Storyline 360 - Multiple Drag and drop activities in one course are not working

Hi Rhonda!

Any chance you could share the original project file with me? I can see the issue in the link you shared, but I'd like to take a look under the hood to find out what's causing this problem.

You can attach it directly by clicking here!

Alyssa,  Thank you for taking a look at the file for me.  hopefully it's something simple that can be fixed.

Hi Alyssa,  have you had a chance to look at the file yet?  

Hi Rhonda,

Thanks for sharing your file with me! I see that you're using the same "Try" variable on each of the drag and drop slides. 

After the learner visits the first drag and drop slide and retries the interaction 2 times, the Try variable is now equal to 2. The value of the Try variable remains at 2 when the learner visits the next quiz slide. 

You actually don't need the Try variable at all, since Storyline has a feature that will allow you to set the number of attempts. 

I would suggest removing the Try variable and all of the triggers associated with it. Then, set the correct number of attempts in Form View. Storyline will automatically show the Try Again and Incorrect layers based on the number of attempts you set.

Hi Alyssa, I tried removing the try variables as well as the triggers and that didn't work. when I click submit nothing happens. It's supposed to pop back to the beginning of the timeline with all of the choices back in order.

are you able to send me one the file with the correction made to one of the sections? Maybe I deleted something I shouldn't have.

thank you,

Rhonda Lemmon
Instructional Design

Alyssa,  getting closer, I have removed the triggers and the Try variable, and the activity works for it to pop back to the beginning of the timeline.  However, it continues to loop even after trying the activity 4  or more times.  it should forward to the next screen after the 3rd try.   

I'll continue to work on it.  between the two of us we should be able to figure this out!  thank you for your help.  Rhonda

Great work, Rhonda! It sounds like you're almost there. 

If you get stuck, please send me the most recent version of your file with the changes you've made so far. Also, be sure to indicate which slide number I should look at. Thanks!

Alyssa,  attached is the updated version, and I made changes to the drag and drop activity on screen 5.15 in the MSCMH program.   

Thank you for your continued help with this issue.

Rhonda

Hi Rhonda,

Thanks for the updated file! Since you are using the "Reset to Initial State" setting in Slide Properties, the interaction is reset each time the learner closes the Try Again layer. In other words, the learner will have unlimited attempts.

I now see why you were initially using variables, since you mentioned that you want the drag objects to reset to their initial positions. If you decide to go back to using variables, be sure you use a different variable for each drag and drop slide. 

For example, instead of using the variable "Try" on every slide, create multiple variables like Try1, Try2, Try3, and so on.

I did change the names within the slide layers to Try Again_A, Try Again_B, etc.  And that did not work.  if you look at 1.13 you will see how that one was changed.   Do you think that the naming has to be changed in the timeline as well?  

Hi Rhonda,

I thought the best way to explain this would be to record a video, so have a look at this quick demo I recorded for you. 

Let me know if that makes sense!

Alyssa,  I got it to work, changing variables in each of the scenes to something else, this may be what you were telling me that I needed to do.

variable names changed to Try_A, Try_B, etc. and then updating the triggers with the changed variable names.  it seems to be working.  hopefully nothing will break!

My next hurdle is to get the overall results slide to work with the 5 different scenes...wish me luck!

Thank you so much for your help today! 

Woohoo fantastic work, Rhonda! 🎉 I would consider this to be on the higher level of customization, so kudos to you for figuring it out!

Let me know if you need any help with those results slides...you know where to find me!

Alyssa,

I have tested all 5 scenes, and they all work, and the overall results slide presents me with the correct overall score!
Now, I'm just looking for a way to have the course go to the 'Overall results" slide if the user has visited all scenes and taken all 5 quizzes.
Currently I have a button on the home screen, which brings them to their results. I am looking on the community to see if someone has figured this out already.

Once I have that sorted out, I can proceed to the other 9 degree programs!

Rhonda Lemmon
Instructional Design

Yay, that's great to hear! It sounds like you're nearly finished. Best of luck on the rest of your project, Rhonda!