Subscriptions are billed based on subscribers starting a Course or Course Assignment.
Subscription Billing
Subscriptions are billed for each course assignment created through the Subscription. Each time a subscriber starts a course, a course assignment is created, this is the billable event, it does not matter if they launch any Activities. Each course assignment is invoiced for the month when it is created.
When setting pricing, be aware of the length the course assignment for the courses you add to a subscription and the Duration you set on your Subscription Profile. The duration is the length of the user's subscription assignment; how long they have access to take the courses in the subscription. For example, if the courses entered in the subscription create course assignments that are available 180 days and your subscription duration is 180 days, then you will only be billed one time for each course that was started. However, if your subscription length is one year with courses are available for 180 days through course assignments, then you could be billed twice for the same course. If your user starts a course in the first month of the subscription, you are billed for it and it expires after 6 months; then in month 8 of the subscription if they take that course again you would be billed a second time for the same course.
Bundles together content to then be set up for training through classes, subscriptions, and course assignments. Courses can include labs, videos, SCORM, LTI, external links, assessments, and documents. Courses must be assigned to a Content Provider and a Publishing Group to be available to set up for training.
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 subscription is an assignment to an individual for access to a set of courses for a set amount of time for self-paced access. Students can choose which courses to access from the subscription, which then open as a course assignment, and they can access the courses at any time for the duration of the subscription.
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).
The expected amount of time it will take a user to complete the lab. After setting the duration, the maximum duration of the lab will be set to 150% of the duration.
A subscription profile is a bundle of courses made available to students for a set amount of time for self-paced access. The profile sets the template for each subscription assigned to a student.