Overview

Global settings control how SimCapture behaves for all users. These settings should be reviewed during implementation and adjusted sparingly.

General Settings

• Institution Name – Set by Laerdal Medical (contact support to change)
• Time Zone – Impacts sessions, exams, and reporting
• Language – System UI language
• Time Format – 12‑hour or 24‑hour clock
• Measurement Type - Imperial or Metric

Notifications

Enable or disable email notifications for:

• Session assignments and releases
• Password resets
• Enrollment changes

Path: System Setup > General Settings > Edit > Save

Organizations

Organizations group users and content (such as by department or program).

Best practices:

• Use only when needed for reporting or access control
• Avoid over‑segmenting users

System Administrators always retain full access.

Question Categories (Enterprise Only)

Question Categories support evaluation analysis and reporting.

Examples:

• Knowledge
• Application
• Analysis
• Evaluation

Used in:

• Question Analysis reports
• Gradebook exports
• Curriculum alignment

LMS Integration (Enterprise Only)

Supports platforms such as:

• Canvas
• Blackboard
• Moodle

Used to sync:

• Courses
• Participants
• Enrollment data

Samaritan (AI Features)

Enable or disable AI‑assisted features per tool to align with:

• Institutional policy
• Faculty workflow preferences