Import and Export Course Content with Common Cartridge

Use Common Cartridge to move course content into or out of Blackbaud's Learning Management System without recreating it manually. Common Cartridge is a 1EdTech standard that packages assignments, assessments, discussions, and assessment questions into a single file, so you can transfer content between learning management systems.

From Manage Common Cartridge , you can:

• Import a Common Cartridge file to add its content to a course.

• Export course content into a Common Cartridge file to use in another system.

Both processes run as background jobs. When a job finishes, you receive an email notification and can return to Manage Common Cartridge to process your import or download your export.

Import a Common Cartridge File

1. Go to the Assignment Center, or the Assignments tab of a course record.

2. Select More, then select Manage Common Cartridge.

3. Select + Import.

4. Select the Common Cartridge file to upload.

   Note: Files must be smaller than 20 GB.

5. Under Content to Upload, select All Content or Specific Content.

   • If you select Specific Content, choose either:

     • Assignments, Assessments, Discussions

     • Assessment questions

6. If you teach in more than one school level, select the School level to apply the import to.

7. Under Sections to Apply, select the class sections to import the content into. Only sections you are enrolled in for the current academic year appear.

8. Select Import.

The import job queues and runs in the background. You receive an email notification when the job is ready to import. Return to the Common Cartridge page to process the import.

Export Course Content as a Common Cartridge File

1. Go to the Assignment Center, or the Assignments tab of a course record.

2. Select More, then select Manage Common Cartridge.

3. Select + Export.

4. Under Content to Export, select All Content or Specific Content.

   • If you select Specific Content, choose either:

     • Assignments, Assessments, Discussions

     • Assessment questions

5. Select the School Year to export from.

6. Select a Section to export, select a single class section. Available sections depend on the school year selected.

7. If exporting assessment questions, under Question bank, keep the default of All, or select a single question bank to export.

8. Select Export.

The export job queues and runs in the background. You receive an email notification when the job completes. Return to the Common Cartridge page to download the export file.