Blackboard Data Developer provides you with direct access to your Blackboard Data canonical data model through Snowflake. Use Snowflake, SQL, and connect your own Business Intelligence (BI) tool to build your own reports and dashboards.  

Blackboard Data Canonical Data Model (CDM) data refresh frequency

  • CDM_LMS (Blackboard Learn): Overnight, aligned to the timezone of the Blackboard Learn instance.
  • CDM_CLB (Blackboard Collaborate) : every 2 hours.
  • CDM_TLM (Blackboard Telemetry) : every 30 minutes.

 

Inside Blackboard Data Developer

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Get Blackboard Data Developer
Start building your own reports and dashboards
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CDM change log
Keep track of changes to the Canonical Data Model (CDM)
Developer Basics
Access Snowflake, restrict access to Developer and Settings
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Data dictionary
Learn about the data source, usage, and relationships of the entities available.
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Settings
Enable, review and change the password of your service account.
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Join our user experience panel
Participate in our research and help us improve your Blackboard Data experience.