When trying to Register SSO for a user within Modules > Setup > System Users an error may occur stating “Action Needed: Email address has already been registered”. This happens when an SSO User is deleted prior to the user being removed as SSO. Please ask the users to log into the below link and…
When trying to import a CTF file via Students > Actions > CTF Import you could have it fail with the error message This is usually caused by there being an invalid character within the file. This includes accented characters such as é for example which some pupil or contact names could contain. You will…
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Parents are unable to see the “Dinner money” widget to add payments for their children. Please check the following: Please ensure online payments is enabled via Config> MCAS> Online payments – Please also see How do I enable Bromcom Online payments in MCAS – SCHOOLS – Frequently Asked Questions Ensure the Dinner settings are setup …
Modules> Finance> Homepage> Maintenance>Fund Codes Click New as shown in the below screen shot to create your chosen fund code Please also see guidance on Fund allocation How to allocate Funds
This FAQ lists the latest information regarding the School Census. For Schools using Bromcom – Click here to jump to the relevant section. For Schools using Arbor – Click here to jump to the relevant section. For all information preparation for the upcoming Census click: Autumn School Census 2025 – Bulletin and Here for the DfE information Complete…
Modules> Finance> Homepage> Budgeting> Budget Variances In the budget variances you can add a budget variance reason against e.g a Cost centre as shown in this example below: Note: Any Variance reason needs to be added before you sort your columns – see sorting columns FAQ – Bromcom Finance & Budgets: How do I sort…
This FAQ lists the latest information regarding the School Census. For Schools wanting the latest documentation for Census and using Bromcom – Click here to jump to the relevant section. For Schools wanting the latest documentation for Census and using Arbor – Click here to jump to the relevant section. For Schools wanting the latest documentation for…
If you have more than one staff member with scheduled timetabled registers e.g Mr Smith is timetabled for Mon-Wed and Mrs Brown is scheduled Thur- Fri then you might want to remove tick box ten from the Daily Maintenance Settings. The Daily Maintenance Settings are a group of processes that are performed automatically on a…
To see who has received push notifications you can use Modules > Communication > Overview to see who push notifications have been sent to: You can use Modules > MyChildAtSchool > Overview to review app installations: Additionally there is an MCAS domain in Quick Reports for the school to…
To add Part Time schedules for Nursery students go to Modules > Attendance > Routines > Bulk Attendance Update. You can then select whether you would like to update attendance for individual Students, Class/Groups or Teachers. Then select the Student/s, Class/Group/s or Teacher/s to update by either typing the name in the box or using the Search option by clicking on the Magnifying Glass icon. The Selection List will then…
There may be occasions where you need to add a comment to an attendance mark within the register. To do this you will need to go to Modules > Attendance > Manage Attendance. From here you can select the parameters for the register that you would like view. The register will then load. Click into…
In order for a room to appear within Exams it must first be added in Config > Administration > Rooms Once it has been added here you will then need to go to Config > Examination > Exam Rooms and click New. You will then need to click on the magnifying glass icon which will…
The Exams Embargo only applies to the Exams Module. However, if formulas are used in Assessment Sheets to reference embargoed results, they can become visible to staff with certain Assessment permissions. To maintain the security of results and uphold the embargo, Bromcom have introduced a toggle setting to disable formulas from exposing embargoed exam results…
If you need to add an additional allowance for a staff member, you will first need to add a new version date for the allowance as follows: Browse to Config>Administration> Additional allowances Click the allowance line E.G if you want to update TL3 – Teaching and learning responsibilities Under the “Versions” click add new date…
When importing your results files into Bromcom it is possible that you may experience one of two errors. The first error as shown above is “Exam Code not in Candidate entered Exams”. This means that Bromcom cannot find an entry that corresponds with the results Exam Code. To resolve this error move the radio button…
You may be trying to delete a pupil and are being asked for your PIN? How do you find out what your user PIN is? Request for a PIN usually means you’re an SSO user logging in with O365 or Google, and you were prompted to set your PIN number the first time you logged…
To update Parental Responsibility click on the pencil icon for the Contact in the Linked Students tab Then you can choose Parental Responsibility If you make any changes, make sure to press Save.
You may find that you receive queries from Parents as to why they can only see one of their children in MCAS. This may be because “Grant access to student details on MCAS” is not ticked” within the contact record. Please go to “Others”, Type: “Contact” and open the contact record. Within “Linked Students”, double…
This report can be found via Reports – Administration – Staff data check report. You can export, print, and hand-out to teachers to check. Alternatively you could create a quick report with the information you want to check, include staff email, and then mailmerge it to staff. Also, staff should (permissions allowing) be able to…
You may be starting to roll out MCAS and have been sending links out to parents. In Bromcom, you can run a report that shows you which students parents have not activated their account. You can run the User Accounts Report under Reports>MCAS>Account Report. Here you will be able to run a report of all…
Yes, the Banking tab displays the Banking Information. In this example the member of Staff has the option to Edit existing details and the changes do not have to be Approved. Move pointer over section to be amended, which will highlight and display the options. For more information please see; How To Use My Profile As A Staff Member – Bromcom – Documentation Centre…
Staff List Page>Choose Staff>Actions>Add Absence (and creating absence via Staff Profile page) How to Record Staff Absence – Bromcom – Documentation Centre You may find, when entering a Staff Absence, whether you select specific time (eg half day, 3/4 day) the time changes to a default time. In order to rectify this, you need to…
The below information is relevant only for schools who do not use the single sign on method. If the user has forgotten the password for their Microsoft or Google tenancy, this will need to be managed by the administrator of that system. For Bromcom users who have email addresses associated with their account, they can…
Scomis does not recommend deleting user accounts, and the routine should only be used in cases where the accounts have not been used by a staff member (i.e. duplicate accounts created or the staff member does not start at the school). All account deletion is irreversible. We will highlight the account deletion process at the…
The national statistics for the Bromcom Comparative report found under Reports>Assessment>Comparative Report is not currently available Scomis has created a Word web merge template for you to use for KS2 results See the below that Scomis has made for you You can edit the wording, header and footer as well as the columns to suit…
Please see this guide for commonly asked questions around “Base Pay Mapping” If you need assistance with setting up mapping please see the following FAQ How to add Base Pay Mapping Scenario 1 – I have staff with the role of “Teaching assistants ” that need to be mapped to multiple cost centres In Bromcom…
Key Dates: Restricted release of results to centres only (00:01); – Wednesday 13 August 2025: GCE AS and A-level, FSMQ, Extended Project, Level 3 Vocational and Technical qualifications – Wednesday 20 August 2025: GCSE, ELC, Foundation and Higher Projects, Level 1 and Level 2 Vocational and Technical qualifications Release of results to candidates (08:00); –…
Local payments need to carry out a payroll clearance in order to set the Fund Control 01 to zero , prior to preliminary close down. Please see the following steps: Step 1 – Modules > Finance> Homepage>General Ledger>Journals. Select “Year End journal” if you have already run preliminary close or standard journal if you have…
Please see the following guide on how to map your base pay: Modules> Finance> Homepage> Staff> Base Pay mapping Base Pay Mapping