LMS username parameter

Each LMS sends the username under a different parameter name.

During the LTI setup which you have already done,you have configured your LMS to send the username.

Canvas

Parameter name: custom_lis_user_username

If you followed our documentation here, you have configured Canvas to send the username under the parameter lis_user_username (the LMS will prefix this name with “custom_”).

Desire2Learn

Parameter name: ext_d2l_username

If you followed our documentation here, you have configured to send the username by checking the needed checkbox.

Moodle

Parameter name: ext_user_username

If you followed our documentation here, you have configured to send the username by checking the needed checkbox.

BlackBoard

Parameter name: custom_lis_user_username

If you followed our documentation here, you have configured BlackBoard to send the username under the parameter lis_user_username (the LMS will prefix this name with “custom_”).

Sakai

Parameter name: ext_sakai_eid or lis_person_sourcedid

If you followed our documentation here, you have configured to send the username by checking the needed checkbox.

Custom parameter name

You can override the above explanation, by configuring Leganto to read the username from a specific parameter name.

In Alma in the integration profile, check the “User ID Field Name”.

If configured, Leganto will read the username from this field name.