Submitting Learning Requests

This topic discusses how to:

Enter general preferences for a learning request.
Enter training plan attributes.
Request seats.

Pages Used to Submit Learning Requests

Page Name	Definition Name	Navigation	Usage
Submit Learning Requests - Search Requesters	LM_LRQ_REQSTR_SRCH	select Enterprise Learning, then select Learner Tasks, then select Submit Learning Requests, then select Submit Learning Requests - Search Requesters	Search for and select the learner who is requesting learning.
Submit Learning Requests - Details: General Attributes	LM_LRQ_REQSTR_SRCH	Click the Select button for a requester on the Submit Learning Requests - Search Requesters page.	Identify the requested learning and enter preferences for the dates, times, location, and other attributes.
Submit Learning Requests - Details: Training Plan Attributes	LM_ADM_NEW_LRQ_DTL	Click the Training Plan Attributes link on the Submit Learning Requests - Details: General Attributes page.	Enter information that is specific to training plans.
Submit Learning Requests - Details (seats)	LM_ADM_LRQ_LRNRS	Click the Continue button on the Submit Learning Requests - Details: General Attributes page or the Submit Learning Requests - Details: Training Plan Attributes page.	Specify the number of seats for a learning request or select the learners by name.
Learning Request Confirmation	LM_AD_LRN_REQ_CONF	Click the Submit Request button on the Submit Learning Requests - Details page.	Confirms the submission of a learning request.

Submit Learning Requests - Details: General Attributes Page

Use the Submit Learning Requests - Details: General Attributes page (LM_LRQ_REQSTR_SRCH) to identify the requested learning and enter preferences for the dates, times, location, and other attributes.

Navigation

Click the Select button for a requester on the Submit Learning Requests - Search Requesters page.

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This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Submit Learning Requests - Details: General Attributes page (1 of 2).

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This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Submit Learning Requests - Details: General Attributes page (2 of 2).

Specify whether the request is for an existing course or a new course. For existing courses, you can click the Search button to access the Find Learning component where you can search for courses for which learning requests are enabled. The user’s learning environment determines the courses that are available for selection.

For a new course, you must select a category and enter a title. The user’s learning environment determines the categories that are available for selection.

Learning Request Preferences

Most of the fields that appear in this section are controlled by the settings on the Learning Request Setup page.

Job Title

The requester's primary job title always appears. If the requester has multiple jobs, you can select the relevant job title.

Start Dates

Important! You must enter dates in the From and To fields if you want to include the learning request in training plan reports.

Request Enrollment

Select to indicate the requester's interest in enrolling when the class becomes available. This field is informational only.

Submit Learning Requests - Details: Training Plan Attributes Page

Use the Submit Learning Requests - Details: Training Plan Attributes page (LM_ADM_NEW_LRQ_DTL) to enter information that is specific to training plans.

Navigation

Click the Training Plan Attributes link on the Submit Learning Requests - Details: General Attributes page.

Image: Submit Learning Requests - Details: Training Plan Attributes page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Submit Learning Requests - Details: Training Plan Attributes page.

The system refers to the information that you enter on this page when you generate training plans.

Note: Self-service users do not have access to these fields when submitting requests.

See Understanding Training Plans.

Is eligible for training plan?

Select to include this learning request in training plans, when the request meets all other selection criteria for the training plan.

Estimated Cost

Enter the estimated (flat) class cost per student if this request is met. In the budget section of the Training Plan report, the system compares a department's estimated cost of meeting the demand for learning to the department's training budget.

Estimated Hours

Enter the estimated number of hours for the requested learning.

Objective

Select a global objective to associate with the learning request. When you generate training plans, the report content is sorted by global objective.

Company

Select a company to associate with the learning request. When you generate training plans, you can include training requests for selected companies. The default value that appears in this field is based on the job title selected on the Submit Learning Requests - Details: General Attributes page.

Organization

Select the department to associate with the learning request. The default value that appears in this field is based on the job title selected on the Submit Learning Requests - Details: General Attributes page.

Learning Environment

Select a learning environment to associate with the learning request. When you generate training plans, you can include training requests for selected learning environments. The default value that appears in this field is based on the job title selected on the Submit Learning Requests - Details: General Attributes page.

(FRA) Learning Requests

The fields in this group box are French-specific. When the learning request is included in a training plan, and you select a number of seats rather than individual learners, the head counts that you enter here are used in the Training Budget Model and transferred to PeopleSoft HR for use in the 2483 report. When you name individual learners in the request, the system ignores information entered in these fields and refers to the selected learner records to determine the head counts.

Count of learners by

Select the learning request criteria to which the learning request applies. Add a separate row for each criterion. The values that appear in this field reflect the criteria defined for the selected learning environment on the Learning Request Criteria page.

Attribute Value

Select the appropriate criteria attribute value. The values that appear in this field reflect the values defined for the selected learning environment on the Learning Request Criteria page.

Count

Enter the number of learners that are associated with the selected criteria and attribute values.

Submit Learning Requests - Details (seats) Page

Use the Submit Learning Requests - Details (seats) page (LM_ADM_LRQ_LRNRS) to specify the number of seats for a learning request or select the learners by name.

Navigation

Click the Continue button on the Submit Learning Requests - Details: General Attributes page or the Submit Learning Requests - Details: Training Plan Attributes page.

Image: Submit Learning Requests - Details (seats) page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Submit Learning Requests - Details (seats) page.

You can request a number of seats or select specific learners to associate with the request, but not both.