Creating, Viewing, or Editing an IMM

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Creating, Viewing, or Editing an IMM

On the IMM screen:

Select NewIcon to create a new IMM.

Select View Table-View to review a selected IMM. If you need to make any changes, select Edit on the IMM Detail screen.

Select Edit Table-Edit to make changes to a selected IMM.

IMM Detail Screen

Figure 308: IMM Detail Screen

Any of these options opens the IMM Detail screen, ready for you to enter, review, or update the field below. Then:

To create a new IMM, select Save once you've entered all the information. Likewise, to keep the edits you've made to an existing IMM, select Save. This will return you to the list of IMM.

If you do not want to keep the edits or create a new IMM, just select Cancel to close the pop-up.

If you're reviewing an IMM, you can select Edit to make changes, select Approve to approve the IMM, or you can close the pop-up window by selecting the X in the top right of the pop-up.

IMM Fields

Type

The Type or sub-category of the resource. The resource type allows you to further specify what kind of resource it is. You can set up the resource categories on the Customizations screens, to enable you to define groups of resources within the main categories.

Title

The Title or name of the resource. Resources are used or cited extensively in initiatives, specifically, on the following screens:

Analysis - in the Training Needs Analysis and the Task Analysis.

Design - in the Training Management Document.

Develop - in the initiative contents: pages and paragraphs, sheets, and test items.

Number

The Number of the resource could be a document number or other identifying number. The number can be used to distinguish between like-titled resources.

Version

The Version number of the resource. All resources start with version 1. Once a resource has been approved, changes can no longer be made, unless a new version of the resource is created. Then changes can be made as needed in the new version.

When viewing the resource item, you can view a previous version by selecting it from the Version drop-down.

Status

The current Status of the resource. Once the initiative that uses the resource is approved, then the resource is also approved. You can also approve a resource manually by viewing the resource on the Resources tab and then selecting Approve on the screen. You cannot approve a resource from the Edit screen.

Version Text

The Version Text of the resource. Unlike the Version field, this field is user editable, so you can enter the version number or text of the resource, if applicable.

Source

The Source of the resource, i.e., where you can buy it or find it.

Note: If you enter a website and include "http://" or "https://" with the website address, then you will get a clickable hyperlink in the various pdf outputs.

Description

A detailed Description of the Instructional Media Material, which is also used Section 508 compliance. This helps everyone, not just those with vision problems, understand what they are looking at. It also helps with reuse of the IMM in other initiatives.

Unit of Issue

The Unit of Issue indicates how many items of the resource come together in a box or a pack. This helps determine how many resources need to be bought.

Unit Cost

The Unit Cost is the cost of buying one unit (e.g., one box of pencils, or a pack of paper) of the resource.

Associated File

The Associated File shows the file name of the file that was uploaded to LEAD. You can click the hyperlink in LEAD to open the file in a new tab. You may need to close the tab to continue working in LEAD. If the associated file is a PowerPoint, then clicking the hyperlink will display the slides in the Slide Viewer.

The associated file is included with the SCORM export when it is created, as well as with any of the Training Packages you can create on the Implement tab.

Note: When the IMM is not printed in a pdf output, say when you have the IMM listed in the Reference section of a Sheet, then you will get a hyperlink in the various pdf outputs that you can click on. If you have downloaded and unzipped a Training Package, then clicking the hyperlink will open the file locally from the Media folder. If you only generated the pdf, clicking on the hyperlink will attempt to open the file online. Should you not be logged into LEAD when you select the hyperlink, you will be asked to log in prior to viewing the IMM.

Replace File (only shows when editing an existing IMM)

If you need to replace the file that was uploaded previously for the IMM, click Select to upload a replacement file. The Replace File shows the file name of the file that was uploaded to LEAD. Select X Remove if you don't want to keep the uploaded file.

Attribution

The Attribution statement is required for an IMM resource if the owner or author of the IMM requires it. This field can also be used to capture the Creative Commons license information, or other copyright license information.