Highlights
Maintenance Fixes
You can view maintenance items for 3902.1 on the Anthology Support Center. Our Known Issue articles provide information for individual bug fixes, and may include bug descriptions and which Learn versions were affected. You can filter bug fixes by SaaS release for easier navigation. Here are highlights of the issues fixed in this release:
When Editing a Learning Module or Folder the Greyed-out Course Content can be Moved Behind the Confirmation Modal - Article #90343
System Performance Settings is Accessible in the Admin Panel - Article #90998
Clicking on 'Content' Again Removes Search Tools Without Clearing Search - Article #90081
Column Hidden in the Original Course Remains Hidden When Copying to Ultra Courses Resulting in not Being Present in the Downloaded Gradebook - Article #90369
Course Content Search Bar Displays Forward Slashes as ~2F Instead of Preserving User Input - Article #91025
Downloading the Results of a Rubric-Graded Assignment Using the 'By Question and Student' Option Returns no Data - Article #90644
REST API Allows Upper Case String Values and the REST User Search Cannot Search for Upper Case Values - Article #77096
Rubric Pop-Out Window in Ultra Displays English Text Regardless of Language Settings - Article #90952
Links in 'Responses with the most replies' in Discussions Don't Take the User to the Specific Entry - Article #89955
Last Access Field in Grade Center is Filled Even When Course is Unavailable - Article #78276
Students get an 'Access Denied Error' When Accessing Discussion Link in My Grades if the Forum is Graded and Then Made Unavailable - Article #78069
Original Assignment Submissions Made After the Due Date Produce a Wrong Message to the Submitter - Article #77730
When SCORM Packages are Made Visible by Batch Editing Students Observe an 'Oops Something Went Wrong' Error - Article #90402
Close Button in Expanded Image Modal is not Keyboard Accessible - Article #91024
In Original Experience Course Assignments are not Restored When an Archive Contains a Delegated Grading Assignment - Article #90811
Incorrect Label Shown for Selected Group in Group Assessment Exceptions Panel - Article #90940
The Course Messages Page Shows the Entire Message Instead of Part of it - Article #91022
Preview is not Allowed for Documents in Assignments Converted to Ultra Courses - Article #90033
Files Attached to Group Feedback for Assignments Which are Hidden by Release Conditions are not Linked for Download by Students - Article #90470
Alt Text of Image is Displayed in Text Only Snippet - Article #90798
Incorrect Score Calculation When Grading with 0–0 Point Range Rubric Criteria - Article #91047
LTI Launch From the Gradebook Does not Apply 'Launch in a New Window' Setting - Article #77784
All File Links in Original View Replaced With Placeholder Text in Course Announcement Emails - Article #91030
Group Names Not Displayed Correctly for Graders in Discussion Student Activity View in Ultra - Article #91012
Artifacts Cannot be Opened After Performing Evidence Collection - Article #90911
Courses from Moodle are not Converting the Images to Ultra - Article #78631
Information
Update to client Production environments (Published October 23, 2025):
An updated release of 3902.1.0 (full release number: 3902.1.0-rel.26+4bcbc7a) is being applied to client Production servers on Thursday, October 23, 2025.
We have fixed these issues:
Password Rotation has been temporary paused on production environments due to a site performance issue.
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Update to client Production environments (Published October 16, 2025):
An updated release of 3902.1.0 (full release number: 3902.1.0-rel.25+f83327b) is being applied to client Production servers on Tuesday, October 16, 2025.
We have fixed these issues:
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Update to client Production environments (Published October 9, 2025):
An updated release of 3902.1.0 (full release number: 3902.1.0-rel.22+c173d6b) is being applied to client Production servers on Thursday, October 9, 2025.
We have fixed these issues:
Users With Viewer Role Cannot See Accommodation Links on Course Roster - Article #91088
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Update to client Production environments (Published October 2, 2025):
The release of 3902.1.0 (full release number: 3902.1.0-rel.22+c173d6b) is being applied to client Production servers on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
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Update to client Test/Stage environments (Published September 30, 2025):
An updated release of 3902.1.0 (full release number: 3902.1.0-rel.22+c173d6b) is being applied to client Test servers on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
We have fixed these issues:
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Update to client Test/Stage environments (Published September 23, 2025):
An updated release of 3902.1.0 (full release number: 3902.1.0-rel.17+20f5e3b) is being applied to client Test servers on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.
