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New xAPI features question
Using the new features, is it possible to specify the actor for a custom xAPI statement? The goal being recording activities in an LRS when no LMS is present. For example, launching HTML5 course fro...
Hi, Jim!
The query string won't be created from within Storyline. Instead, you should contact your IT department or LRS admin for help creating the scripts that will collect the information from the user, since this will look different depending on the LRS you use.
Hey Maria,
I'm pretty sure the issue Jim is getting at is the fact that without an LMS (or any backend which stores user credentials) there's no way of knowing or passing this information through a query string.
One of the benefits of xAPI is that you don't need a centralized database to store learner information and that xAPI content can be hosted anywhere, so it's bizarre that Storyline would make it a requirement to pass actor information through a query string, which requires you to:
a) have ownership of the platform that it's being delivered on AND
b) have some sort of account system already in place.
I tried sending actor information using variables, but Storyline refuses to acknowledge information is provided through this method. Perhaps there is a reason for this I am unaware of, but I don't see any reason why it shouldn't work...
I submitted this as a feature request (#03013026) in case you wanted to follow it up.
Cheers
Did you happen to see Ben's response that explains my issue further?
Hi Jim, I ran into a similar problem to yours.
