Install and configure the WebAssign
building block to enable WebAssign access
through Blackboard®.
The latest version of the WebAssign building block is 2.3.0. Only
this version is supported.
This version of the building block is supported for Blackboard 9.1 Service Pack 14 and later, including SaaS
deployment with either the Original or Ultra Course View.
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Download the WebAssign building block from webassign.net/blackboard/webassign.war.
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Sign in to Blackboard as a system administrator.
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Navigate to the list of installed building blocks.
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Open the administrator
panel.
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Under Building Blocks, click Building
Blocks.
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Click Installed Tools.
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Install the building block.
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Click Upload Building Blocks.
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Browse to the WebAssign building block you downloaded
and click Submit.
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When prompted to confirm database changes, click
Approve.
The WebAssign
building block is installed.
Note Do not navigate away from the page until the
installation is finished.
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If needed, click Return to go back to the
Installed Tools page.
The WebAssign building block is listed with its version and
availability status.
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Set up the connection with WebAssign.
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Change the Availability of the WebAssign
building block from Inactive to Unavailable.
A list of permissions required by the building block is displayed.
Click Approve.
You can now configure the building block before making it
available.
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Click WebAssign building block and
select Settings.
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On the Configure page,
click Specify Connection.
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Enter the domain, key, and secret provided to you by WebAssign.
Note You do not need a new key and
secret when upgrading existing installations of the WebAssign building block to a later version.
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Click Test
Connection.
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Make the new building block available for use.
Important Do
not make the building block available in the
middle of a term.
When a student accesses WebAssign for
the first time from Blackboard, they are automatically
added to your WebAssign class roster.
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At the top of the Configure page, click Installed
Tools and navigate to the WebAssign
building block.
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Change the Availability of the building block to
Available.
- Optional:
If nearly all Blackboard classes at your school also use WebAssign, you can set Course/Org Default to
Available to display the WebAssign tool by default for new courses.
Important Do not set Course/Org
Default to Available if a
significant number of instructors use Blackboard but not WebAssign.