Understanding the Learning Catalog This chapter provides an overview of the learning catalog and discusses how to:
Browse the learning catalog.
Search the learning catalog.
Understanding the Learning Catalog The learning catalog is a repository of detailed information about all learning activities and programs that are available to your organization's employees, partners, and customers. You can browse and search the catalog for relevant learning activities and programs:
Browsing refers to reviewing the catalog by category and navigating to the wanted level of detail.
Searching refers to looking for specific categories, learning activities, and programs that meet your selection criteria.
The categories, learning activities, and programs that learners can view depend on the learner groups to which the user belongs. These groups are defined as part of the system setup. For example, a user who belongs to a learner group called Sales might be able to view all learning activities related to sales, but not access information for engineering activities.
Users can select items from the catalog to add to their personal learning plans; they can also initiate the enrollment process directly from the catalog. If users are unable to locate activities or programs that meet a particular need, they can submit a learning request from the catalog. Learning requests help administrators assess the demand for new offerings and notify learners as offerings become available.
Browsing the Learning Catalog This section provides an overview of catalog browse and lists the pages used to browse the learning catalog.
Understanding Catalog Browse
When users browse the catalog, they are presented with the list of categories to which they have access, based on their learner group affiliations. (The order in which the categories appear is determined by the primary category associated with the user's learning environment.) By selecting a category, users can view the list of related categories (subcategories), and the programs and catalog items offered within the selected category. They delve deeper into the catalog by clicking a subcategory; register for a program; or select a catalog item to display the available activities. The user can then enroll in an activity or add the item to his or her personal learning plan.
As users delve through the layers of subcategories in the catalog, the system displays links back to the previous subcategories across the top of the Browse Catalog page.
Activities are tied to sub-categories, but may be found several levels from the main category, depending on how you set up your categories. For example, if there is a high-level category called the Learning Catalog with a sub-category of Sales and two categories under Sales called Management and Planning, then learning activities would be found under the Management and Planning sub-categories. If, however, you did not create this third level of categories then the activities would be found under the Sales sub-category.
Pages Used to Browse the Learning Catalog
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Navigation |
Usage |
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LM_BROWSE |
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Users can view the list of learning categories to which they have access, and select a category to browse. |
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LM_BROWSE2 |
Click a learning category on the initial Browse Catalog page. |
Users can view the list of related categories, programs, and catalog items that are associated with a selected category. They can also register for a program, select a catalog item to view its activities, and submit learning requests. |
Searching the Learning Catalog This section provides an overview of catalog search and discusses how to:
Conduct a search.
Select learning preferences.
Understanding Catalog Search Users can search the catalog for learning activities, catalog items, and programs that meet their selection criteria. By selecting an activity or program, users can see a detailed description.
Enterprise Learning Management provides two options for searching the catalog:
Basic search, for searching by an activity or program's title, description, or both.
Advanced search, for filtering learning activities and programs using multiple selection criteria.
For basic searches, users can search by keyword using the Search the Catalog field. For advanced searches, they can search by keyword using the Description field. When a user performs an advanced search, the system looks for learning that meets all of the selection criteria.
Users can select one of the two search options as their default search option. This selection controls which search fields appear on the Search Catalog page that is accessed through the menu.
Note. When you create catalog items, activities, or programs, or modify certain aspects of existing ones, you must rebuild the catalog index before the search results reflect the changes.
See Also
Pages Used to Search the Learning Catalog and Select Learning Preferences
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Object Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
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LM_SEARCH |
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Users can search for learning activities, catalog items, and programs; add items to their learning plans; and enroll and register in activities and programs; and submit learning requests. |
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LM_CATLG_SRCH_DFLT |
Click the Preferences link on the Search Catalog page. |
Users can select a default search page and select other search preferences. |
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LM_CATLG_SRCH_TIPS |
Click the Search Tips link on the Search Catalog page. |
Users can view tips for searching the learning catalog. |
Conducting a Search Users can initiate a search through the Search Catalog page or the My Learning page. When the user enters the search criteria and clicks the search button, the system displays the learning that meets the selection criteria.
Selecting Learning Preferences Through the Learning Preferences page, users can select the default search mode (basic or advanced) that they want to use when they select the Search Catalog option. Their selection here also determines which fields appear when searching the catalog during the enrollment process. Users can also select the number of rows to display in search results, search for learning that is delivered in a specific language, and narrow their searches to a specific delivery method type. Finally, they can specify whether to display or hide section details when viewing programs in the catalog.