How to add external courses in Sana
As of today, there are four ways to import external courses in Sana:
All of these methods allow learners to browse through the courses, just like with the Sana-native ones. Similarly, you are able to assign learners, edit the descriptions, and change visibility settings. Key differences are:
Direct links and integration to LinkedIn Learning open the course in another tab (in the origin of the course)
Courses imported through direct link will not automatically register completion (SCORM and LI Learning will). Learners need to mark manually that they have completed the course
Importing external course via link
Go to Manage
Select ‘Content’
Click “Import” in the right corner
Select “Direct Link”. In the new window, paste in the link to the course, click “import”
Add additional information (description, images, tags) about the course if you wish, and click “import” at the bottom. The course is now imported to Sana and will exist in Manage for you to invite learners to.
Importing an external course in SCORM 1.2 or 2004 format
Go to Manage > Content
Click Import in the top right corner
Select SCORM and upload the SCORM-file from your computer. The course is now imported to Sana and will exist in Manage for you to invite learners to.
Please ensure the file uploaded is in a .zip format
Integration to LinkedIn Learning
We support a more extensive integration to LinkedIn Learning. Find the article here: How to connect LinkedIn Learning with your Sana org.
Once the integration has been finalized, you can import LinkedIn Learning courses into Sana.
Instructions:
Go to Manage > Content
Click on Import and select LinkedIn Learning
Select the courses you want to add and click Import
Sana automatically adds course name, course image and the course description to the course.
How to Update a SCORM Course
Updating a SCORM course in Sana (for bug fixes or small changes)
If you’ve made small changes or fixed minor bugs in a SCORM course, just follow these simple instructions to update your current course:
1) Open Manage > Content
2) Search for the content in question (i.e. by name)
3) Open the course
4) Go to the course "Settings"
5) Scroll down to the button "Update SCORM package"
6) Upload the newest SCORM file
Note: Currently, this feature is only available with a specific flag enabled. Please contact your Customer Success Manager (CSM) to activate this feature if it's not available on your platform.
Updating a SCORM course in Sana (for major changes or course overhauls)
If you need to make major changes to the SCORM course, like adding new pages or activities, is necessary to go directly into the SCORM file and modify the Item Identifier in imsmanifest.xml.
Warning:
If the Item Identifier in
imsmanifest.xmlis changed, a new storage property will be created, and users will lose their saved progress. Use this approach only for significant SCORM updates.
For this type of update, just follow these steps:
Unzip the new SCORM package.
Open the Manifest (
imsmanifest.xml) file in a text editor (e.g., Notepad).Locate the "Item Identifier" and update its ID to a unique value different from the previous SCORM package.
💡 Tip: Using the date of the change helps ensure uniqueness.
Save the Manifest file.
Re-zip the SCORM package.
Upload it via the "Update SCORM package" functionality in the course settings.
💡 Note: Regardless of how you update the SCORM package, completion status in Sana Learn will remain.
FAQ
Why is embed content in my imported SCORM not working in Sana?
It may be that your embed content requires whitelisting for the Sana LMS, see below for the whitelisting URL:
URL: x-scorm--DOMAIN.sana.ai
Please replace DOMAIN with your Sana URL domain. For example, if your Sana domain is xyz.sana.ai, then the whitelisting URL is x-scorm--xyz.sana.ai
Why is my SCORM file import not working?
There could be a number of reasons why it isn’t importing correctly.
Firstly, if the SCORM is not working on Sana follow the below steps:
Sana supports SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004, please check you have the correct format
Please try exporting the file again from your provider
Once you are sure you have the correct file you can test your SCORM file on https://app.cloud.scorm.com/
If it does not work on the website mentioned in step 3, there might be something wrong with the file. Please ask your provider to investigate this further.
If the file does work then please:
Check that you have a stable internet connection
Try from another browser (Chrome is recommended)
💡 Sana only supports navigation toolbars with SCORM 1.2 files and SCORM 2004 files, if your course contains navigation toolbars please ensure these are selected when exporting
If you require further assistance please contact your CSM.