To create a new category, select Resources > Add Category from the Administration menu and complete the form.
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The Searchable radio button determines whether a category is searchable by all users (set to Yes) or only visible to Administrators (set to No). If you select No, the category will not show up in a Student-user search from Resources > Search Categories, but the individual resources are still searchable and visible at the resource level. Therefore, category search results may differ between Student and Portal Administrator views.
Click Add Resources to open a picker and assign existing resources to the category. Select the checkbox under the Delete column to remove a resource from the category.
Click Submit to save changes.
When a Resource is designed as support material for a specific course, you can streamline the Student-user experience by associating the resource directly to a course during both the Add and Edit course processes. Once added to a course, the “Course Details” page allows credentialed users, regardless of their enrollment status in the course, to view the list of course resources that are presented as direct links to content.
Portal Administrators can make this customization during the Add Course process by clicking Choose Resource under the General Information section and using the picker to make selections. Resource assignments can be modified at any time by conducting a course search from the left navigation menu (select Courses > Search Courses), opening the Course Details page and editing the course record on the “General” tab, as shown below.
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Note that the Content Type is only available when the delivery method is Self-Study and the Resource Content drop-down list is visible when Content Type = Resource. All course delivery methods allow selection of Resources using the Choose Resources option.
Any resource in the catalog can be deep-linked from any of the customizable HTML areas in your LMS. These links direct credentialed users to targeted content or performance support tools, eliminating the need to conduct a search.
Each resource has a unique URL found on the Resource “Details” tab. You can copy and paste the URL into your HTML content using the hyperlink editing tool located in the left navigation menu under Site Management > Edit HTML Content.
In the example below, a “New User Guide” has been added to the Quick Links area under the left navigation menu of the Classic Home page.
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If you have a document that you want a subset of employees to review, but you don’t particularly want all of your users to be able to access, it is possible to create a “hidden” resource within the LMS.
By making a Resource inactive and then using its unique URL as Self-Study course content, you can create an approval-required Course to ensure that only targeted learners with approved enrollment can access the resource material. For more information on this topic, please click the linked instructions on how to add a restricted resource.
Please contact Support@LatitudeLearning.com with questions about creating and managing any type of resource.