February 16, 2024

Release 97

Overview

In Release 97, we've introduced these new features to facilitate the implementation of certificates for courses and creation of an Open Catalog for non-authorized users:

• Certificate templates management
• Applying certificates to objectives
• Certificate issuance and access for learners
• Open Catalog for public access to selected courses

Additionally, we have implemented several fixes and improvements to enhance user experience.

What's new

Certificate templates management

Master-data administrators can now manage certificate templates using a dedicated editor. This editor includes essential tools for generating downloadable and viewable certificates. Master-data administrators can add text placeholders, format text, import JPEG or other graphic files for backgrounds, and work with layers and layouts to create comprehensive learning records.

Applying certificates to objectives

Instructors or administrators can now select a pre-created certificate template for a specific course (objective). Upon successful completion of the course and meeting the required criteria, learners are awarded the designated certificate. This certificate includes details such as the learner’s name, course code, validity period, and any other data specified in the certificate template.

Certificate issuance and access for learners

When learners complete a course (objective) with an assigned certificate and meet the required conditions, they receive a certificate. Learners can view their current results and preview the certificate on the About the course page. Certificates are downloadable as PDFs. Additionally, learners can share with all users, including non-registered ones, the page with the results and downloadable certificate.

Open Catalog for public access to selected courses

We've introduced the Open Catalog feature, which allows selected courses to be publicly viewed via an open API. Instructors can now designate these courses and create an enrollment rule for a special Open Catalog unit. The Open Catalog page organizes these courses into a catalog format, which enables users to browse this catalog, view course details, and choose courses of interest. Upon selecting a course, users can start it after signing up as authorized users.

Improvements and fixes

We have introduced the following fixes for the current PDF reader:

• Navigation: Correct page numbers are now displayed in headers, and the page browser accurately shows “pages”. We have also improved the handling of manually entered page numbers.
• Zoom functionality: Users can now manually adjust zoom values, with accurate display of minimum and maximum zoom levels. Additionally, the issues related to zooming using the mouse wheel or touchpad gestures have been resolved.
• Background: We’ve fixed the issues with colors.

Fixes

We’ve fixed the following issues:

• An issue where learners couldn't preview their previous attempts.
• The course start process after learners press “Start the course”. Previously, users were sometimes directed to the “About the course page” page instead of accessing course content.
• Vimeo videos are marked as “watched” when 98% of the video is viewed.
• Continued optimization of Vimeo uploads for authors to prevent video processing issues.
• Improved learning content transfer between content teams for Vimeo content.
• Enhanced error indication for issues occurring on the Vimeo platform.
• Optimized column sizing and text wrapping for tables in Rich Text.
• Enhanced processing of anchors in Rich Text for authors.

Known issues

• A new toggle cannot be created within a toggle.
• New members cannot be added to a newly created team without refreshing the screen.
• The date and time selector sometimes does not fit on the screen in Reports.
• When signing out from Avatar, a user is not signed out from LMS.
• External links to cover images cannot be edited.
• SCORMs cannot be archived
• Error 401 occurs after an upload of a SCORM package is canceled and the second upload attempt is initiated. The page refresh is necessary to initiate the upload.
• Settings applied for a specific SCORM version are not appropriately distinguished.
• The “Not found” text is displayed when a learner attempts to start a quiz with a due date in the past.
• The Customize Default View setting does not apply to the Collections filter.