Captivate 5 variables - cpInfoCourseID and cpInfoCourseName

So Cpguru.com has this awesome resourse where they list all of the variables in Captivate 5. I'll list it here so you can check it out:
http://www.cpguru.com/2010/07/20/adobe-captivate-5-system-variables/
But I find it a worrisome that there are two new variables that, even Cpguru-who seems to know everything about Captivate- doesn't know about. Specifically, I'm talking about cpInfoCourseID and cpInfoCourseName. Can anyone out there offer any insight on what populates these variables and how we can control them?
I'm particularly interested because I'd like to use the cpInfoCourseID variable to show the current version of my project as I can tend to go through several iterations during the development process. I would think that theses fields would be in the publish settings dialog box but, alas. There is nothing there.
Why aren't any Captivate variables defined in the Adobe Help documents? This information should be there.

Hi there
Please submit this as a bug using the Wish Form/Bug Reporting Form. Hopefully by doing so the documentation team will add in the variables.
Cheers... Rick
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