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Import HowNow+ content and assign it to learners

Select Import on a HowNow+ item, add at least one person or rule, then select Assign & Import. The course is imported, published and assigned in one go.

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Written by Sunil Sharma

Bring a HowNow+ course into your workspace and assign it to the people who need it in one step.

Before you start

  • You need Admin or Manager access.

  • If you don't see Apps or the HowNow Plus tab, HowNow+ isn't part of your workspace's plan. Ask your HowNow contact.

  • Each item can only be imported once per workspace. If someone has already imported it, assign the existing copy from Manage › Content instead. See Assign a course or pathway to people and groups.

Import an item

  1. In the sidebar, select Apps, then open a category or provider on the HowNow Plus tab.

  2. Select ... on the item's row, then Import. You can also select Import in the item's details panel.

  3. Choose who it's for:

    • To add named people, select Search people..., type a name and select the person. Each appears as a rule, such as "Learner is Ethan Hughes".

    • To assign by attribute, select Add Rule, for example to assign everyone in the Customer Service Advisors group. See Assign learning automatically with rules.

  4. With more than one rule, keep Match Any (the default) to include anyone who meets at least one rule. Choose Match All only if people must meet every rule.

  5. Check the Audience count. Select it to see exactly who's included.

  6. Turn on Send an e-mail notification to all assigned learners if you want them emailed. It's off by default.

    Warning

    With this on, everyone in the audience gets an email about the assignment.

  7. Optional: select Settings to make the course mandatory, set a deadline or change other options, then select Save Changes. See What each HowNow+ import setting does.

    The Import Content panel with one person added, the Audience count, the email toggle and Assign & Import highlighted
  8. Select Assign & Import, then select Assign & Import again to confirm.

Warning

Everyone in the audience is assigned the course when the import finishes. Rules such as a group keep assigning it to people who match later.

The item shows Importing, then Imported, usually within a few minutes. Your copy appears in Manage › Content, already published, with HowNow+ as its source and you as its owner.

Good to know

  • Assign & Import stays greyed out until you've added at least one person or rule.

  • Closing the panel before you confirm cancels the import, and nothing is saved.

  • After the import, change the course's settings and assignments in Manage › Content like any other content.

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