Add a Unit to an Existing Module

You can add a unit to an existing module.

Required Editions

Available in: Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited Editions
User Roles and Permissions
Enablement Site User Roles  
This topic supports these enablement site roles: Content Creators
Required System Permissions  
To create and edit content with Trailmaker Content: Create Content
  1. Find the backpack that you want to import. You can:
  2. Import the module backpack into your Trailmaker Content workspace by completing the steps in Import a Backpack into Trailmaker Content.
  3. In the Trailmaker Content workspace, click the module title, or select Edit from the Actions menu for the module.
    Trailmaker Conent workspace, showing module titles and Actions menu
  4. On the module page, click New Unit.
    Module page in Trailmaker Content, showing New Unit button
  5. Enter your unit’s metadata and content.
    New unit page, showing Title, API Name, Time, and Points fields
    1. Enter a unit title (1).
    2. Accept the suggested API name (2), or enter a unique name that you want to use instead.
      Note
      Note
      • A unit’s API name is used in URLs, so the API name is visible to learners.
      • Each unit API name must be globally unique.
    3. For Points (3), enter the number of points that a learner earns by completing the unit’s quiz.
      Note
      Note Effective September 2021, all points are automatically assigned to the General tag, and you can’t allocate points to different tags.
    4. For Time (4), enter your estimate for how many minutes it takes to complete the unit and quiz.
    5. To add the unit’s content, use the field below the formatting toolbar (5).
      Tip
      Tip We recommend that you paste only the unit’s text first, and then use the options on the formatting toolbar to insert images and videos.
    6. To add the unit’s quiz, click New Assessment (6). For help with quizzes, see Create Quizzes in Trailmaker Content.
    7. To add another unit, click the back icon Back arrow (7) to return to the module page, click New Unit, and repeat these steps.
  6. Add the revised module to an unpublished release by completing the steps in Add Content to a Release from Trailmaker Content.
  7. Preview and publish the release.
  8. Download the latest released version of the module backpack, and store it in your VCS.