Dashboard

Use the Lesson Dashboard landing page in the Beast Core 4 Editor to manage all currently stored lessons and to create new lessons and folders. View current platform and lesson organization information in the left side panel.

Lesson Dashboard

1. Provides three ways to locate an existing lesson or folder for editing:

   • Enter keyword(s) into the Search bar

   • Left click a titled lesson tab in the All Lessons section

   • Left click a lesson title on the left side panel

   

2. Allows you to create new folders and lessons

   • Left click the +New Folder or +New Lesson button

     

3. Displays a notification icon next to any existing lesson that:

   • Is Outdated (counterclockwise icon)

     

   • Contains Errors (exclamation point icon and the total number of errors)

     

     • To update an Outdated lesson:

       • Left click that lesson title

       • Select Update in the prompt

         

       • Run the PowershellLessonMigrator.ps1 script (in your BeastCore »courseware-editor folder) to update all lessons

         • This script requires PowerShell 7 to run

     • To correct lesson Errors:

       • Open the affected lesson (which will load in the Lesson Editor view)

       • Make necessary edit(s) on each course card that is flagged with the exclamation point Errors icon

         

         • Hover over the Errors icon with your cursor to view a helpful error message

           • Example error message: Flag Does Not Exist

Note

If a stored lesson displays a notification icon, you can left click the corresponding OUTDATED or ERRORS button on the Lesson Dashboard for additional information.

Side Panel

Manages options for Platform selection and lesson organization

Using the Platform Selector

1. Click the dropdown arrow at the top of the side panel

2. Select from any of the currently stored workspaces

Note

If you change Platforms, the lessons and folders associated with that Platform automatically display in the All Lessons section of the Lesson Dashboard.

Organize Lessons

1. Click and drag to reorder lessons and folders

2. Use the arrow to the left of a topic in the Lesson Outline to expand or collapse nested items

Delete Folders and Lessons

1. Right-click the folder or lesson you’d like to delete

2. Select Delete

3. The prompt Are you sure? now displays at the top of the page

   • If yes, select Confirm

   • If no, select Cancel

Side Panel Icons

The icons at the bottom of the Lesson Dashboard side panel are colored white when applicable/available.

1. The far left icon (above) indicates you are in the Lesson Dashboard view

Note

This icon changes to four circles (Lesson Editor view) when you select an individual lesson to edit/build.

2. The undo and redo icons (shown in gray scale) are only available in the Lesson Editor view

   

3. Left clicking the question mark icon (in either view) brings up the Beast Core Editor User Manual