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April 14, 2018
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Internal Server for Quiz Reporting

  • April 14, 2018
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We dont have LMS.  Is Internal SErver an effective method for quiz reporting?  

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    ohs84156984
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    April 17, 2018

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    eLearning_Pundits
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    April 17, 2018

    David you are right, I posted a link for reviewer instead of quiz analyzer Sorry, however, easiest way to get Quiz analyzer could be to install Cp9 as a trial. Later you can uninstall it. I am sure, it do not removes the quiz analyzer from your machine.

    I just checked that it was installed as part of Cp9 on my machine and not Cp2017. However old version still works fine for review the quiz created from cp2017. I have tested it several times. You can get a trial for Cp9 from here Download Adobe Captivate.

    Alternatively, you can setup a Moodle server as described by Rod. This is wonderful and probably the easiest way to setup your own LMS without investing much.

    eLearning_Pundits
    Participating Frequently
    April 16, 2018

    Captivate internal server reporting still work fine with swf and html5 versions of project. I can still use it without any issues in Captivate 2107.

    You can download the reviewer app from here: Captivate Review App Download - eLearning

    Don't forget to unzip it after downloading.

    I can confirm that it works with a internal server as well I have integrated the functionality with one of my WordPress website. So if you you don't want to spend money on LMS this the coolest feature I have used with Captivate. Send me a PM if you need any help setting it up.

    David Burnham HBA
    Inspiring
    April 17, 2018

    I believe your link points to Adobe Captivate Reviewer (which is a tool for peer review) not the Adobe Quiz Result Analyzer which would be used to analyze the posted results to the internal server location. Do you know of a similar link that points to the Adobe Quiz Analyzer for Captivate 2017.

    RodWard
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 17, 2018

    The Adobe Quiz Results Analyzer tool is an Adobe AIR app, which means it's basically a Flash SWF application that can be installed on a  Windows system and behave more or less like other apps.

    However, I see no evidence that there was a version of this app installed with Cp 2017.  I have all versions of Captivate from 7 through to 2017 and each has a version of the Quiz Results Analyzer EXCEPT for Cp 2017.

    My suspicion is that Adobe knows Windows will not support the AIR platform in the near future and they've pulled the Quiz Results Analyzer.  I cannot find any link to a recent download. Cp9's version appears to have been the last.  It's possible that this version would still work for most people's needs.  But I think the "writing is on the wall" for Quiz Results Analyzer as far as being an Adobe supported app.

    Erik Lord
    Inspiring
    April 16, 2018

    I believe when Adobe dropped or changed the acrobat.com site, they stopped supporting posting results from a CP project...I think.

    These may help setting up an internal server:

    Report quiz results to an internal server

    Captivate Reporting to Internal Server

    Reporting the Quiz Results to a local server - eLearning

    Lilybiri
    Legend
    April 16, 2018

    Confirming Erik's statement. It has been a while since acrobat.com disappeared (I used it extensively myself), and that also broke the Internal Server alternative for quiz reporting to Acrobat.com. You still can use Internal Server reporting but only to a local server as described by David B. HBA

    David Burnham HBA
    Inspiring
    April 14, 2018

    Your question prompted me to look for the Adobe Quiz Results Analyzer 2017 which I thought was installed when I installed Captivate 2017, but appears not to be the case. There is no version installed for 2017 although you can still select internal server reporting in the preferences of Captivate 2017 which turns on the Post Result button on the Quiz Results slide!. Maybe someone from Adobe can clarify if they have dropped installing Quiz Results Analyzer in 2017 and perhaps why if that is the case.

    So, I take it you must be using Captivate 9 or earlier - is that correct. I have used it in the past when we actually reported to Acrobat.com for up to 25 - 30 users. That was useful and we could evaluate results using the Quiz Results Analyzer. I worked with a on a Captivate 7 - 8 project and I believe they set it up using the internal server reporting for a group of about 50 and again using the Quiz Results Analyzer - it was an effective way to collect results and review results for their purpose.

    One thing to note if you, like me are not into wamp server, database and php configuration settings, you will need someone with that skill set to help you set up the server side, but I think the setup is explained in the Captivate help. I remember earlier installs of Captivate actually had a demo file that showed how to do it.