Adding Users

Adding Users to a Class or Group

Adding users is a straight-forward process that is made much easier if you already have the WSU ID for the person or people you want to add.  You can do this process without the ID number, but it's not as fast.

If You Have the WSU ID

1. Login to your Blackboard course.
2. On the left side of the screen, under the Control Panel area, locate the Users and Groups tab.
3. Click on the Users and Groups tab to expand the menu and select Users.
4. At the top of the page, click on the Enroll User button to expand the options menu.
5. Select the Find Users to Enroll option.
   
6. The Add Enrollments page will open. This allows you to enter a WSU ID, or "usernamer", set the user(s) role, and indicate availability in the course.
   
7. If you know your user's WSU ID, enter it into the "Username" textbox. If there is more than one user, separate the IDs with a comma.
8. Next, use the dropdown menu to select the correct Role for the user(s).
9. Finally, ensure that the option for Enrollment Availability is set to "Yes" and click submit.
10. The user(s) is now enrolled in the course.

If You Don't Have the WSU ID

If you don't have or know the user's WSU ID, you will still need to repeat steps 1 through 6 from above.

1. Login to your Blackboard course.
2. On the left side of the screen, under the Control Panel area, locate the Users and Groups tab.
3. Click on the Users and Groups tab to expand the menu and select Users.
4. At the top of the page, click on the Enroll User button to expand the options menu.
5. Select the Find Users to Enroll option.
6. The Add Enrollments page will open. This allows you to enter a WSU ID, or "usernamer", set the user(s) role, and indicate availability in the course.
7. Use the Browse option next to the Username textbox to search for the user you want to enroll.
8. A new window will open with options to aid you in searching for the correct user.
9. Use the first dropdown box to select the criteria you want to use to search. This may be the username, first name, last name, or email.
10. Use the second box to indicate the level of "match" that your criteria should have with the user in the system. You can use Contains, Equal to, Starts with, or Not Blank.
11. Finally provide the information you have in the text box and click Go. For the best results, we recommend using "Email", "Equal to", and the user's full email address to locate the user.
12. A list of users matching the criteria will appear. Select the correct user, using the selection box to the left of their name and click submit.
    
13. This will take you back to the Add Enrollments page, where the username field will now be populated with the user's ID.
14. Select the proper role for the user and ensure their availability it set to "Yes", then click submit.
15. The user is now enrolled in your course.