Comparing Totara versions
  • 29 Jan 2024
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Comparing Totara versions


Article Summary

This table shows a comparison of major features across all Totara Learn (v9 - 12) and the Totara Talent Experience Platform (TXP) versions (v13 - 18).

Features have been grouped together into categories for ease of use. New features in this version are in bold.

Learning and delivery

Content management

1817

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

SCORM compliance

SCORM attempt management






LTI v2 support


Static content creation

File and folder upload

Drag-and-drop file upload

Add URL

Glossary activity 

Database activity

Lesson activity

Book activity

H5P activity








External repository APIs

Content marketplace


Content marketplace activity






LinkedIn Learning integration





Course management

1817

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

Multiple course formats

Pathway course format








Activity completion criteria

Course completion criteria

Course completion upload

Course completion editor


Record of Prior Learning

Bulk course creation

Activities and resources

Groups

Recycle bin


Enrolment banner






Catalogue management

1817

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

Categories and subcategories

Backup and restore

Course and activity tagging

Program and certification tagging



Tag collections


Custom course fields

Custom search and filters

Topic filters






Time to read filter





Resource and playlist search





Custom course icons

Custom course images




Report-based catalogue

Grid catalogue




Catalogue homepage





Header and footer blocks





Assessment and achievement

1817

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

Open badges

Badge endorsements





Badge versions





Multi-language badges





Badge issue for course completion

Badge issue for program completion


Badge issue for audience membership


Custom certificates

Quiz activity

Drag-and-drop question types

Grading

Assignment activity

Offline and virtual learning

1817

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

Seminar events and sessions dashboard

Event attendance tracking

Session attendance tracking





Grade to pass





Manual grading





Valid no show status





Attendance upload





Booking management

Waitlisting

Waitlisting conflict alerts



Declare interest

Signup sheet


Self approval

Manager approval

Two-stage approval

Multiple signups based on attendance status




Asset management

Room management

Facilitator management





MS teams and Zoom webinar integration





Manager reservations

Custom notifications

Custom messaging

Custom fields for sign up and cancellation

Custom fields for all forms and elements

Repeat seminars when enrolled via a certification



Gamification

1817

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

Activity results leaderboard

Topic access restrictions

Quiz access password

Course access keys

Orphaned activities

Social and collaborative learning

1817

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

Live chat activity

Forum activity

Pinned forum posts


Forum discussion locking


Workshop (peer review) activity

Messaging

Wiki activity

Feedback and evaluation

1817

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

Feedback activity

Conditional feedback questions

Feedback reminders

Choice activity

Mobile app

1817

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

App authentication





Mobile branding





Current courses





Current programs and certifications





Offline SCORM Player





Push notifications





Mobile catalogue (Find learning)







