Installing Skillsoft Dialogue Courses on an LMS

To install SkillSoft Dialogue courses on an LMS

1. Import the Dialogue course to LMS according to the instructions of the LMS vendor.

   The course folder contains a \Content\cca\<course code>\aicc folder which contains the following files, depending on whether you require AICC or SCORM integration.

   • For AICC integration: UTF-8 encoded .au, .crs, .cst, .des, and .ort files.
   • For SCORM integration: imsmanifest.xml and <coursecode>.xml files.
2. Most LMSs require the above files to be imported. Prior to import, the files must be modified.
   • For AICC integration, modify the .au files as follows:

     Edit the File_Name column so that it contains the full URL path for the course launch page.

     E.g. http://<servername>/skillsoft/Content/c1.htm.

   • For SCORM integration, modify the XML file as follows:

     In the imsmanifest.xml file edit all the lines beginning with ‘href=’ to complete the URL paths.

     E.g. <file href=" http://<servername>/skillsoft/Content/cca/c1/output/lp1/qti.xml"/>.

     In the <coursecode>.xml file, edit the lines beginning with ‘<location type="URI">’ to complete the URL paths.

     E.g. <location type="URI"> http://<servername>/skillsoft/Content/c1b.htm</location>.

3. Some LMSs only require the LMS Administrator to create an activity and point to a course launch URL. If this is needed for the implementation, use: http://<servername>/skillsoft/Content/<coursecode>A1.htm.
4. If the course will be played using the SkillSoft Course Player and your course is hosted on a different server to the LMS, you need to make the following changes:
   • Edit the <aicc_coursecode>.au file and change the File_Name column from:

     http://servername/skillsoft/Content/<coursecode>A1.htm.

     to

     http://servername/skillsoft/Content/<coursecode>A1.htm?SIGNED_APPLET=TRUE

   • Where the LMS just points to a course launch URL, use:

     http://<servername>/skillsoft/Content/<coursecode>A1.htm?SIGNED_APPLET=true

     Note: To launch directly into the course and bypass the course summary page, swap A1.htm with B.htm.