Restore Course handles the upload of archived packages into Blackboard. Use Restore Course to return an archived course to the same state it was in at the time it was archived. Course content (including all course cartridges), user data, and user interactions are all included in the Archive package.
When a course is restored, the Settings and Course Menu specified in the Archive package will replace the default Settings and Course Menu that are in effect for new courses.
Archived packages are designed to provide a permanent record of a course. To save course materials to teach another set of Students at a later time use the Export Course and Import Course features.
Note: Do not upload an Archived Course package that has been modified since it was created and downloaded. Opening the .ZIP file and changing any of the files in the Archived Course package will result in unstable and unpredictable behavior when the course is restored.
Click Restore Course from the Courses section of the System Control Panel.
The table below details the entry fields on the Restore Course page.
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Destination Course ID: |
Enter a new Course ID for the course to receive course materials. A new course with this ID will be created with the data and settings from the packaged course. It is not possible to restore a course using a Course ID that is already in use.
Please make sure that the new Course ID matches the naming convention used at the institution. Also, The Course ID should not have any spaces or characters other than numbers and letters, dash (-), underscore (_), and period (.). The Course ID must be unique and remain static. It cannot be modified. |
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Packaged Course: |
Enter the file location of the archive package or browse for the file location. Restored materials must be .ZIP archive files of Blackboard Learning System course materials. To create packaged course materials, use the Archive Course function. |
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When performing a restore Blackboard Learning System checks to see if users are in the system by comparing User Names and validating against email addresses. If the User Name exists with the same email address there is no need to create the user in the system.
If a User Name exists in the system with a different email address than the one included in the archive package, then a new user will be created with a number appended to the User Name.
Example: An archive package is uploaded with an account that has the User Name bb_user. The Restore process looks for users with this User name in the system. If bb_user exists in the system, the process then compares the email addresses. If the email address matches, then a new user is not created. If the email addresses are different, then the process creates a new user, bb_user1.
Note: As a security precaution, any users that are added to the system during a restore are created without any Administrative User privileges, regardless of the user’s Administrative User privileges at archive.