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The following steps must be completed in Brightspace before completing the integration configuration in Campus Cafe.

Establish Semester in Brightspace

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This process should be completed any time a new semester is set up in the Campus Cafe.

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  1. Log in to Brightspace

  2. Click the gear (settings) icon

  3. Under Organization Related, click Org Unit Editor

  4. Click New Org Unit

  5. In the Type box select Semester

  6. In the Name box enter a description for the semester such as Fall 2020

  7. In the Code box enter the semester code from Campus Cafe (e.g. 202110)

  8. In the Parent ID enter the Brightspace parent

  9. Click Create

Establish Course Templates in Brightspace

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This process should be completed any time a new course (not section) is set up in the Campus Cafe catalog semester.

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  1. Log in to Brightspace

  2. Click the gear (settings) icon

  3. Under Course Related click Course Management

  4. Click Create a new Course Offering or Template

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  5. Choose the radio button next to Create a new template or Create a new course offering based on an existing template

  6. Click Next

  7. In the Course Template Name enter a description of the course such as Intro to Mathematics

  8. In the Course Template Code enter the Campus Cafe code exactly as it appears in Campus Cafe. For example MTH101. Ensure the code matches exactly and does not contain spaces if there are no spaces in Campus Cafe

  9. Click Next

Course Offerings in Brightspace

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This process should be completed for any courses created directly in Brightspace rather than through the connector.

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  1. In Brightspace, navigate to the Course and then Course Administration > Course Offering Information

  2. Set the Course Offering Code. The code is constructed from the Campus Cafe Semester Code, Course Number, and Course Section with a tilde between each field (Term~CourseNumber~CourseSection). For example, the course CIS123, Section 1 offered in the term 202010 would be “202010~CIS123~1”.

  3. Click Save

Update Brightspace Users

To match users between the two systems, the connector relies on the Campus Cafe ID number being entered as the Brightspace user's Org Defined ID. 

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  1. Log in to Brightspace

  2. Click the gear (settings) icon

  3. Under User Related click Users

  4. Locate the desired user (or click the magnifying glass to display all users)

  5. Click the name of the user

  6. In the Org Defined ID box enter the user's Campus Cafe ID number

  7. Click Save

Register App in Brightspace

This is a one-time process to establish the connection.

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