Blackboard Ultra: Grade History Reports

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This article outlines how to configure, download, and review Grade History reports containing student assessment data and submission attempt logs in Blackboard Ultra.

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Grade History Reports

Blackboard Ultra allows instructors download grade history in a course, which encapsulates the various reports run in a course of previous and current student data, including student access to assignments, score reports, and various other details.

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  1. Open the Gradebook – Gradable Items tab in your Blackboard Ultra Course and click the Download icon located on the right-hand side of the webpage, displayed as a small downward arrow surrounded by a box.Red Callout Highlights: Primary Navigation: Red rectangle highlighting the "Gradebook" tab in the main header. Action Control: Red rectangle highlighting the download/export icon (tray with downward arrow) located in the upper-right toolbar. Navigation & View Structure: Primary Header: Options include "Content", "Calendar", "Announcements", "Discussions", "Gradebook" (highlighted), "Messages 1", "Analytics", "Groups", "Achievements", and "Student Preview". Gradebook Sub-tabs: Active sub-tab is "Gradable Items" (alongside "Overview", "Grades", "Students", and "Mastery"). Toolbar Icons (Top-Right): Search/grid view, upload, Download/Export (highlighted), and Settings (gear icon). Table Content: Column Headers: "Item", "Category", "Due Date", "Grading Status", and "Post". Listed Items: "Overall Grade": Category is set to No Category. "Orientation Introduction": Category is Orientation, status reads 1 missing | 0 of 1 participated, due date is 1/23/26, 5:00 PM, and grading status is Nothing to grade.
    • This will open a new side-panel to access the Download Grades menu.
  2. Next, under the first section Download Options, click the Grade History selector to begin generating a Grade History report.
    • Instructors are able to select various parameters which will inform the software which data items to pull from the course.
      • Record Details: Instructors can select one by one which items to pull information from throughout the course, or instructors can choose Select All Items to pull data from all associated course items in the Gradebook.
      • Last Modified Date: Instructors can choose a timeframe for the Grade History report. Parameters include: All Time, 6 months, 30 days, 14 days, 7 days, or 1 day.
      • File Type: Instructors can choose which type of file to generate for download to their computer or machine. File types offered are Tab-separated Files (.xls) or Comma Separated Values files (.csv). These files are recommended for access via Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, or a similar software.
      • Save Location: Instructors can select where to save the generated Grade History report. Options are on the local machine via My Device, or to the Blackboard Course Cloud via Content Collection.
    • Panel Header: Displays title "Download Grades" with a close (X) button in the top-left corner. Download Options: Grade Records: Radio button set to "Full Gradebook" (All grades in the Gradebook) by default; "Grade History" (History of changes made to grades) is unselected. Record Details: Displays selection prompt: "Choose which assignments, assessments, or items to include in your download". Checkboxes for "Select All Items", "Overall Grade", and "Orientation Introduction" (all unchecked). Toggle for "Include feedback for the selected item" (set to disabled/off). File Type: Radio button set to "Tab-separated File (.xls)"; "Comma Separated Values (.csv)" is unselected. Save Location: Radio button set to "My Device"; "Content Collection" is unselected. Footer Action Buttons: Contains a secondary "Cancel" button and a primary "Download" button in the bottom-right corner.
    • After selecting all of the various parameters, click Download at the bottom of the side-panel menu to generate and download the Grade History Report.
      • Note: If selecting only a few items for download, this can take longer within the browser for Blackboard Ultra to locate the information, generate a report for those singular items, and then to download them.
    • Simply leave the browser window or tab open until you see the file downloaded into your Downloads or previously selected folder(s). This can take up to 5-10 minutes.
  3. When the report has been generated and successfully downloaded onto your machine, a small black pop-up will appear within the browser window stating Download Complete.A "Download Complete" black toast notification banner appears with a circular checkmark icon and a close (X) button.
  4. In your browser or on your machine, locate the file that has been downloaded per the file type selected. In Chrome, for example, locating and opening the Recent Downloads icon as marked by the small downward facing arrow with a box will allow you to view those files. Click to open the file and view the Grade History report on your device.Browser Download Pop-Over: Header: Displays title "Recent download history" with a blue close (X) button in the upper right. Downloaded Item: Shows an Excel document icon next to the sanitized file name gc_[redacted]_ultra_sanc...c_2026-08-06-09-14-54.xls (with personal name blacked out). File Metadata: Displays 556 B • 1 minute ago below the file title. Item Action Icons: Includes a folder icon (Show in folder) and an arrow icon (Open file) to the right of the file name. Browser Toolbar Context: Displays the active download tray button (circle containing a downward arrow) in the top-right browser address/utility bar.
  5. The downloaded file will open and present the following information:
  • Date 
  • Type of assessment and grade category 
  • Last edition user’s details 
  • Student username 
  • Submission receipt: The submission receipt number 
  • Submission attempt: The number of the submitted attempt 
  • Type: If it was a regular or an override grade 
  • Obtained value 
  • Event: Additional details such as if was a group attempt, if it’s not posted or if it needs grading Spreadsheet Structure: Displays an Excel spreadsheet containing exported Blackboard Ultra grade history audit logs across columns A through R. Key columns include "Date" (Column A), "Column" (Column B), "Grade Category" (Column C), "User" (Column H), "Type" (Column L), "Value" (Column M), "Attempt Action Date" (Column N), and "Event" (Column O). Blue Highlighted Regions (Column O - Event): First Highlighted Box (Rows 8–11): Outlines event log entries for individual submissions, including multiple occurrences of "Graded, not posted" and "Attempt Grade". Second Highlighted Box (Rows 17–26): Outlines event log entries for group submissions and manual edits, including "Group Attempt Grade, not posted", "Grade Override, not posted", and "Attempt Grade Cleared".
  • Non-posted grades are included in the file as well.

Go through the report to ensure that all information has been captured by the report, and locate any additional details that need to be pulled in an additional Grade History report. Use the previous steps to generate a new report as is necessary.

 

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Article ID: 20405
Created
Thu 8/6/26 10:40 AM
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Thu 9/24/26 4:03 PM