Advisor Plus+ Admin

The complete Administrator’s guide to advisor plus


About Advisor Plus Admin

Admin+ is the administrative component of the Advisor Plus suite, alongside Authoring+ for authors and Advisor Plus for learners. This Quick Start guide provides a detailed, user-friendly guide to all essential components of Admin+.

Adding a New User in Admin

Adding a new user is simple in Admin.

Login to Admin

First, login to Admin+.

From the Admin Dashboard, click Users.

Add User

From the Users screen, click the orange Add User button on the right. 

User Information

Enter the new user’s email address in the dialog box. 

Click Search. 

Enter the new user’s full name (short name optional). 

Click OK.

User Added Successfully

The newly added User is now invited to join Advisor Plus+. They will receive an invitation email with a link to complete account set up.  

From here, you will see the User Detail page. Here, you can see the user status, manage user roles, or resend the invitation email. You can also enroll the new user in a course.  

Adding a User with an Existing Account

If your organization has more than one subdomain, you can use the same login across subdomains.

Easy Enrollment

When trying to add a user as a new user who already has an account with your organization, you’ll receive the message below. Click OK to proceed with user enrollment. 

Enrolling a User in a Course

There are multiple ways to quickly enroll a user in a course.

Users

From the Admin Dashboard, click Users. 

Select User

Select the user you would like to enroll in a course. 

Add Enrollments

Click Enrollments from the User Detail page.  

Add New

Click Add New.

Choose Course

Click the course you would like to enroll the user in.  

Save Settings

If desired, set an expiration date for the user to complete the course by clicking the calendar icon.  

Note: This sets the course expiration for this user enrollment only, not for all enrollments to this course. 

When you’re finished making changes, click SAVE.

The user is now enrolled in the course. 

Deleting a Course Enrollment

Deleting a course enrollment removes the user’s ability to access the course and permanently erases report data for that user’s enrollment.

Users Area

From the Admin Dashboard, click Users.  

Select User

Select the user whose course enrollment you would like to remove.  

Enrollments

Click Enrollments from the User Detail page.  

Trash Can

Click the Trash Can icon next to the course enrollment you would like to remove.  

Confirm

Confirm you would like to delete this enrollment. 

Save

Click save on the bottom right corner of the screen. 

The user is no longer enrolled in the course, and all study history is cleared. 

Removing User Access in Admin+

To remove user access, you can choose to make a user Inactive, Suspended or Banned.

Choose Restrictions

To remove user access, you can choose to make a user Inactive, Suspended, or Banned.

From the Admin Dashboard, click Users.  

Making a user Inactive will prevent the user from logging into the system at all while keeping their scores available in the reports area.

For harsher action, you can suspend or permanently ban a user from Advisor Plus. 

Select User

Select the User whose access you would like to remove.  

Change Status

Click the dropdown menu under Change User Status. 

Select Status

Select the desired status change: Inactive, Suspended or Banned 

Save

Click Save at the bottom right corner of the screen. 

Managing User Roles

In Admin+, all new users are automatically enlisted as learners. However, if you would like to give a user administrative access, you can change their role in the User Details tab.

Users Area

From the Admin Dashboard, click Users.  

Add Admin Role

Under Manage User’s Roles, click the Administrator toggle.  

Save

Click Save at the bottom right corner of the screen. 

The user will now have access to Admin+.

Importing a Published Course

This section will guide you through the process of importing a course published from Authoring+.

Course Catalog

After publishing the course in Authoring+, navigate to the Admin+ dashboard by using the Dashboard drop-down menu.

Or, if you are just logging in, select Admin+ from the main Advisor Plus dashboard. 

From the Admin+ Dashboard, select Course Catalog. 

Import

From the Course Catalog, click the orange Import Courses button on the right. 

Choose Course

Select the course you’d like to import from the list.

Congratulations! The course is now imported into Course Catalog, ready for enrollments.

The page will automatically refresh back to the Course Catalog page once import is complete. 

Add Enrollments

To change course settings or add enrollments, select the course from the Course Catalog list. 

Make any changes you’d like to course settings. Add enrollments by clicking the Enrollments tab beneath the Course Title. When you’re done, click Save. 

Additional Help

Find additional help in the Admin+ Help Center.

For additional help, visit the Admin+ Help Center at any time by clicking on your name in the top right corner of the screen.