Learning Custom Attributes

Companies can create their own custom attributes to capture and information to help categories and organize learning modules and sessions.

Module Custom Attributes

Module custom attributes are used to categorize and organize courses. For example, if you are offering a course that requires PPE, you could create one attribute that specifies that PPE is required and another specify what PPE items are required.  Module custom attribute categories can be used for both learning modules and learning module sessions.  

Create a Module Attribute

1. Go to Manage Center > Learning > Catalog Configuration > Module Attribute Categories.
2. Click +Create New Module Attribute.
3. In the Attribute Code field, enter a unique code for the attribute.
4. In the Name field, enter a descriptive name for the attribute.  For multi-language systems you can enter the label key that will be used to look up the localized name in the user's preferred language.
5. In the Type field, select the type of data represented by the attribute.  Module attributes can be any of the following data types, which determine what type of values can be assigned to them:

6. In the Display Areas Settings section, select the areas where you want the attribute to be available.
7. Click Save. 

Attributes can be edited, but there are restrictions on changing an attribute's type. For additional information, please see Allowed Transitions Between Dynamic Attribute Types.

Configure Attribute Drop-Down Values

If you selected Drop-down in step 5 above, configure drop-down values.

1. In the appropriate attribute, scroll down the page and locate the Module Attribute Values section
2. Click Add New Option.
3. Configure the value.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 to include additional values.
5. Click Save.

Set the Module Attribute Permissions

To set permissions, locate the appropriate module attribute on the Module Attributes Category page. Click the action menu and select Permissions. Use the permission selector, following the guidelines below:

• Read-only allows the user to filter catalog search results by attribute, use an attribute as search criteria and assign an attribute to a learning module.
• Unrestricted additionally allows the user to update, delete and set permissions for the attribute.

Delete a Module Attribute

• To delete a single module attribute, locate the appropriate attribute on the Module Attribute Categories page. Click the action menu and select Delete.
• To delete multiple module attributes, click the checkboxes for the appropriate attributes on the Module Attribute Categories page.  In the Bulk Action field, select Delete.

Module attribute categories that are being used in a course can't be deleted.

Session Custom Attributes

Session custom attributes are similar to module attributes, but can only be used on the session level.

Create a Session Attribute Category

1. Go to Manage Center > Learning > Catalog Configuration > Session Attribute Categories.
2. Click +Create New Session Attribute.
3. In the Attribute Code field, enter a unique code for the attribute.
4. In the Name field, enter a descriptive name for the attribute.  For multi-language systems you can enter the label key that will be used to look up the localized name in the user's preferred language.
5. In the Type field, select the type of data represented by the attribute.  Session attributes can be any of the following data types, which determine what type of values can be assigned to them:

6. In the Display Areas Settings section, select the areas where you want the attribute to be available.
7. Click the Mandatory checkbox if the field should be mandatory.
8. Click Save.

Attributes can be edited, but there are restrictions on changing an attribute's type. For additional information, please see Allowed Transitions Between Dynamic Attribute Types.

Configure the Attribute Drop-Down Values

If you selected Drop-down in step 5 above, configure drop-down values.

1. In the appropriate attribute, scroll down the page and locate the Session Attribute Values section
2. Click Add New Option.
3. Configure the value.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 to include additional values.
5. Click Save.

Set the Session Attribute Permissions

Locate the appropriate session attribute on the Session Attributes Category page. Click the action menu and select Permissions

• Read-only allows the user to filter catalog search results by attribute, use an attribute as search criteria and assign an attribute to a learning session.
• Unrestricted additionally allows the user to update, delete and set permissions for the attribute.

Delete a Session Attribute

• To delete a single session attribute, locate the appropriate attribute on the Session Attribute Categories page. Click the action menu and select Delete.
• To delete multiple session attributes, click the checkboxes for the appropriate attributes on the Session Attribute Categories page.  In the Bulk Action field, select Delete.

Session attribute categories that are being used in a course can't be deleted.