General architecture and definitions

Login and Registration 

 

 

 Main Layout Elements  

 

 Language Selector Change language for the login and registration page. This automatically detects the user browser language. Upon login, language will be set to the user profile language. 

 Course Catalog Opens the catalog of courses. Feature must be enabled from System Configuration elearning settings. 

 Login and social login Standard login form. Social login features can be activated from the  plugin manager. 

 Privacy Policy Default privacy policy text can be edited in admin settings 

 

 LMS Frontend & User Panel 

 The frontend of the application hosts all the learning related features for both students and teachers. 

 

 

 Main Layout elements 

 1. Main Menu : this is the main navigation menu, for all the general sections of the platform 

 

 MyCourses : in this section the user will find all the courses, coursepaths and training activities he is directly enrolled to. 

 Catalog : if enabled, this section will show the course catalog(s), with courses he can subscribe to 

 Community : general platform community forums 

 Helpdesk : a contact form to send support request to platform administrators 

 New Certificates : notification icon and link to alert for new available certificates for download 

 Administration : link to backend administration section, only available to administrators and superadministrators 

 User Panel : click on the username to open your own user panel 

 

 2. MyCourses Tab s: access different areas of the MyCourses section, if enabled 

 3. Filters panel : here a user can filter and search among the courses he is subscribed to: 

 

 Filter by course category 

 Filter by course type 

 Filter by year  

 Filter by status. The page by default will show all open courses, but you could filter them based on the user status on the course 

 Search by word on courses title, description, and category 

 Filter by course label: the “label” option must be enabled. Check system configuration 

 

 User Panel 

 This panel displays personal info and features for the user: 

 1. Profile : if allowed by configuration, user can edit his own profile 

 2. User features : 

 

 Certificates: go to mycertificate page 

 Messages: access the private messages feature 

 

 3. Career:  some basic stats about user activities 

 4. Language selector 

 Backend Administration 

 This is the area of the application where most of the administrative operations happen, such as user management and course creation. 

 

 Terms and Definitions 

 

 USER LEVEL 

 it's the main permission level that determines which part of the application a user can access, and his level of permissions. In Forma LMS users might be registered as one of the following levels: 

 

 

 

 1. User 

 can only access the frontend 

 2. Administrator 

 can access the backend with limited functionalities and permissions over users and courses 

 3. SuperAdmin 

 is a "GodAdmin" that can access both the frontend and the backend with full permissions 

 

 

 

 User ROLE 

 users of any level can be subscribed to courses with different roles, determining what they can do and see within a course based on course menu configuration and their level 

 

 Admin Profile 

 the admin profile defines which features an admin can access in the backend menu, and what he can do. The admin profile works together with admin permissions that can be set over specific courses, catalogs, user groups, user nodes, etc. 

 

 

 

 Registration 

 user is registered to the platform with a specific level 

 

 Subscription 

 user is enrolled to a course with a specific role