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title: "How to Use the Subscription Catalog?"
slug: "use-subscription-catalog"
tags: ["lgc"]
updated: 2024-09-27T20:35:39Z
published: 2024-09-27T20:35:39Z
canonical: "docs.skillable.com/use-subscription-catalog"
---

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# How to Use the Subscription Catalog?

Our {{Glossary.Subscription}} catalogs allow you to browse available {{glossary.Course}}s within a subscription you have access to. Once in a subscription catalog you can search for course, read course descriptions, find {{glossary.Learning Path}}, mark courses as Favorites, and begin training on any course.

## Access subscription catalogs

You can access subscription catalog(s) once you are logged in from your current training page. After you have begun a course or a lab, you can continue it from the current training page or your dashboard.

### My training page

Your training page holds access to all training which is active or not completed. Completed training, like a completed {{glossary.Course Assignment}}, is moved to your transcript. Any active training like course assignments and labs can be accessed from your dashboard. You may also use the **Browse On-Demand Courses** link to view all courses within all your subscriptions or **Browse Learning Paths** to directly access learning paths from your subscriptions.

![access to subscription profile on my training page](https://cdn.document360.io/a298db04-a0fe-47e0-bfe3-c52d6f9d7c8c/Images/Documentation/current-training-subscription1.png)

**Access to**Subscription Profile**on My Training page**

1. **Browse On-Demand Courses** - Displays all courses within all active on-demand subscriptions assigned to learner
2. **Browse Learning Paths** - Takes learner to the learning path catalog
3. **Course Assignments** - Active Course Assignments are available on your My Training page
4. **On Demand** - Subscriptions can be opened here
5. **Labs** - Saved labs can be resumed here

When you first login, you will be taken to either your dashboard or your My Training page, as needed, use the navigation links for **My Training** and **My Dashboard** to open the appropriate page.

#### Open a subscription catalog

To open your subscription catalog,

1. Select the **My Training** link on the top navigation bar
2. Scroll to the On Demand heading and select the **Subscription name**

### Dashboard

Any active course assignments which are started from your subscription and any saved labs can be accessed from your Dashboard.

![access to active course assignments and saved labs from the dashboard](https://cdn.document360.io/a298db04-a0fe-47e0-bfe3-c52d6f9d7c8c/Images/Documentation/dashboard-ca-labs.png)

**Access to active course assignments and saved labs from the dashboard**

1. **Course Assignments** - Active Course Assignments are available on your My Training page
2. **Labs** - Saved labs can be resumed here

## On Demand Subscription Catalog Common Features

The On Demand Subscription catalog can display in either version 1 or version 2. All catalogs display tiles showing a course graphic if one is available, show icons to depict Activities in the courses, and have the ability to mark favorites. Courses are shown in alphabetical order, however, any **Featured** courses show first. Filter categories and filters are custom created to allow searches.

## On Demand Subscription Catalog Version 1

![simple course catalog version 1](https://cdn.document360.io/a298db04-a0fe-47e0-bfe3-c52d6f9d7c8c/Images/Documentation/sub-cat-v1.png)

**Simple**Course Catalog**version 1**

1. **Open** and **Save** - Reuse any search by selecting **Save** and **naming it**, then access it to use again from the **Open** link. [(/tms/tms-administrators/tms-fundamentals/reuse-search-settings-or-create-default-settings-on-search-pages.md)
2. **Bookmarks** and **Learning Paths** - **Bookmarks** displays all courses you have marked as a favorite by clicking the star. **Learning Paths** takes you to the learning path catalog.
3. **Search** - Use the word search to find courses; this searches the title and course description.
4. **Filters** - Toggle to show or hide the filter section.
5. **Subscription** - Allows selecting which subscription catalogs are displayed when multiple catalogs are assigned. *optional feature for*Organization
6. **Status** - Search Self-Paced training course assignments you are working on by filtering for the status of your training for that course. Filtering options include: Any, Not Started, In Progress, or Completed.
7. **Match** - Allows you to choose between Any and All. Selecting **Any** expands your search to include courses that match to any of the filters selected. **All** restricts the search to only include courses that meet all the filter requirements.
8. **Filter category** - Displays a heading for the types of filters grouped beneath it.
9. **Filters** - Check the box of any filter to apply it.
10. **Rating** - Displays the rating of the course based on Users' reviews.
11. **Course title** - Displays the name of the course.
12. **Icons** - Presents icons based on course activities. Hovering your mouse over the tile displays what each icon represents and the number of those activities in the course. [Reference table below](/docs/use-subscription-catalog#icons-table)
13. **Favorite** - Select the star on a course to bookmark it as a favorite; select again to remove it. Bookmarks can be opened from the link at the top of the page.
14. **Course images** - Shows custom images on catalogs and the course assignments. Courses without images remain blank.

