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Insight widget messages

An insight widget needs a published report with an OrgUnitId or Org Unit Id column.

Section titled “An insight widget needs a published report with an OrgUnitId or Org Unit Id column.”

Also: Publish a compatible report before creating your first insight widget.

Fix: Publish a report whose results include OrgUnitId, for example the Course visits by course template. Select Open Reports. See Report templates.

Sync your data before creating your first insight widget.

Section titled “Sync your data before creating your first insight widget.”

Fix: Finish the first sync.

Cause: Your role does not include widget creation. Fix: Ask for help creating a widget or editing your role. See Roles and permissions.

If you don’t see this menu or button, your role doesn’t include it. Ask someone who can edit roles (Owners and Admins by default).

Your Organization has reached its active insight widget limit.

Section titled “Your Organization has reached its active insight widget limit.”

Also: insight widget limit reached (N/N active). Upgrade for unlimited insight widgets, New insight widget unavailable.

Fix: Mark another widget inactive or delete it, or see Billing.

Checking your Organization’s insight widget limit. / We could not check your Organization’s insight widget limit. Try again later.

Section titled “Checking your Organization’s insight widget limit. / We could not check your Organization’s insight widget limit. Try again later.”

Fix: Wait a moment. If the second message stays, reload the page later.

Fix: Try again. Rowseta removes the half-created widget for you.

Failed to save changes / Failed to save metric

Section titled “Failed to save changes / Failed to save metric”

Also: Failed to add metric, Failed to delete metric, Failed to update metric, Failed to reorder metrics, Failed to update insight widget, Failed to delete insight widget.

Fix: Make the change again. If a reason appears under the metric, fix it first.

This report has no org unit column (like OrgUnitId or ‘Org Unit Id’).

Section titled “This report has no org unit column (like OrgUnitId or ‘Org Unit Id’).”

Also in the reach options: Needs an OrgUnitId column in the report output.

Fix: Choose a report with an OrgUnitId column, or add one to the report.

This report has no user column (like UserId). Personal reach requires one.

Section titled “This report has no user column (like UserId). Personal reach requires one.”

Also: Needs OrgUnitId and UserId columns in the report output.

Fix: Add UserId (and OrgUnitId) to the report, or choose Everyone in the launched course.

Column “…” not found in this report’s output.

Section titled “Column “…” not found in this report’s output.”

Also: Needs update, Column “…” is no longer in this report’s output, Metric configuration issue.

Fix: Open the metric and choose a column the report still returns.

This report reads …, which are empty inside a course, so its numbers can be zero in Brightspace.

Section titled “This report reads …, which are empty inside a course, so its numbers can be zero in Brightspace.”

Fix: Choose a report that reads only datasets with an OrgUnitId column. See Dataset guide.

Cannot confirm yet whether this metric can be limited to a course or person with your permissions.

Section titled “Cannot confirm yet whether this metric can be limited to a course or person with your permissions.”

Cause: Rowseta has not loaded the report’s columns, or you cannot open the report. Fix: Wait a moment, or ask for access to the source report.

With this setting, hidden from these Rowseta roles: …

Section titled “With this setting, hidden from these Rowseta roles: …”

Cause: Those roles’ Insight widget viewing is narrower than the metric. Fix: Narrow the metric’s reach, or tick Also show to Rowseta role ….

not shown to students / never shown inside a course / cannot be scoped to this course or person

Section titled “not shown to students / never shown inside a course / cannot be scoped to this course or person”

Fix: For students, switch on Students also see their own numbers and set the metric to Each viewer’s own records. For “never shown inside a course”, change The whole Organization to a course or own-records reach. For “cannot be scoped”, add the missing column to the report.

Fix: Select Mark active when you want courses to see it again.

Add a course ID above to preview the widget. / Course not found

Section titled “Add a course ID above to preview the widget. / Course not found”

Fix: Type the name or ID of a synced course in Search for a preview course and select a matching result. If none appear, the panel says No courses match your search.

Fix: Reload the page.

Section titled “No course has opened this widget yet. / No courses match your search.”

Fix: Open the widget from a Brightspace course, or change the search.

Fix: Try again.

Needs an admin / Unavailable / Create an insight widget with metrics first

Section titled “Needs an admin / Unavailable / Create an insight widget with metrics first”

Cause: A setup checklist step needs a permission you do not have, or an earlier step first. Fix: Ask an administrator, or finish the earlier step.

Cause: Your browser blocked the clipboard. Fix: Select the text and copy it by hand.

Enter each custom parameter exactly. A typo in a parameter name silently opens the full app.

Section titled “Enter each custom parameter exactly. A typo in a parameter name silently opens the full app.”

Fix: Use the copy buttons in Publish to LMS for each name and value.

Cause: Rowseta is calculating the numbers for this course. The first open after a sync can take longer. Fix: Wait; the numbers appear when ready.

Fix: Reload the course page. If it happens again, tell your Rowseta administrator the course and the time.

Cause: The widget link is missing rowseta_placement_id, the launch does not meet the fixed launch rules, or the page was opened outside Brightspace. Fix: Copy the custom parameters again from Publish to LMS, or open the widget from the course homepage.

This Organization is using all of its Evaluation course slots.

Section titled “This Organization is using all of its Evaluation course slots.”

Full message: To free one, someone who manages insight widgets in Rowseta can open this widget and release a course that no longer uses it.

Fix: Release a course.

Fix: If students should see their own numbers, switch on Students also see their own numbers in the widget editor.

Cause: The Organization is locked or its payment failed. Fix: An administrator checks Billing.

Fix: For Timeout, reload the page. For Error, ask an administrator to open the metric in the widget editor and run its source report.

Full message: This insight widget needs course-specific settings before metrics can be calculated.

Cause: A parameter is set to Instructors must set this. Fix: Select Configure now from the signed course, enter the value and save. See the fixed Configure rule.

Required parameter “…” must be set. / Each flag comparison needs a value. / Save failed

Section titled “Required parameter “…” must be set. / Each flag comparison needs a value. / Save failed”

Also: missing required parameter(s): …, metric “…” flag rule is locked, metric “…” flag comparison needs a value, unknown parameter “…”.

Fix: Fill in every required parameter, give each flag comparison a number, and save again. A locked alert cannot be changed in the course.

Cause: Nothing in this widget is adjustable per course. Fix: Allow an adjustment in the widget editor. See Alerts and instructor controls.

Cause: The launch does not satisfy the fixed Configure rule. Fix: Open the widget from its signed course and check the role’s current grants.

Full message: Your details view has ended. Go back to your Brightspace course homepage and select View details on the widget again.

Fix: Do exactly that.

Still preparing this data. Try again in a moment.

Section titled “Still preparing this data. Try again in a moment.”

Fix: Wait a few seconds and reload the details page.

Unable to load rows. / No columns to display.

Section titled “Unable to load rows. / No columns to display.”

Fix: Reload the page. If it continues, tell your administrator which metric and course.

Cause: Names on widget details follow the rules in Names on widget details. Fix: See the fixed launch rules.