Recording which branch in a branching scenario was completed in LMS

May 15, 2023

Hi, we use Workday learning. A colleague has asked if there is a way for our LMS to record which of two branches were completed as learners move through our eLearning module. We are looking to produce a storyline course that routes managers through a short version, and engineers through a longer version dependent on selections they make during the initial stages of the course.

I have thought that perhaps using SCORM 2004 and recording an 'interaction' that could be reported on might be one way; however I wouldn't have thought as a standard completion record any LMS could tell you this level of information.

Has anyone experience in this?

2 Replies
Judy Nollet

Storyline is designed to report graded quiz and survey results to an LMS. It doesn't report on how a user completed interactions nor what slides they visited. 

If each branch uses a separate quiz, you could tell which branch someone took by pulling the quiz details from the LMS. 

Another option: Use a Survey question slide (or slides) to determine the path.

  • It sounds like the users already need to make selections that determine their path, so perhaps those could be done via Survey question slides.
  • Alternately, you could use a disguised Survey question slide. Cover its buttons or input field, and use triggers to select/enter an "answer" based on which path the user will be going down. 
  • Note that you'll also need to include a Survey Results slide somewhere. That's what tells Storyline to send the survey info to the LMS. That slide could also be disguised (for example, make it look like a course summary).

Another option would be to use JavaScript or xAPI. (Sorry, I can't help with that.) 

This post explains how to send the value of a variable to an LMS using xAPI or a Survey question:

https://articulate.com/support/article/Storyline-360-How-to-Send-the-Value-of-a-Variable-to-an-LMS