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I had a question on what is considered a ´”structure change” for a SCORM package in regards to reuploading a SCORM training material and these notices:

You cannot change the package structure of this kind of training material. By uploading a new package with a different structure, the training material may not play as expected in the platform.

Overwrite current version:

Use this option if the new version contains only non-structural changes (e.g.: text or image edits)

New version:

Use this option if the new version has significant structural changes (e.g.: chapters have been added/removed)

 

We have been making edits to our courses in Rise 360 - primarily the text and videos. It is the same format or lesson and just changing a spelling error or uploading a new video that was already in the lesson but the previous video’s sound quality was poor so we had the trainer re-record it. I think this is not structural and current version can be overwritten.

Second scenario:

We removed a lesson in a course. I think this is considered structural and would be a new version of the material?

We also removed a text box and a video in a lesson because it was accidentally duplicated but would this be structural as well or could I just overwrite the current version?

 

Thank you for the help!

Hi @isaal 

Your interpretations above basically align with my own. I have to admit, it does always feel a bit dicey, especially with it being such a black box. 

In order to maintain a little bit of peace of mind, you may want to upload new SCORM versions in the Sandbox first, so that you can test the outcome. 

Hope this helps!

Alan

Thank you for the response @Alan and good suggestion with the testing. Unfortunately, we don’t have a sandbox but I could still test and remove in the platform. 

@isaal - we are actually aligned.

Structural? Meaning changing the completion criteria (putting a quiz lesson in place for example) - adding lessons sounds about accurate.

As long as the lesson is there? I would think what you are adjusting is still cosmetic.

Without a doubt there are definitive answers to this though.

I have never studied SCORM manifests - but I would bet you that would be the way to understand definitively if the new structure is going to cause an issue.

Typically at risk? Are learners that are underway with the course...and more important? If they are in a portion of the structure that picks up a radical change.

I mention this elsewhere? But if you ever have a question about SCORM? The folks out at Rustici software (they run SCORM Cloud)? Want to hear your question….they will get into the weeds with you and open up the console with your content to help you understand what is happening.

This is just a snapshot of their contact us page.

 

@dklinger great to know about Rustici! Thank you for sharing and I have added them to my resource links. :)

@dklinger great to know about Rustici! Thank you for sharing and I have added them to my resource links. :)

Agreed, great resource!

I encountered a situation today that may add an extra item to the list of “structural” SCORM changes:

We have been republishing courses from our authoring tool, Storyline, to disable the Storyline “Launch player in new window” setting (see below). When I tried to overwrite these courses with the new SCORM in Docebo’s Central Repository, the courses continued to launch in a new window, despite enabling “Play in Lightbox” in Docebo.


We deduced that the Storyline “Launch player in new window” setting is considered a structural change. As a result, we had to upload the updated SCORM as a new version. It is possible that changes to other Storyline player settings also qualify as “structural,” despite not impacting lesson structure or quizzes.

 

Screenshot of Storyline Browser Settings with “Launch player in new window” disabled.

 

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