The length of time a lab is saved is determined by several factors, among them: a user's Roles, the type of learning (Instructor-led vs. Self-Paced) and Class Sessions scheduled.
Standard lab saves are as follows:
Users with the Operations Manager role can save 2 labs for 7 days.
Users with an Instructor role can save 5 labs for 7 days.
Students can save up to 2 labs:
Self-paced learning through a Course Assignment provides 7-day lab saves
Instructor-led training scheduled on consecutive Class days has 7-day lab saves
Instructor-led training scheduled on non-consecutive class days has 7-day lab saves
We can set up lab saves outside of these defaults for special circumstances when necessary. If you need labs in a class to be saved for a different time period, please submit a Support ticket at https://skill.info/support.
View Lab Save Time
If you want to see if labs in a particular class can be saved and if so, for how long:
Impersonate a user in the appropriate role.
Navigate to the student Class Enrollment or the Class page (depending on the role).
Expand the Activities area and select Launch for any lab.
Once the lab has started, locate the Exit menu.
If the lab is unable to be saved, you will see End Lab.
If the lab is able to be saved, you will see Save and Close Lab.
Select Save and Close Lab.
A Confirm Save dialog box will appear. In it will be the amount of time the lab will be saved and its expiration date and time.
Select Cancel.
To close the lab without saving:
Select Cancel Lab on the Exit menu.
Select Yes, cancel my lab.
Roles contain sets of permissions giving a user access within the platform.
Self-Paced or On-demand training is associated with course assignments or subscriptions. Users are assigned training which can be accessed at any time by the learner at their leisure. Outside guidance or mentorship is often not provided with this type of training.
Class sessions are the individual times a class is held, a session generally equates to an individual day of a multiple day class.
People who interact with the platform. Typically, we can break down users into three categories: Operations Managers, Instructors and Basic Users..
A user role that is assigned to organization administrators. This is the highest level of permissions which customers can receive. It enables users to be able to create and manage users, content, training, pull reports, assign roles and organization management.
A course assignment delivers self-paced access to a course. A course is assigned to a student giving immediate access to the student. It can be accessed at any time for the duration of the assignment. The assignment duration begins and is billed when it is created.
A class is a scheduled instructor-led event with a start and end time/date. Typically, these include lectures and hands on activities such as labs.
An enrollment is the student registration for a class. Enrollments have multiple statuses, but only the Enrollment Status of Enrolled gives a student access to class. Within the enrollment the student will access the labs and activities and if set up digital courseware and virtual classroom for their class.
Activities are configured in the instructions editor and represented in the lab instructions by a replacement token. Activities fall into two broad categories: Questions and Automated.
Questions are multiple choice or short answer questions.
Automated Activities interact with the lab environment (Virtual Machine/Container/Cloud Platform).
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