Publishing Chinese language version for LMS
Oct 02, 2012
Hoping someone can help. A bit of history before I get to the problem.
We have had a number of English modules translated to Chinese by an external provider. They had published the modules to SCORM so they could be uploaded to an LMS. We are experiencing problems trying to get these to work correctly - they are not completing (no quiz is attached within the module so completion based on slides viewed). To try and save time, I am now trying to publish the modules myself (I have the source files and have installed the required font in order to publish).
Problem - When I try to publish for LMS, the 'imsmanifest.xml' file is empty - everything seems to play correctly when I click on player file however I know that this will not work in LMS if this file is empty. Is there some reason why the imsmanfiest file would be completely blank? Note - the versions created by the translator contain data/script within imsmanifest file.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks. Cath
8 Replies
Hey Cath,
Are you able to send us your files so we can take a look? Please create an Articulate Presenter package, then upload the zip file to our server. You can review how to do this here:
Send to Articulate Presenter Package – Articulate Presenter ’09 Help
Upload the resulting zip file from your computer to our server using this upload form:
Articulate Support - Upload Your Files for Review
Thanks!
Hi Peter
Thanks for the information and directions. I have uploaded the source file package as well as a zip containing the published SCORM with the blank imsmanifest.xml file.
Tried it again this morning and same thing happened.
Hope you can resolve this.
With thanks
Cath
FYI -
Case Number 00298568 - Source Files
Case Number 00298569 - Published SCORM
Hope okay to upload both.
Thanks
Cath.
Thanks, Cath
Gren has taken your case is currently looking into it. She'll be contacting you soon.
Exact same problem for me. Any resolution of this?
Hi James
Whilst you can add Chinese characters to the first Properties screen (e.g. in Published Title field) for LMS publish, the fields in the SCORM Reporting and Tracking screen must contain all English characters. Translator had copied the Chinese title into tracking fields - it did not recognise these so would not publish correctly.
Hope this helps.
Cheers
Cath
Thanks Cath,
After several attempts, that turned out to be my solution (at 2 in the morning). It was odd because I had 12 Chinese modules, 10 of which worked fine, but two didn't. The client will have to live with the Western title on the the top menu bar. Thanks for your quick response!
JT
Hi James - If you are only adding the English title/text to the LMS reporting and tracking screen (not the first publish screen - this can still be in Chinese) then the correct Chinese text for the title should still show on the menu bar.
Cath,
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