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, first 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:

Each variable passes particular information:

• ${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)

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