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We are enhancing the offerings our LMS provides and I have recently taken over managing the LMS. I found that we previously did not have accurate data points in our automated reporting for elective vs mandatory learnings due to previous courses not being given that course setting in the Course Management section. 


I want to know if anyone has any advice on a way to potentially make this an easier process rather than going through all the courses we have manually and changing the setting in each one? Would save me a lot of time and sanity if so!!!

I’m also curious about this.  At this point, we see mandatory courses as those assigned.   Is there a better way distinguish a course as a key required course?   

I’m also curious about this.  At this point, we see mandatory courses as those assigned.   Is there a better way distinguish a course as a key required course?   

That would be based on the Course Additional Fields you have established and what additional fields you are giving courses. Our operations is all internal employee training so I created four course additional fields:

 

  1. Onboarding
  2. Job-Related Mandatory
  3. Compliance
  4. Elective

 

That way, we can split up regulatory compliance courses (we are a bank so there is a lot of these) opposed to job-related mandatory courses (sales, new system simulations, etc.).

 

I also then set a requirement that this course additional field must be given whenever a course is made and provided anyone with course creation abilities in the LMS a description of these four course fields. So, when I did my filtering and hiding I could set which course additional fields I want to show up.

@isteiner - good afternoon!

In December - a tagging system is coming out for content enrollments that will allow you to mark things as mandatory/recommended/optional...it is starting with some limited function, but it can save you supporting that flavor of custom field(s) in the longer run.

This may help in your travels.

Beyond that - custom fields is a clever and great help for oyu.

@isteiner - good afternoon!

In December - a tagging system is coming out for content enrollments that will allow you to mark things as mandatory/recommended/optional...it is starting with some limited function, but it can save you supporting that flavor of custom field(s) in the longer run.

This may help in your travels.

Beyond that - custom fields is a clever and great help for oyu.

I didn’t know that was coming in December and is great! 

@isteiner Thanks for that idea!  I love it as a short term. @dklinger I’ll take a look at the feature you connected to in order to see how this can help us.

 

Thanks!

Eric

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