The Learning Assignment Tool (LAT) allows administrators to easily create learning assignments and deliver training to users, organizational units (OUs) and groups. Administrators can also track and manage assignments via the Manage Assignments Page, and view data related to specific assignments via the Assignment Summary page.
| Process to Create a Learning Assignment | Additional Information | Training and Troubleshooting Resources | ||
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To create a new learning assignment, click the Create Assignment button on the Manage Learning Assignments page and progress through the following five steps: |
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Use Cases
- See Standard Learning Assignment - Create.
- See Dynamic Learning Assignment - Create.
- See Dynamic Recurring Learning Assignment - Create.
Permissions
| PERMISSION NAME | PERMISSION DESCRIPTION | CATEGORY |
| Assignment Tool - Dynamic Reassignment | Grants ability to enable/disable Dynamic Re-assignment for an assignment after submission. When Dynamic Re-assignment is enabled, users that meet the User Criteria again (after previously being dynamically removed) are re-assigned. This permission is dependent on the Assignment - Standard, Dynamic - Standard and Dynamic, and Dynamic Assignment - Standard and Dynamic - Recurrence permissions. This permission cannot be constrained. This is an administrator permission. | Learning - Administration |
| Assignment Tool Preferences | Grants access to Assignment Tool Preferences where an administrator can activate the new Assignment Tool and configure the processing options and settings to create Learning Assignments. This permission cannot be constrained. This is an administrator permission. | Learning - Administration |
| Assignment Tool - Training Start Date |
Grants ability to configure a Training Start Date when creating a Standard Learning Assignment. The Training Start Date is the date that users will be able to start the training. This permission is dependent on the Assignment Tool - Standard, Assignment Tool - Standard and Dynamic, and Assignment Tool - Standard and Dynamic - Recurrence permissions. This permission cannot be constrained. This is an administrator permission. |
Learning - Administration |
| Assignment Tool - Bypass User Payment | Grants ability to bypass user payment when creating a Learning Assignment. When user payment is bypassed, users are automatically registered into the training regardless of whether or not payment is required. This permission is dependent on the Assignment Tool - Standard, Assignment Tool - Standard and Dynamic, and Assignment Tool - Standard and Dynamic - Recurrence permissions. This permission cannot be constrained. This is an administrator permission. | Learning - Administration |
| Assignment Tool - Dynamic Removal |
Grants ability to enable/disable Dynamic Removal from within the Learning Assignment create workflow and/or the Assignment Summary page. When Dynamic Removal is enabled, users that no longer meet the User Criteria are removed from the Learning Assignment. This permission is dependent on the Assignment Tool - Standard, Assignment Tool - Standard and Dynamic and Assignment Tool - Standard and Dynamic - Recurrence permissions. This permission cannot be constrained. This is an administrator permission. |
Learning - Administration |
| Assignment Tool - Email Settings - View | Grants ability to view and select email settings when creating a Learning Assignment. This includes the ability to select Training Specific Emails, Custom Emails, or No Emails but does not grant ability to manage the actual Email Settings (cannot configure Custom Emails or Ad-Hoc Email and cannot enable/disable Assign Training and Register Training email triggers when Training Specific Emails is selected). This permission is dependent on the Assignment Tool - Standard, Assignment Tool - Standard and Dynamic, and Assignment Tool - Standard and Dynamic - Recurrence permissions. This permission can be constrained by OU, User, User Self and Subordinates, and User's OU. If this permission is constrained, then only users within the constraints will receive the emails. This is an administrator permission. | Learning - Administration |
| Assignment Tool - Standard and Dynamic |
Grants ability to create Standard (one-time) and Dynamic (continuous) Learning Assignments to directly assign training to users. This permission can be constrained by OU, Provider, Training Item, Training Type, User, User Self and Subordinates, and User's OU. If this permission is constrained by Location, Provider, Training Type, or Training Item, then they can only assign training within the constraints. If this permission is constrained by OU, User, User Self and Subordinates, or User's OU, then they can only assign to and view assignments created by users within the constraints. This is an administrator permission. |
Learning - Administration |
| Assignment Tool - Standard |
Grants ability to create Standard (one-time) Learning Assignments to directly assign training to users. This permission can be constrained by OU, Provider, Training Item, Training Type, User, User Self and Subordinates, and User's OU. If this permission is constrained by Location, Provider, Training Type, or Training Item, then they can only assign training within the constraints. If this permission is constrained by OU, User, User Self and Subordinates, or User's OU, then they can only assign to and view assignments created by users within the constraints. This is an administrator permission. |
Learning - Administration |
| Assignment Tool - Upload CSV File | Grants ability to upload a .csv file as the User Criteria when creating a Learning Assignment. This permission is dependent on the Assignment Tool - Standard, Assignment Tool - Standard and Dynamic, and Assignment Tool - Standard and Dynamic - Recurrence permissions. This permission cannot be constrained. This is an administrator permission. | Learning - Administration |
Considerations
The Learning Assignment Tool is not available in the following system areas: