I thought I would start a thread about Cornerstone on Demand so there's a central place for people to read and add to. There seems to be a dearth of information about how CSOD and Storyline interact with each other as well as the unresolved issues surrounding it. I've spent many hours scouring the web and speaking with Cornerstone trying to find a solution. Hopefully this thread will serve as a resource for others going forward. On a side note, I love Articulate Storyline. I started with Adobe Captivate with limited success. It was a very steep learning curve, but I was able to get some basic functionality out of it. I tested out Storyline with it's 30 day trial, and I will say that time-to-effectiveness was drastically reduced. It really IS like using powerpoint. Granted there is less complex functionality and interactions available than Captivate, but so far it's given me everything I've needed to use. The benefit is that the learning curve is much less steep too. Think of it as the difference between iMovie and Final Cut Pro. The latter can do some crazy effects, but the former gives you 90% of what you need and can get you comfortable in 1/4 of the time. It's nice to have a properly-working content creation tool when you're in an LMS like Cornerstone. I have enough trouble in CSOD as it is. So some of the nuggets of wisdom that I've found are : Cornerstone does not track SCORM 1.2 content properly. You cannot pull a lot of the reports if they are not in SCORM 2004 format. You don't have the option to select that course in the reports. If you export into SCORM 2004, there will be an extra section on the left with text links to the module. This takes up 30% of the screen, and on smaller laptop screens may crowd out the module window. Cornerstone says this is a Storyline exporting settings issue. I couldn't find any settings that shows/hides that section. The workaround is to resize the module to the screen, which doesn't get rid of the section, but at least fits the module. When reporting, you can get the completion status for a course based on quiz result or last slide viewed. You can also get a final grade for course. Storyline passes the results information for each question (including short answer) but you cannot pull a list of the answers for an individual. Therefore, it may not be advisable to administer any testing where you'll need to review individual answers You can get a list of aggregate answers for a module. e.g. I can see how 100 employees answered this multiple choice question. This is helpful to determine if learners are absorbing the course information correctly. Web objects (such as websites, or links to sharepoint documents) work in modules if your IT has added csod.com to the trusted sites Popup windows that open up the articulate module in CSOD will work if you add csod.com to the allowed list for popup blockers. Your IT dept can also add this to everyone's computer. Otherwise when learners click the "launch" button, the module does not show up. I'll post more as I think or find them, but feel free to add to this list!

SCORM Cloud (scorm.com) is a great way to test out if your Articulate courses are working properly. I used this to confirm things that Cornerstone is telling me about whether issues are with my export settings or on their side. It could also be a way to host your files with better functionality and reporting capabilities by bypassing what Cornerstone uses by using their "dispatch" feature. Of course Articulate Online is probably the best way way to track, though I haven't tried their services yet.

SCORM versions with CORNERSTONE Hi all, our LMS administrator found a really helpful tool once CSOD upgraded allowing Storyline and SCORM 2004 compatibility. I believe the source is actually another LMS vendor but the results have been the same for us with CSOD. I've attached both the link and white paper pdf. In summary, they created some fantastic charts that shows the results of all SCORM publish variations. It helped us significantly when one of our training groups wanted to publish in SCORM 2004 in order to report on question level data versus the overall score and completion status we've been getting with SCORM 1.2. The settings we had been using didn't work with 2004 so this tool was invaluable to us. SCORM Publish Settings in Articulate Studio and Storyline Products

