SCORM Specialist

LMS Compatibility · Workday Learning

SCORM in Workday Learning — what works, what breaks

Supports SCORM 1.2 only. Strict success/completion separation. Manageable with the right packaging.

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The short version

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Top issues we see
  • Completion fires in SCORM Cloud but Workday shows Incomplete
  • cmi.success_status is silently dropped
  • Score doesn't display in transcript
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SCORM version support

SCORM version support in Workday Learning
VersionSupportNotes
1.2 PartialFull support for tracking and completion, but cmi.success_status is ignored.
2004 2nd Ed Not supportedNot supported.
2004 3rd Ed Not supportedNot supported.
2004 4th Ed Not supportedNot supported.
cmi5 Not supportedUse Workday's own xAPI integration instead.

Known quirks and how to fix them

Completion fires in SCORM Cloud but Workday shows Incomplete

Symptom
Course passes in SCORM Cloud preview; Workday shows the learner as Incomplete after they finish.
Cause
Workday Learning checks cmi.core.lesson_status (1.2) AND its own internal mastery rule. If the package only sets lesson_status without also satisfying Workday's mastery threshold, completion is rejected.
Fix
Set both the SCORM lesson_status to 'completed' AND ensure the score (cmi.core.score.raw) meets or exceeds the Workday-side mastery score. If the course has no quiz, set mastery score to 0 in Workday.
Related checklist step

Check your own package first

Most of these quirks show up in the SCORM runtime calls a package makes. SCORM Lab is a free debugger I built that loads your package, runs it against a real SCORM 1.2 or 2004 API, and shows you every call — so you can see which of the above applies to you before you have LMS access.

Open SCORM Lab — free

Authoring tool compatibility

Authoring tool compatibility with Workday Learning
Authoring toolStatusNotes
Articulate Storyline 360 CompatiblePublish as SCORM 1.2.
Rise 360 CompatibleDefault SCORM 1.2 export works.
Adobe Captivate With caveatsDisable advanced sequencing.
iSpring Suite CompatibleEnable Workday-specific completion rule in publish settings.
Lectora CompatibleUse SCORM 1.2 only.

Migrating

Moving away from Workday Learning

Moving FROM Workday means losing nothing on the SCORM side — most other LMSes accept the same 1.2 packages without changes.

Moving to Workday Learning

Moving TO Workday from a SCORM 2004 LMS requires repackaging as 1.2. Suspend_data over 4KB will fail silently — refactor bookmark state to fit.

Best practices

  • Always set Workday mastery score to 0 unless you genuinely want LMS-side gating.
  • Test in actual Workday Learning, not just SCORM Cloud — the divergence is large.
  • Avoid SCORM 2004 packages entirely.

Frequently asked

Does Workday support SCORM 2004?
No. Only SCORM 1.2. If your authoring tool defaults to 2004, change the publish setting before you package.

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