Update a SCORM package

Replace the zip file of a SCORM package that is already in a course.

When a new version of the content is ready, you replace the file inside the existing SCORM package. The name, the settings and the place in the course stay the same.

Is the package linked to a file in the file repository? Then don’t replace it in the activity. Upload a new version in the file repository instead, see upload a new version. Every activity that links to that file uses the same file in the repository. You recognise a linked file by the small arrow on its icon under Package file.

Before you update

• The old file is gone once you save. Linqur does not keep a previous version, so keep your own copy of the old zip in case you need it back.
• Progress of learners stays intact as long as the new version has the same tracking ID (the identifier your authoring tool writes into the package) and the structure of the content has not changed much. A new ID or a very different structure can reset progress or results. Not sure? Ask support before you save.
• Safer route for a course that is already in use: duplicate the package in the course first, update the copy, test it and only then update the package your learners use. How to test is in test a course before you roll it out.
• Do you use the same package in several courses? Put it in the file repository and link the activities to it. One new version in the repository then updates all of them.
• In a multilingual SCORM course each language has its own package. The steps for one language are in update a SCORM package in a multilingual course.

Step by step

1. Open the settings of the package

Click Courses in the menu and then Manage content for the course. In the row of the package, click the pencil icon, the first of the three buttons on the right.

2. Click the current file

Under Package, click the file under Package file.

3. Click Delete

A window with the details of the file opens. Click Delete.

4. Confirm with Yes

Linqur asks “Are you sure you want to delete this file?”. Click Yes.

The box under Package file is empty again. Nothing is saved yet: the old file stays in the course until you save the form.

5. Upload the new file

Drag the new zip file onto the box, or click the arrow in the box. In the file picker, click the button under Attachment (1), choose the file and click Upload this file (2).

The new file is now under Package file.

6. Click Save and display

Linqur opens the page of the package. Click Enter to open the new version and check it.

Next step

• Check the new version before learners see it: test a course before you roll it out.
• A course with no SCORM package in it yet: add a SCORM package.
• Is the file fine and only the name wrong? Rename the package.
• The description, display and grade options are in the SCORM settings.