Why Does My xAPI Say “und”?

Why Does My xAPI Say “und”?

Because you didn't set the language of your xAPI package when you published your courseware in your authoring tool.

What is a Language Map?

When an LRS gets a text string, like an object.definition.name, or object.definition.description, the xAPI statement must include a language map for the string. 
"object": {
    "id": "https://www.coursera.org/specializations/python/3"
    "definition": {
        "name": {"en-US": "Using Python to Access Web Data"}
        "description": {"en-US": "Using Python to Access Web Data"}
        "type": "http://adlnet.gov/expapi/activities/lesson"}}

If you authored a course with content in Chinese and set the language to "zh", then LRS users can translate the string quicker knowing which dictionary to use.

Some authoring tools insert "und" (“undetermined”), by default. To fix this, you must set the language of your xAPI package when you publish.

How to Set the Language in an xAPI Package

In Articulate Storyline, you would…
  1. In the menu bar, select File > Publish.
  2. In the Publish dialog box, select the LMS/LRS tab on the left side.
  3. In the Publish to LMS/LRS panel, click the Reporting and Tracking button.
  4. In the Reporting and Tracking Options dialog box, select the LMS tab on the left side.
  5. In the Learning Management System (LMS) Settings dialog box, in the LMS Course Information section, enter a Language Code. We typically enter en-US.
  6. Click the OK button.
  7. In the Publish dialog box, adjust any other settings, and click the Publish button.

Other authoring tools may have other ways of setting the language of the package. You're LMS may offer an override too.



Notes
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