Import Course Content Packages

Course content can be imported in two ways: individually for each course, or in bulk for multiple courses at once. Once imported, the system tracks and records various administrative data for each course, including enrollments, learner progress, and assessment scores. This is done following the course's unique data model and communication standards.
Typically, courses are bundled into content aggregation packages, which are ZIP files containing all necessary course files. Upon import, these packages are validated against their respective data models and communication standards before being stored on your learning content server.

To facilitate communication between the LMS and other administration and analytics platforms, the LMS supports the following data model and communications standards:

• SCORM
• xAPI (also known as Experience API or Tin Can API)
• CMI5 (only available when importing to Rustici Engine)
• AICC

You will need to know which standard your courses use.

Import a Single Content Package

1. Go to Manage Center > Learning > Import > Import content package.
2. Click Choose File to select the content package to import, and then click Next.

3. If required, enter a new Module ID.

   For SCORM compliant packages, the Module ID that the LMS will use to identify the course defaults to the <manifest> element’s identifier attribute in the manifest file (used to identify SCORM packages). You can change the Module ID to fit your organization’s naming conventions. Module IDs cannot contain spaces.

4. Assign the course to one or more catalogs by selecting the Update catalog setting check box, and then click the Assign catalog link to select the catalog(s).
5. To show the course to learners when they search or browse catalogs, select the Show in catalog check box.
6. To track learner activity for the course with Rustici Engine, select the Use Rustici Engine check box, if available. Otherwise the native LMS SCORM engine is used.
7. Click Import as New Bundle.
8. Select the course language from the drop-down list.
9. Enter a Module Title to override the default.
10. Click Next. The Module Created page summarizes the course information you entered on the previous pages.
11. To configure the course as a learning module in the Catalog Editor, click Open Catalog Editor. To import another content package, click Import New Content Package.

Import Multiple Content Packages

1. Create a single ZIP file containing your courseware packages.
2. Go to Manage Center > Learning > Import > Import content package.
3. Click Choose File to select the content package to import, and then click Next. The course packages present in the ZIP file are summarized in the Batch Update Options page. The courses' title values are copied from the <manifest> element’s identifier attribute in each package’s manifest file.
4. To import the course packages, leave the Import courses option selected.
5. Select an option to specify how the LMS selects IDs for the courses in the package:

6. Select an option to specify how the LMS selects IDs for the courses in the package.
7. Optionally, enter a prefix for the learning module IDs created from the imported content packages.
8. Click Next.
9. Select the language for the course modules from the drop-down list. If you are importing a package containing more than one course, you select the primary language from the drop-down list.  
10. To assign the imported courses to one or more catalogs, select the Update catalog setting check box, and then click the Assign catalog link to select the catalog(s).
11. To show the courses to learners when they search or browse catalogs, select the Show in catalog check box.
12. Click Read Access and Write Access to set the access permissions on the imported learning modules.
13. Click Import. When the import process has completed, the Batch Import Summary page lists the courses and their import status.

When importing multiple SCORM, AICC or xAPI courses into Rustici Engine via the Import Content Package feature, a course may be successfully imported even if there are minor issues parsing the imsmanifest file. For example, if files are listed in the manifest but do not exist in the package, the course will import and launch but will also generate a warning. The warnings will be displayed for each applicable course on the import results page.

Import AICC Course Structures

A single AICC-conformant course can be imported uploading its four constituent files. You can also import one or more AICC courses by uploading them in a ZIP file.

For each AICC course you want to import, ensure you have the following files:

• An assignable unit (.AU) file
• A course (.CRS) file
• A course structure (.CST) file
• A descriptor (.DES) file

The process for importing multiple AICC courses at once is the same as for SCORM courses. However, when you ZIP an AICC course for inclusion in a batch import, the four AICC files must have the same filename. Some tools and vendors provide extra files, but the LMS does not need them.

After importing an AICC course you can configure it in the Catalog Editor as you would any other learning module.

If the learning module supports AICC data exchange and requires enrollment, you can select AICC Assignable Unit from the Launch interface drop-down list to enter AICC-specific options for data exchange with the learning module.

1. Go to Manage Center > Learning > Import > Import AICC course structure. 

2. Choose each AICC file and then select the appropriate character encoding from the Encoding drop-down list.

   The AICC file character encoding depends on the tool used to author the courseware. If you do not know which character encoding to use, select the most likely based on the course language and geographic region. The next page shows the course title, which may include unexpected characters if the encoding is incorrect. 

3. Click Next.
4. To assign the imported course to one or more catalogs, select the Update catalog setting check box, and then click the Assign catalog link to select the catalog(s).
5. To show the course to learners when they search or browse catalogs, select the Show in catalog check box.
6. Click Import as New Bundle.
7. Select the course language from the drop-down list.
8. Enter a Module Title to override the default.
9. Click Next.

Delete Learning Modules Matching Content Packages

You can use the "Import content package" feature to remove LMS learning modules with Module IDs corresponding to the Title (i.e., manifest identifier) within the selected course content packages. You have the option to delete a single learning module by selecting a content package containing a singular course, or delete multiple learning modules by choosing a ZIP file containing multiple content packages.

Deleting previously imported learning modules also deletes any associated training records and may affect payment reporting.

1. Create a single ZIP file containing the content packages you want to delete from the LMS as learning modules.
2. Go to Manage Center > Learning > Import > Import content package.
3. Click Choose File to select the content package, and then click Next. The course packages present in the ZIP file are summarized in the Batch Update Options page. The courses' Title values are copied from the <manifest> element’s identifier attribute in each package’s manifest file.
4. Select the Delete existing modules option.
5. Select Use IDs specified in the course descriptions.
6. If you the courses you want to delete were previously imported with a prefix, you will need to enter the prefix to identify them for deletion.
7. Click Next.
8. Click Delete. The Batch Delete Summary page lists the courses in the imported content package and the deletion status of any corresponding learning modules in the LMS.