I am developing an SL360 course that our largest client needs to launch on Cornerstone. We are experiencing the common "black box" that many have described. Naturally, it's very time sensitive. I have to say that I was both relieved and horrified to find a 24 PAGE thread on Storyline and Cornerstone. YIKES! So, I have been reading through this thread and taking notes for the last 2 hours. I have compiled a list of all the things we need to do to make sure our SL360 course will work on CSOD. Please read through this and let me know if I have either missed something or gotten something wrong. Hopefully, this summary will come in handy for folks who are just beginning the SL3/CSOD journey. Here you go . . . Storyline/Cornerstone Compatibility Settings Storyline settings: · Browser size: Display at user's current browser · Player size: Scale player to fill browser · Do not check "Launch player in new window" · On restart: "When running in LMS, ignore Flash cookie" · Report status to LMS as: Completed/Incomplete · Publish as HTML5 w/ Flash Back-up (Remember, Flash is going away!) · Publish as SCORM 2004 (3rd. Ed) CSOD Settings · In the General tab of the catalog properties page make sure compatibility is turned off. (i.e., change CSOD Compatibility Mode setting to “none”) · Have CSOD turn off the table of contents for SCORM 2004 (i.e., Ask Cornerstone support to set Scorm2004TocMenuset to false.) · When updating a course, if changes are substantive at all, “Inactivate” any old courses and “Create/Publish” new course in CSOD Client's server environment: · Make sure csod.com is on client’s list of trusted sites Thanks in advance for your feedback!

Another helpful tip, at least for me - When publishing, I set my player settings using the Other Tab to Browser Size - Resize browser size to fill screen Player size - Scale Player to fill browser screen Check Launch player in new window Check Display Window with no browser controls Check Allow user to resize browser On my laptop screen, I ALWAYS have to resize the window, and/or fullscreen it as Cornerstone defaults the browser popup size to an odd size that's only about 1/2 the screen width. So at least this way, when I click the Launch button, the resulting browser window will fullscreen automatically.

Hi, I have several answers for you. We've been on Cornerstone for years and I've helped to implement it in various divisions of our org. Chris and Amy - you are correct that you can't delete, but that is good. We've had to find old courses and versions for audit purposes. If you delete the courses, you have nothing to show as to what occurred / was trained to - really important for Compliance courses. Rene - yes. I love it. I've worked with some others, each has their benefits and weak sides. It really depends on what your primary need is. I recommend getting a demo from each of your top runners. Carolyn - you have the option of using deep-linking - this is a new feature. Another option, which I use all the time is the "Curriculum". It allows you to group multiple learning objects together. You can even tell the system which one must be completed first, second etc.... Dawn - yes, When you proxy enroll, you have the option of selecting if the content should be pushed to users that already have it on their transcript. Bathre - if the changes that you have made are significant (ie, a new slide added) not just a minor update like a change of a picture or wording, you must inactivate the old published version and upload a new one. If you try to overwrite it, it will be all jumbled up. So, inactivate and then "create / publish" a new file and you're good to go. Everyone - no I don't work for CSOD, I've just been burdened with other LMS' in my career and love what this one can do in comparison.

JasonChan1

Community Member

12 years ago

Everything we know about Cornerstone on Demand and Storyline!

I thought I would start a thread about Cornerstone on Demand so there's a central place for people to read and add to. There seems to be a dearth of information about how CSOD and Storyline interact with each other as well as the unresolved issues surrounding it. I've spent many hours scouring the web and speaking with Cornerstone trying to find a solution. Hopefully this thread will serve as a resource for others going forward.

On a side note, I love Articulate Storyline. I started with Adobe Captivate with limited success. It was a very steep learning curve, but I was able to get some basic functionality out of it. I tested out Storyline with it's 30 day trial, and I will say that time-to-effectiveness was drastically reduced. It really IS like using powerpoint. Granted there is less complex functionality and interactions available than Captivate, but so far it's given me everything I've needed to use. The benefit is that the learning curve is much less steep too. Think of it as the difference between iMovie and Final Cut Pro. The latter can do some crazy effects, but the former gives you 90% of what you need and can get you comfortable in 1/4 of the time.

It's nice to have a properly-working content creation tool when you're in an LMS like Cornerstone. I have enough trouble in CSOD as it is.

