Replace strings are display variables with corresponding values that allow you to easily personalize standardized messages.
You can use replace strings in all tools that use the HTML editor: in your text you enter the replace string between braces ({...}) and the reader of your message will then see the value associated with it. For example, if you start an Announcement to students with Dear {FirstName}, they will see their own first name in the salutation.
Replacing strings does not work if you want to send an email via the Groups list or via Groups
Replace strings (not for Content)
You can use the replace strings below for any tool, except Content. You can use these 'replace strings' in the description of a topic. Furthermore, the replace strings below work well for Announcements, for example.
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Sort |
Replace string | Description | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| User |
{UserName} | student number of personnel code | 123456 | |
| {OrgDefinedID} | ID of the user |
[email protected] | ||
| {FirstName} | First name of the user | Jane | ||
| {LastName} | Last name of the user | Doe | ||
| {Email} | Email address of the user | [email protected] | ||
| Role | {RoleName} |
Role of the user at that location in Brightspace | Student |
Replace strings for Intelligent Agents
You mainly use the replace strings below for Intelligent Agents:
| To use for |
Replace String | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Address bar |
{InitiatingUser} | Email address of the user that meets the intelligent agent's criteria |
[email protected] |
| Contents | {OrgName} |
The university's name |
Hogeschool Rotterdam |
| Contents | {OrgUnitCode} |
Course code |
MAN-CWB4037-2022-YEAR-V |
| Contents |
{OrgUnitName} |
Name of the course in Brightspace |
Practical orientation |
| Subject of the email and content |
{OrgUnitId} |
ID number course in Brightspace |
6646 |
| Contents |
{InitiatingUserFirstName} |
First name of the user who meets the intelligent agent's criteria |
Jane |
| Contents |
{InitiatingUserLastName} |
Last name of the user who meets the intelligent agent's criteria |
Doe |
| Contents |
{InitiatingUserUserName} |
Name of the user who meets the intelligent agent's criteria |
studentnumber223344 |
| Contents |
{InitiatingUserOrgDefinedId} |
ID number of the user who meets the criteria of the intelligent agent |
[email protected] |
| Subject of the email and content |
{LastCourseAccessDate} |
Date when the user who meets the intelligent agent's criteria was last in the course |
January 1, 2022 |
| Subject of the email and content | {LastLoginDate} |
Date when the user who meets the criteria of the intelligent agent last logged in to Brightspace |
January 1, 2022 |
Replace strings for content
You can use the following replace strings in Content:
| Sort | Replace string | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organization level (Organization) |
{OrgId} | Applied University ID number |
6066 |
| {OrgName} | Name of the applied University |
Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences |
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| Organizational part (Org Unit) |
{OrgUnitId} |
ID number course |
6646 |
| {OrgUnitName} |
Course name |
Getting started |
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| {OrgUnitCode} |
Code course |
BIMGST02R1-2022-VT-OP1 |
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| {OrgUnitPath} |
Path to the Manage Files of the course |
/content/enforced/6646-sb-JaneDoe/ |