Turnitin Direct Tools

The Turnitin Direct tools allow the Blackboard administrator to look at Blackboard Direct communication logs and view contents of the embedded database for a course.

1. Click on the System Admin tab in the top right-hand corner of any page.

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2. On the System Admin page, click the Turnitin Direct Tools link at the bottom of the Tools and Utilities section.

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3. You will be directed to the Administrator Tools page which displays links for the three tools: Database Viewer, Unlink / Relink Tool, and User Management.

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Database Viewer - This tool can be used to view the data of a particular course in addition to the logs as a means of debugging should an error be encountered.

Unlink / Relink Tool - This tool can be used if a user is experiencing issues with Turnitin, where there may be an issue with their user data e.g. duplicate or incorrect email address.

User Management - This tool allows you to delete users from the BB Direct Users table.