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How to select Scorm 2004 3rd or 4th edition to publish
Hi everyone,
I have an issue with a project as it won't return to the end users last slide in the last section if they leave and return. I was to to publish using Scorm 2004 3rd or 4th edition. The publish menu in Storyline only has Scorm 2004. How do I get the option to update to select the 3rd or 4th edition?
I have searched without luck.
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Thanks for the information. I did not realize Cornerstone was ending Saba but that is probably why we are changing to another LMS January 2027.
Thanks for this article. The new LMS we are going to supports 2004 4th edition. Now I can publish for that.
Thank you all! My issue is resolved.
From the Publish button on the ribbon, select LMS/LRS and then change the Reporting and Tracking > Report to an LMS drop-down from SCORM 1.2 to SCORM 2004.
Click the (REPORTING AND TRACKING) button. On the Reporting and Tracking Options dialog, change the SCORM 2004 Edition from 2nd Edition to either 3rd Edition or 4th Edition.
Note, before selecting 4th Edition, make sure your LMS can actually support it. Many, like Saba for example, do NOT support 4th Edition; they either only support up to 3rd Edition or they "gracefully" present 4th Edition content as 3rd Edition.
This message was 3 years ago. Saba does now support 3rd and 4th edition. We don't use it but it has been changed.
Unless something changed recently and Cornerstone/Saba didn't announce it, Saba still only supports the 2nd and 3rd Editions of SCORM 2004. There is a setting on the Admin side which will treat SCORM 2004 4th edition as 3rd edition at import, with the following caveat: "Features common to 4th and 3rd editions will work fine. Features specific to 4th edition will not work."
Since Cornerstone will be sunsetting the Saba platform at the end of 2027, I do not expect them to suddenly deploy full support for SCORM 2004, 4th Edition.
I have learned it is related to something else totally. From Support:
The suspend_data element for a Storyline SCORM course tells the learning management system (LMS) where you leave off when you exit the course and lets you resume the course later in the same place without starting over.
It isn't likely you'll exceed the suspend data limits imposed by some LMSs. However, if you do, this article will help you resolve it by publishing to SCORM 2004 3rd or 4th edition:
https://www.articulate.com/support/article/exceeding-scorm-suspend-data-limits
I am testing in 4th edition today today to see if that resolves the issue.
It won't return because it updates the location only on leaving a slide. Do those other versions update differently?
