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Blackboard Browser Tester for Release 9

This tool defines a custom portal module which performs a series of diagnostic tests which can help the user and/or a member of the service desk/sys admin resolve common configuration problems.

Recent News
9.1 Version Updated Malcolm Murray 2011-07-22 I have posted a new version of the Browser Test tool that works better in the new releases of Blackboard 9.1 (specifically SP6).
Support for Blackboard 9.1 Malcolm Murray 2010-05-11 Annoyingly, minor changes had to be made to the Browser Tester for release 9.1. There is an alpha build now available, which still needs a little smoothing :-) People running 9.0 should deploy the earlier release 9.3.x Malcolm :-)
New version of the Browser Test Tool available Malcolm Murray 2010-04-15 I have just released a new build of the release 9 version of the Browser Test Tool. This works better in IE 7 and IE8. This is a recommended update for all users of the tool.
Beta Browser Check Tool Released Malcolm Murray 2009-05-20 I've just uploaded the first build of the new Browser Test Tool designed for use with Blackboard Learn (release 9). I'm not guaranteeing it is stable enough for production yet, but would appreciate feedback from people curious enough to install it on a test server.

This project provides an updated version of the Browser Test building block for Blackboard Learn (Release 9).

You can download a beta version from the Files page.
More information about the building block can be found in theWiki.
Should you find any bugs or have enhancement requests, please submit them via theTracker page.
If you deploy this building block and want to keep informed of any changes, sign up to the List

Time	Activity Type	By
2013-Apr-03
12:48:38	Tracker item "Cannot install on 9.1 SP10 (Managed Hosting)" opened	Todd Slater
2012-Jul-29
08:12:19	Tracker item "testBrowser.jsp makes a call to browserTester.properties file to load all b2 configuration parameters stored in that file and in large environments could consume unnecessary resources and get erros like java.net.SocketException: Too many open files " changed status to Accepted	Malcolm Murray
08:07:06	Tracker item "Network Connection Speed Test using AJAX and JQUERY, as and additional element to include in the Browser Checker B2" changed status to Accepted	Malcolm Murray
08:03:07	Tracker item "I know the Java Test redirects to Java.com, but we've seen that sometimes is good for the user not leaving the LMS when testing any other module" changed status to Rejected	Malcolm Murray
2012-Jun-25
22:57:42	Tracker item "Network Connection Speed Test using AJAX and JQUERY, as and additional element to include in the Browser Checker B2" opened	Jose Manuel Lopez Lujan
22:53:00	Tracker item "I know the Java Test redirects to Java.com, but we've seen that sometimes is good for the user not leaving the LMS when testing any other module" opened	Jose Manuel Lopez Lujan
22:48:58	Tracker item "testBrowser.jsp makes a call to browserTester.properties file to load all b2 configuration parameters stored in that file and in large environments could consume unnecessary resources and get erros like java.net.SocketException: Too many open files " opened	Jose Manuel Lopez Lujan
2011-Oct-24
16:22:08	Tracker item "Link injection vulnerabilities" opened	Richard Lucas
2011-Jul-27
13:29:38	Tracker item "Support for Release 9.1" changed status to Closed	Malcolm Murray
2011-Jul-24
14:51:08	Commit: New SVN folder for updated version of the 9.1 build	Malcolm Murray
14:43:41	Commit: New SVN folder for updated version of the 9.1 build	Malcolm Murray
12:14:33	Tracker item "PlugInUtil.authorizeForSystemAdmin(request, response) does not stop the page" changed status to Closed	Malcolm Murray
12:12:20	Tracker item "Admin settings submit results in a 404 not found" changed status to Closed	Malcolm Murray
2011-Mar-03
16:47:10	Tracker item "Admin settings submit results in a 404 not found" opened	Roger Feese
2010-Aug-04
22:15:39	Tracker item "PlugInUtil.authorizeForSystemAdmin(request, response) does not stop the page" opened	Szymon Machajewski

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Description
A portal module that allows the user to perform simple tests and provides information useful for staff trying to diagnose problems.
Developer Info
Malcolm Murray Martin Edney Eric Harvey Timothy Donehower Jose Manuel Lopez Lujan Melissa Zucal Maria Moreno
Trove Categorization
Development Status: 4 - Beta Intended Audience: End Users/Desktop License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Programming Language: Java, JavaScript Topic: Incubator

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