You can use replaces strings (e.g., {firstname} as a replace string for a student’s first name), in D2L Intelligent Agents, News items, and in the headers and footers of Quizzes. The following replace strings are frequently used:
{firstname} = first name
{lastname} = last name
{orgunitname} = course offering name
Please note that replace strings will not work in emails sent from the D2L Classlist. For a detailed explanation of possible replace strings, please see the “Replace Strings for Intelligent Agents” section of our D2L Intelligent Agents guide.