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Using the Asset Processor LMS

Once registration, configuration, and the deployment + link are done, instructors can start attaching DrillBit to Brightspace assignments. Students continue submitting through Brightspace exactly as before — DrillBit processes each submitted file and writes the similarity result back into the assignment view.

Add DrillBit to an assignment

  1. From inside a course, open Assignments.
  2. Click New Assignment (or open an existing one for editing).
  3. Fill in the standard assignment details — title, due date, instructions, etc.
  4. Expand the Evaluation & Feedback panel on the right.
  5. Scroll to the External Learning Tools click Add External Tool.
  6. In the Add External Tool dialog, choose Use DrillBit.
  7. Configure the DrillBit Plagiarism Settings as needed:
    • Processor Name – a label for this DrillBit instance on the assignment.
    • Exclude Quotes – ignore quoted text when calculating similarity.
    • Exclude References – ignore the reference list / bibliography.
    • Save to Repository – store the submission in DrillBit’s repository for future matches.
    • Exclude Small Sources – suppress matches under a small threshold.
  8. Click Save in the dialog, then Save and Close on the assignment.
Integration complete — you can now use DrillBit inside Brightspace courses. Any file submitted to this assignment will be picked up by DrillBit automatically.

What each role sees

Student

Submits files to the assignment as usual. The Submission History page lists each submission with its DrillBit similarity score and a Details link. Opening Details shows the analysis page in delegated access — the student can see matched sources but cannot include or exclude any of them. Students only see their own submissions.

Instructor

Sees every student’s submission in the assignment’s evaluation list, each with its similarity result and a Details link. Opening Details takes the instructor to the full analysis page with full access — including the ability to include / exclude individual matched sources, switch views, and download the report.

DrillBit Admin

Tracks usage across the whole institution from the DrillBit Admin Dashboard — instructor / student / submission counts against your license, monthly submission overview, similarity ranges, account validity, trend analysis, and breakdowns by document type and department. Each chart can be downloaded as SVG, PNG, or CSV.

The student submission flow

  1. The student opens the assignment in Brightspace and uploads their file(s) the same way they would for any other assignment.
  2. Brightspace forwards each file to DrillBit through the Asset Processor.
  3. DrillBit runs its similarity check and grammar / AI analysis.
  4. The resulting similarity percentage is written back into the assignment, alongside a Details link to the full report.

Reviewing similarity reports as an instructor

Inside the assignment’s evaluation view, instructors see a row per learner with the DrillBit result. The view supports the standard Brightspace actions — Download, Email, Mark as Read / Unread, Delete, Publish Feedback, Retract Feedback, and Add Feedback.

Clicking Details next to a result opens the DrillBit analysis page, which shows:

Instructors can refine a report by excluding individual sources from the right-hand panel — the overall similarity score recalculates immediately. Students cannot do this, even when viewing the same report through their Details link.

Related guides

Asset Processor overview → Asset Processor registration → Asset Processor configuration →
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