So some of the nuggets of wisdom that I've found are :

Cornerstone does not track SCORM 1.2 content properly. You cannot pull a lot of the reports if they are not in SCORM 2004 format. You don't have the option to select that course in the reports.
If you export into SCORM 2004, there will be an extra section on the left with text links to the module. This takes up 30% of the screen, and on smaller laptop screens may crowd out the module window. Cornerstone says this is a Storyline exporting settings issue. I couldn't find any settings that shows/hides that section. The workaround is to resize the module to the screen, which doesn't get rid of the section, but at least fits the module.
When reporting, you can get the completion status for a course based on quiz result or last slide viewed. You can also get a final grade for course. Storyline passes the results information for each question (including short answer) but you cannot pull a list of the answers for an individual. Therefore, it may not be advisable to administer any testing where you'll need to review individual answers
You can get a list of aggregate answers for a module. e.g. I can see how 100 employees answered this multiple choice question. This is helpful to determine if learners are absorbing the course information correctly.
Web objects (such as websites, or links to sharepoint documents) work in modules if your IT has added csod.com to the trusted sites
Popup windows that open up the articulate module in CSOD will work if you add csod.com to the allowed list for popup blockers. Your IT dept can also add this to everyone's computer. Otherwise when learners click the "launch" button, the module does not show up.

I'll post more as I think or find them, but feel free to add to this list!

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JoyEliot-6357f1
Community Member
7 years ago
It may be the Modern Player, which seems to be associated with many more CSOD compatibility errors than the Classic Player.
- LeslyBecerra
  Community Member
  7 years ago
  I will have her try. Thanks!
ReneeFrisk-Jone
Community Member
7 years ago
Hello - I'm trying to load a Rise (SCORM 1.2) course into CSOD and the course publisher doesn't seem like it's even reading the file. Has anyone else experienced this?

I've tried the course on ScormCloud and everything checked out ok.

Has anyone else experienced this?
- ReneeFrisk-Jone
  Community Member
  7 years ago
  I think I solved this. CSOD for some reason likes to have all of the SCORM content contained within an individual folder for each course. But Rise just exports the content into a zip file, without the interior folder to consolidate. So I had to extract all the files, then re-zip that folder an now it seems to be working.
KatheirneMurphy
Community Member
7 years ago
I'd like to customize the Load Screen in Cornerstone.

I have looked through much of this great and helpful thread and seen some interesting javascript/API access info posted, but I cannot figure out where to start for this :
When a learner hits "Launch" from their Cornerstone Transcript, a new, white window pops up with the animating circle/lines shape and it does that for QUITE A WHILE. Like too long. Like, long enough that many people quit the show and email us saying "that training didn't load".

I'd like to replace this Microsoftian bit of terrible UX with something more user-friendly - like "Your learning content is loading! It won't be long now!" or something just a tad more informative.

I cannot control that with Storyline - so hopefully it's a Cornerstone thing? Anyone know how/where I could influence a little Experience Engineering in this way? Anyone done it?
TimothyBurke
Community Member
6 years ago
Hi All,

I'm trying to use JavaScript to pull in User Name and User ID into a Storyline 360 Module. I've successfully pulled in Name, but ID has been odd. It doesn't pull in the "User ID" or "Employee ID" that's in everyone's User Record. After a bunch of toying around, and reaching out to CSOD, we found out it's pulling in something called the "Target User ID", which is a unique identifier found in the URL of each user's transcripts. It's something generated on the back end?

I'm using the SCORM2004 3rd Edition. Any thoughts on why it pulls this ID, and not the User ID in the system? I'm waiting right now to hear back from CSOD about it, but I thought I'd ask on here as well.

See JS below. Thanks!

var player = GetPlayer();
function findLMSAPI(win) {
// look in this window
if (win.hasOwnProperty("GetStudentID")) return win;
// all done if no parent
else if (win.parent == win) return null;
// climb up to parent window & look there
else return findLMSAPI(win.parent);
}

var lmsAPI = findLMSAPI(this);
var myName = lmsAPI.SCORM2004_GetStudentName();
var array = myName.split(' ');
var newName = array[0] + ' ' + array[1];
player.SetVar("newName", newName);

var player = GetPlayer();
UserName=player.GetVar("newName", newName);

var lmsAPI = findLMSAPI(this);
var myID = lmsAPI.SCORM2004_GetStudentID();

var array = myID.split(' ');

var newID = array[0];

player.SetVar("newID", newID);

var player = GetPlayer();

UserID=player.GetVar("newID", newID);
- Will_Findlay
  Community Member
  6 years ago
  Interesting - it looks like this is a sequential ID number that goes up by one for each new user. I noticed I am 16 and another administrator is 17, which sounds about right since we were probably the 16th and 17th users of the system.
  
