Add other content providers for Microsoft Viva Learning

A growing set of learning content providers is available through Viva Learning. This set may change at any time as more providers join or change their status with the program.

Some learning sources are enabled by default and available without a Viva Suite or Viva Learning license. These learning sources include:

• LinkedIn Learning selects 125 courses or full LinkedIn Learning course catalog with a LinkedIn Learning Enterprise subscription
• Microsoft Learn
• Microsoft 365 Training

Third-party content sources aren't enabled by default. To enable these sources, you need to add them in the Viva Learning Admin tab and follow the specific instructions shown in the following table.

Note

You'll need a Viva Learning or Viva Suite license to access this feature. Learn more about licensing.

Note

It can take 24 to 48 hours for Viva Learning users to see content for the sources you enabled in the admin portal. It can also take 24 to 48 hours to hide content from LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft Learn and Microsoft 365 trainings from Viva Learning after you have disabled them in the admin portal.

Content provider	Configuration instructions
Go1	Configure Go1 as a content source
OpenSesame	Configure OpenSesame as a content source
Skillsoft	Configure Skillsoft as a content source
Udacity	Configure Udacity as a content source
Udemy	Configure Udemy as a content source
Coursera	Follow the steps below to add Coursera in the Viva Learning Admin tab
edX	Follow the steps below to add edX in the Viva Learning Admin tab.
Infosec	Follow the steps below to add Infosec in the Viva Learning Admin tab
Josh Bersin Academy	Follow the steps below to add Josh Bersin Academy.
Pluralsight	Follow the steps below to add Pluralsight in the Viva Learning Admin tab

Refer to the details mentioned in Manage providers in Viva Learning to configure any provider in Viva Learning Admin tab.

Note

Available content providers are subject to change. Depending on your organization, you may have access to more content providers than are listed here.

Dataflow architecture

The dataflow diagram shows how Viva Learning ingests third-party content. The third-party provider is the ultimate source of information for content records for their customers. Viva Learning extracts the content from the third-party provider using the connector.

The step-by-step content ingestion process is described below.

1. Third-party provider
   Viva Learning requires content catalog data from every third-party content source. The various fields extracted as part of the Content Catalog package or API from the content source are represented in the table View the table.

2. Third-party Connector
   The third-party Connector pulls content from the content provider using both API and SFTP mechanisms. The first time you sync, the third-party extractor pulls the full data. Afterwards, a scheduler triggers once every 24 hours to refresh the data and pull any changes. Then the extract is validated and processed. If you encounter an error in processing, the error code displays on the admin portal. User records received from the extract are mapped with Microsoft Entra ID records to ensure the correct assignment and completion status for every user. Once all the records are processed, the data is synchronized to Viva Learning application and displayed on the Viva Learning app.

3. Viva Learning
   Content details (content provider logo, thumbnail, title, description, etc.) display on the Home and Learning tabs in Viva Learning.

Content catalog metadata fields

Metadata field name	Field details	Priority
Content provider name	Third-party content provider's name. This can be provided separately and appended.	Required
Content provider logo URL	URL to the third-party provider's logo for display purposes.	Required
Content source name	Course content source's name	Required if integrated with provider
Content source logo	Course content source's logo	Required if integrated with provider
Title of learning content	Title of learning content	Required
Content module's thumbnail URL	URL to the learning content thumbnail image for display purposes	Required
Content module's URL (deep link to consume content)	URL to learning content. This is the link that the user selects to consume content.	Required
Content module description/summary	Description or summary of learning content	Required
Content language/locale	Language in which content is available. Metadata should be provided in all available languages.	Required
Content module duration	Time duration of learning content	Required
Last modified date of content module or content creation date	Date the learning content was last modified	Required
Content format	Content format, such as article or video	Required
Assigned user role	Roles or groups that have permissions to the content	Required for role-based access
Content ID	Unique identifier for learning content	Recommended
Content module author/creator/contributor	Author/creator/contributor of learning content	Recommended
Content module length/size	Size of content, not based on time. For example, this could be the number of pages.	Recommended
Tags and keywords	Keywords, topics, and other tags associated with the learning content	Recommended
Difficulty level	Difficulty level of the course (such as beginner, intermediate, or advanced)	Recommended
Content module thumbnail alt text	Alternative text to support accessible design for images. Text describes images and can be invoked by screen readers for users with assistive technology.	Recommended
Popularity score	Rating or popularity score for learning content	Recommended
Skills associated	Skills tags associated with the learning content	Recommended

Content ingestion errors

Learn how to address content ingestion errors from third-party providers.

Content consumption for end users

Once you've added a content provider as a content source, content from the provider flows to Viva Learning and become visible to end users.

Once a user chooses to play a course in Viva Learning, they are directed to the content provider's webpage. They need to enter the sign-in credentials on the provider's sign-in page. Learn more about how to consume content with Viva Learning.