Problem: When attempting to add a question to an assessment, an error is presented saying “Unable to parse provided PkId string.”
Solution: This has been resolved. Users experiencing this issue are encouraged to contact blackboard@uvm.edu. A workaround to this issue can be found by editing the test, then clicking on “Question Settings” to the upper right, then unchecking the “Question Metadata” box on section 3 of that page will prevent the error.
Problem: Attempting to embed YouTube videos using the Mashups tool and/or the Video Everywhere tool does not work.
Solution: This is an identified bug that Blackboard has identified as fixed in the next release, which is expected to be applied in December. The current workarounds are to embed the video by clicking the html button in the text editor and pasting the embed code; post a link to the video along with the description; or to use UVM Streaming Media tool.
Problem: Users have reported problems logging into Blackboard when using some versions of Firefox.
Solution: Upgrading Firefox to the most recent version has been reported to resolve the issue.