UPK Developer Rel 3.1 with PeopleSoft Rel 9

Course Description

This course is designed for course authors, editors, and other individuals in need of recording and editing content in the User Productivity Kit Developer. Through hands-on exercises, participants will learn how to create courses by adding modules, sections, and topics to the outline. They will learn how to record content in the PeopleSoft application, and use the Topic Editor to enhance and/or customize recorded content. Upon completion recording and editing topics, participants will preview them in the available playback modes and then publish a complete course. They will explore the various deployment options and then review the Browser-based Player in detail.Learn To:Publish contentEdit existing contentCreate localized contentUse the Topic EditorRecord new contentUtilize enhanced Multi-User functionalityA Live Virtual Class (LVC) is exclusively for registered students; unregistered individuals may not view an LVC at any time. Registered students must view the class from the country listed in the registration form. Unauthorized recording, copying, or transmission of LVC content may not be made.

Skills Gained

• How to record and edit content
• How to use alternative actions and paths
• How to create and assign roles
• How to create and attach Web Pages, packages, glossary terms, and keywords
• How to customize printed output
• How to deploy UPK content
• How to create decision frames
• How to preview topics in See It!, Try It!, Know It?, and Do It! modes
• How to publish content
• How to manage library folders and documents
• How to build an outline
• How to create localized content
• How to reuse documents
• How to work in a multi-user environment
• How to customize templates
• How to export and import content

Who Can Benefit

• Functional Implementer

Prerequisites

• A basic understanding of your UPK implementation plan

Syllabus

Build an Outline

• Build a Content Outline
• Navigate the Outline Editor
• Develop an Outline
• Link a New Module
• Link a New Section
• Link a New Topic
• Move a Document (Library)
• Find a Document in the Library

Record Topics

• Set Developer Defaults
• General Developer Settings
• Content Defaults
• Export/Import Content Defaults
• Record and Edit Topic Content
• Record Topic Content
• Save a Topic
• Set Recorder Options

Check In/Check Out

• Check In and Check Out Documents
• Refresh the Library and Outline Editor
• Manage Folder Conflicts
• Version a Document

Preview a Topic

• Preview Player Modes
• Play See It! Mode
• Play Try It! Mode
• Play Do It! Mode
• Player Defaults
• Preview Documents
• Documents Defaults

Use the Topic Editor

• Insert and Delete Frames
• Edit a Topic
• Modify the Bubble
• Manipulate Bubble Text
• Use the Action Properties Window
• Use String Input Options
• Edit Frames

Using features in the Library and Outline Editor

• Manage Library Folders and Documents
• Change Views and Layouts
• Refine the Outline
• Work with Related Documents
• Understand Toolpanes

View and Assign Document Properties

• View Document Properties
• Use the Properties Toolpane
• Change Document Properties
• Ways to Assign Properties
• General Properties
• Topic Properties

Create and Link Attachments

• Enhance Content with Attachments
• Attachment Considerations
• Enhance Content with Packages
• Enhance Content with Web Pages
• Edit a Web Page
• Enhance Content with URLs
• Link Attachments
• Manage Linked Attachments

Create a Glossary

• Define Glossary Terms
• Create a Glossary
• Assign a Glossary to a Document
• Select a Glossary Definition Link
• Update Glossary Links
• Edit a Glossary
• Delete a Glossary

Understand Know It? Mode

• Know It? Mode - Overview
• Know It? Settings
• Set Know It? Scoring Defaults
• Know It? Remediation Levels
• String Input Scoring in Know It Mode
• Play Know It? Mode

Use Alternative Actions and Paths

• Insert an Alternative Action
• Display Alternative Actions/Paths
• Insert an Alternative Path
• Change the End Frame of an Alternative Path
• Set the Current Action as the Default Action
• Delete an Action
• Delete a Path

Create Decision Frames

• Use Decision Frames during Playback
• Insert a Decision Frame
• Record Paths in a Decision Frame
• Rename Paths in a Decision Frame
• Edit Header Text
• Reposition Paths
• Remove Paths
• Delete a Decision Frame

Define Roles

• Edit a Master Role List
• Add a Role
• Assign Roles to Topics
• Update a Master Role List
• Rename a Role
• Delete a Role
• Create a New Role List

Publishing Content

• Publishing Overview
• Content Options
• Selecting Publishing Options
• Player Deployments
• Publishing Steps for Player Deployments

Publish Content for the Player

• Player
• HTML Web Site
• LMS Package
• Standalone Topic Files
• Use the Publishing Wizard

Publish Content for Printed Output

• Business Process
• Job Aid
• Training Guide
• Instructor Manual
• Test Document and Mercury Quality Center
• Set Preview Options
• Add Document Revision Text
• Document Output Properties

Customize Templates

• Change Template Text in the Bubble
• Change Instructional Text
• Change the Font Format for Template Text
• Translate Templates

Export/Import Content

Localize Content

• Export Content for Localization
• Import Localized Content
• Summary of the Localization Process

Create Login Profiles

• System Architecture Overview
• The Server
• The Client
• Create and Manage Login Profiles
• Add and Edit a Login Profile
• Delete a Login Profile
• Switch the Library Login
• Change Password

Work in a Multi-user Environment

• Manage Workflow
• Assign Content State
• Assign Document Responsibility
• Command-Line Publishing
• Work Online or Offline
• Switch Between Online and Offline Operation
• Get Documents for Offline Use

Use Administrative Options

• Manage State Values
• Purge Deleted Documents
• Manage Authors
• Override Checked Out Documents