D2L Administrator Guide - LTI 1.3 (Advantage)

D2L Administrator Guide - LTI 1.3 (Advantage)

Below are the administrator steps to configure a product in D2L LTI 1.3.

Notes
The URLs should be replaced with api.staging.humanesources.com if installing and testing in a Sandbox first. 

Register a Tool

  1. Log into D2L using an administrator user.
  2. Click the gear icon in the top right and select Manage Extensibility 
  3. Select LTI Advantage and click Register Tool.
  4. Choose Standard Registration and enter the information below:
    1. Name: Human eSources LTI 1.3
    2. Domain: https://api.humanesources.com
    3. Redirect URLs: https://api.humanesources.com/ltia.php/launch
    4. OpenID Connect Login URL: https://api.humanesources.com/ltia.php/login
    5. Keyset URL: https://api.humanesources.com/ltia.php/jwks
  5. Set the following extensions under Assignment and Grade Services
    1. Deep Linking
    2. Names and Role Provisioning Services
    3. Send Institution Role
  6. Once you have filled out the above information, click Register. You should then see your D2L Registration Details at the bottom of the page. Copy and paste this data into a separate document for later.
Tool registration is only necessary for the first HeS product and does not need to be performed for any additional products added.

Create a Deployment

  1. Find the tool you just registered in the list of registered tools. At the bottom of the form, you should see a View Deployments link below the Registration Details.
  2. Click the View Deployments link. If your tool registration is new, you should have no deployments listed.
  3. Click New Deployment. This should open the Deploy Tool page. 
  4. On the Deploy Tool page, select the tool you just registered from the dropdown.
  5. Under extensions, be sure to select the following under Assignment and Grade Services:
    1. Deep Linking
    2. Names and Role Provisioning Services
  6. Under Security Settings, check the following:
    1. Org Unit Information
    2. User Information: everything except email
    3. Link Information: all
  7. Under Configuration Settings, check "Grades created by LTI will be included in Final Grade"
  8. Under Make tool available to, add the desired Org Units. 
  9. Click Create Deployment. After you save the deployment, a deployment ID will be displayed. Copy and paste this into your separate document for later.

Provide your registration and deployment details to the HeS team

  1. Once you have registered the tool and created your deployment, our team will need to associate your registration with your account in our system. Please provide the registration and deployment details to the Customer Care team at customercare@humanesources.com.
  1. Once you have received confirmation from our team that you can move forward, log back into D2L and return to the Deployments page.
  2. At the bottom of this page, click View Links. Then click New Link and enter the details below:
    1. Name: name of the assessment or online textbook you intend to add
    2. URL: https://api.humanesources.com/ltia.php/launch
    3. Type: Deep Linking Quick Link (1440x900)
    4. Custom Parameter:
      1. Name: hes.product.id
      2. Value: Provided by Customer Care
  3. Click Save and Close. You should now be able to add the link to a course's Content.
  1. Click on the gear icon and choose Course Management. 
  2. Find the course that you wish to add the link to, or create a new one.
  3. In the course, click on Content and create a new Unit/Module.
  4. Within your Unit/Module, click the Add Existing button. 
  5. Click the option for More. In the popup, select the link you previously created. For online textbooks, you should see a Configuration screen appear. For assessments, the screen should simply flash and the popup should close. You should then see the product under the Unit/Module.