Primary Learning Environments and Categories

This topic explains the concepts of primary learning environments and primary categories.

Primary Learning Environments

Each administrator can be associated with multiple learning environments through the Learning Environment - Basic Data page. Administrators can use the Set Learning Environment page to select their current learning environment. The selected learning environment controls which objects (categories, course, classes, and programs) the administrator can update.

When an administrator creates an object, the system associates the administrator's current learning environment with it. The administrator's current learning environment becomes the object's primary learning environment. To remove the primary learning environment from the object, an administrator can add another environment and select it as the primary. This prevents administrators from accidentally locking themselves out of objects that they need to update. If the original primary learning environment is removed from the object, the creator of that object can no longer access it.

Primary Categories

Primary categories are the first categories you see in the By Category facet when you access the Find Learning page. You can have many levels of subcategories within the primary category. When users use the By Category facet to filter search results, they start with the primary category and navigate down to each subcategory as needed.

You also want to carefully plan the types of categories that you need, keeping in mind that categories, as well as courses, classes, and programs can be shared across learning environments.