Course Information Files

Course Information files contain customized parameters that override the parameters set in the main PagePlayer.properties file. There are two types of course information files:

Courseinfo.properties
<courseid>.properties

These files allow you to specify skins, implement skins, and enable or disable specific behavior(s) in the SkillSoft Course Player.

Note: The customized properties files should contain ONLY those parameters that you are modifying. Do not copy the entire contents of the installed properties files into the customized files.

Courseinfo.properties File

The Courseinfo.properties file can do one or both of the following:

Specify a default skin for all courses.
Enable or disable specific parameters in the SkillSoft Course Player.

When the Courseinfo.properties file is located in a skins sub-directory, any player parameters you set affect the player any time a learner uses that skin (either by their own choice or default). When the Courseinfo.properties file is located in the root of either the Skins Directory or the Course Information (CourseInfo) directory (depending on the type of site you have), the file sets the default skin or default player parameters for all courses on the site.

<Courseid>.Properties File

The <courseid>Properties file is similar to the Courseinfo.properties file, except this file applies a skin or player parameter(s) for a specific course. The settings for this file overrides any other settings, but just to the specific course that this file applies to.

The COURSEINFO Parameter (Business Skills Courses Only)

The COURSEINFO parameter is another option for accessing customized SkillSoft Course Player properties. The parameter is a full URL passed to the SkillSoft Course Player that directs it to a specific Skins directory that contains course customization files. This directory does not have to reside in the Skins/web/content directory (the default location), but it must be on the same server machine and in a location accessible to the SkillSoft Course Player. Use this parameter if you have multiple SkillPort sites on a single server. With this parameter, you can keep the course customization files in a single place on your server instead of copying the files into each SkillPort location.

Summary File Descriptions

Filename	Description
PagePlayer.properties	Contains parameters that control the operation of the SkillSoft Course Player (DEBUG, audio controls, gray-out features, LMS options, etc.).
PlayerStrings.properties	Contains parameters that controls the display of text strings in the Player UI (e.g. button names).
PlayerValues.properties	Contains parameters that control the appearance of the SkillSoft Course Player (graphics options, layout, color, etc.).
Courseinfo.properties	Contains parameters that override the parameters set in the main PagePlayer.properties file. Used to implement skins for individual courses or across an entire site by setting the PlayerSkinToWear property and gray-out properties.
<courseid>.Properties	Contains parameters that modify or override the PagePlayer.properties file for an individual course by setting the PlayerSkinToWear property and gray out properties.
skinsAvailable.xml	For SkillPort installations, specifies all of the skins that are available to learners for the default company skin and/or learner-selectable skins.