We have fixed these issues:
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Update to client Test/Stage environments (Published September 16, 2025):
An updated release of 3902.1.0 (full release number: 3902.1.0-rel.11+3e868a1) is being applied to client Test servers on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
We have fixed these issues:
Microsoft Teams Menu is Inconsistent in Ultra - Article #78079
Posting Feedback on Discussion Board Redirects to Login Page - Article #91102
Respondus LockDown Browser Displays "Submission Hidden" for Assignment Attempt Review - Article #91193
Public REST APIs calls were triggering user validation emails. This behavior has now been corrected. User validation emails will no longer be sent when email addresses are updated via the Public REST APIs.
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Initial Release to client Test/Stage environments (Published September 9, 2025):
The initial release of 3902.1.0 (full release number: 3902.1.0-rel.7+6594dc4) is being applied to client Test servers on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
The October 2025 - 3902.1 release is robust with features in four areas:
Instructional design;
Tests and assignments;
Integrations; and
Premium
These improvements impact instructors, students, and administrators. Some features do require administrative action.
Instructors:
Consistent Save and Cancel options in Settings page
Tag questions with metadata in tests and question banks
Require questions before making forms visible to students
Students:
Improved student experience with Fill in the Blank question type
Course Catalog: Use Flywire to pay for courses
Administrators:
Manage files in the Learning Object Repository
Locked attributes and settings for Documents in the Learning Object Repository
Grade Export: Search and filter the audit history
Course Catalog: Access course roles in the Course Enrollment Report
Updated Google Drive API Access
Instructional Design
Manage files in the Learning Object Repository
Impact: Administrators
Updated Help Topic: Learning Object Repository
Idea Exchange ID: Not applicable
Administrators can now upload files into the Learning Object Repository, and instructors can insert those files onto the Content page in their courses and organizations. This provides the ability for institutions to manage files centrally from the Learning Object Repository, saving time and maintaining consistency throughout the institution.
The following attributes and settings are synced and locked down in courses and organizations:
Title
Description
Visibility
Uploaded File
Display Options
Goals
Image 1. Administrators can now use the Upload button to add files to the Learning Object Repository.
By default, users with the System Administrator (Z) role are the only users who have access to upload files to the Learning Object Repository. To give a user the ability to upload files, administrators must grant the following privilege:
Base Navigation > Tools > Learning Object Repository > Upload
Administrators
Availability: Available for all Ultra courses.
Activation: None needed.
Configuration: None needed.
Locked attributes and settings for Documents in the Learning Object Repository
Impact: Administrator
Updated Help Topic: Learning Object Repository
Idea Exchange ID: LEARNU-I-6434
We locked the following attributes and settings for Documents in the Learning Object Repository:
Visibility settings
Class conversations
Goals and standards
In September, we updated all existing Documents associated with the Learning Object Repository to support syncing of the identified attributes and settings. That update ensured that settings could be managed directly from the repository before locking them.
Now, any setting an administrator can modify in the Learning Object Repository will reliably sync and remain locked in associated courses. Previously, it was unclear which attributes were synced and enforced. With this update, it’s clear: if it is editable in the Learning Object Repository, it is synced and locked.
In the future, institutions will have the flexibility to choose which attributes are locked or unlocked. These changes lay the groundwork for further improvements in upcoming releases.
Administrators
Availability: Available for all Ultra courses.
Activation: None needed.
Configuration: None needed.
Tests & Assignments
Consistent Save and Cancel options in Settings page
Impact: Instructors
Updated Help Topic: Not applicable
Idea Exchange ID: Not applicable
To improve usability and consistency, we standardized the Save and Cancel actions across several assessment settings pages.
Instructors
This enhancement includes the following updates:
Timer settings: Removed the X icon and added Save and Cancel buttons.
Access code settings: Replaced Close and Continue with Cancel and Save.
Learning Outcome Measurements: Removed the X icon and added Save and Cancel buttons.
Turnitin Originality Report settings: Removed the X icon and added Save and Cancel buttons. SafeAssign settings remain unchanged.
Administrators
Availability: Available for all Ultra courses.
Activation: None needed.
Configuration: None needed.
Tag questions with metadata in tests and question banks
Impact: Instructors
Updated Help Topic: "Sort and search question banks" section of Question Banks
Idea Exchange ID: LEARNU-I-932
Instructors can now tag questions with metadata when creating or editing questions in tests, forms, and banks.
