LMS Course Name JavaScript Action

Sam Coulson listed all of the available functions in LMSAPI.js several years ago. These functions correspond to their AICC/SCORM data elements. While AICC did have a data element reserved for course title called course.title, SCORM did not carry that data element over.

Since that element doesn't exist, you can't even query the LMS through the API using the SCORM function GetValue(element:CMIElement) : string, because, again, course.title doesn't exist in the SCORM dataset.

SCORM Run-Time Reference Guide

Well it's entirely possible that multiple APIs are running in your environment, so the method you're using to invoke GetStudentName() in fact might not include any reference to what you'd think is a GetClassName(). When desperate I've gone to the Console's sources tab and explored what look like API scripts and searched for some variable reference I know exists. Storyline includes scormdriver.js when publishing for a SCORM LMS.

So much like lmsAPI.GetStudentName(); fetches the variable myName, there should be a function within lmsAPI that can retrieve the className.   Use your console and type "lmsAPI." and scroll to all the Get functions, there are likely many.   Just guessing, it could be lmsAPI.GetClassroomName();   but everything's case-sensitive of course.
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yes by the way i am already pulling the name and date in with JS coding .... i have attached pictures of both of these codes which are working just as they should (at the moment)

I am out of the office for the next three days so cannot look at some old courses. Are you pulling the name and date into the certificate already in the storyline block if you are the code should be working did you run the last one I posted with opening and closing parentheses? 

Thanks for that, it provides some context, but I'm not sure now how to help. I can see why you thought to just use classroomName as an assignment to some internal Rise variable, but to Rise, that is just a random string of letters at that point. Rise needs to know the var is from outside its project.  With Storyline, they have a script that employs the versions of SCORM API, so I use that to retrieve user inputs on relaunch (see attached) and even 'force' completion if needed.

SCORM2004_CallSetValue('cmi.completion_status', 'completed')

var player = GetPlayer();

var newTxt0 = player.GetVar('TextEntry1');
SCORM2004_CallSetValue('cmi.interactions.0.learner_response', newTxt0);

SCORM2004_CallSetValue('cmi.interactions.0.id', 'SurveyQ1');

console.log("INt0 = " + SCORM2004_CallGetValue('cmi.interactions.0.learner_response'));

I think you need to hunt for the function in a parent ESR script that looks like ...getValue('classroomName' ) - and add that to the Rise trigger

Is this what you are referring to.... apologies for this Phil

var player=GetPlayer();
var externalCourseID = classroomName();
player.SetVar("CourseName", externalCourseID);

should work what does it show in the console

It looks as though I'd need to be a customer to access ESR documentation, but it sounds like since you are likely running this Rise course within the ESR environment, classroomName() is a function that 'lives' at the parent/global level, which is why it's working in your browser's console window. If that classname is itself an ESR global variable, is that what you plugged into classroomName( )  to get a result? Javascript in a Rise trigger should be able to access that same 'parent' function.  Maybe send a screen shot (redact stuff if necessary) of your console with classroomName returning what you wanted.

Are you checking the console for errors? I am sure you must be getting some.

Course name is not defined in the scorm standard, so using the LMSAPI is unlikely to work.

In the code you posted last  you definitely have a syntax error and need to dd the line var player=GetPlayer();. Even then you need to know what you are connecting to to pull the variable.

var player=GetPlayer();
var externalCourseID = classroomName;
player.SetVar("CourseName", externalCourseID);