  My guess is that they use it for security reasons because they don't want it to be the same as the user's company ID number where it could potentially expose this online. But it may just be a pragmatic reason like, "that's how the programmer coded it."
TimothyBurke
Community Member
6 years ago
Update! Cornerstone was able to make a change on the back end, and change what ID this function pulls in for SCORM2004!

Very interesting. If anyone needs to pull in User ID - you will have to ask for a special request!
JulieBrown-8643
Community Member
6 years ago
Hey Smart People. Any suggestions on the best completion setting when export ing a SCORM course going to Cornerstone? I see SCORM 2004 3rd edition. Which works better on completion settings? Passed/Failed, etc???
- Will_Findlay
  Community Member
  6 years ago
  I always use Passed/Incomplete, but it may not even matter as Cornerstone can't set an online course to a Failed status.
JamesBonney-6ec
Community Member
6 years ago
Hi All,

Do we have a document or URL anywhere which shows us which data/variables which can be pulled from Cornerstone?

We're building a leaderboard into a course and want to pull the following from Cornerstone:

First and Last name fields
Location field
Position

if anyone can shed any light on this, that would be great.

Thanks
James
- PhilMayor
  Super Hero
  6 years ago
  I don't think the scorm API will let you pull that information it is sandboxed in a way to only include the user info.
StphanieRAIGE-V
Community Member
6 years ago
Hello!

We are French users of Storyline 360 and we create modules for a customer who has a Cornerstone LMS. We would like to share with the community a solution that we have found to solve this issue: extra section on the left with text links, generated when we publish SCORM 2004 export on Cornerstone LMS.

Here's what we do:

Open the imanifest.xml in a text tool (we recommend Dreamweaver or Notepad ++)

Identify the tag "title" using the search function "Ctrl+F" (most often the tags are lines 10 and 12)

Replace the title of the module with a space " "

Identify the tag "<imsss:controlMode>" using the search function "Ctrl+F" (most often the tag is line 21)

Change Choice = "true" in Choice = "false"

Save and then zipper the export

We attach the final version of the file "imanifest.xml".

We have used this method many times, and for now it seems to work!
We hope it will help you!

Stéphanie
NicoleCarroll-1
Community Member
6 years ago
Hello,

I am having the issue mentioned in the 2nd bullet point with the We have published in SCORM 2004 v 3 and have tried adjusting story size. Below is a screenshot of what we are seeing. I know this post is older. I'm hoping someone has found a solution.

Thanks!
- MelanieSobie-14
  Community Member
  6 years ago
  Hi Nicole,
  
  There is a back end setting in Cornerstone that causes that information to appear on the left side of the screen. You can submit a GPS ticket to Cornerstone and request this be turned off completely.
  
  hope this information is helpful.
GemmaWells
Community Member
6 years ago
Aplogies if this has been asked before but I need some help! We have been given a Zipped SCORM 1.2 file from Storyline 360 that we need to upload on Cornerstone. The way it has been built is a series of scenarios, the learner is posed a question at the end of the scenario, if they get it wrong they are given another question to answer, if they get that one wrong they get a third on. If they fail all 3 questions they fail the scnario. The learner has to pass all the scenarios in order to complete the module. They are offered a reset option at the end of the module - this is then done via the LMS (they use Unicorn) this then resets the questions for the user to then try again to pass the scenario they failed. As far as I know this isnt an option in Cornerstone - Unless anyone can tell me different. Doesn anyone know if a way round this for Cornerstone?
- JamesBonney-6ec
  Community Member
  6 years ago
  Hi Gemma, as far as I'm aware, Cornerstone doesn't record a 'failed' status.
  
  The user would just need to request the course again, or load it up again and try to complete it. Once passed, the learning record status will change to completed/passed.
  
  If you had the 360 files, I would just reset the course in the module itself.
  
  Thanks
  
  James