Retaining Reserved Variable Values Between Sessions
January 19, 2011 12:00 AM
Is it possible? I have a pretty lengthy course that asks users to select one of two options from a drop down list on the very first page. From this point, the layout and content of the entire course is very different depending on whether they choose option A or B. On each page following the drop list page I have an action set up as follows:
On: Show
Action: Show
Target: Option_A (this is a Group that contains all the specifics for option A)
Condition
Variable: DropList_0001
Relationship: Equal To
Value: Option_A
Else (If the conditions are not met, perform the following action):
Action: Show
Target: Option_B (Group that contains all the specifics for option B)
Everything worked as it should in our old LMS (an in-house developed system that did not have bookmarking capabilities), but we are now moving to SumTotal and I just discovered an issue. If I select Option_A and then have to exit the course prematurely, the bookmarking fuction takes me back to the correct page, but it is the content and layout for Option_B.
I thought the simple solution was to just retain the variable between sessions, but it appears Reserved Variables, such as DropList_0001, cannot be modified. Is that correct? If so, is there some kind of work-around outside of Lectora that will allow me to retain the variable? I appreciate the help!
Thanks,
Jesse
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