Setting Up Learning Requests

Use the Learning Request Setup (LM_LRQ_SETUP) and the Learning Request Criteria (LM_LRQ_CRIT_FRA) components to set up learning requests.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Learning Request Setup Page

LM_LRQ_SETUP

Select displayed fields for learning requests.

(FRA) Learning Request Criteria Page

LM_LRQ_CRIT_FRA

Maintain learning request criteria.

Use the Learning Request Setup page (LM_LRQ_SETUP) to select displayed fields for learning requests.

Navigation:

Set Up ELM > Catalog > Learning Request Setup > Learning Request Setup

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Learning Request Setup page.

 Learning Request Setup page

Display Fields

Select fields that you want to display on the learning request pages for administrators and self-service users. Fields appear in the order listed here. The learning request pages include additional fields that are not selectable.

Field or Control

Description

Learning Request Priority

When selected, requesters will be able to choose from the following priorities when submitting a request: Career goal, No preference, Required for Job, Required to Complete Objective, and Voluntary.

From Date and To Date

These fields enable requesters to enter a range of class start dates.

Important! You must select these fields if you want to include learning requests in training plan reports. The system uses the dates provided in the learning request to determine whether to include the request in a training plan.

Days

When selected, requesters can select the preferred days of the week for the class.

Times

When selected, requesters can choose between the following times: Afternoon, Evening, Morning, No Preference.

Special Request

When selected, requesters can select from the following: Wheelchair Access, Hearing Impaired, Other, and Vision Impaired.

Facility

When selected, requesters can choose from any of the facilities defined through the Facilities component (LM_FCLTY_TBL).

Field One Label...Field five label

You can enter field labels for additional data that you want to capture for learning requests. The data that learners subsequently enter in these fields on the Learning Request page is for information purposes only.

Use the Learning Request Criteria page (LM_LRQ_CRIT_FRA) to maintain learning request criteria.

Navigation:

Set Up ELM > Resources > Learning Request Criteria > Learning Request Criteria

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Learning Request Criteria page.

 Learning Request Criteria page

Use this page to update and maintain the learning request criteria that you use to enter counts on the Submit Learning Requests - Details: Training Plan Attributes and Maintain Learning Requests - Details: Training Plan Attributes pages. Each learning environment has its own effective-dated set of learning request criteria.

Field or Control

Description

Criteria

Enter a type of criteria by which you want administrators to enter counts for learning requests. Each unique criteria name entered is available in the Count of learners by field on the Submit Learning Requests - Details: Training Plan Attributes and Maintain Learning Requests - Details: Training Plan Attributes pages.

Attribute Value

Enter an attribute value for the corresponding criterion.