Catalog Options for Learning Activities

This screen controls the catalog settings for a learning activity. Catalog settings refer to how the activity is made available for enrollment. An activity can be added to one or many categories and have specific enrollment rules and pricings configured. Pricings will only be enabled if you use the eCommerce module.

Browse and Search

• Hide Activity in Catalog for Anonymous Users – Enable if you do not wish for this activity to be visible to non-registered users. You might use this feature if you are adding a new offering to the catalog but want to make furhter changes to it before makign it visible to anonymous users browsing the catalog.
• Allow Users to add to their Wishlist – When this option is enabled, users can add the activity to their wishlist from the catalog. When doing so, they can include comments explaining their interest. The list of users who have added the activity to their wishlist is stored with the activity, allowing you to review their details, add your own comments, remove users from the wishlist, or enroll them directly in the activity. These actions can be managed from the Wishlist tab of the activity.
• Hide from Catalog - Enabling this setting will hide this activity from the Catalog, certain Learning Streams, and Widgets, even if the activity is published. Activities that are Published and Hidden from the Catalog will still be available for purchase or enrollment through other areas of the product (e.g., Certification Programs or Equivalent Activities).
• Resources URL – If you want your learners to go to a specific website as part of this activity, enter it here and then click the Verify button to ensure it opens correctly.
• Categories – When users browse the Catalog, they see activities organized by category. Activities that are not assigned to categories will not be visible to users browsing the catalog, but they can still be found using the search.
• Keywords – Enter in keywords that will assist your learner in locating the activity when searching.
• Group Access – You can assign your activity to a specific group; however, it will only be accessible to those assigned to the group. It will not be visible to anyone outside of the group. Click the Add button to add a previously created group.

eCommerce and Pricing

• Currency – Change the drop-down menu to reflect one of the available currencies you wish for your activity to be listed in, if your activity comes with a price/fee.
• Setup the different pricing options. Note you need to check the box beside additional price options if you want them enabled for this activity. New price options can be configured by the system administrator under Price Plan maintenance.
• Sales Tax Rule - To select which tax rate, if any, is applicable for this offering, select one of the following:
  • No Tax - No tax is charged on the activity.
  • User Location - The tax rate is determined by the user's billing location.
  • Fixed - The tax rate is determined by the server location as per system settings.
• Purchase Credit – If users should be allowed to purchase credit for this offering, enable this option. This allows users to purchase coupons for one or more enrollments in this offering and to pass the coupons on to other parties.

Promotion and Marketing

• Early Bird Percentage Discount – To offer a discount on the offering price to users who register before a certain date, enter the percentage discount and select the date in the Early Bird Expiry Date field.
• Early Bird Expiry Date – The date your discount will end.
• Feature Learning - Determines if this item is highlighted as Feature Learning for Students. If a date is set, it remains visible only until that date. Notes on Featured Learning:
  • Students will be shown up to 12 Featured Learning Activities.
  • Items with an expired Featured Until Date will are not displayed.
  • The Featured Learning will be displayed in the order specified. Reorder by dragging/dropping.
  • To always display Learning Activities as Featured, leave the Featured Until Date empty.
  • Up to 30 Learning Activities can be added here as Featured.
  • Expired, unwanted items need to be removed before additional/new items can be added.
  • A warning that this limit has been reached will be displayed if more than 30 items exist.
• Cross Sell – Promote other associated offerings in the catalog and optionally offer discount pricing on these offerings to users requesting enrollment in the current offering by associating up-sell items with the current offering.
• Alternative Delivery Options – To offer the online activity in different formats (for instance if you also offer this learning activity you are creating as an instructor led activity), you will do this here. Click the Add button to complete this.
• Featured Activity Date – To have this activity also be listed in the Featured tab of the catalog, enter in a date to have it featured until.

The final step is to adjust the features Publish and Disable Enrollment toggles. Navigate to the top of the page and:

1. Publish to have your Learning Activity in the catalog for use.  Once the learning activity is created, toggle the Published to ON to signify it is ready.

2. Disable enrollment to stop learners from enrolling without deleting the learning activity.
3. Click Save.