Instructors
Questions can have multiple tags of the same type. Metadata is visible during question creation/editing and can be used to filter questions when reusing or adding to pools. Metadata is not visible to students during test-taking or review.
Supported metadata types include:
Category
Topics
Levels of Difficulty
Keywords
Image 1: Instructors can create and apply a tag to questions.
Image 2: Tags appear as filters in the question bank.
Administrators
Availability: Available for all Ultra courses.
Activation: None needed.
Configuration: None needed.
Require questions before making forms visible to students
Impact: Instructors
Updated Help Topic: Forms
Idea Exchange ID: Not applicable
We improved the visibility controls for forms to align with those of tests. Previously, instructors could make a form visible to students, even if it contained no questions. This enhancement ensures that students only access complete and purposeful assessments.
Instructors must first add at least one question to a form before they can make it visible to students. Release conditions cannot be set until the form includes questions.
Administrators
Availability: Available for all Ultra courses.
Activation: None needed.
Configuration: None needed.
Improved student experience with fill in the blank question type
Impact: Students
Updated Help Topic: Fill in the Blank Questions
Idea Exchange ID: LEARNU-I-2027
We enhanced the student experience when answering fill in the blank questions in tests. Fill in the blank questions now display the blanks inline with the surrounding text, whether the question is presented as a sentence, paragraph, or table. We also added hidden ARIA labels to blanks to improve screen reader accessibility.
Image 1: Before this update, the blanks appeared below the question.
Image 2: After this update, the blanks appear in-line with the question.
Administrators
Availability: Available for all Ultra courses.
Activation: None needed.
Configuration: None needed.
Integrations
Updated Google Drive API Access
Impact: Administrators
Updated Help Topic: Not applicable
Idea Exchange ID: Not applicable
To ensure full compliance with Google's latest privacy and security policies, Blackboard has updated its integration with Google Drive APIs. These updates enhance the security of the Cloud Storage feature and reflect an ongoing commitment to safeguarding user data.
The updated API access ensures that all interactions with Google Drive within Blackboard meet the latest compliance requirements. This change is part of our broader effort to modernize integrations and reduce institutional risk.
This update is backend-only with minor changes to the user interface, which doesn’t change the existing workflow.
Administrators
Availability: Available for all Ultra courses using Google Drive integration.
Activation: None needed.
Configuration: None needed.
Grade Export: Search and filter the audit history
Test/Stage: week of 8 September 2025; Production: week of 8 September 2025
Impact: Administrators
Updated Help Topic: Admin Tools
Idea Exchange ID: Not applicable
We added search and filter options to the audit history screen for the Grade Export tool. Now, administrators can search the history of submission, approval, and extraction actions taken in a course. The search includes the Action, Performed by, Performed on, and Message fields. They can also filter the history by choosing one or more statuses from the Action Status menu. These options help administrators quickly find specific submission, approval, and extraction events without scrolling through the entire history.
Image 1: The Audit History screen now has a Search Results field and a Select Action Status menu.
Administrators
Availability: Available for all Original and Ultra courses.
Activation: None needed.
Configuration: None needed.
Premium
Course Catalog: Access course roles in the Course Enrollment Report
Test/Stage: week of 8 September 2025; Production: week of 8 September 2025
Impact: Administrators
Updated Help Topic: Reporting
Idea Exchange ID: CC-I-26
We added a Course Roles column to the Course Enrollment report. This column allows administrators to easily distinguish between instructors, students, and other roles enrolled in the offerings. The column improves reporting accuracy, supports user management workflows, and helps troubleshoot issues related to enrollment.
User roles included in the report are:
Student
Instructor
Teaching assistant
Course builder
Grader
Guest
Administrators
Availability: Available for all Course Catalog courses.
Activation: None needed.
Configuration: None needed.
Course Catalog: Use Flywire to pay for courses
Test/Stage: week of 8 September 2025; Production: week of 8 September 2025
Impact: Students
Updated Help Topic: Payment Gateway v2
Idea Exchange ID: Not applicable
We added Flywire as a payment service provider. This gives students the option to use Flywire to purchase courses from Course Catalog, giving them more flexibility in how they pay.
Students
When students select Buy for a course, they now see Flywire as one of the payment options if it is implemented by their institution.
Administrators
Availability: Available for all Course Catalog courses.
Activation: None needed.
Configuration: To set up the Flywire integration, you will need to access support through a support case, engaging Anthology Professional Services along with the Flywire Account Executive and Implementation Manager.