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The Learning Activity Template can be used to add Custom Learning Activities to your Development Goals. An example of a custom learning activity is shown below:
The Learning Activity Template is an XML-based template. Configuration is completed solely via XML. Please contact your Professional Services consultant for implementation and major changes to the Learning Activity Template or Customer Success for minor changes.
The Legacy Learning Activity Catalog is represented in CDP as a listing of the learning activities (courses, books, job aids, video, instructor led training, and so on) that employees can associate with development goals. Typically learning activities are managed by a third-party Learning Management System (LMS).
The Learning Activity Catalog in SAP SuccessFactors is created and managed via an imported flat file. The import file includes a definition for the catalog itself and the learning activities included within a catalog. The file is imported in comma separated (CSV) format in Admin Center.
An instance cannot have both the integration between CDP and SAP SuccessFactors LMS, where the users can add learning items in the LMS directly from CDP, and, at the same time, a legacy learning activity catalog for the custom learning activities. This is not a supported configuration option. The two types of learning activities, integrated and legacy, are not designed to work together. The SAP SuccessFactors LMS has its own learning catalog.
There is an important note for customers who plan to use legacy learning activities and implement SAP SuccessFactors LMS at a later stage. If the transcript feature (LMS integration) is turned on, the legacy Learning activities are not visible any longer. The legacy learning activities are not deleted/lost when the transcript feature is turned on. If the transcript feature is disabled, the legacy learning activities reappear (if using the same/original learning activities template).
Therefore, if a customer has SF LMS on their roadmap for implementation and wants to integrate SF LMS learning with CDP learning activities, then it is not recommended to enable the legacy learning activities in CDP. Once LMS is implemented (or during the LMS implementation), then the SF LMS integrated learning activities within CDP should be implemented.