Revision of a course : how to keep the same Manifest ?

Hi Valeria,

In my earlier response, I was speaking specifically of the impact to the "imsmanifest.xml" file, which is read by an lms when you first load or "version" a course in an lms.

However in all situations, if you are going to replace any kind of single simple asset, you need to be very careful that the new version has the exact same name. This is because the html pages and javascript (.js) files won't find your new image/audio/video file if the name is different. Again, the imsmanifest won't care (because you have already imported the course), but you could break your course or end up showing the old asset, if a page or script can't find your new file by name.

And the name that it has to agree with, is whatever Storyline calls it in the publish folder. What I mean is, when you insert an object into Storyline and then publish it, Storyline often changes the name. This is especially true for any media that the program is compressing (i.e. making smaller according to your publish quality preferences). You need to give it the same name Storyline gave it the last time in the publish folder.

Lastly, with your audio file, if you have any triggers or actions associated with it, especially ones that are based on media complete or on different markers that you may have set up in the program (if you use those), you need to decide for yourself if it matters that your audio file might be a different length. If so, then a simple asset swap may not be the best option.

I hope that helps, Russ