Importing SCORM files into Adobe Captivate

[ElisaN]

Hello,
I can't find the information.
I have two SCORM files (created in an e-learning design company -> not created with Adobe Captivate).
Each file is in a different language.

I want to create an intermediate activity in Adobe Captivate with two buttons (per language) so that users can select the desired language.

Is this possible?
Can I insert one or more SCORM files into Adobe Captivate and create buttons that link to these files? What if SCORM files are not created in the Adobe suite?

I read that there is a possibility with Adobe Multi-SCORM. Unless I am mistaken, this is only possible with content created in the Adobe suite.

Thank you for your help

[RodWard]

Captivate does not allow you to import SCORM zip packages into a Captivate project file.  Captivate is an app that creates SCORM packages.  The Learning Management System (LMS) is where you upload SCORM zip files.

The Adobe Multi-SCORM Packaging tool ships with Captivate but you are correct that it requires the SCORM zips you add to it are created with Captivate, not some other app.

Another problem you will have is that you appear to be wanting to use one SCORM package to call another one.  This violates the SCORM standard which states that a SCORM package is a totally standalone chunk of learning that does not require files outside the package.  It's supposed to be the navigation provided by the LMS that calls each SCORM to launch.

[ElisaN]

We use an LMS. But we have to publish the 2 SCORM files separately (same content but 2 different languages). We are looking for a solution to publish a single file, with the possibility for the participant to choose the language.
If I understand the end of your message, this is not possible. Unless it is the e-learning company that does it at home, with the export of a single SCORM file.

Thank you very much for your explanations.

[Shamgarrr]

Captivate has no way to open an existing SCORM file/project?? We would need to completely redo the courses in Captivate from scratch?

[kdmemory]

When you publish a SCORM package from a Captivate file you must keep the Captivate file in order to be able to make changes/amendments and publish then a new SCORM package. Always keep the Captivate authoring file.

[Shamgarrr]

The files we have were created for us by an external company. Not even sure the courses were created in Captivate but we're trying to track down the originals.

Since SCORM has such stringent standards, I'd think it would be relatively easy for Adobe to add an "import SCORM project" that no matter what program created them, it would bring it into Captivate for editing. Seems a no brainer for Adobe to draw more customers to the Captivate platform if it could import any SCORM project. 🤷‍:male_sign:

[Lilybiri]

The SCORM output folder is completely different from the raw project, as I told before.  Although you could replace some assets in that output folder, reconverting it to its original raw version is a lot more complicated than you think. Especially if you are not even sure which tool was used for the creation. Moreover if those courses are bit older, they may contain SWF-components which are no longer supported in any browser.

[christh35354688gpt3]

They should allow us to import Scorm. Would be amazing!

[Andrew Chemey]

If you already have [two] SCORM packages and want to create a language selector to choose between them, you should probably not be using Captivate to do that. You can, however, create a launcher file that allows the learner to choose their language and then redirect to the appropriate SCORM file. I have done this using javascript. Then you would create your own imsmanifest.xml file and bundle all of the files together to create a new SCORM PIF (or ZIP) file.

-Andrew