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decker cre8ive
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February 7, 2016
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Problem with Conditional Actions in Captivate 9

  • February 7, 2016
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I am in the process of upgrading from 8 to 9. I only have the trial version, because my serial number is not working. Anyway, I have been using conditional actions in 8, but a project I converted from 8 to 9 they are not working in now. I have created a sample file of what I am doing. I think I am just missing a step, but cannot figure it out. Could it be because it is just the trial version?

Is there a way for me to share the sample file here?

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    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
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    February 7, 2016

    Hot fix | Adobe Captivate 9 issues

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    decker cre8iveAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    February 16, 2016

    Thank you for the link, but it has not fixed my problem. I am now using the licensed version of 9 (9.0.0.230). I have created a new test file from scratch. I am also working on a Mac. I might point out that in my Help menu, the Updates option is greyed out.

    I think I am leaving out a step or something, but this one has got me stumped. Is there anyway for me to share my Captivate file with you for advise?

    Here is what I am trying to rebuild:

    Menu page with buttons that take you to different topics. For example Red button jumps to Red Intro slide. Green button jumps to Green Intro slide. Students go through each topic and then at end of topic click on button that takes them back to Menu page. This buttons action is a conditional action. Once back on Menu page, a symbol will appear, showing that they have completed that topic. All topics must be complete before the Assessment button appears that jumps to a quiz.

    Variables:

    red

    green

    blue

    Standard Actions:

    red_end

    Assign red with 1

    Jump to slide 3 Menu

    green_end

    Assign green with 1

    Jump to slide 3 Menu


    blue_end

    Assign blue with 1

    Jump to slide 3 Menu

    Conditional actions:

    check_module_completion

    IF

    All conditions are true

    Red_Complete

    red is equal to 1

    Show red_complete

    Else

    Hide red_complete

    IF

    All conditions are true

    Green_Complete

    green is equal to 1

    Show green_complete

    Else

    Hide green_complete

    IF

    All conditions are true

    Blue_Complete

    blue is equal to 1

    Show blue_complete

    Else

    Hide blue_complete

    IF

    All conditions are true

    Assessment_Butt_Show

    red is equal to 1

    green is equal to 1

    blue is equal to 1

    Show assessment_button

    Else

    Hide assessment_button

    Am I missing a piece of code or something?

    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
    Legend
    February 16, 2016

    A hot fix is not installed using Update feature, it is mostly a manual work flow.

    Your question is off topic for this thread, has nothing to do with it. Why didn't you create a new question?

    This topic has appeared so many times everywhere. Here is my last blog post explaining that type of dashboard/menu

    Captivate 8 - First Adventures - Captivate blog

    Could you please use the Preview button in the Advanced Actions dialog box and post a screenshot of the total Conditional action? I'm totally confused by the way you are writing this down. It is not clear to me which events are triggering the actions. Easiest work flow would be:

    1. For the 'back to menu' buttons at the end of each section, use a shared standard action like this:
          Assign v_xxx with 1              v_xxx is a first parameter, variable associated with that section, be sure to give that variable the value = 0 when defining it
          Show xxx_complete            xxx_complete is the second parameter, the checkmark that has to appear on the menu slide
          Jump to menu
    2. For the On Enter event of the menu slide:
          IF v_one is equal to 1  AND
              v_two is equal to 1  AND
              .....

              Show Bt_assess
             
              ELSE

                  Continue

    RodWard
    Community Expert
    RodWardCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 7, 2016

    You've encountered a known issue with upgrading Conditional Actions from Cp8 to Cp9 version 9.0.0.  The conditional actions get converted back to standard actions and therefore don't work as expected.

    Your trial version of Cp9 will be version 9.0.0, but Adobe released a patch for this issue and installing that patch would upgrade your trial version to 9.0.1.

    Do a Google search for Adobe Captivate 9 hotfix and you should be able to find the blog article from which you can download the patch.

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