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 Turnitin Integration section, then under 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.

What each role sees

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:

• Overall similarity percentage with a band breakdown (Satisfactory / Upgrade / Poor / Unacceptable).
• AI score and Grammar score for the submission.
• Matched sources with per-source percentages, expandable to see the matched passages.
• Excluded sources, with the option to bring them back in.

The DrillBit Admin Dashboard

Outside Brightspace, the DrillBit Admin Dashboard is the central hub for monitoring how the integration is being used across your institution. After logging in to DrillBit as an admin, you land on the dashboard by default. Key sections:

• Instructors – registered instructors vs. licensed allocation.
• Students – registered students vs. licensed allocation.
• Submissions – submissions used vs. allocated.
• Submissions Overview – month-wise submission activity, with a year selector going back several years.
• Similarity Ranges – how submissions break down across similarity bands (0–10%, 11–40%, 41–60%, 61–100%, DocError).
• Account Validity – total licensed days and days remaining, with a Renew your account link.
• Trend Analysis – share of similar work vs. own work across all submissions.
• Document Types – breakdown by thesis, assignment, project work, synopsis, research paper, article, etc.
• Departments – submission share by department.