LMS Automatic Folder Provisioning allows institutions to create a link in the LMS, which will automatically create a Folder based on the details of the LMS course. Users are automatically granted membership to the Folder based on their Role. This mimics the LMS Course Provisioning that already exists.

This is an LTI 1.3 feature and relies on Folders being enabled in Feature Spotlight.

New LMS folders will be automatically created in the LTI Parent folder. After initial creation, the automatically provisioned folders can be moved to different locations without breaking the LTI link.

Canvas

1. Create an additional LTI 1.3 profile.
2. Create a new Developer Key in Canvas with the following changes:
   
   • LTI Advantage Services - For complete grade book support, turn on the following toggles in the LTI Advantage Services area.
   • Custom Fields - Under additional settings, ensure you have the following set.
     
   • Placements - Under placements, add the Course Home Sub Navigation option.
     
3. Modify the existing Course Navigation Placement settings to point at Folders instead of Analytics.
4. Configure the new placement to go to Analytics.
5. Update the EchoVideo LTI 1.3 Configuration.
6. Create a Deployment in Canvas.
7. Register a new deployment.
   

   The new EchoVideo Folder menu item will appear in the left-hand navigation for the Course.

8. Click the link in Canvas to provision a new Folder.

The editor button will stay the same. The existing placement location for course navigation will now go to Folders, and the new one will go to Analytics, which is highlighted in the figure below. You can also use the course settings sub navigation. Students who click this link will be taken to their user library instead of the analytics.

Blackboard

1. Add an additional placement.
2. Set the Target link URI to one of the following based on your region:
   

   https://api.echo360integrate.org/lti/folders

   https://api.echo360integrate.ca/lti/folders

   https://api.echo360integrate.org.uk/lti/folders

   https://api.echo360integrate.net.au/lti/folders

   The Folder tool will be available from the Content Market, like the Library or Analytics.

3. For the Type, make sure you select Course tool.
4. In the Institution Configuration, under LTI Tools, select the domain and then manage placements.
   

   If the new folder placement doesn't show, you may need to click the synchronize placements option.

   

Brightspace by D2L

1. Create an additional configuration. It will follow the same settings as Analytics but /folders must be appended to the Target Link URL.
2. Add the Folder link to the course.
   

   This is done by going to the course, selecting Add Existing, and then clicking External Tool Activity.

3. Select the new placement from the list.

Moodle

Moodle does not natively support placements for LTI 1.3 so you must create configurations for each one of our placements using the add activity or resource options within the page and searching for the configuration. You want to ensure the name of each configuration added matches what the tool does so it can be found. When duplicating a configuration, you will get warnings to change the end of the url to analytics or folders.

1. Create an additional configuration with the following changes:
   • Tool URL: Add /folders to the end.
   • Default launch container: Supports Deep Linking (Content-Item Message) should remain unchecked.
   
2. Create the Tool Placement.
   

   This is done by going to the course, enabling editing by clicking Add an activity or resource, and selecting the Folder tool that was just created.

   
3. Name the activity.
4. Click Save and Display.
   

   The LMS folder will be automatically provisioned.