## On Demand Subscription Catalog Version 2

Version 2 of the On demand subscription catalog includes revised tiles giving more room for course descriptions, a tile or list view, an updated filter to save space in the browser window and triangulated images for courses that do not have an image set up.

The list view gives more space for descriptions.

![simple course catalog version 2 list view](https://cdn.document360.io/a298db04-a0fe-47e0-bfe3-c52d6f9d7c8c/Images/Documentation/coursecat-list.png)

*Simple course catalog version 2 list view*

The grid view is the default view, showing each course as a tile.

![on demand subscription catalog version 2 grid view](https://cdn.document360.io/a298db04-a0fe-47e0-bfe3-c52d6f9d7c8c/Images/Documentation/subscription-catalog-v2.png)

*On Demand Subscription catalog version 2 grid view*

1. **On Demand Subscription catalog title** – Displays a name at the top of the subscription catalog page. *optional feature*
2. **Filter Options** and **Search** - Select **Filter Options** to open a filter menu, [described below](/docs/use-subscription-catalog#filters). Use the word search to find courses; this searches the title and course description.
3. **Course title** - Displays the name of the course.
4. **Course images** - Shows custom images or triangulated images on catalogs and the course assignments.
5. **Icons** - Presents icons based on course activities. Hovering your mouse over the icon displays a description and the number of those activities in the course. [Reference table below](/docs/use-subscription-catalog#icons-table)
6. Lab Fabric**logo** - Displays the logo of the platform used in the labs, such as, Azure or AWS, based on the first lab in the course.
7. **Details** - Click **Details** to view more information about the course.
8. **Rating** - Displays the rating of the course based on users' reviews.
9. **Description** - Shows the course description information.
10. **Grid** and **List** - Toggles between showing the courses as tiles or as a list.
11. **Matches** and **per page** - Displays the number of courses that match your search inquiry. Per page shows the number of courses shown per page and allows you to adjust it.
12. **Open saved filters**, **Save filter**, **Export results** - Reuse any search by clicking **Save filter** and **naming it**, then access it to use again from the **Open saved filters** link. Export your search results into a CSV file by using the **Export** link.

### Filters

Filters in version 2 of our {{glossary.Course Catalog}} are effective and save screen space. Any of the filters on the menu can have sub-menus with more filtering options. Filtering works differently from the main menu options to the sub-menu options. Main menu options filter as "AND" meaning all filters selected must match filters assigned to the course for it to appear in the results; while sub-menu options filter as "OR" which shows courses that match at least one matching filter assigned to the course, as opposed to all of them.

![on demand subscription catalog version 2 filter menu](https://cdn.document360.io/a298db04-a0fe-47e0-bfe3-c52d6f9d7c8c/Images/Documentation/basic-filter.png)

**On Demand Subscritpion catalog version 2 filter menu**

Clicking on **Filter Options** displays a menu with standard and custom filter categories, clicking most options will display a sub-menu to choose a filter:

1. **Filter Options** - Opens the filter menu.
2. **Add New** - Gives the option to add new filters after initial filters are in place.
3. **Catalog** - Allows selecting which subscription catalogs are displayed when multiple catalogs are assigned. Choose one or more catalogs then select **Apply** to display your search results. *optional feature for organization*
4. **Learning Paths** - Opens to the Learning paths catalog.
5. **Favorites** - Filters to display all courses you have marked as a favorite by clicking the heart icon on a course.
6. **Review Rating** - Opens a sub-menu to select the number of stars you would like to filter for based on the course ratings. Choose one or more filters then select **Apply** to display your search results.
7. **Current Status** - Search {{glossary.Self-Paced}} training course assignments you are working on by filtering for the status of your training on that course. Filtering options include: **Any**, **Not Started**, **In Progress**, or **Completed**. Choose one or more filters then select **Apply** to display your search results.
8. **Custom filter categories** - Custom filters can be set up by an organization for their courses. Choosing a filter category displays a sub-menu showing the filters. Choose one or more filters then select **Apply** to display your search results.

