Replacement Strings
Overview
What are Replacement or "Replace" Strings?
Replacement strings in D2L Brigthspace are like merge fields for mail-merged form letters. At Pima, these strings can be used within Announcements, Grades, and various other D2L tools (except email functionality which, instead, runs through Gmail at Pima).
Most importantly, these strings help students see their own names in your whole-class announcements, automated messages (using D2L intelligent agents), or within their instructor's feedback. To learn the many other creative uses of these replacement strings, see the content links below.
Three Tutorials from D2L:
Automatically customize course content using replace strings. Click on the triangles within that page to view examples.
Replacement String Basics. This D2L tutorial shares how replacement string behaviors may differ by tool.
Replacement Strings for Agents - for use within D2L's automated Intelligent Agents tool.