3rd-Party Content
"3rd-Party Content" refers to external service providers such as Udemy or Pluralsight and their contents as a media type within the system. To make 3rd-party content available, select the "Import 3rd-Party Content" option from the list and choose a media type already assigned to the desired external content provider. Once selected, the provider's logo will appear on the interface.
The platform acts as a "tool consumer" by accessing external learning content through an external provider. This means that external learning objects, such as courses or learning paths, are not imported during the process; instead, the system represents the metadata in a media object.
An API is then used to establish a direct connection with the provider, allowing you to search for and select content to import. The imported learning content can be used in the system just like manually created content and can be assigned to catalogues or courses.
Further tabs include “Language”, “Meta Tags and Attributes”, and “Default Values”.
Notes
It is important to note that “3rd-Party Content Integrations" does not support content import but offers remote access to content represented by the imc Learning Suite.
Requirements
The following requirements are needed:
An active imc Learning Suite instance with an activated connector license
Admin access to imc Learning Suite
Imc Learning Suite set up on the new architecture, from 14.0 onwards
Active 3rd- party content provider accounts, e.g., for Pluralsight or Udemy
Admin access to the 3rd-party content provider
Limitations
Multi-language: Each content can only refer to one language
Course Progress: The status of courses completed outside of imc Learning Suite is not
provided in the import and will not be reflected in the system
Attendance tracking: Not available for media types that have their status
Offline mode: Content cannot be accessed offline
Imc Learning Suite Architecture: The old architecture is not supported
Certification: IDD points on learning content are not considered
Authentication: Participants import via the creation of an authentication token is not sup-
ported. New users will not be created if there is no existing account for the external provider.