These instructions show how to delete a column from the Gradebook in Ultra Course View. If you are using Original Course View, please see the corresponding article for Deleting a Column in Original.
Deleting a column is permanent, and any submissions and/or user information in the deleted column will be lost. If you have duplicate assignment deployments in which students have submitted to both, do not delete grade columns!
Accessing the Gradebook
To access the Gradebook, first click on Gradebook tab in the top horizontal menu in Ultra Course View.
Deleting a Gradebook Column in the Grades view
- Click on Grades view and locate the column that you wish to delete.
- Single click on the item icon you wish to delete.
- Select Delete
WARNING! This action is permanent and will delete any associated Blackboard assessment along with any student submissions or grading data. Please be sure the item does not have submissions and/or is not something you wish to keep in your course.
Deleting a Gradable Item
Items can also be deleted from the Gradable Items view in Gradebook.
- Select the Gradable Items tab and locate the row containing the item you wish to delete.
- Click on the ellipsis (3 dots) to the far right of the associated row.
- Select Delete.
WARNING! This action is permanent and will delete any associated Blackboard assessment along with any student submissions or grading data. Please be sure the item does not have submissions and/or is not something you wish to keep in your course.
Confirmation
Blackboard will pop up a dialog box in the lower right that will alert you whether or not the item has submissions prior to permanent deletion. Click Delete to delete the gradable item as well as any deployed Blackboard assessment (graded discussion, journal, test, assignment, etc.)
This dialog box, above, warns the item has associated submissions.
This dialog box, above, notes no submissions are associated with the item to be deleted.