1.3 integration, first verify your Cengage tool settings, then migrate the Cengage content in your courses.

Note Be sure to inform instructors that existing links will not work during the migration and students' scores might be out of sync after the migration.

Configure Cengage Tool

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Review your Cengage tool settings and make any necessary changes. When your settings are correct, synchronize the tool's placement so instructors can easily add Cengage content.
  1. Sign in to Blackboard as an administrator.
  2. Click Admin to open Administrator Tools.
  3. Under Integrations, click LTI Tool Providers.
  4. Next to the Cengage tool, click Options Menu > Edit. If there is no Cengage tool installed, Set Up New Integration.
  5. Set the following options:
    Option Value
    Tool Provider Custom Parameters course_start=$CourseSection.timeFrame.begin legacy_user_id=$legacy.userid parent_context_id=$parent.contextid course_end=$CourseSection.timeFrame.end legacy_context_id=$legacy.contextid
    User Fields to Send

    Role in Course
    Name
    Email Address
    Allow Grade Service Access Yes
    Allow Membership Service Access Yes
    Click Submit to save any changes.
  6. Next to the Cengage tool, click Options Menu > Manage Placements.
  7. If you have an existing Cengage tool placement, click Options Menu next to the tool name and click Delete.
  8. Click Synchronize Placements.
    The Cengage deep linking tool is added to your Administrator Tools.
  9. Click Close Administrator Panel to return to your Stream.

Migrate Cengage Content from Partner Cloud

  1. Click Admin to open Administrator Tools.
  2. On your Administrator Panel under Tools and Utilities, click Cengage Content Migration.
  3. Click Migration Service Settings.
  4. Locate the Toggle Cengage Learning Mindlinks Partner Cloud Course Migration Settings panel.
  5. Turn ON the option labeled When set to ON, the migration service will have the ability to migrate a course that contains Cengage Partner Cloud content.
  6. In Select LTI 1.3 Tool Provider, select the Cengage tool.
    The Consumer Key is not required.
  7. Optional: To let instructors migrate their own courses, turn OFF the option labeled When set to ON, Connect Partner Cloud migration service will be accessed by the instructor role users.
    Note We recommend admins leave this setting OFF and migrate all courses at the same time to prevent instructors from mixing content links from multiple integration tools and affecting student scores.
  8. Click Submit.
  9. On the Cengage Migration Tool panel, click Migrate Courses with Cengage Partner Cloud Content.
  10. Select courses to migrate.
    1. Search for courses to migrate and click Go.
      • Specific courses: Search by course ID
      • All courses: Search Course ID Not blank
      • Template courses: Select Parent Courses Only
    2. At the bottom of the search results, click Show All to list all courses on the same page.
      Courses must be shown on your current page of search results to be migrated in bulk.
    3. Select courses to migrate.
      To select all courses, click next to Course ID at the top of the search results.
  11. Click Submit.
  12. To prevent instructors adding content with the wrong tool, remove the Partner Cloud tool.
    1. On your Administrator Panel under Cloud Management, click Partner Cloud Settings.
    2. On the Cengage tool, set Content and Tools to Off.
    3. Click Submit.
Your courses begin migration. Your school's primary administrator will be notified by email when all courses are migrated.

To view migration status, click Migration Run Status.

If migration takes longer than 24 hours, contact Blackboard support.