• Course Manager by Skytap overview
  • Instructor-led training overview
  • On-demand labs overview
• Preparing a template
  • Installing CMHelper on a VM
  • Installing CMSysHelper on a VM
• Creating a course
  • Adding learning content to a course
    • Editing a Manual
  • Adding lab actions to a course
  • Adding script packages to a course
  • Adding lifecycle scripts to a course
  • Editing a course
  • Deleting a course
  • Previewing the Learning Console
• Creating and managing instructor-led training events
  • Creating and scheduling an event
    • Adding learning content to an event
    • Customizing email messages for an event
    • Editing an event
    • Deleting an event
  • Preparing for the event
  • Delivering the event
  • Viewing the event activity summary
  • Using event scheduling
    • Scheduling a recurrent event
    • Scheduling a non-recurrent event
    • Viewing event schedules
    • Using delayed provisioning
• Creating and managing on-demand labs
  • Using consumption control measures
  • Creating a lab
    • Adding learning content to a lab
    • Deleting a lab
  • Managing labs
  • Using the request portal – a guide for Lab and Event Manager users
• Using the Learning Console – a guide for lab end users
  • Using the Manual in the Learning Console
  • Using Resources in the Learning Console
  • Using File Drop in the Learning Console
• Viewing Learning Console activity
• Managing your user account
• Administering Course Manager by Skytap
  • Managing users
  • Managing account settings
    • Editing an email body
  • Using tags with Course Manager
  • Using commands, scripts, and the Virtual Browser
  • Using custom data attributes
  • Using metadata attributes
  • Using the Course Manager API
  • Course Manager Reporting
  • Using Course Manager fields for Skytap reporting
• Course Manager FAQ

Adding script packages to a course in Course Manager by Skytap

Scripts allow a lab end user or Course Manager to perform automated tasks in the user’s Skytap environment. Scripts can access metadata attributes that apply to an end user through the Course Manager control endpoint. They can be executed through Manual shortcuts, lab actions, or lifecycle scripts. Script packages are hosted on the Course Manager Script Host VM in the lab end user’s Skytap environment and can’t be edited or viewed by the user.

Creating a script package

Use one of Course Manager’s script templates to begin creating a script package. Course Manager supports scripts written in Bash, Node.js, Python, and Ruby.

Adding a script package to a course

To add a script package to a course

1. From the Course Manager navigation bar, click Courses. The Courses page displays.
2. Click the name of the course that you want to edit. The details page for the course displays.
3. On the course details page, click the Course actions drop-down menu, and then click Scripts.

4. Either drag a script package into the Add Scripts box or click in the box to select a script package using the file browser. Then click Upload.

   

   Notes

   • A script package must be a ZIP file that follows the structure of a Course Manager script template.
   • A script package file name can contain only letters, numbers, underscores, and periods. All other characters are replaced with underscores when the script package is uploaded.
   • If a course contains more than one script package, each script package must have a unique name.
   • You can also add a script package to a course from the command line by running the bin/publish utility from your script template.