Auto Enrollments
Outline
Auto Enrollments allow you to assign an activity to users in one or more groups or your entire organization.
In this article, you'll learn how to create an auto enrollment for an activity as we dive deep into auto enrollment properties and how they can help you automate enrollment tasks.
Auto enrollment overview
Once an auto enrollment is created, all users that apply will be enrolled in the activity you've specified; enrollments will then be processed in the Intellum platform that same night.
Moving forward, each new user who meets the criteria for auto enrollment will be enrolled in the selected activity. This cuts down on manual work, freeing up your workload!
Auto enrollments are also possible with recurring assignments, such as activities that are required at the same time every year or activities that are required at regular intervals.
Create an auto enrollment
Follow the steps below to create an auto enrollment for an activity:
Select the activity you wish to create the auto enrollment for from the Content List page (via the Content tab in the navigation menu). You will see the Properties tab at the top of the activity page. Click the Advanced menu option on the left-hand side.
Scroll to the Advanced Auto Enrollment Properties section. The Auto Enrollment Type field contains a dropdown with three options:
- Do not auto enroll
- Auto enroll entire company
- Auto enroll by group
Note: If you would like to automatically enroll every active user in the Intellum platform, choose Auto enroll entire company. If you have created groups that need to be auto enrolled, choose Auto enroll by group. You will then be prompted to choose the necessary groups to enroll. You can add as many as you’d like.
Choosing either of the above options displays an additional set of defining properties — more on that is mentioned below!
Click Save Changes when finished.
Auto enrollment setup
If you chose Auto enroll by group, you'll need to select one or more groups from the dropdown. Click the Add button for each group you want to add to this auto enrollment.
If you only want to auto enroll learners hired after a certain date, you can signify this in the dropdown menu, as well as a reason for adding this enrollment for additional context. Both fields in this menu are optional.
Auto enrollments can be set up as Required or Recommended based on your need.
Recurring auto enrollments & due dates
You can set recurring auto enrollments. The options for recurring (and non-recurring) auto enrollments are as follows:
One time requirement: Enroll user(s) into an activity one time only.
Annual recurring requirement: Re-enroll user(s) each year on the date specified in the Due each year on field.
Custom recurring requirement: Re-enroll user(s) in specific recurring intervals of time.
When a user completes a recurring requirement for the current period (annual or custom), they will be enrolled in the next training period’s requirement, and their due date will reflect this.
For example, if a user has completed the training for the 2019-2020 period, they will automatically be enrolled in the training for the 2020-2021 period with a due date in 2021.
In addition, you have the ability to set due dates for auto enrollment:
- Due within: Set a specific number of days for enrollment due date.
- Due on: The date the enrollment is due.
- Due each year on: Select a month and day for enrollment due date.
Note: As an option, you can also select initial enrollment due dates when you choose annual and custom reccurring requirements.
Enrolled On Date
You can choose to hide auto enrollments from users until a specific date by using the Enrolled On Date property. The property field works by setting an enrollment creation date equal to the value you define in a number of days prior to the activity's due date - as seen below.
The Enrolled On Date is dependent on the due date information set up in your activity properties - i.e. the Due within or Due on settings for the activity.
In the example below, we've created a Required, annually recurring auto-enrollment by group that will be due on October 1 of each year - with the initial due date set for 30 days:
For subsequent years, we've used the Enrolled On Date property to ensure that user enrollments are created 60-days prior to the October 1 due date - to give learners more time to complete the required course:
Notes on auto enrollment timing
If auto enrollments are set up as outlined in this article, associated enrollments are not created for group members until the overnight batch processing has occurred.
This is also true for users if:
- They are added via an integration where group membership is defined
- They are added via an Action Link where group membership is defined
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