Using Oncourse CL Web Content, how do I pass variables to an outside application?

Note: To complete the procedures in this document, you must be assigned a role having the necessary permissions. To determine your role, follow the directions in Participant roles. To view a list of permissions associated with a given role, see Permissions, roles, and tools. For a basic understanding of roles and permissions, see Permissions and roles: Overview.

Note: The following instructions apply only to official course sites and practice course sites.

To pass variables to an application on your server using the Web Content tool, you first need to add a Web Content item to your site. For instructions, see Adding, editing, or deleting a Web Content item.

For the URL, you can enter an address similar to the following:

Following is an explanation of what information each variable passes:

• ${USER_EID}: User's enterprise ID (Network ID username)
  
  
• ${SITE_ID}: Oncourse CL siteID
  
  
• ${SITE_PROP: site-oncourse-course-id}: Original Oncourse course ID
  
  
• ${USER_ROLE}: User's role in the site (e.g., instructor, student, or assistant)
  
  
• ${USER_FIRST_NAME}: User's first name
  
  
• ${USER_LAST_NAME}: User's last name
  
  
• ${USER_ID}: Internal ID (User's UUID; a unique identifier assigned to each user in Oncourse CL)