Extended Attributes
Understanding Extended Attributes ILT courses and sessions have a default set of fields or “attributes”. ILT Extended Attributes allow you to customize courses and sessions to better fit the requirements of your organization. By going through this section, you can set up additional attributes for courses and sessions to include properties of your choosing, appropriate for your training program. For example, if your organization assigns continuing education credits to ILT courses, you can add a single-select extended attribute called “CE Credits” that contains the credit choices available. When an ILT Admin creates a course, they will select the correct number of credits from the multi-select extended attribute field.
Note: Extended Attributes is an optional feature and may not be enabled on your system; to enable it, contact your Skillsoft representative.
Attributes can be of three types:
Enter a simple text value - presented as a text field in the edit form
Select a single value from a list of values - presented as a single select list (drop-down menu) in the edit form
Select multiple values from a list of values - presented as a list box in the edit form Any number of attributes can be created and they will be available on all courses and sessions. Attribute fields can be designated as required or optional. New attributes are not applied to existing sessions until an existing session is edited, but they are applied to subsequently created sessions.
View Extended Attributes The extended attributes are displayed in a list.
To view extended attributes
1. Log in to Skillport.
2. Click Configuration > Features > ILT > Extended Attributes on the navigation bar. The extended attributes display.
The created attributes are displayed in the grid. If the attributes are activated, then those attributes can be viewed/used in New/Edit/Copy Course/Session window. You can Activate or Deactivate an Extended Attribute.
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Create a New Extended Attribute Use this process to create and enter details of a new extended attribute.
To create an extended attribute
1. View Extended Attributes
2. Click the New Extended Attribute button. The New Extended Attribute dialog box displays.
3. Enter the extended attribute details.
Label: You can enter the label of the new attribute. The label must be unique.
Field Type: You can select either Text Field, Single Select or Multi Select. For Single Select or Multi Select, the Default can be set by selecting the checkbox next to the relevant List Item. There can be more than one default if the Field Type is Multi Select. If you switch the field type from single/multi select to text field, the item list specified is removed permanently if you submit that change.
Activated: Select the checkbox to mark the extended attribute as activated.
Required: Select the checkbox to mark the extended attribute as required.
4. Click Save.
Edit an Extended Attribute You can edit the details of an extended attribute if any changes are required.
To edit an extended attribute
1. View Extended Attributes list and select the attribute you want to edit.
2. Click the Edit button. The Edit Extended Attribute window displays. This has all the details from the New Extended Attribute window.
3. Edit the extended attribute details.
4. Click Save.
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Reorder an Extended Attribute You can modify the order in which an extended attribute appears in the list of extended attributes.
To reorder an extended attribute
1. View Extended Attributes.
2. Click on the extended attribute to select it.
3. Click the Up or Down button. The extended attribute moves up or down in the list.
Note: This order is reflected in the course/session window.
Activate or Deactivate an Extended Attribute You can activate or deactivate an extended attribute if required.
To deactivate an extended attribute
1. View Extended Attributes.
2. Click on an extended attribute to select it.
3. Click the Deactivate button. This deactivates the extended attribute.
Note: When an extended attribute is deactivated, you cannot use this attribute for any future course/sessions. However, this attribute remains the same for already associated courses/sessions.
To activate an extended attribute
1. View Extended Attributes.
2. Click on the deactivated extended attribute to select it.
3. Click the Activate button. This activates the extended attribute.
Note: Reactivating the extended attribute will bring the attribute to the course/session window.
Delete an Extended Attribute You can delete an extended attribute if required. When you confirm the deletion, the system removes the extended attribute, as well as all of its instances throughout the system.
Note: An extended attribute cannot be deleted if the attribute is associated with a course/session