Error - unable to acquire LMS API...

Feb 26, 2015

This error has recently started when launching a course from the LMS index file.

Is this a java problem or storyline problem? Either way it is problem, as the course will not work properly when launched from the LMS (Saba 5.5)

Thanks,

Darrell

6 Replies
Alex Stanton

Yep does look more like a configuration issue had a quick nose about there's a chap over on linkedin talking a whole lot of sense regarding the issue, get your IT guys to wrap there noodles around that.

 

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Unable-Acquire-LMS-API-Error-3739925.S.209208838

Credits to Mr Zach Owenby

SCORM content. SCORM relies on the use of JavaScript within the browser as the means of sending and receiving SCO and learner data. It's also critical to point out this is JavaScript and not Java - they are two completely different and unrelated technologies despite the fact the name contains the word Java.

All modern web browsers limit what JavaScript can and can not do in the browser session, and one of these limitations is known as cross-domain scripting. In a nut shell, what this means is if the browser calls web content from abc.com (web content such as html, JavaScript, images, CSS, etc.), but the JavaScript in that session wants to communicate with xyz.com, the browser will prevent this from occurring. This is a basic security measure to prevent session hijacking and the injection of malicious content. The web browser can't make the distinction between what is good or bad, so all cross-domain scripting is block.

What this means for SCORM content is the content must reside within the same domain as ELM. The easiest solution is to simply place the the SCO content on the WebLogic or IIS server running the ELM web server. That method however doesn't scale well in large implementations and can be difficult to manage large amounts of content. There are a number of different ways to work around the cross-domain scripting restriction and ADL, the governing body for SCORM, publishes a document with a number of different options depending on your needs. The most common method is the use of a reverse proxy.

When dealing with SCORM content hosted by (multiple) external vendors, your best option with the least amount of effort is to ask the vendor if they also support AICC. AICC, since it uses standard HTTP GET and POST calls, not JavaScript, for communication is unaffected by the cross-domain scripting restriction in SCORM. Unless you have a specific need to use SCORM 2004 content (available in ELM 9.1 B7) the common feature functionality between AICC and SCORM 1.2 is identical.

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