Hi all - I'm wondering if anyone might be able to put together a step-by-step guide as to how to set up a variable / javascript function for this? (i.e. pulling a user's first name from the LMS). I've read through this discussion (https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/retrieve-lms-user-name-as-variable) but I'm very green and have had no experience with javascript functions (and only basic variables). Any help for dummies would be amazing. Thanks, Sal

I have revised the code a little with a few improvements. ...and, I can confirm this code works with Saba LMS and Moodle. The attached file is for Storyline 360, but the code itself should work with Storyline 2 files. Published setting format: HTML5 with Flash fallback and also works with HTML5 only setting! Be sure to create a variable named username in Storyline. var player = GetPlayer(); function findLMSAPI(win) {// look in this windowif (win.hasOwnProperty("GetStudentID")) return win; // all done if no parentelse if (win.parent == win) return null; // climb up to parent window & look thereelse return findLMSAPI(win.parent);} var lmsAPI = findLMSAPI(this);var myName = lmsAPI.GetStudentName();var array = myName.split(','); var full_name = array[1] + ' ' + array[0];var first_name = array[1]; // Remove blank space from the front of variablefull_name = full_name.trim();first_name = first_name.trim(); // Remove blank space from the end of variablefull_name = full_name.replace(/\s+$/, '');first_name = first_name.replace(/\s+$/, ''); // If value exists change variable, if not change name to participantif (first_name) {player.SetVar("username", first_name);}else{player.SetVar("username", "Participant");} //Modified and tested by Kevin Brake The code above would be: Execute JavaScript, When timeline starts

Thanks Matthew and Lucio - this is working great :) Except in one instance, when calling to display the last name, a random comma appears after it. This is what I have used: var lmsAPI = parent;var name = lmsAPI.GetStudentName();var id = lmsAPI.GetStudentID();var nameArray = str.split(" ");var firstName = nameArray[1];var firstInitial = firstName.charAt(0);var lastName = nameArray[0];var cleanLastName = lastName.replace(/[^a-zA-Z]/g, "");var userName = firstInitial + cleanLastName;var userName = userName.toLowerCase();var player = GetPlayer();player.SetVar('first_name', firstName);player.SetVar('last_name', lastName);player.SetVar('first_initial', firstInitial);player.SetVar('email', id);player.SetVar('username', userName); This is how the reference appears on the slide: Username: CORP\%first_name%.%last_name% This is how it appears when published: Username: CORP\Sal.Milford, Surname is definitely just Milford in the LMS. Any ideas? Thanks, Sal

I think this works in Moodle - solved by someone else a couple of weeks ago. --------------------------- var player = GetPlayer(); function findLMSAPI(win) {// look in this window if (win.hasOwnProperty("GetStudentID")) return win; // all done if no parent else if (win.parent == win) return null; // climb up to parent window & look there else return findLMSAPI(win.parent);} var lmsAPI = findLMSAPI(this);var myName = lmsAPI.GetStudentName();var array = myName.split(',');var newName = array[1] + ' ' + array[0];player.SetVar("newName", newName); -------------------------------------------

"Test and celebrate" 😄 I'm definitely bookmarking this for future reference. Thanks for popping in to help, Matthew!

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AndrewFord-ef5b
Community Member
4 years ago
Hi Matthew,

Could you help me with a java script, if I needed to pull in the learners initials from their first and last name from the LMS? (Example, I need Andrew Ford to appear as AF)

Thanks!
- KevinBrake-09e3
  Community Member
  4 years ago
  This may work, untested... let me know:
  
  // Capture first initial from a variable
  full_name = full_name.str.charAt(0);
  first_name = first_name.str.charAt(0);
  
  or maybe this one:
  
  // Capture first initial from first and last name
  var last_name = array[2];
  
  first_name = first_name.substring(0, 1);
  last_name = last_name.substring(0, 1);
DarrenNash
Community Member
4 years ago
Does this work for all LMS systems or specific ones? I am trying this with CSOD and it does not work.
- JoeFrancis
  Community Member
  4 years ago
  This works with LMS' which adhere to AICC/SCORM standards, and are populating the field where the user's name is expected (retrieved using cmi.core.student_name) with the user's full name. The prescribed format is Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial, with the last name and the first name separated by a comma. Spaces in the name must be honored.
GlendaDeHoff-0c
Community Member
3 years ago
I am struggling with using JavaScript to capture the user's first and last names from the LMS (Vector Solutions). They store the user name as "Firstname, Lastname, Middle". This is the code I am using but it is not working. I was able to insert the date using JavaScript.

var lmsAPI = parent;
var name = lmsAPI.GetStudentName();
var nameArray = name.split(",");
var lastName = nameArray[1];
var firstName = nameArray[0];
var player = GetPlayer();
player.SetVar('first_name',firstName);
player.SetVar('last_name',lastName);
Lucio
Community Member
3 years ago
Hi Glenda,

From what I see in your code, you must declare the "player" variable before making the API call.

Try this:

var player = GetPlayer();
var StudentNameIn = lmsAPI.GetStudentName();
var array = StudentNameIn.split(',');
var StudentName = array[1] + ' ' + array[0];
player.SetVar("StudentName", StudentName);

If you wish to split the name in two variables, you may use your approach instead of "StudentName".
GlendaDeHoff-0c
Community Member
3 years ago
Thanks, Lucio. THAT worked!