Manage Mobile App/PENS Integrations

If PENS and or/ ELMS Mobile App or PENS support is enabled, the "Integrations" tab will be displayed, as shown below:

Generate the Reg Code and PIN for the User to access the mobile app

1. Select For Mobile App from the drop-down list
2. Select Send Mobile Registration button. 
   If the user already has a mobile device registered but wants to set a new PIN, you can check the Reset PIN with Registration.
   The Registration Code is sent to the user via email.
3. The integration tab will now show a new record of the registration with a “pending” status. This status implies that the system is waiting for the user to use the Reg Code and complete the registration process for the device.
   
   

The user will receive an email with the Registration Code and PIN as shown in the example below.

The user can then open the LearnShare ELMS app and complete the registration process.

After the user completes the registration process, the apps/mobile tab for the user will now show the activation details. See the example below:



Once activated:

• To deactivate a device, click on the delete icon    in the apps/mobile tab. 
• To deactivate all devices, select the "Deactivate All Devices button."
• To reset a forgotten PIN for the mobile device, click the "Reset App/Mobile PIN button." as shown below
  
  

If a user wishes to use the mobile app on multiple devices, they will need another Mobile Registration sent to them, which will include a PIN specific to that device.

Allowing the Users to Setup the Reg Code and PIN

If you want to allow learners to register themselves for the mobile app, you will need to create a portal page with the mobile app registration widget. Click here  for more information.

Generating PENS Credentials 

When PENS support is enabled for your organization, administrators can authorize selected users to work with authoring tools that support PENS.

PENS is a learning industry standard process to transmit to publish a SCORM, AICC or xAPI compliant course package from a course authoring tool to an LMS. Many course authoring tools support PENS,  for example, Claro, Dominknow One, or UL Create.

• If PENS support is enabled, select "For PENS" from the integration options drop-down box on the integrations tab.
  
  
• Next, click the Generate PENS Credentials button. The system will generate a unique Username and Password sends the information via email to the user and the display a message to indicate the same. After the PENS credential is successfully created, an e-mail with the PENS Credentials will be sent to the user. 
   
• The integration tab will display the following information:
  
  

The Administrator can also copy and paste these credentials and notify the user. Clicking the  icon will reveal the password generated. This user can now use this credential in the authoring tool when ready to publish the course to LearnShare ELMS using PENS. 

The PENS servers for LearnShare ELMS are listed below. The user must provide a URL for the server when publishing the course in the authoring tool. Addresses will all end in: /AICC/AICC.Pens.aspx