Things to know before you begin

This generic information will work with any LTI compliant LMS and instructs System administrators in how to configure their LMS to SimCapture Enterprise and SimCapture Exam System which is the first step in using the integration.

Follow one of the guides below if you are using:

• Blackboard
• Moodle
• Canvas

LMS Configuration  

1. Create a new Developer Key/LTI Key within your LMS (these steps will vary depending on what LMS you are using). This Key will need to be setup using LTI version 1.3/LTI Advantage. 
2. This Key should have the following permissions enabled:
   1. Access to both Name and  Email information for users
   2. Access to all LTI services 
3. Name the title of the Key something descriptive. For example, SimCapture LTI Tool.
4. Enter in your Target Link URI. For example my-institution.simcapture.com.
5. Enter Login Initiation/OIDC Initiation URL*: https://api.simcapture.com/lti/login 
6. Enter Redirect URL(s)*: https://api.simcapture.com/lti/redirect 
7. Enter Public JWKS URL/Public Keyset URL*: https://api.simcapture.com/lti/jwks 
8. Check the Load In New Tab box. This option will need to be set when configuring tool placement or when adding the tool to your course. Note: When configuring tool placement, make sure the tool is available as Course-level content or assignment selection.

*The subdomains for these URLs will vary based on your region.

SimCapture System Setup

1. Log in to SimCapture and click the gear icon to go to System Setup. 
2. Go to Learning Management System. 
3. Determine your LMS instance’s host URL. This is the URL you use to access your LMS normally. 
4. Click Edit and enter the following settings:
   • LMS URL: <LMS_HOST>
   • LMS Issuer: <LMS instance’s host URL>
   • LMS LTI OIDC Auth URL: <LMS_HOST>/api/lti/authorize_redirect
   • LMS OAuth2 Token URL: <LMS_HOST>/login/oauth2/token
   • LMS Public JWKS URL: <LMS_HOST>/api/lti/security/jwks
   • LTI Tool Client ID: Enter the LTI Tool ID you noted from Section 1.
     • This is the ID of the developer key previously created. This could also be known as the Application ID
   • LMS Memberships Request Limit: This should remain at the default quantity of 50
   • LMS Course Members Sync Limit: This should remain at the default quantity of 2500
   • External SSO ID Type: If using SSO, choose Email unless you have a less common SSO setup. If not using SSO, choose No SSO, but note that new users will not be created in SimCapture if you select this option.
5. Check the Enable Integration checkbox.
6. Click Save.

Notes

• Course titles can only be transferred, lessons and other smaller components from Moodle will not appear in SimCapture
• Users are transferred on initial course linking/setup. Any future updates are applied automatically on a nightly basis.
• A total of 500 users can be transferred from the LMS to SimCapture during this process for a single Course. Please reach out to Support if your Course contains more than 500 users.
• Courses set to the Status of ‘Completed’ or ‘Archived’ will not sync new user information