In Absorb LMS, Courses can be configured for purchase instead of being immediately available. In the cases of these Courses, Learners must first navigate the purchasing flow before gaining access to the content. This article provides instruction on how to locate, purchase, and ultimately access a Course with E-Commerce enabled.

Purchasing a Course

1. Navigate to the correct Portal URL. Instructions on logging in to the LMS can be found here.
   • Courses can be reviewed and added to Cart without being logged in, however Users will be prompted to either log in or create a new User Profile within the purchase flow.
2. Identify a Course for sale, and click Purchase. This will add the Course to your Cart.
3. Select the Shopping Cart icon on the top right.
   
4. Select View Shopping Cart.
5. Review the items present in the Cart.
   • If a Coupon Code is available for the Course, it can be used on this page.
6. Click Proceed to Checkout
    
7. Fill in the two form fields present, Personal Information and Address.
   
    
   • If the Billing Address mirrors the Shipping Address, select the checkbox indicating these values are the same.
8. Click Proceed to Checkout.
    
9. Select a Payment Method from the available options.
10. Click Proceed to Checkout.
11. Fill out the remaining fields for Billing Address and Payment Method.
12. Click Submit Your Order.
    • As a note, the below .GIF outlining the purchase process is for a free Course, and as such skips the payment method section of the above instructions.

Accessing a Purchased Course

After a purchase is completed, Course delivery depends on how the purchase was made. Review the scenarios below to understand when a Learner is enrolled automatically and when an Enrollment Key must be used.

Purchased for Yourself

If the Course is purchased without using Buy on Behalf, the Learner who completed the purchase is automatically enrolled in the Course. 

The Learner can then access the Course from their Learner dashboard or Course list without any additional enrollment steps.

Purchased Using Buy on Behalf

If the Course is purchased using Buy on Behalf, the system generates an Enrollment Key instead of enrolling the Learner automatically. 

The intended Learner must then be enrolled using that Enrollment Key before they can access the Course.

More Information

This section contains links to other articles in our Knowledge Base as they apply to this topic. If you have additional questions or concerns not covered in our documentation, please work with your Client Success representative.

• Enable E-Commerce on a Course
• Getting Started with E-Commerce
• Configuring E-Commerce