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Blackboard Learn 9.1, 3900.6.0 Release

Date Published: Feb 18,2021


CategoryProduct:Installs & Configurations; Version:Learn 9.1, 3900.6.0
Article No.: 000075279
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Blackboard Learn

Information:

Blackboard is pleased to announce the availability of the Blackboard Learn 9.1, 3900.6.0 Release (Build: 3900.6.0-rel.24+5fa90d1).
 

Maintenance Items:

You can view maintenance items for Blackboard Learn 9.1, 3900.6.0 on Behind the Blackboard.  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 9.1 release for easier navigation. Here are a few highlights of issues fixed in this release:
  • Surveys with Open Entry Questions Set to "Large and Required" with Page Breaks do not Function - Article #75134
  • Some Math symbols are not Rendering Correctly with the new Content Editor - Article #74959
  • Access to Files is not Granted if Destination Course is Copied from Source Course with Linked Files Copied from an Ultimate Ancestor - Article #60660
  • Item Analysis Discrimination and Difficulty are being Calculated Incorrectly - Article #60671
  • Error When Creating a Question in Self and Peer Assessment with Arabic LP - Article #59982
  • Adaptive Release and Test Exceptions - Article #55607
    • The text under Test Availability Exceptions and Review Status sections related to organizations and courses is now showing as expected.
  • Group Assignment Submission page is Confusing to Students - Article #58011
    • Whenever the first student from a group clicked on the assignment, he/she arrived to a submission page with an option to submit the assignment. If this student navigated away from this page without selecting Cancel, then all group members that log in afterward would see a page with previous submission information (i.e. a "review submission history" page) that suggested there was an ungraded attempt already submitted. The student then had the option to continue.  Now, the system still shows the Upload Assignment page since no attempt was ever actually submitted.

Other Changes: 

System and Institutional Role Ids - System and Institutional Role Ids will no longer be changeable after creation. This impacts Role management Java and REST APIs and the Learn Administrator user experience for Role creation. Please take extra care when creating your System and Institutional Role Ids.

 

Change Management Resources:

  • Self-hosted clients may download the latest build on the Download Files  page.
Before applying the Cumulative Update, please take a system backup and make sure you have a backup plan in place. The installer is run at the command line, using Gradle, Maven, and an installer properties file. This also requires your system to be down for the upgrade/install. Further installation instructions can be found here.
  • Managed Hosting clients may submit a case on Behind the Blackboard to schedule implementation of this release.

 

Upgrade Paths for Clients Already on Blackboard Learn, Release 9.1

Existing Blackboard Learn, Release 9.1 clients can upgrade from the following versions to 9.1 3900.6.0 (Build:3900.6.0-rel.24+5fa90)
If you are a self-hosted client on a Blackboard Learn 9.1 release prior to Q2 2019 you will need to upgrade to at least 9.1 Q2 2019 before you can upgrade to Learn 9.1, 3900.4.


Upgrade Paths for Clients New to Blackboard Learn, Release 9.1

If you are upgrading from one of the releases listed below, please refer to Install or Upgrade Learn for information to help you plan for this move. There are planning, training, and communication materials available to make this upgrade as smooth as possible. Please reference next steps based on your current release. For those migrating from Blackboard Learn, Release 9.0 or Blackboard Academic Suite, Release 8.0, please ensure you include migrating to a 64-bit environment in your upgrade plans.
  • Blackboard Learn, Release 9.0: The following paths are supported when upgrading from Blackboard Learn, Release 9.0, Service Pack 7 (Build: 9.0.692.0)
    • Release 9.1, Service Pack 9 (Build: 9.1.90132.0) > Service Pack 12 (Build: 9.1.120113.0) > April 2014 (9.1.201404.160205) > Q4 2015 (Build:9.1.201510) > Q4 2016 (Build:3100.0) > Q4 2017 (Build:3300.0) > Q4 2018 (Build: 3500.0) > Q2 2019 or Q4 2019 > 9.1 3900.6.0
  • Blackboard Academic Suite, Release 8.0 or lower:The following paths are supported when upgrading from Release 8.0, Service Pack 7 Hotfix 2 (Build: 8.0.494.35) without needing to upgrade to Release 9.0 first.
    • Blackboard Learn, Release 9.1, Service Pack 9 (Build: 9.1.90132.0) > Service Pack 12 (Build: 9.1.120113.0) > April 2014 (9.1.201404.160205) > Q4 2015 (Build:9.1.201510) > Q4 2016 (Build:3100.0) > Q4 2017 (3300.0) > Q4 2018 (Build: 3500.0) > Q2 2019 or Q4 2019 > 9.1 3900.6.0
  • Blackboard Learning System CE 8.0 and Vista 8.0 Licenses: You must be on Service Pack 6 (Build: 18.0.6.116) to effectively use course conversion capabilities.
  • Blackboard Learn, ANGEL Edition: You must be on any ANGEL 8.0 or ANGEL 7.4 release to effectively use course conversion capabilities.

If you are a self-hosted client on a release that is earlier than Blackboard Learn 9.1 Service Pack 6, and you also use Oracle, there is a pre-upgrade utility that will minimize your downtime during this upgrade. Please consult the 9.1 Service Pack 6 Release Notes and the Readme for the Pre-Upgrade Utility for Oracle for more information on this utility.


Top Issues

Article Number Component Service Pack(s) Description Target Fix Release Patch Available
000075432 Content Management Learn 9.1, 3900.8.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.6.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.10.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.15.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.13.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.17.0, SaaS When uploading questions and editing a question with an image, a &quot;A value must be provided: Question&quot; message is shown.  Learn 9.1, 3900.86.0 Release <p>SaaS - Fixed (v3900.86.0) </p>
000062744 Blackboard App Learn 9.1, 3900.0.0, Learn 9.1 Q4 2019 (3800.0.0), Learn 9.1, 3900.2.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.4.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.8.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.6.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.10.0, SaaS Once assignments, graded discussions, and tests are made unavailable, students using the Blackboard app can view their grade for each item, however they cannot view their attempt or feedback from the instructor. Learn 9.1, 3900.69.0 Release <p>SaaS - Fixed (v3900.69.0) </p>
000075155 Course Tools Learn 9.1, 3900.2.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.4.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.6.0, SaaS Will Not Fix No
000075195 Course Tools Learn 9.1, 3900.0.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.2.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.4.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.6.0, SaaS Will Not Fix No
000075218 Content Management, Course Tools Learn 9.1, 3900.0.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.2.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.4.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.8.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.6.0, SaaS Learn 9.1, 3900.58.0 Release <p>SaaS - Fixed (v3900.58.0) </p> No
000075449 Content Management Learn 9.1, 3900.2.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.4.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.8.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.6.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.10.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.15.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.13.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.17.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.19.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.21.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.23.0, SaaS When creating a Matching Type Question and then manually altering the answer order, the Question/Answer pairings can also become mixed up which can change the correct answer to move to an incorrect selection.   Learn 9.1, 3900.52.0 Release <p>SaaS - Fixed (v3900.52.0) </p>
000075285 Learn Learn 9.1, 3900.4.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.8.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.6.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.10.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.15.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.13.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.17.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.19.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.21.0, SaaS Safe HTML policy being overwritten by default at irregular intervals but usually after upgrades.  Learn 9.1, 3900.23.0 Release <p>SaaS - Fixed (v3900.21.0-rel.25 or higher) </p>
000075299 Data Management & Integrations Learn 9.1, 3900.8.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.6.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.10.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.15.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.13.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.17.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.19.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.21.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.23.0, SaaS IMS Enterprise 1.1 integration creates users with a corrupt &#39;empty string&#39; locale Learn 9.1, 3900.48.Release<br> SaaS - Fixed (v3900.48.0) No
000075284 Course Tools Learn 9.1, 3900.4.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.8.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.6.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.10.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.15.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.13.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.17.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.19.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.21.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.23.0, SaaS After the post is submitted and the a user views the post, only a box with a &quot;X&quot; is shown in the post where the image should be. Learn 9.1, 3900.34.0 Release <p>SaaS - Fixed (v3900.34.0) </p>
000075185 Course Tools Learn 9.1, 3900.4.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.8.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.6.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.10.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.15.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.13.0, Learn 9.1, 3900.17.0, SaaS Changes to the My Courses Module settings are not saved when the Facilitator updates the settings. Learn 9.1, 3900.19.0 Release <p>SaaS - Fixed (v3900.19.0) </p> No


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