SSO with Activation Codes or License Pools

Platform: Blackboard Ultra

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Steps
Pooled or Group Licensing

1. If you are using Pooled or Group Licensing, after clicking the link, the following screen will come up, showing the course you will launch in LabSim.  If you are using Activation Codes, please jump to the next section.

2. Click “Launch LabSim.”

   Note:  If you have an existing LabSim account, make sure your emails in Blackboard and LabSim match to connect your Blackboard account to your LabSim account

   

    

3. You will see that the section you designated is launched in LabSim.

   

   Please note: If you are linking to a Lab or Quiz resource and wish to have scores reported from LabSim to Blackboard and have set up the score reporting correctly, you still might not see the “Submit Score” button by logging in through an Administrator or Instructor account.  Blackboard does not allow these accounts to submit scores.

4. Logging into a student account should show you the “Submit Score” button as shown below.

   

   Activation Codes

5. If you are using activations codes and do not have an existing account OR if you have an existing account but do not have the product you are trying to access activated, select the link to your course and you will see the following screen.

6. Input your activation code and click “Activate.”

   Note:  If you have an existing LabSim account, make sure your emails in Blackboard and LabSim match to connect your Blackboard account to your LabSim account
   
   

   Note: If students use their activation code and create a LabSim account AND their emails do not match between Blackboard and LabSim, when the student puts in their activation code, they have the ability to link their existing account by putting in their LabSim login & password.

   

7. If you have an existing LabSim account and the product you are trying to access is activated, select the link to your course and you will see the following screen.  Click “Launch LabSim.”
   

8. You will see that the section you designated is launched in LabSim.

   

    Please note: If you are linking to a Lab or Quiz resource and wish to have scores reported from LabSim to Blackboard and have set up the score reporting correctly, you still might not see the “Submit Score” button by logging in through an Administrator or Instructor account.  Blackboard does not allow these accounts to submit scores.

9. Logging into a student account should show you the “Submit Score” button as shown below.