The following is a sample XML description that would be provided to the registerTool method. Click the links for detailed information on the particular element.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<tool-profile ltiVersion="2.0-July08" xmlns:locale="http://www.ims.org/lti/localization">
<vendor>
  <code>Vendor</code>
  <name>Name Not Used</name>
  <description>Description not used</description>
  <url>http://www.your.url</url>
  <contact><email>vendor contact not used.John.q.Admin@proxy.server.host</email></contact>
</vendor>
<tool-info>
  <code>Program</code>
  <name>Name Not Used</name>
  <version>1</version>
  <description>Text Description</description>
<tool-info>
<tool-instance>
  <base-urls>
    <base-url type="http">http://your.server.com/proxyApp</base-url>
    <base-url type="https">https://your.server.com/proxyApp</base-url>
    <base-url type="server-to-server">https://your.server.com/proxyApp</base-url>
  </base-urls>
  <contact><email>John.q.Admin@proxy.server.host</email></contact>
  <security-profile>
    <digest-algorithm>SHA</digest-algorithm>
  </security-profile>
</tool-instance>
<required-webservices>
  <tool-login>
    <service name="Context.WS">
      <operation>logout</operation>
... More <operation/> rows as required
    </service>
... More <service ... elements as required for tool-authentication
  </tool-login>
  <ticket-login>
    <service name="Context.WS">
      <operation>logout</operation>
    </service>
... More <service ... elements as required for ticket-authentication
  </ticket-login>
</required-webservices>
<http-actions>
  <action type="tool-provision" path="/tcProfileRegistration"/>
  <action type="bundle" path="/getBundle"/>
  <action type="remove" path="/removeAction"/>
  <action type="config" path="/configAction"/>
  <action type="state-change" path="/stateChangeAction"/>
  <action type="reregister" path="/reregisterAction"/>
  <action type="ping" path="/ping"/>
  <action type="course-deleted" path="/courseHandler">
    <param name="action" fixed="course-deleted"/>
  </action>
  <action type="course-copied" path="/courseHandler">
    <param name="action" fixed="course-copied"/>
  </action>
  <action type="course-exported" path="/courseHandler">
    <param name="action" fixed="course-exported"/>
  </action>
  <action type="course-imported" path="/courseHandler">
    <param name="action" fixed="course-imported"/>
  </action>
  <action type="group-copied" path="/courseHandler">
    <param name="action" fixed="group-copied"/>
  </action>
  <action type="group-exported" path="/courseHandler">
    <param name="action" fixed="group-exported"/>
  </action>
  <action type="group-imported" path="/courseHandler">
    <param name="action" fixed="group-imported"/>
  </action>
</http-actions>
<links>
  <content-handler>
    <name locale.key="resource/x-my.content.type.name">Content Type Name</name>
    <handle value="resource/x-my.content.type"/>
    <http-actions>
      <action type="create" path="/contentHandler">
       <param name="action" fixed="create">
      </action>

      <action type="modify" path="/contentHandler">
       <param name="action" fixed="modify">
      </action>

      <action type="remove" path="/contentHandler">
       <param name="action" fixed="remove">
      </action>

      <action type="view" path="/contentHandler">
       <param name="action" fixed="view">
      </action>

      <action type="viewattempt" path="/contentHandler">
       <param name="action" fixed="viewattempt">
      </action>

      [<action type="content-copied" path="*/contentHandler*">]
       <param name="action" fixed="content-copied">
      </action>

      <action type="content-exported" path="/contentHandler">
       <param name="action" fixed="content-exported">
      </action>

      <action type="content-imported" path="/contentHandler">
       <param name="action" fixed="content-imported">
      </action>

      [<action type="content-deleted" path="*/contentHandler*">]
       <param name="action" fixed="content-deleted">
      </action>

    </http-actions>
    <can-copy value="true"/>
    <icons>
      <icon>unused default lti icon</icon
      <icon platform="blackboard" style="toolbar" locale:key="icon.lang.key">/images/icon1_on.gif</icon>
      <icon platform="blackboard" style="listitem" locale:key="icon.lang.key">/images/icon1_on.gif</icon>
    </icons>
  </content-handler>
... More <content-handler>...</content-handler> sections
  <menu-link>
    <category-choice>
      <category>TBD - LTI defined generic category currently unused</category>
      <category platform="blackboard">course_tool</category>
    </category-choice>
    <name locale:key="course_tool.name.key">Link Name</name>
    <http-actions>
    <action type="menu-view" path="/courseTool"/>
    </http-actions>
    <description locale:key="course_tool.link.description.key">Link Desription</description>
    <icons>
      <icon>unused default lti icon</icon
      <icon platform="blackboard" style="listitem" locale:key="icon.lang.key">/images/icon1.gif</icon>
    </icons>
  </menu-link>
... More <menu-link>...</menu-link> sections
</links>
</tool-profile>