Forum Discussion
Retrieve LMS User Name as Variable
I know you can have a user fill in a text box with their name and then later use that variable for personalization. What we would like to do is programmatically retrieve the user name from the LMS. Is there a way to set a variable with data from the LMS when the course is loaded instead of having the user enter their name?
Thx
There is a slide in this that does just that
Hi Phil,
Realizing that this post is 4 years old....I was unable to open your SL file as it was made with an older version. I am running Storyline 2 Update 11. Can you save and post with a later version?
Thanks Rick
Hi Rick
when you try to open the file it should give you the option to upgrade to SL2 - do you not see that pop up box?
Hello , and thanks for this, Phil, but it seems like the file may have been corrupted, as all I see is pages of code. Can you please send an updated version via email to gbitse@gmail.com. Many thanks for your help
Hi, okay I have downloaded this, please where do I insert it
Winner, winner, chicken dinner...Thanks, Phil! Very much appreciated.
Hey, Andrew -
Should be able to grab the value through a JavaScript function. This won't work in HTML5 at the moment but should be fine in the Flash based version. Try this in a JavaScript trigger:
var player=GetPlayer();
player.SetVar("sLearnerName", SCORM_GetStudentName());
This'll grab the Student Name using the built in function in SCORMFunctions.js and push it into a variable called sLearnerName. If you need to arrange it differently you may need to split to an array and arrange the First / Last as separate parts before pushing in.
Hello please I need help on executing this. What is the simplest way to create a flow with this. E.g. Where do I insert the code, what should the next slide show and how do I create a display that will welcome the person
Steve,
I doubt you pay any attention to this 7 years later - but I just had to say thanks! I have been racking my head against this keyboard for hours...all I needed was the SCORM_ component to work with the LMS we are using.
So excited!
Haha, that's what I get for multi-tasking. Phil's example demonstrates it the rearrangement. lmsAPI.GetStudentName() and SCORM_GetStudentName() should return identical values.
var player = GetPlayer();
var myName = lmsAPI.GetStudentName();
var array = myName.split(',');
var newName = array[1] + ' ' + array[0];
player.SetVar("newName", newName);
You're correct, Steve. Works great in Flash, but epic failure in HTML5. Bummer...HTML5 is a deal breaker for my organization. Thanks to both for your quick replies.
lmsAPI.GetStudentName() is working for me, but SCORM_GetStudentName() is not - why?
I'm looking for a way to read/write values to lesson_location in SCORM 1.2, but lmsAPI does not offer a method for that. SCORM_CallLMSGetValue and SCORM_CallLMSSetValue in SCORMFunctions.js would be perfect, but how do I call them from my javascript? Do I need a src-statement?
Slightly off topic but I was wondering if you could use something similar to pull down a student's business unit or cost center. This would be really great in that you could then have the course automatically present the material that is applicable to a particular team.
I pretty limited in my LMS/SCORM knowledge; are there standard names like that that can be pulled down?
Hey, Brett -
Unless someone's storing a value in the data model to bend in that type of info, this usually isn't exposed.
http://scorm.com/wp-content/assets/scorm_ref_poster/RusticiSCORMPoster.pdf
I agree with you, though. There are many pieces of information that I think could be carried forward from the LMS to customize / adapt to the needs of the user. I think things like accessibility preferences would be VERY useful.
Thanks Steve. Yes, accessibility would be excellent. I'm going to do some research and find out just what is available in the LMS we're using. I could imagine having language based on location and many other customizations.
An option if you have the ability to customize your LMS. We had our vendor code a second API that is initialized with the SCORM API that allows us to call a custom data set for exactly what you are looking for.
