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Travis5F9C
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December 2, 2021
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Single package for course that has multiple levels.

  • December 2, 2021
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I am trying to create a single zip package for a SCORM 2004 LMS that rolls together multiple Captivate Projects. The course has multiple levels, in the following format:

  • Course (contains three modules and a course exam)
    •  Module (contains about four lessons and a module exam)
      • Lesson (contains a variable amount of topics)
        • Topic (actual Captivate Projects)

 

I've attempted to make this work through the Adobe Multi-SCO Packager. Creating lessons by using the Multiple SCOs template on the Topics. Modules by using the Simple Remediation template on the Lessons previously created by the Packager. Lastly, the Course by Simple Remediation template on the Modules created by the Packager. 

 

When I actually load this to an LMS, only the last parts work. Going into the Course only allows me to access the Module 1-Post test, Module 2-Post Test, Module 3-Post Test, and Course Test. If I load a Module instead into the LMS, the lessons only brings up the last Topic in the package. It does work if I load a Lesson into the LMS as I would expect it to. 

 

Is there a way to make this work? Each Topic is 20-30 screens, so making each module into single projects would making it massive. My research only got me to the point of using the Multi-SCO packager to combine the files. I had been concerned that it would have problems packaging a package, and it seems those concerns rang true. 

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Correct answer RodWard

Another poster recently found that there is a physical limit to the number of SCORM modules that can be bundled together in a single Multi-SCORM ZIP created by the Multi-SCO Packager.  You may have exceeded this number.

 

Also, I may be misunderstanding what you are doing, but are you saying that you are using the Multi-SCORM packager to bundle several SCORMs together to create a Module, then using the packager again to bundle these modules together to create the final course?  If so, that might be your issue too, because as far as I know the packager is only designed to allow for one level of encapsulation.

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RodWard
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RodWardCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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December 3, 2021

Another poster recently found that there is a physical limit to the number of SCORM modules that can be bundled together in a single Multi-SCORM ZIP created by the Multi-SCO Packager.  You may have exceeded this number.

 

Also, I may be misunderstanding what you are doing, but are you saying that you are using the Multi-SCORM packager to bundle several SCORMs together to create a Module, then using the packager again to bundle these modules together to create the final course?  If so, that might be your issue too, because as far as I know the packager is only designed to allow for one level of encapsulation.

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    Travis5F9CAuthor
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    December 3, 2021

    Thank you for the reply.

     

    I was indeed attempting to use the packager more than once. It wasn't an ideal solution, but one that might have worked. The fact that it is only designed for one level of encapsulation makes sense, and is almost definitely the problem. I think the solution is unfortunately going to involve hand-writing the organization in the xmlmanifest file to get the nesting I need, but xml is not one of my strengths. 

     

    The physical limit to number of SCORM modules is definitely going to be an additional problem. Do you happen to know the approximate limit number?

    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
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    December 2, 2021

    MultiScorm is meant only for Captivate projects AFAIK.

    Are the LMS features so limited that you cannot use them to reach your goal, eventually in combination with some MultisScorm projects?

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      Travis5F9CAuthor
      Participant
      December 3, 2021

      Thank you for the reply.

       

      Unfortunately, I don't actually have access to the end-goal LMS yet to discover if it will have that capability. So far, I've only used a free LMS service just to test functionality of the packages I'm creating. I've reached out for an answer to whether the LMS would allow hierarchy to be created outside of the SCORM package, but was trying to "make it work" without relying on that.  Using the packager seemed like a good workaround, but alas, nothing is ever easy. 

      RodWard
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      RodWardCommunity Expert
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      December 3, 2021

      If you do NOT as yet have access to the final LMS that you will be using then DO NOT waste time on trying to design your course in such a way that it can only be delivered as a Multi-SCORM package.  There are many LMSs that are unable to accept a Multi-SCORM.  You may be wasting your time.  Wait till you get the LMS, then worry about whether or not packaging multiple modules together is even possible for you.

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