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Publishing Articulate Presenter 360 Content for Tin Can API

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Presenter 360

These FAQs will help you determine when to publish Presenter 360 courses for Tin Can API (also known as Experience API or xAPI), how to publish, and where to host your published content.

Should I Publish for Tin Can API?

If your LMS supports Tin Can API, you can absolutely publish for Tin Can API. It's a great option for tracking learners' progress. You'll need to check with your LMS provider to see if Tin Can API support is available. If your LMS provider doesn't yet support it, we recommend urging them to do so. Our white paper on Tin Can API implementation provides helpful information for your LMS provider.

Where Should Tin Can API Content Be Hosted, in the LMS or an External Server?

Since Presenter 360 publishes HTML5-only content, the location of the published output won't matter. You can host it on the same server as your LMS or a separate server. If you host content on a separate server, you'll need to modify the Launch URL when publishing. Here's how:

  1. Go to the Articulate tab on the PowerPoint ribbon and click Publish.
  2. Select the LMS option on the left edge of the publishing window.
  3. From the LMS drop-down list at the bottom of the window, select Tin Can API.
  4. Click the Reporting and Tracking button.
  5. Select the Reporting tab in the upper left corner of the window.
  6. In the Launch URL field, type the full URL to the presentation.html file where it'll be hosted on the external server.
    Note: The Identifier is a unique string of characters assigned by Presenter 360 that your LMS uses to identify your course. If you need to change this value, avoid special characters and spaces.
  7. Click OK, and complete the publishing process.
  8. Zip the published output.
  9. Upload the zipped version of the published content to your LMS.
  10. Upload the unzipped version to your external server.

Which Version of Tin Can API Does Presenter 360 Use?

Presenter 360 publishes content to Tin Can API version 1.0.