To enable our clients who have purchased Absorb Content to browse, review, and determine which pieces of content they want to share with their Learners; we have implemented the new Absorb Content Catalog. Administrators can use all the same Filters previously available on the report style Catalog along with new visual Category browsing. Additionally the option to Preview a course before converting it into an LMS course is available. This refined Catalog is closely aligned to how content is presented by our content partners and should feel right at home for clients who are familiar with those experiences.

Opening the Content Report

The Content Report is located under the Courses menu instead of the Reports menu. The following steps detail the method to locate and open the report:

1. Access the Admin Interface in your Portal.
2. Click the Courses button on the left hand side. This will open the Courses menu.
3. Select Absorb Content from the Courses menu. The Absorb Content report will open.
   
   

Contract Selection

When an Administrator accesses the Absorb Content report, one of their available contracts will be automatically selected. If a client has access to multiple content contracts, then the one which appears first alphabetically will be selected by default. The selected contract appears in a drop-down menu in the top right corner of the report.

If you are using a Pick Contract, you can now access this on the new Absorb Content Report.

If the Administrator does not have access to any contracts, then a message will appear directing them to engage with account management to get a Content Contract added.

The Converted to Course column displays a Yes or No value, depending on if the content has been converted to a Course. There are two instances where No would be displayed in this column. One is that a content update is available and the new version of the content has not been converted yet. The second is that the content was converted from a trial catalogue and not the full catalogue. When viewing content from the full catalogue, the Converted to Course field will display No as the content was not converted from the full catalogue.

Category Filters

When browsing the Absorb Content report, there are two ways in which Category Filters can be applied. One is through the standard Filter which can be reached using the recommended Filter or the funnel icon.

The other is using the Category tiles that are displayed for contracts which leverage Categories.

When a Category tile is selected, it is applied as a Filter and the courses displayed align to that Category. Additionally any nested Categories are displayed; these Categories can be selected and will then be applied as the Category filter. Only one branch of a Category hierarchy can be selected at a time.

When a Category tile has been selected, it is possible to navigate back up through the hierarchy using the arrow button which appears to the left of the selected Category name.

Available Category Filters

It is possible to leverage several Filters when browsing the Absorb Content report, the following Filters are available for use:

• Author
• Content Type
• Converted to Course
• Date Archived
• Description
• Duration (min)
• Languages
• Last Publication Date
• Mobile Compatible
• Tags
• Title
• Topics

Semantic Search

Semantic Search is an enhanced search experience designed to improve content discovery in the Absorb Content Report. Unlike traditional keyword search, Semantic Search interprets the intent and context of your query, returning results that are conceptually related even when exact terms are not used in Course Titles or Descriptions.

For example, searching for “mental well-being in the workplace” may surface Courses like “Managing Stress at Work” or “Employee Wellness Strategies.”

This functionality is available directly from the search bar on the page and works in combination with existing Filters, such as Category, Tags, and Topics.

Key components of Semantic Search include:

• Contextual Understanding: The system analyzes the meaning behind your search, not just the keywords, providing results that align with the overall topic or theme.
• Multi-language Support*: When a search is performed in one Language, relevant content from all supported Languages will be included in the results.
• Exact Match Still Works: If you search using the exact name of a Course, it will appear in the results. Semantic Search works alongside standard keyword matching.
• No Character Limit: There is no limit to the number of characters you can enter in the search bar, giving you full flexibility to describe what you're looking for.
  • Semantic Search can return up to 250 items per page.

Supported Languages for Semantic Search

The following Languages are currently supported by the Semantic Search feature:

Course Details

The courses contained within a contract are displayed in the form of Course Cards, the following details are displayed on each card:

• Thumbnail
• Course Title
• Content Type
• Duration
• Author
• Publisher Rating

It is possible to interact with each Course Card and view additional details about the course, including the following:

• Course Poster
• Course Title
• Content Type
• Author
• Publisher Rating
• Description
• Learning Objectives
• Tags
• Duration

The following Actions are available on each Course Card, and from the details view:

• Convert
• Preview

Content Highlights

To assist with content selection, two content highlights are available: New Releases and Top Rated. New Releases displays recent additions to the content library. Both highlights will refine as filters are added to the page. Top Rated content provides direction on the most popular content items based on publisher ratings.

Content highlights contain the same elements as Course Cards, and can either be actioned individually or using Select Mode for multiple Course conversion.

New Releases

Available for Amplify and all content contracts, New Releases displays 30 content items in order from newest to oldest based on the Last Publication Date of that content.  As filters are added and the selection is refined, the New Releases carousel will update based on the current filters. When the selection is refined and the number of content items is less than 250, the highlight carousel is removed, allowing Administrators to focus on their filtered content and make a selection.

Top Rated

Currently available for Amplify Max, Top Rated will highlight the top 30 rated content items based on publisher ratings.  As filters are applied, the Top Rated carousel updates to show the top content for that selection. When the filtered selection results in a count of less than 250 content items, the highlight carousel is removed, allowing Administrators to focus on their filtered content and make a selection.

Course Preview

When the Preview Action is used from either a Course Card or the Details view, the course will open in a pop up Course Player.

The Administrator can complete the course without any activity data being recorded.

Course Conversion

When converting content to a Course, Administrators can assign Enrollment Rules to enable the new Courses to be delivered to Learners. Options for Self Enrollment, Automatic Enrollment, Manager Assignment, and Approval are included. Further details about these options are outlined in the table below:

Additionally, when the Convert Action is used from either a Course Card or the Details view, the following attributes of the Course will be propagated to the Course and Lesson which are created.

• Author
  • This will appear on the Lesson.
• Content Type
  • This will appear on the Lesson.
• Duration (Minutes)
  • This will appear on the Lesson.
• External ID
  • This will appear on the Lesson.
• Tags
  • This will appear on the Course among other Course Tags.
• Time to Complete
  • This will appear for Learners on the Course Card and Detail pages.
• Language
  • If Automatically Detect Language is on (default), then the Language will be set on the Course provided the detected Language is in the configured set of Portal Languages.

The fields outlined above can be added as fields and filters on the following reports:

• Courses
• Course Summary

Converting Multiple Courses

Multiple Courses can be converted at one time via both the Tile View and Table View on the Absorb Content report. We recommend converting no more than 100 Courses at a time as a best practice.

From the Tile View, use the Select Courses action to enter Select Mode. In this mode, it is possible to select as many Courses as there are displayed on the page.

Once done, use the Convert to Course action to Convert the Courses which have been selected:

Using the Table View, multiple Courses can be selected and converted simultaneously using the Convert to Course button from the righthand side Mass Actions menu: