Creating a video-only course

A video-only course is a course with no virtual machines in it. The course can be launched so the video can be viewed in the Heropa workspace, but no resources are consumed.

In this article: 

Creating a template

Creating a course

Adding a video to the course

Creating a template

First, a template needs to be created with no VMs. 

1. From the left navigation menu, select Templates, then select Add.
2. In the Create new template window, complete the following information: 
   • Company: Select the company that will own the template.
     • Users with a global role type can create a template for any company. Users with a company role type can create a template for their own company only.
     • Select 'Share with all companies' if the template is to be available to all companies. For more information, see: Sharing resources across Companies.
   • Title: Each template requires a name. 
   • Region: Templates reference resources located in a single geographic region. Given that there will be no resources added to this template, any region can be selected.
   • Select Create. 

This template can be re-used in any video-only courses.

Creating a course

1. From the Left Navigation menu choose Courses, and then click Add from the Top Navigation menu.
2. In the Create new course window complete the following information:

• Company: Select the company that will own the course.
  • Users with a global role type can create a course for any company. Users with a company role type can create a course for their own company only.
  • Select 'Share with all companies' if the course is to be available to all companies. For more information, see: Sharing resources across Companies.
• Name: This is the name of the course that will appear in the user's library
• Region: Select the region to store your course
• Template: Select the template created earlier, that has no VMs
• Code: The course code must be unique and can be aligned with corporate standards.
• Policy: Select a policy to apply to the course
• Select Create.

You will be redirected to the Course details page. 

Adding a video to the course

1. From the Course Details, select the Configuration tab
2. In the Video section, add the URL of the video. This needs to be copied from supported video platforms, namely: 
   • YouTube: In YouTube, select the video then select Share / Embed. In the Embed Video window, copy the Embed URL. For example, https://www.youtube.com/embed/EoUi2DmAHIY.
   • Wistia: In Wistia, select Share, then Embed. This automatically copies the link. Check the link is the correct format. 
   • Vimeo: In Vimeo, select Share, then copy the link. Check the link is the correct format. For example: https://player.vimeo.com/video/524933864. 
   • Once the link has been copied, paste it into the URL field.
3. Enter the Button text to be displayed in the workspace for the video.
4. Select Save.

The video-only course is now ready to be published. To check everything is working as expected, select Preview course. 

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Providing users access to a course