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Comparing CCA with the Legacy Formats

The Skillsoft library includes a number of course types, many of which are played through a common player. These content types include:

Note: The new CourseIDs only apply to CCA content. There are no plans to retrofit legacy CourseIDs to match the new format.

Summary of Course ID Formats

Course Type

CourseID Length (max)

Description

Examples

Player Utilized

Common Course Architecture (CCA)

23

2 to 4 character Curriculum with 2 to 4 character Learning Path, 3 character Course plus 2 to 3 character Product Type and 2 to 5 character Language, separated by underscores.

mo_bgwd_a01_dt_fr

Skillsoft Course Player (SCP)

Business Skills

8

2 to 4 character alphabetic string plus a 4-digit numeric.

COMM0101

Skillsoft Course Player (SCP)

e3

10

4 to 6 digit numeric with a 2 to 3 character language code, separated by an underscore.

247394_eng

112554_zh

Skillsoft Course Player (SCP)

Express Guides

15

_pc_eg_ with up to 8 alphanumeric characters.

_pc_eg_tpp2000c

N/A

Expert Sessions

14

es with up to 8 alphanumeric characters, with a 2 to 3 character language code, separated by an underscore.

essy0101g_eng

escisspg_eng

Skillsoft Course Player (SCP)

Final Exams

10

fe with a 4 digit numeric, with a 2 to 3 character language code, separated by an underscore.

fe0001_eng

Skillsoft Course Player (SCP)

Mentored Assets

11

mnt with up to 8 alphanumeric characters.

mnt502

N/A

NETg Learning Studio

14

2 character language code, 2 character language sub-code, followed by 5 digits, followed by ng, separated by underscores.

nl_nl_75050_ng

NLS Player

SkillSims

8

2 to 4 character alphabetic string with a 4-digit numeric. The last digit in the string will either be the character 0, A, B, S or T.

LEAD0150

SkillSim Player

TestPreps

13

tp with up to 7 alphanumeric characters, plus a 2-3 character language code, separated by an underscore.

tp70536vb_eng

Skillsoft Course Player (SCP)

Theater (KNet)

18

kn plus up to 13 alphanumeric characters, followed by _ng.

kn000e14213_ng

Theatre Player

Classic**

8

Up to 8 alphanumeric characters.

vi9706e

Classic Player

** Classic content is a Legacy architecture. There are very few of these courses remaining in the Skillsoft Library.