Filters that are added can be directly edited or removed, all filters can be removed at once, and new filters can be added.

![on demand subscription catalog version 2 editing filters](https://cdn.document360.io/a298db04-a0fe-47e0-bfe3-c52d6f9d7c8c/Images/Documentation/filter-v2-editing.png)

*On Demand Subscription catalog version 2 editing filters*

1. **Filter Options number** - View the number of filters applied which is shown in the circled number.
2. **Clear Filters** - Select to remove all applied filters.
3. **Filter's edit icon** - Use the edit icon on a filter to change the filter selection(s).
4. **Filter's X** - Select the filter's **X** to remove that filter.
5. **Add New** - Opens the original filter menu for selections.

### Icons Table

| Icons | Description |
| --- | --- |
| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a298db04-a0fe-47e0-bfe3-c52d6f9d7c8c/Images/Documentation/course-length-icon.png) | **Course length** - Estimated time to complete course activities. |
| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a298db04-a0fe-47e0-bfe3-c52d6f9d7c8c/Images/Documentation/link-to-video-icon.png) | **Video link** - Contains an external video link as a course activity. |
| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a298db04-a0fe-47e0-bfe3-c52d6f9d7c8c/Images/Documentation/lab-icon.png) | **Lab** - Contains a lab as a course activity. |
| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a298db04-a0fe-47e0-bfe3-c52d6f9d7c8c/Images/Documentation/scorm-icon.png) | SCORM**module** - Contains a SCORM module as a course activity. |
| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a298db04-a0fe-47e0-bfe3-c52d6f9d7c8c/Images/Documentation/assessment-icon.png) | **Assessment** - Contains an assessment as a course activity. |
| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a298db04-a0fe-47e0-bfe3-c52d6f9d7c8c/Images/Documentation/document-icon.png) | **Document** - Contains a link to an external document as a course activity. |
| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a298db04-a0fe-47e0-bfe3-c52d6f9d7c8c/Images/Documentation/external-links-icon.png) | **External website** - Contains a link to an external website as a course activity. |
| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a298db04-a0fe-47e0-bfe3-c52d6f9d7c8c/Images/Documentation/external-activity-icon.png) | **External activity** - Contains an external activity in the course. |

A glossary is a collection of words pertaining to a specific topic. In your articles or dissertation, it’s a list of all terms you used that may not immediately be obvious to your reader. Your glossary only needs to include terms that your reader may not be familiar with, and it’s intended to enhance their understanding of your work. Glossaries are not mandatory, but if you use a lot of technical or field-specific terms, it may improve readability to add one.

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.

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 learning path is curated set of courses belonging to a Subscription Profile to lead the learner through a guided journey to help them learn a specfic topic.

Gallery templates can be favorited in the template gallery for quick access. They will then appear when the available lab profiles are filtered by favorites. Lab Profiles can also have the favorite flag set to make them stick to the user’s Skillable Studio dashboard.

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 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.

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).

A course catalog surfaces courses to allow viewing of available content.

An organization is assigned to each entity in the TMS, such as, users, classes, subscriptions, and courses. The organization is a basis to determine access given based on roles within the organization and management over the organization.

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.

People who interact with the platform. Typically, we can break down users into three categories: Operations Managers, Instructors and Basic Users..

Lab Fabrics are the various platforms we offer for the delivery of labs. Fabrics can either be different virtualization technologies and containers hosted in a Skillable datacenters or be public cloud.

Azure represents Microsoft Azure - Microsoft's public cloud computing platform.

AWS is the acronym for Amazon Web Services - Amazon's public cloud computing platform.

SCORM is e-Learning content that organizations can create and upload to the TMS to then be added to courses for students to access as course activities.