Import Tool: SCORM/AICC bulk upload to LMS365

The Import Tool enables bulk upload of SCORM/AICC content packages to the LMS365 Content Package Storage on a specific tenant from where content can be used in current and future courses.

This article provides an overview how to bulk upload SCORM/AICC to LMS365 via the Import Tool.

 

 

For SCORM/AICC bulk upload to LMS365, it's necessary to prepare files and folders in a certain manner. To find out how to avoid manual input while preparing files for bulk import, visit this article. 

 

To prepare SCORM/AICC bulk upload to LMS365, follow the steps:

1. Prepare the configuration Elearningforce.LMS365.Import.Program.exe.config file.

As SCORM/AICC are tenant-based in LMS365, you shouldn't specify URL in the configuration file.

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
  <startup>
  </startup>
  <appSettings>
    <add key="remUrl" value="" />
    <add key="lmsCourseUrl" value="" />
    <add key="userMappingFilePath" value="" />

    <add key="dateTimeFormat" value="" />
    <add key="coursesDataFilePath" value="" />
    <add key="scormsDataFilePath" value="DataFiles/Scorms.xlsx" />
    <add key="certificateTemplatesDataFilePath" value="" />
    <add key="certificatesDataFilePath" value="" />
    <add key="errorLogPath" value="ErrorLogs" />
    <add key="generatedDataFilesPath" value="" />
<add key="apiKey" value="Required value" />
  <add key="timeout" value="30" />
<add key="apiBaseAdress" value="Required value" />
    <add key="courseCatalogUrl" value=" " />
<add key="containerSAS" value="Required value" />
  </appSettings>
  <runtime>
 <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
     <probing privatePath="Libraries"/>
 </assemblyBinding>
  </runtime>
</configuration>

 

2. Complete the Scorms.xslx file in DataFiles directory. 

Below, find the example of the Scorms.xslx file with the required columns.

 

Follow a detailed description of how to complete the columns:

• Title, Description, Content Type, and Zip Path are required columns and can't be empty. In Content type, enter either AICC or SCORM (insensitive to register). In ZIP Path, enter the path to SCORM/AICC packages in folder to be imported to LMS365. 

• Other columns are optional and can be absent or empty. When SCORM/AICC is imported with an empty or absent optional column meaning that the specified in the column/absent function is off or empty for the imported SCORM/AICC in LMS365.

• Columns that contain integer values: Max number of attempts (SCORM/AICC) and Timeout between attempts (SCORM/AICC)

• Columns that contain Boolean values. They can be filled with yes/no, 1/0, TRUE/FALSE values:
  • Open in new window (SCORM/AICC)
  • Allow resuming incomplete attempt (SCORM)
  • Use control mode flow for all nodes (SCORM)
  • Show statistics for learner (SCORM)
  • Show navigation buttons (SCORM)
  • Show Next button (SCORM)
  • Show Back button (SCORM)
  • Show Suspend button (SCORM)
  • Show Exit button (SCORM)
  • Show table of content (SCORM)
  • Show node completion status (SCORM)
  • Finish by lesson status (SCORM)
  • Redirect to statistics page when completed (SCORM)
  • Go to next SCO automatically (SCORM)
  • Treat complete as passed (SCORM)
  • Show Submit button (AICC)
  • Show title bar (SCORM/AICC)
  • Automatically close the player (AICC)

3. Prepare the SCORM folder in the DataFiles directory.

For this, add SCORM/AICC packages to the SCORM folder. Describe these packages in Scorms. xlsx file as in step 2.

 

4. Run SCORM bulk upload.

To run SCORM bulk upload, use Elearningforce.LMS365.Import.Program.exe and enter 3 and then y.