LinkedIn Learning Implementation Guide

Integrating Percipio with LinkedIn Learning provides the following:

  • Regular synchronization of new, updated, and retired Skillsoft content into the LinkedIn Learning catalog.
  • The ability for learners to discover and launch Skillsoft content from the LinkedIn Learning interface.

Skillsoft works with you to set up the integration in your stage or pilot environment, which allows you to test the integration before moving to production.

The average time to implement a standard integration is two to eight weeks depending on testing and other factors. If you have special requirements, the project may take longer to implement. Refer to LinkedIn Learning's site for additional integration details.

  1. Begin by creating a SFTP user in LinkedIn Learning. For instructions on how to do this, visit LinkedIn Learning's site.
  2. After you create your LinkedIn SFTP user, go back to your Percipio site and from the left navigation bar, select Site Settings > System Integration.
  3. From the System Integration page's left navigation, select SFTP Management.
  4. Select Manage SFTP and Add New SFTP Configuration. This will bring you to the Create Configuration page. From here, you see the following fields:
    • Authentication: Choose PKI authentication from the dropdown.
    • Source: Choose My Own SFTP from the dropdown.
    • Name: Create a name.
    • Hostname: The hostname is sftp.linkedin.com.
    • Port: The SFTP server ports are 2705 and 22.
    • Username: Enter the same username as you did when creating an SFTP user in LinkedIn learning.
    • Private Key: Enter your private key.
  5. Select Create.
  6. Now that you have created the SFTP Configuration, you can find it on the SFTP Management page. You can check that it is connected by selecting the Actions menu actions menu icon, gray elipse and Check Connection.
  7. With the SFTP Configuration now created, from the left navigation bar, select Site Settings > System Integration.
  8. From the System Integration page's left navigation, select Scheduled Jobs.
  9. Select Manage Jobs > Create a Job > Content Export. This will bring you to the Job Details page where you will see the following fields.
    • System: Select LinkedIn from the dropdown.
    • Action: Select Catalog Export from the dropdown.
    • Frequency: Select how often you want the job to run after the initial run.
    • Start date: Create a date for your job to start running.
    • Start time: Select a time for your job to run.
    • End date: Create a date after which the job will no longer run. Alternatively, you may select No end date.
    • Transform: Select LinkedIn from the dropdown.
    • SFTP: Select the SFTP user that you have previously created from the dropdown.
    • Timeout: Create an amount of time that the job will run for before is ceases.
    • Maximum No of Attempts: Create a maximum number of times the job will attempt to run before it ceases.
    • Manage Catalog: Select Manage Catalog > Create Content Rule in order to sync content. For more information on what content to add to your catalog, visit Skillsoft's site here.
    • Enter a License Keys: Enter the License Key provided to you by LinkedIn Learning.
    • Select Update Job as Active.
  10. On the Manage Scheduled Jobs page, select the Actions menu actions menu icon, gray elipse next to the job you created, and select Run now.
  11. After the job runs in Percipio, LinkedIn Learning uploads the job via SFTP on the LinkedIn Learning site.