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Edits of Reusable Object HTML Results in Change of Image URL Style

Edits of Reusable Object HTML results in change of image URL style in SaaS.

Description

When editing a Reusable Object HTML and replacing or updating the images in it results in a different link style which displays a broken image.

Steps to Replicate

  1. Login to Environment as Admin via CAPTain

  2. Navigate to System Admin > Content Management: Manage Content > Institution

  3. Create a new folder for testing HTML in Courses in the institution folder

  4. In your test folder, create a new Reusable Object for Course Contents by going to Build > Course Content

  5. Click on the HTML button in the Content Editor

  6. Copy and paste some HTML that has an embedded image > Submit

    • Note: At this point we have created our first piece of Reusable Object for Course Content

  7. Copy the permanent URL of the HTML content from the 360 View page > REU-ITEM1.html

  8. Go into a test Course (Make sure it is an Original Course)

  9. Create a new Item in a Content Area

  10. In the Content Editor, add any text and highlight it

  11. Click the link button

  12. The Link Path, paste the permanent URL of the HTML content

  13. Make the 'Target' to Open in a New Window > Click 'Insert'

  14. Result: You have now added the Reusable Object HTML as a Content Item in the Course

  15. Go back to the folder in the Content Collection with the Reusable Object you created

  16. Make a Copy of the existing HTML Content by clicking the chevron and copy it to the same folder

  17. Renamed it to REU-ITEM2.html

  18. Click on the copied HTML to verify that it is correct

  19. Click the chevron next to the copied HTML, and then click 'Edit in Blackboard'

  20. Highlight the embedded image

  21. Click on the image icon in the Content Editor and browse for a new image to replace it

  22. Click Submit > Click Update > Now the image should be replaced > Click Submit

  23. Copy the Permanent URL of the copied HTML content by going into 360 View > REU-ITEM2.html

  24. Go into a test Course and create another Item

  25. In the Content Editor, add any text and highlight it

  26. Click the link button

  27. The Link Path, paste the permanent URL of the HTML content

  28. Make the 'Target' to Open in a New Window > Click 'Insert' > Submit

Expected Behavior:
The image for this copied HTML content should appear within the Course

Observed Behavior:
The image is broken in the content within the Course

Target Release

Will Not Fix

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