Course self-enrolment





Organisation and compliance management

Reporting

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

In-built admin reports

In-built course reports

Custom report builder

Report source search





Report templates





Scheduled reporting

Scheduled reports sent via email

Scheduled report send to self



Scheduled report source



Scheduled report capability



Set scheduled report recipients



Exportable reports

Graphical reporting

Updated graphical reports





Clone report

Global report restrictions

Content restriction by audience




Report column aggregation

Default saved searches





Performance optimisation


Hierarchies

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

Organisational hierarchies

Positional hierarchies

Competency hierarchies

HR Import

Support for partial sync within HR Import


Source and schedule settings for each element




Job assignment HR Import source


Competency HR Import source




Competency export




Compliance management

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

Programs

Certifications

Recertification management

Improved program and certification assignment





Clone programs








Improved program content UI








Extended enterprise

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

Enhanced multitenancy support





Tenant administrators





Tenant bulk user upload





Tenant-specific courses





Tenant-only resources





Tenant-only workspaces





Tenant-specific performance activities





Tenant dashboards





Tenant theme configuration





Tenant login pages





Tenant default images






Tenant branded email




Tenant-specific reporting








Tenant-level notifications









Development and review

Learning plans

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11109

Custom workflows

Multiple templates

Evidence custom fields

Dynamically assigned learning plans

Talent management and succession planning

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11109

Competencies linked to organisations

Competencies linked to positions

Competencies auto-added to learning plans

External evidence

Custom evidence forms





Performance management

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11109

Legacy appraisals and 360 feedback







Performance activities





Appraisals





Feedback





Check-ins





Redisplay question






Goal review







Totara goals








Create goals in performance activities








Learning review







Competency review






Evidence review






Aggregated responses






Activity close dates






Direct report participants






Advanced participation management



Dynamic performance activities






Hide incomplete responses






Hide/close suspended user responses






Participation reporting





Performance activity reporting





Enhanced performance activity reporting







Priority card view







Advanced filtering and sorting of activities







Personal and organisational goals

Improved goals user interface







Link positions and organisations to company goals

Performance overview








Competency management

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11109

Custom completion scales

Competency types

Competency profile dashboard





Advanced achievement paths





Proficiency set by assignment






Proficiency achieved date


Competency ratings reporting






Bulk achievement paths







User management

Access management

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

Guest access

Self registration

Self registration with approval


OAuth2.0 (Microsoft, LinkedIn, Google login)





SAML SSO








Multi-factor authentication for Site Administrators








Instant access to learning for self-registered users


Password expiry for self registered users



Password policy

Password rotation policy

Custom access rights

Persistent login option



External API







Audience management

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

Set audiences

Dynamic audiences

Tenant audiences





Disable automatic membership updates

Course/certification/program visibility

Course/certification/program enrolment

Learning plan assignment

Goal assignment

Access rights assignment

Legacy main menu navigation








Main menu




Audience and workspace sync






Team management

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

Team dashboard

Job assignment-based seminar approval

All reporting staff (multiple job assignments)

User account management

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

Browse users report


Profile information

Users must complete required profile fields upon login



Position assignment

Manager assignment

Multiple manager assignments

Organisation assignment

Job assignments

Improved user creation workflow

 




Configurable user profile page

 




Custom user profile card





Tenant association





Enrolment management

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

Manual and self enrolment

Audience sync enrolment

Competency-based enrolment

Seminar direct enrolment

Learning plan-based enrolment

GDPR

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

Versioned site policies



Multi-lingual site policies



HTML site policies




Site policy consent records

 



User data management



Data export

 



Data purging



Schedule user deletion








Notifications

Centralised notifications1817161514131211109
Improved notification preferences




Centralised program and certification notifications




Activity completion notifications






Course notifications






Centralised seminar notifications






Centralised performance activity notifications







Centralised notification auditing







Customisation

Adaptive learning

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

Course reordering within sets





‘Then’ and ‘or’ dividers between program course sets

‘And’ dividers between program course sets

Optional courses within program course sets

Activity completion tracking

Activity access restrictions

Organisation and position activity access restrictions

 



Audience and preferred language activity access restrictions



Time since completing activity restriction




Learner personalisation

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

User themes

Alerts and tasks

Learner dashboard(s)

Record of learning

My current learning

Last course accessed block

Recently viewed block





Activity completion-based progress bars

Program progress bar based on course set progress


User tours

Globalisation

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

Multiple language translation packs

Language customisation

Right-to-left display support

Multiple time zone support

Multiple date and calendar formats

Design and navigation

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

109

Audience-based dashboards

Clone dashboards

Access control-based main menu

Customisable and responsive theme

Ventura theme and customisation options





Customisable user menu

Font-based icons

Featured links block


Program and certification tiles within featured links



Course progress display on featured links



Enhanced gallery display within featured links




Featured links tile alignment options







Quick add block workflow




Header and footer block regions




Front page centre block




Three levels of top navigation




New administration/quick-access menu




Default course, program and certification images




Advanced content layouts in Weka editor







Improved login screen








User engagement

Collaboration and engagement

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

Workspaces





Engagement reporting





MS Teams integration with Totara Engage





Recommendations and content discovery

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

ML recommendations engine





Natural language and hashtag processing





User profile inputs






Trending items





Workspace recommendations





Microlearning recommendations





Course recommendations





Related content tab





Content creation and curation

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

User library





Engage resources





User/quick surveys





Content likes





Playlists





Playlist ratings





Topic label






Time to read label





Integrations

Totara integrations

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

MS Teams integration with Totara Engage





MS teams and Zoom webinar integration









LinkedIn Learning integration










IntelliBoard integration










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