Configuring Enablement Features

Last update: May 3, 2023

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Overview

The enablement features provide the ability to create enablement communities.

  • This feature requires additional licensing for use in a production environment.

Use of the enablement features requires the following:

Installation of:

  • SCORM
    Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) is a collection of standards and specifications for e-learning. SCORM also defines how content may be packaged into a transferable ZIP file.

  • MySQL
    MySQL is a relational database primarily used for SCORM tracking and reporting data for Enablement, as well as tables for tracking video progress. The SCORM for enablement feature pack requires the MySQL JDBC driver.

  • FFmpeg
    FFmpeg is a solution for converting and streaming audio and video and, when installed, is used for proper transcoding of Video Assets. For enablement communities, it is used in the author environment to obtain metadata for uploaded resources as well as generate a thumbnail to display when listing the resource.

Setup of:

  • Community Managers
    For enablement communities, only members of the Community Enablement Managers user group may be assigned the role of *Community Site* Enablement Manager, whose permissions may include content creation, assignments, and member management in the publish environment.

Optional configuration of:

  • Adobe Analytics
    Integration with Adobe Analytics adds comprehensive reporting features and supports the Video Heartbeat addtion to Analytics.

  • Dispatcher

Configuration Steps

Following are the steps necessary for enablement communities.

Each step links to documentation which provides the necessary details.

On all author/publish instances:

  1. install JDBC driver for MySQL
    Use Web Console (bundles): http://localhost:4502/system/console/bundles
    Install before installing SCORM package

  2. install SCORM package
    Use Package Manager: http://localhost:4502/crx/packmgr/

On any server:

  1. install MySQL, MySQL Workbench

  2. install MySQL databases
    Execute SQL scripts downloaded from author instance
    Use MySQL Workbench

On same server hosting author instance:

On all author/publish instances:

  1. configure JDBC Connections pool
    Use Web Console (configMgr): http://localhost:4502/system/console/configMgr

  2. configure SCORM engine service
    Use Web Console (configMgr): http://localhost:4502/system/console/configMgr

  3. configure CSRF filters
    Use Web Console (configMgr): http://localhost:4502/system/console/configMgr

On author instance:

  1. (optional) configure Analytics service
    Use Tools, Deployment, Cloud Services console: http://localhost:4502/etc/cloudservices/sitecatalyst.html

  2. configure FFmpeg
    Use Workflow/Models console

  3. enable Tunnel Service
    Use Web Console (configMgr): http://localhost:4502/system/console/configMgr

  4. create Community administrators For author environment use classic-UI Security console: http://localhost:4502/useradmin
    create user(s) with path = /home/users/community

    • Add members(s) to the following groups:

      • Community Enablement Managers
      • Communities Administrators