Can I make a Variable that would make a button skip a slide?

[AnotherMe]

Hi everyone,

Is there a way for me to make a variable that would allow a previous button skip a slide?

Here's what's going on...

• I have the same Previous button for a slide.
• I want that same Previous button to skip one slide if it's a non manager.
• But it's the same slide and same button for both Manager and Non Manager...

Is there a way to do this?

Thanks

Oh, I'm using Captivate 8.

Thanks

[Stagprime · Accepted solution]

Captivate needs a way to know whether or not the current user is a manager or non-manager and you are right that it needs a variable.

I laid this concept out in this blog post.

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[AnotherMe]

Stagprime  wrote

Captivate needs a way to know whether or not the current user is a manager or non-manager and you are right that it needs a variable.

I laid this concept out in this blog post.

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What do you mean by "unvalidated and validated"

[Stagprime]

To be unvalidated simply means that there is no check or verification being done against a variable.

To be validated means that we are checking against a variable.

[AnotherMe]

Stagprime​ thank you for an excellent, clear tutorial. I really do appreciate your patience in this matter. Your tutorial is excellent and easy to understand.

[AnotherMe]

Stagprime​ I noticed you have a graphic to show Manager Training and Non Manager Training. Is this done through a "show" action?

[Stagprime]

It is actually a single shape with two states.

The state that is visible is based on the value of the manager variable.

if the value is zero - meaning non-manager - the non-manager state shows

if the value is one - meaning manager - then the manager state shows

so it is really a change state action rather than a show action

[AnotherMe]

  wrote

It is actually a single shape with two states.

The state that is visible is based on the value of the manager variable.

if the value is zero - meaning non-manager - the non-manager state shows

if the value is one - meaning manager - then the manager state shows

so it is really a change state action rather than a show action

I see. are you doing this in Captivate 2017? I'm using Captivate 8.

[Stagprime]

Yeah.

You won't be able to do state changes like that.

That little shape was only for the sake of clarity in the walkthru and is not necessary for what you are trying to do.

The actions to do the slide skip should still be do-able in version 8.

If you wanted to do the tag thing anyway you would have to make some other work-around.

For example...

Make two shapes. A and B

So if the manager variable is zero, then show A and hide B.

If the manager variable is one, then hide A and show B.

[AnotherMe]

Stagprime​ if it wouldn't be a bother could you send a screenshot on how you set up your manager variable? If not that's okay.

[AnotherMe]

Nevermind... I did it...

[Stagprime]

Good.

As a side note - I set the default value at 0 which would be a non-manager.

Only if the user clicks the manager button or validates as a manager do I have Captivate assign a 1 to the variable.

Then we jump slides based on whether or not that value is 1 or 0.

You can use whatever numbers you want as long as you keep the logic straight but if you are trying to replicate mine - that is how I set it up.

[AnotherMe]

Stagprime  wrote

Good.

As a side note - I set the default value at 0 which would be a non-manager.

Only if the user clicks the manager button or validates as a manager do I have Captivate assign a 1 to the variable.

Then we jump slides based on whether or not that value is 1 or 0.

You can use whatever numbers you want as long as you keep the logic straight but if you are trying to replicate mine - that is how I set it up.

So I should change the 1 to a 0? I thought I was supposed to change the manager variable to 1.

As for the rest of the actions instructions I should be doing Conditional actions correct?

[AnotherMe]

I'm sorry I'm trying to grasp this. Once I start to get it another question comes to  mind and I find myself confused again. Very frustrating for me and I'm sure much  more frustrating for you.

[Stagprime]

If the default is to be a non-manager, then you only set the variable  IF  the user is a manager. The number is less important than the logic itself.

You could set it to 57 if you wanted.

In my example, the unvalidated way is to simply click the button that says Manager.
The action behind that is to assign manager with a 1 and go to the next slide.

If they click the non-manager button they just go to the next slide and the manager variable stays at 0.

Later, when we need to do a skip for non-managers, we do a variable check.

IF  var_manager = 1 then go to next slide  ELSE  jump to slide X

Personally, I always use conditionals even when I don't need them. It makes those moments when I realize that I really do need them easier to update.

[AnotherMe]

Stagprime​ I'm taking a step back and asking a simple question.

Basically what you have done with your tutorials is to create two ways for managers and non-managers to go through the slide branches: a non validated way and a validated way, correct?

[Stagprime]

Yes, the entry page has two ways to do the same thing.

Either method will bring you through the exact same set of slides.

[AnotherMe]

I get lost here:

Here we have the Start Training button execute some conditional actions.

1. IF empNumber is 87152 then we set manager to 1, change the status indicator to manager, and goto the next slide
2. ELSE IF empNumber is 56993 then we just move forward
3. ELSE we display an error box indicating that the number is not in the system.

[AnotherMe]

I can't seem to tell which directions are for the validated users and which directions are for the non validated users.

Maybe I just am incapable of getting this! 

[Stagprime]

So forget about the validated part.

Do the unvalidated way - Make two buttons.

one for manager and one for non-manager like you see in the demo on the left side.

Manager button actions

     Assign manager = 1

     Go to next slide

Non-manager button actions

     go to next slide