Freestone Integration: Setup and Implementation

The integration with Freestone requires that the Implementation Services team or Professional Services team make modifications to both the Freestone installation and the NetForum installation. The baseline integration requires the modifications described below. Features outside the scope of the baseline integration require analysis and might incur additional costs. Contact your NetForum or Freestone implementation specialist for more information.

For information about system prerequisites for this integration, see Freestone Integration: Requirements.

Notes:
  • The changes described in this section must be performed by Abila. Abila might assign separate implementation consultants for Freestone and NetForum.
  • Changes made for the integration must be applied to each product instance that supports the integrated features. For example, changes might be applied to the test, staging, and production instances of each product for an organization.

The following implementation tasks are required for each Freestone instance:

  • The Freestone application must be updated with the NetForum URLs for the NetForum eWeb instance and xWeb interface. Freestone redirects NetForum users to the NetForum eWeb log-in page and uses the xWeb interface to pull customer data.
  • The Freestone application includes scripts to recognize the integration with NetForum, redirect users to the NetForum.
  • The Freestone application is modified to recognize learning content purchases made in NetForum so that it can display those purchases to the customer in the Freestone portal.
  • The Freestone application is modified to update course completion data in the NetForum CEU module.
  • The Freestone portal can be styled to mimic the organization's eWeb interface. This allows customers to have a relatively seamless experience when redirected to the eWeb site to sign in or purchase learning material.

The following implementation tasks are required for each NetForum instance:

  • An xWeb user must be created for use by the Freestone application. This user ID must be tested before passing to the Freestone implementation consultant.
  • The NetForum consultant must supply appropriate information about the NetForum instance to the Freestone implementation consultant, as follows:
    • xWeb user credentials (user name and password).
    • xWeb URL endpoint.
    • eWeb base URL
    • iWeb base URL
  • URLs used by the Freestone application must be gathered and supplied to the Freestone implementation team.