Setting Up Learning Requests

Use the Learning Request Setup (LM_LRQ_SETUP) and the Learning Request Criteria (LM_LRQ_CRIT_FRA) components to set up learning requests.

This topic discusses how to:

Set up learning requests
Maintain learning request criteria.

Learning Request Setup Page

Use the Learning Request Setup page (LM_LRQ_SETUP) to select displayed fields for learning requests.

Navigation

select Set Up ELM, then select Catalog, then select Learning Request Setup, then select Learning Request Setup

Image: Learning Request Setup page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Learning Request Setup page.

Display Fields

Select fields that you want to display on the learning request pages for administrators and self-service users. Fields appear in the order listed here. The learning request pages include additional fields that are not selectable.

Learning Request Priority

When selected, requesters will be able to choose from the following priorities when submitting a request: Career goal, No preference, Required for Job, Required to Complete Objective, and Voluntary.

From Date and To Date

These fields enable requesters to enter a range of class start dates.

Important! You must select these fields if you want to include learning requests in training plan reports. The system uses the dates provided in the learning request to determine whether to include the request in a training plan.

Days

When selected, requesters can select the preferred days of the week for the class.

Times

When selected, requesters can choose between the following times: Afternoon, Evening, Morning, No Preference.

Special Request

When selected, requesters can select from the following: Wheelchair Access, Hearing Impaired, Other, and Vision Impaired.

Facility

When selected, requesters can choose from any of the facilities defined through the Facilities component (LM_FCLTY_TBL).

Field One Label...Field five label

You can enter field labels for additional data that you want to capture for learning requests. The data that learners subsequently enter in these fields on the Learning Request page is for information purposes only.

(FRA) Learning Request Criteria Page

Use the Learning Request Criteria page (LM_LRQ_CRIT_FRA) to maintain learning request criteria.

Navigation

select Set Up ELM, then select Resources, then select Learning Request Criteria, then select Learning Request Criteria

Image: Learning Request Criteria page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Learning Request Criteria page.

Use this page to update and maintain the learning request criteria that you use to enter counts on the Submit Learning Requests - Details: Training Plan Attributes and Maintain Learning Requests - Details: Training Plan Attributes pages. Each learning environment has its own effective-dated set of learning request criteria.

Criteria

Enter a type of criteria by which you want administrators to enter counts for learning requests. Each unique criteria name entered is available in the Count of learners by field on the Submit Learning Requests - Details: Training Plan Attributes and Maintain Learning Requests - Details: Training Plan Attributes pages.

Attribute Value

Enter an attribute value for the corresponding criterion.