I've built a course with two branches. Users can select either branch, but must complete both branches to complete the course. I need help figuring out the triggers and/or variables to make this work.
Any suggestions (or templates) would be appreciated. Thanks!
It sounds like you have a custom menu slide where the user selects each branch. You want to let them go through the branches in any order, but they must complete both.
One way to do that is to use T/F variables to track whether the user has completed each branch or not. That's as easy as starting with a T/F variable for each branch with a default value of False. Add a trigger to the last slide of the branch that changes the associated T/F variable to True.
Then, on your custom-menu slide, you could do either of the following:
Add a "Complete course" trigger that runs when the timeline starts with the condition that both of the variables = True. Note: If you use this option, I suggest you also show a you-completed-this-course message when the variables = True.
or
Add a button with an Initial State of Disabled or Hidden. That button should have a trigger to jump to an end-of-course slide with a "Complete course" trigger. A separate trigger on the custom-menu slide should change the state of that button to Normal when the timeline starts with the condition that both of the variables = True.
It looks like Judy already suggested the approach I would likely use in this situation—using a button on the custom menu that's disabled or hidden at the start but becomes active once the user has completed both branches. That approach only uses a small number of variables and triggers, so it's fast and easy to set up—even if someone hasn't used variables or triggers before. And it's easy to adapt if you ever need to add additional branches to the course.
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It sounds like you have a custom menu slide where the user selects each branch. You want to let them go through the branches in any order, but they must complete both.
One way to do that is to use T/F variables to track whether the user has completed each branch or not. That's as easy as starting with a T/F variable for each branch with a default value of False. Add a trigger to the last slide of the branch that changes the associated T/F variable to True.
Then, on your custom-menu slide, you could do either of the following:
or
This post has more info about custom menus, plus a demo file: TIP: Create a Custom Menu Slide - Articulate Storyline Discussions - E-Learning Heroes
Here's the User Guide info about trigger conditions: https://community.articulate.com/series/articulate-storyline-360/articles/articulate-storyline-360-user-guide-how-to-work-with-triggers#conditions
Here's the User Guide info about variables: https://community.articulate.com/series/articulate-storyline-360/articles/articulate-storyline-360-user-guide-how-to-work-with-variables
Hi Tom and welcome to the community!
It looks like Judy already suggested the approach I would likely use in this situation—using a button on the custom menu that's disabled or hidden at the start but becomes active once the user has completed both branches. That approach only uses a small number of variables and triggers, so it's fast and easy to set up—even if someone hasn't used variables or triggers before. And it's easy to adapt if you ever need to add additional branches to the course.