This guide will walk you through the process of creating "equivalencies" within your tracks in PlusPlus. Equivalencies allow you to offer multiple content items, where completing any one of them fulfills the requirement for that part of the track.
What is an Equivalency?
An equivalency is a container that holds two or more content items within a track. When an end-user engages with the track, they only need to complete one of the items within the equivalency container to mark that section as complete. This is useful for offering choice, different learning styles, or various formats for the same learning objective.
Important Note: Equivalencies only exist within tracks. You cannot create a standalone equivalent content item outside of a track. Also, Collections cannot be inside equivalencies due to not being assignable.
Adding Equivalencies in Specific Sections
If your track has multiple sections, you must navigate into the specific section where you want the equivalency to reside before clicking "Add Equivalency." You cannot add an equivalency directly at the top level and then move it into a section.
How to Create an Equivalency
Step by step:
Navigate to Your Track:
Go to the specific track where you want to add an equivalency.
Click on Edit if it's an existing track, or start creating a new one.
Ensure you are in the Details and Content section of the track.
Add Equivalency:
Within the "Content" area of your track, locate the menu (often represented by a
+sign or similar icon for adding content.Click on "Add Equivalency."
Do not click "Add Content Item" if your goal is to create an equivalency. You are adding the container first.
Select Equivalent Content Items:
After adding the equivalency container, you will be prompted to find and select the content items you wish to include.
You can select various types of content, such as event series, articles, videos, etc.
Click "Add" to include them in the equivalency.
Manage Equivalent Items:
Once added, you will see your equivalent container with the selected items listed within it.
You can reorder these items as needed.
You can include more than two items; the rule remains "complete one of however many you have in here."
Edit Equivalency Message (Optional):
Click on the "Edit" option within the equivalency container to customize the message that users will see.
Enter your desired message (e.g., "Complete one of these options:") and click "Save."
Finalize and Publish:
The equivalency, with its content items, is now part of your track and ready for end-users to engage with.
Remember to save and publish your track for the changes to take effect.
Note: if you have Links as content items inside an Equivalency within your track please ensure, if you want to allow users to Save, Mark as Completed, and Rate this link, the Completable option will need to be toggled on, otherwise users will be unable to interact with these Links. Not toggling on Completable may keep users from completing the track
Reporting on Which Option Learners Chose
Once learners start working through the track, you can see which option in an equivalency each of them completed. There are two places to find this.
In Track Insights
Open the track, click the three-dot menu, and select View Insights.
Go to the Items Progress grid and find the row carrying the Equivalency type pill.
Click anywhere on that row to expand it, or use the arrow at the left of the row. The arrow points right when the row is collapsed and down when it is expanded.
The panel opens with a summary line reading Equivalent Contents, the number of learners assigned to the section, and - if there are any - the number exempted from it.
Below that, each option is listed with its own type pill and title, along with how many learners have completed it and how many are in progress.
Each option has its own View Progress by Assignee icon, which opens the roster filtered to the learners who engaged with that specific option as part of this track.
The counts here only include progress made as part of this track. If a learner completed the same content item elsewhere (for example, through a direct assignment or a different track), that completion is not counted against this equivalency.
A few details about the numbers in this view:
The Assignments bar on the equivalency row and the Assigned count in the panel can differ. The bar counts only learners who are not started, in progress, or completed, while the panel's Assigned count also includes learners exempted from the section.
A learner you exempted from a specific option is counted as having completed that option.
The per-option counts show completed and in progress only. Learners who never opened an option are not listed against it.
In the track roster CSV export
Open the track, click the three-dot menu, and select View Roster.
Select the assignees you want to report on, then click the arrow next to Bulk actions and choose Export CSV.
The export includes a column for each equivalency in the track, named after the equivalency followed by Satisfied By. For each learner, this column shows the name of the option that satisfied the equivalency.
A few details about how this column is filled in:
If a learner satisfied more than one option, all of them are listed, separated by commas.
If the cell is blank, the learner has not yet satisfied that equivalency.
If the option that satisfied the equivalency was later removed from it, the cell reads Satisfied (option no longer in section) so it is not confused with a blank.
Exempting a learner from an option counts as satisfying the equivalency, so it appears in this column as well.
For more on track reporting in general, see How to view track progress.