# SCORM CMI5

> Learn how to use the SCORM CMI5 component to track learner progress in an LMS and choose the right export package for SCORM or CMI5 delivery.

https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/components/scorm/

**Track learner progress, completion, and score from your interactive module to an LMS platform.**

The **SCORM CMI5** component is PandaSuite Studio's LMS tracking component. Add
it to your project to report learner progress, session status, and score, then
choose the LMS package format that matches your platform when you export.

## How SCORM CMI5 works with LMS platforms

Use this component to report learner actions such as progress, time spent,
completion status, and score to an LMS.

Use **SCORM CMI5** whenever you prepare a web package for LMS delivery with
SCORM or CMI5.

In SCORM environments, the component can communicate with LMS APIs exposed in
SCORM 1.2 or SCORM 2004.

> **Info**
>
> If your module is launched outside an LMS, you can still keep progress on the
> device with the **Persistence** option.

Configure the **SCORM CMI5** component in PandaSuite Studio, then [export your
project as a web package](https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/web-publishing/export-a-zip-file/) for
delivery to your LMS.

## Insert the SCORM CMI5 component

Prepare your interactive module. Create your screens and set up the different scenarios based on user responses.

To insert your **SCORM CMI5** component:

- Go to the level of your project. By inserting it at the project level, you ensure that it is present on all screens.
- Click on **Components** and insert the **SCORM CMI5** component.
- In the properties, choose the minimum and maximum score of this module.

The **Persistence** option allows you to keep the user's progress on the device.

[Image: SCORM CMI5 component inserted at project level, with minimum score, maximum score and Persistence option in its properties]

## Initialize / End the session

At the beginning of the module, remember to start the session. Choose a trigger (for example, launching the project) and add the action **Interact with a component** > **SCORM CMI5** > **Start the session**.

[Image: Actions tab at project level: on Launch project, the Start the session action on the SCORM CMI5 component is framed]

Similarly, at the end of the session, remember to end the session. Choose a trigger (for example, displaying the last screen) and add the action **Interact with a component** > **SCORM CMI5** > **Set session as complete**.

You can define other statuses using the other available actions:

- **Set session as incomplete**
- **Set session as timed out**

## Update the learner score

As soon as the user clicks on a correct answer, update the learner score.

To increment the score:

- Select the correct answer.
- Click on **Actions**, select **Single Tap/Click** and the action **Interact with a component** > **SCORM CMI5** > **Increment score**.

[Image: Correct answer of a quiz selected: on Single Tap/Click, a pop-up opens and the Increment score action adds 1 point]

## Choose the LMS package at export

Is your module ready? Go to [your dashboard](https://pandasuite.com/dashboard/publish). Create a new distribution (if not already done) and export it in Web format (annual plan).

In the **Web** tab, click **Export web package**, then choose the package format that matches your LMS:

- Choose **CMI5 package** when your LMS supports or requires CMI5.
- Choose **SCORM package** when your LMS requires a SCORM-compatible archive.

The **SCORM CMI5** component handles LMS tracking for both package formats.

> **Info**
>
> A **SCORM package** adds `imsmanifest.xml` at the root of the archive. A
> **CMI5 package** adds `cmi5.xml`.

For step-by-step export instructions, see [Export a web package](https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/web-publishing/export-a-zip-file/).

## What to expect in your LMS

PandaSuite sends learner progress, completion, time spent, and score from the
**SCORM CMI5** component, but the way these values appear can vary depending on
the LMS and the protocol it supports.