We've been working on version 2.5 since last summer, and it's now live for all Professional and Enterprise accounts. This is our largest release to date — here's what's new and why it matters for your training program.
SCORM 2004 Support (3rd and 4th Edition)
DrillPortal has supported SCORM 1.2 since launch. Version 2.5 adds full SCORM 2004 support, including 3rd and 4th edition packages. This means you can now import content from Articulate Storyline 360, Adobe Captivate, iSpring, and other authoring tools that publish to the 2004 standard.
The big difference between SCORM 1.2 and 2004 is sequencing and navigation. SCORM 2004 lets the content package define its own navigation rules — prerequisites between modules, branching based on quiz performance, and more granular completion criteria. DrillPortal's player handles all of this natively.
If you've been holding off on upgrading your SCORM packages because your LMS didn't support 2004, that blocker is gone.
Branching Scenarios
The quiz engine now supports branching logic. Instead of a linear sequence of questions, you can build assessments where the next question depends on the previous answer. This opens the door to scenario-based assessments that feel more like real-world decision-making than a multiple-choice test.
A few examples of how customers are using this:
- A healthcare company routes nurses through different clinical scenarios based on their triage decisions.
- A financial services firm tests compliance knowledge with branching case studies where each decision leads to different regulatory outcomes.
- A retail chain uses branching to simulate customer service conversations, with different paths for common complaint types.
You build branching scenarios in the same quiz editor you already know — just connect questions with conditional paths instead of a flat list.
Rebuilt Quiz Engine
Beyond branching, we rebuilt the quiz engine from the ground up. The changes:
- New question types: Matching, ordering, and hotspot questions join the existing multiple choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank types.
- Question pools: Define a bank of 50 questions and randomly select 20 per attempt. Every learner gets a different quiz.
- Timed sections: Set time limits on individual sections within a quiz, not just the overall assessment.
- Improved scoring: Partial credit, weighted questions, and negative marking are all configurable per quiz.
Other Improvements
- Bulk user import: CSV upload now handles up to 10,000 users at once with automatic role and group assignment.
- Certificate designer: Customize completion certificates with your company branding, signer names, and QR verification codes.
- API v2: A redesigned REST API with better pagination, filtering, and webhook support for integrations.
- Performance: Dashboard load times reduced by 40% through query optimization and caching improvements.
Getting Started
Version 2.5 is already live — no action needed on your end. All existing courses, quizzes, and SCORM 1.2 packages continue to work exactly as before. The new features are available in your admin panel under the Course Builder and Quiz sections.
If you'd like a walkthrough of the new features with your team, reach out to your account manager or request a demo session.