2219218 - Direct, Easy & External Links - User Assistance Documentation links

This KBA describes how to access the User Assistance Documentation for SAP SuccessFactors Learning Building Direct Links topics

• Direct links are links that you can build and send to users.
• When users click the links, they go to specific pages in SAP SuccessFactors Learning.

SAP SuccessFactors Learning

The Direct Link wizard builds links to specific pages in SAP SuccessFactors Learning:

• You can send the links to users so that they can access the pages by clicking the link.
• Users are asked to provide login information if they are not already logged in.
• You can embed the links in any environment that accepts URL links.
• For example, you can add the link to an e-mail or a Web page.
• The use of direct links does not compromise security.
• Users will have access to only those sections of the application that their assigned workflow restrictions allow.

Click here to access the latest SAP SuccessFactors Learning Building Direct Links User Assistance Documentation

LMS Direct Link Topics covered in the User Assistance Documentation:

• Building a Direct Link - Build a direct link when you want to send a link that can take users directly to their information in SAP SuccessFactors Learning
• Inserting Direct Links into Notifications - Insert direct links into SAP SuccessFactors Learning notifications so that you can direct recipients to a specific place in the application
• Building a Survey Direct Link - Build a direct link when you want to send a link that can take users directly to their completed course survey
• Adding SAP SuccessFactors Learning Easy Links - Add easy links to create a link on users' Links tile. Links are URLs that your users frequently visit
• SAP SuccessFactors Learning External Links - External links provide a way for learning administrators to track and recommend links to users
  • Adding an External Link - Add external links (links that point to content that is outside SAP SuccessFactors Learning or its affiliated content network) when you want to recommend them and track users who clicked the links
  • Enabling External Links - Enable external links so that you can create external links in Learning  External Links
  • Pushing External Learning Links to Users - Push external links (links that point to content that is outside SAP SuccessFactors Learning or its affiliated content network) when you see a useful link that you want to call users' attention to
  • Tracking the Views of Recommended External Links - Track the views of recommended external links to see who has been viewing the links
• Running a Catalog Search for Users - Run a catalog search for users when you want to send users a URL that returns specific catalog search results

Note: If creating a Direct Link to an Item, the Revision Date is encoded in Epoch date format.

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