Activities are the "blocks" that you use to build the structure of knowledge paths. These blocks are empty unless you link content to them. In some cases, you may want it to be empty; for example, when you want to create an organizational knowledge path. In most cases, you link content. Once you do, you can set many properties to enhance the user experience and control the user's progress through the path.

By default, the Title Properties field for an activity displays (Organizational Only), which means it is not linked to any content. If content is listed in the field, you can use the Organizational Only button to remove it.

The Select Content for the Activity Dialog Box

This dialog box displays an alphabetical list of all titles on the server. Titles can be imported from the Developer or from external sources. A check mark in the External column indicates external titles. For a Developer title, the Update Date Time column shows the date and time that the title was imported or last updated, since Developer titles are updated when they are re-imported. For an external title, it shows when the title was imported. Since external titles are not updated when they are re-imported, this column tells you which is the most recent title. 

You can click any of the column headings to sort the list by that column. In addition, you can use the search field at the top to locate a specific title. The Show Identifiers option at the bottom of the list displays the unique identifiers for each item in the list.

In a title from the Developer, the selected item determines which assessments are available for use in the activity. An item can include multiple assessments or may not include any. Assessments are not available in external titles.

You can use the same content object in multiple knowledge paths. If a subject or assessment from Developer content appears in multiple knowledge paths, users are only required to take it one time. If a user starts a new knowledge path using a content object that the user already accessed in a different path, he/she can see the status for the title, not the path.

You can select an entire title for the activity, or you can expand the hierarchy and select an object within the title.
 
To link content to an activity:

1. Add a new activity to a knowledge path or edit an existing activity.
    
2. Click Browse next to the Title Properties field.
    
3. Expand the hierarchy of items as necessary.
    
4. Select the desired item.
    
5. Click Select.
    
6. Click Save on the Activity Properties page.

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