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COPYRIGHT, LICENSING, AND REDISTRIBUTION GUIDELINES
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Table of Contents
SECTION 1 THE SCORM® RUN-TIME ENVIRONMENT (RTE) 1-1
1.1. Introduction to the SCORM Run-Time Environment (RTE) Book 1-3
1.1.1. What is Covered in the SCORM RTE Book?. 1-3
1.1.2. Using the SCORM RTE Book 1-3
1.1.3. Relationship with other SCORM Books. 1-4
1.2. Run-Time Environment Overview 1-6
SECTION 2 MANAGING THE RUN-TIME ENVIRONMENT (RTE) 2-1
2.1. Run-Time Environment (RTE) Management 2-3
2.1.1. Run-Time Environment Temporal Model 2-4
2.1.2. Launching Content Objects 2-7
2.1.3. Taking Content Objects Away 2-9
SECTION 3 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) 3-1
3.1. APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) 3-3
3.1.2. API Methods and Syntax 3-5
3.1.4. Data-Transfer Methods 3-7
3.1.6. Communication Session State Model 3-11
3.1.7. API Implementation Error Codes 3-12
3.2. LMS Responsibilities 3-26
3.3. SCO Responsibilities 3-28
3.3.1. Finding the API Instance 3-28
3.3.2. API Usage Requirements and Guidelines 3-31
SECTION 4 SCORM® RUN-TIME ENVIRONMENT DATA MODEL 4-1
4.1.1. SCORM Run-Time Environment Data Model Basics 4-4
4.2. SCORM Run-Time Environment Data Model 4-18
4.2.1. Data Model Version 4-21
4.2.2. Comments From Learner 4-22
4.2.5. Completion Threshold 4-37
4.2.13. Learner Preference. 4-84
4.2.15. Maximum Time Allowed 4-91
4.2.18. Progress Measure 4-112
4.2.19. Scaled Passing Score 4-113
4.2.24. Time Limit Action 4-126
4.3. Inter-SCO Storage Data Model Extension 4-128
4.3.1. Defining Shared Data Stores 4-128
4.3.2. Data Store Access and Persistence 4-129
APPENDIX A ACRONYM LISTING.................................................................................................... A-1
ACRONYM LISTING ............................................................................................................................... A-2
APPENDIX B REFERENCES................................................................................................................ B-1
REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................... B-3 APPENDIX C DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY............................................................................. C-1
DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY........................................................................................................ C-2
List of Figures
Figure 2.1a: Conceptual Content Structure Illustration 2-3
Figure 2.1.1a: Temporal Model Relationships for a Specific SCO 2-5
Figure 2.1.1.1a: Single Learner Attempt with one Learner Session 2-6
Figure 2.1.1.1b: Learner Attempt Spread Over Several Learner Sessions 2-6
Figure 2.1.1.1c: Successive Learner Attempts, Spread Over Several Learner Sessions 2-6
Figure 3.1.1a: Illustration of API, API Instance and API Implementation 3-4
Figure 3.1.6a: Conceptual API Instance State Transitions 3-11
Figure 3.2.1a: Permitted DOM Locations of an API Implementation 3-27
Figure 3.3.1a: Illustration of Finding the API. 3-29
Figure 4.1.1a: Illustration of Using the Data Model with the API 4-3
Figure 4.2.9a: Interactions and Interaction Data 4-44
List of Tables
Table: 3.1.1b: Categories of API Methods 3-5
Table 3.1.7a: Error Code Categories and Range 3-13
Table 4.1.1.6a: Reserved Property Delimiters 4-10
Table 4.1.1.6b: Reserved Separator Delimiters 4-12
Table 4.2a: SCORM Run-Time Environment Data Model Elements Summary 4-18
Table 4.2b: Data Model Element Table Explanation 4-20
Table 4.2.1a: Dot-notation Binding for the Data Model Version Data Model Element 4-21
Table 4.2.2a: Dot-notation Binding for the Comments from Learner Data Model Element 4-22
Table 4.2.3a: Dot-notation Binding for the Comment from LMS Data Model Element 4-28
Table 4.2.4a: Dot-notation Binding for the Completion Status Data Model Element 4-33
Table 4.2.4.1a: GetValue() Evaluation of Completion Status 4-36
Table 4.2.5a: Dot-notation Binding for the Completion Threshold Data Model Element 4-37
Table 4.2.6a: Dot-notation Binding for the Credit Data Model Element 4-39
Table 4.2.7a: Dot-notation Binding for the Entry Data Model Element 4-40
Table 4.2.8a: Dot-notation Binding for the Exit Data Model Element 4-42
Table 4.2.9a: Dot-notation Binding for the Interactions Data Model Element 4-45
Table 4.2.9.1a: Correct Response Pattern Format Requirements 4-64
Table 4.2.9.2a: Learner Response Format Requirements 4-74
Table 4.2.10a: Dot-notation Binding for the Launch Data Data Model Element 4-81
Table 4.2.11a: Dot-notation Binding for the Learner ID Data Model Element 4-82
Table 4.2.12a: Dot-notation Binding for the Learner Name Data Model Element. 4-83
Table 4.2.13a: Dot-notation Binding for the Learner Preference Data Model Element 4-84
Table 4.2.14a: Dot-notation Binding for the Location Data Model Element 4-90
Table 4.2.15a: Dot-notation Binding for the Max Time Allowed Data Model Element 4-91
Table 4.2.16a: Dot-notation Binding for the Mode Data Model Element 4-92
Table 4.2.16.1a: Mode and Credit Values 4-93
Table 4.2.17.1a: Scenarios for Storing Collection Data 4-94
Table 4.2.17a: Dot-notation Binding for the Objectives Data Model Element 4-96
Table 4.2.18a: Progress Measure relationship with Completion Status 4-112
Table 4.2.18b: Dot-notation Binding for the Progress Measure Data Model Element 4-112
Table 4.2.19a: Dot-notation Binding for the Scaled Passing Score Data Model Element 4-113
Table 4.2.20a: Dot-notation Binding for the Score Data Model Element 4-115
Table 4.2.21a: Dot-notation Binding for the Session Time Data Model Element 4-119
Table 4.2.22a: Dot-notation Binding for the Success Status Data Model Element 4-121
Table 4.2.22.1a: GetValue() Evaluation of Success Status 4-123
Table 4.2.23a: Dot-notation Binding for the Suspend Data Data Model Element 4-124
Table 4.2.24a: Dot-notation Binding for the Time Limit Action Data Model Element 4-126
Table 4.2.25a: Dot-notation Binding for the Total Time Data Model Element 4-127
Table 4.3.2a: Dot-notation Binding for the ADL Data Extension Elements 4-130
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