Get a Student Name from LMS with JS

[Bobby Jourdan]

Hi there,

I checked a few discussions but could not get it to work..

I want to get the LMS Student name with JS in Captivate 2017. I manage to get the name in a Developer console with this line

API.LMSGetValue('cmi.core.student_name');

But not in a Captivate project.

Thanks in advance for the ideas

Bobby

[Lilybiri]

Did you check if the variable cpQuizInfoStudentName is not filled in automatically in the LMS? That user variable is created by default in each project.

[Bobby Jourdan]

Thanks Lieve

The variable that I get in a console with this command

API.LMSGetValue('cmi.core.student_name');

is  my name from the SharePoint LMS that we use, so it has nothing to do with the cpQuizInfoStudentName I believe.

B

[Lilybiri]

Did you check? Lot of LMS's do use the student name to fill in that variable. I don't know about your LMS, but worth checking, takes only seconds.

[Bobby Jourdan]

Yes, the $$cpQuizInfoStudentName$$ variable makes a reference to the 'cmi.core.student_name' in SharePoint LMS. So it is a funky way to get to what I want. However, I would like to understand the JS lines one should use to get to other variables. I know you are not much of a JS person but maybe you have seen what the lines are? Thanks Lieve B

PS. Moreover, it takes the full name. I would like to be able to split First and Last name

[Lilybiri · Accepted solution]

I use cpAPIInterface.getVariableValue('cpQuizInfoStudentName'). Bookmarked this page:

Learn about the Common JavaScript interface for Adobe Captivate

You can then use JS functions to take out the first and last name, depends on the structure of the variable value.

[Bobby Jourdan]

But how do you get that value on the screen?

The line gets the value, but which line would display the value in a text caption?

sorry, I am not the JS guy as you can see

Thanks

[Lilybiri]

You'll have to get the result of the manipulated variable in JS back into a user variable with cpAPIIntervade.setVariableValue(...) . Once it is in a Captivate variable you can insert it in a text container. I used this in a simple mathematical example:

Playing with Numbers - part 1 - Captivate blog

There are several JS experts around, I only use JS when advanced/shared actions are failing or becoming too cumbersome.

[Bobby Jourdan]

Thank you, that is great as usual. I managed to do the following

1. Created a custom variable in Captivate - myCustomLearnerName

2. OnEnter of the Slide insert the following

window.cpAPIInterface.setVariableValue("myCustomLearnerName", cpQuizInfoStudentName);

Actually, I tried the TLC's solution here https://forums.adobe.com/message/8451467#8451467 and it worked to return the first name only.

var getName = window.cpAPIInterface.getVariableValue( "cpQuizInfoStudentName" );

var newName = getName.split(",");    

newName .reverse();    

window.cpAPIInterface.setVariableValue("v_FirstName", newName[0]);

Thanks Lieve

[vladimir14818]

Hi!

The customer installed our course to the Workday LMS and can't see the right student name.

I used two methods to get information about the learner:

cpQuizInfoStudentName and SCORM_CallLMSGetValue("cmi.core.student_name");

but the system shows "Workday, Learner".

Maybe somebody has an experience to solve it?

[Lilybiri]

Do you have any idea how the account data are for that LMS? Do they use a 'username' and if yes, does it look like the real name of the student?

Not every LMS will transfer the user name to the Cativate user variable cpQuizInfoStudentName, not to cpQuizInfoStudentID. Both those user variables were originally created to be used for transfer to an interanal server. Some LMS's populate those variables, others do not.

[vladimir14818]

There is an unique user name in the Workday. It looks like normal first and last names.

The Workday has an open API to access data with human resources such as Get_Workday_Account.

It would be nice to find some example, how to get Workday credentials using java script.

At the moment the fastest solution is to use the input form inside of the course, but it is not, what we need actually.

[Lilybiri]

I'm sorry, but cannot help you with that. Told that not all LMS's do populate the variables.

[vladimir14818]

Ok. Thank you.

By the way I found something useful:

var proxy = new Human_ResourcesPortClient(cb, new EndpointAddress("https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/service/{tenantID}/Human_Resources"));
proxy.ClientCredentials.UserName.UserName = "{username@tenantID}";



[Lilybiri]

Fine, did you check  it out?

[vladimir14818]

At the moment no, will see in the future.

[AllenLeeWithBSHSI]

Were you able to access the Workday LMS student name using a web service or API? Having same issue 😞

[LineP]

Maybe some of this could help you?

//___

(function(){

var stuName='';

if (typeof window.GetStudentName==='undefined'){

stuName='Name Not Found';

} else {

stuName=GetStudentName();

if(stuName==''){         

    stuName='Name not found on LMS'; 

} else {

} 

}   

    var objCp=document.getElementById('Captivate');   

if(objCp && objCp.cpEISetValue){  

objCp.cpEISetValue('m_VarHandle.StoreName', stuName);

} 

})();

[vladimir14818]

Now I tested GetStudentName() from the standard Captivate lms. It returns the same username.

Let's see onside.

Thank you for this idea.