5 Jul 2022
The Summer 2022 SIMS Upgrade (V7.206) & FMS (V6.206) is planned to be rolled out on the evening of Friday 22nd July 2022 from 5.30pm (Scomis Hosted users please log off by…
14 Feb 2022
ESS have introduced in FMS from v6.202 a Full invoice number field following requests from schools - this field will only work for Local Payment (own Bank Account) Schools. It has been…
11 Feb 2022
In the FMS Focus > Non-Invoiced Income > Receipts the cancel and post buttons are greyed out This occurs if this is a Cash or Cheque receipt. Focus > Non-invoiced income >…
14 Apr 2021
Capita have now issued a PDF file with the latest National Insurance Rates for 2022/23. There is now a Capita patch available, number 26960, which will insert the National Insurance table 2022-23…
29 Mar 2021
The Spring 2022 SIMS Upgrade (V7.204) & FMS (V6.204) is planned to be rolled out on the evening of Wednesday 13th April 2022 from 5.30pm (Scomis Hosted users please log off by…
10 Mar 2021
The Spring 2021 SIMS Upgrade (V7.198) & FMS (V6.198) is planned to be rolled out over the weekend starting from 5pm on Friday 26th March, 2021. (Scomis Hosted users please log off…
20 Jan 2021
Prepare Authorised Payments - error 'previously processed file found' This error is caused by the previous processed file still showing in F:\public\SIMS\Transfer\OUT The processed file should have successfully moved to F:\public\SIMS\Transfer\SENT. Check…
1 Dec 2020
When all staff in a particular service term in FMS are showing incorrectly, this is usually due to a new pay award being entered into SIMS Personnel. Earlier in the year, for…
30 Apr 2020
The following guide will help you through the steps to take for the FMS Year End Procedures Local Authority schools new financial year start in April Academy schools new financial year starts…
2 Apr 2020
A red box may come up when downloading reconciliation files and running the reformat for FMS routine, stating that this file may already have been imported. Action 1 - If the box…
26 Nov 2019
Please note that the claims prep system in SIMS is no longer in use; please submit all claims for payment into iTrent. The employee is able to do this through self-service and…
29 May 2019
If you have a cheque that has e.g. been damaged by the printer you will need to spoil the cheque within FMS, in order to re-run the cheque processing for the suppliers…
21 May 2019
This error appears because a ledger code had been created in the previous year, after close down, and had not been updated in the new year’s structure. To resolve this, you…
17 May 2019
When trying to fix the budget in FMS you may receive the error above. This is because the Expense Limit and Expense Allocated figures do not match. To match these figures go…
14 May 2019
Please click the link below for notes on using the Salary Calculator : Salary Calculator NB. These notes include details on how to stop the Salary Calculator automatically incrementing the pay scale.…
3 May 2019
Reports>CFR>CFR Report shows Preliminary being available but not Final. Resolution: Final closedown of the relevant financial year needs to take place first. kb23888
19 Mar 2019
Order shows as fully invoiced, not reconciled, but there is no option to cancel or delete. This is due to the cheque processing area not being completed, to resolve use the following…
29 Oct 2018
If a cheque is cancelled then the corresponding invoice should either be cancelled as well or a new cheque issued depending on the situation. Ensure that all outstanding invoices have been processed…
10 Aug 2018
1. Focus>Accounts Payable>Cheque Processing. 2. Highlight the cheque run that has the cheque that you wish to cancel and press Enter. 3. This will then take you into the cheque run and…
6 Aug 2018
When using this tool the following rules apply:- Code needs to be no more than 8 characters Descriptions need to be unique kb22102
1 Mar 2018
If you are authorising a batch of invoices in FMS and one shows as On Hold, you will not be able to tag and export it until it shows as authorised. In…
12 Feb 2018
It is sometimes necessary to adjust a petty cash claim which is already posted, for instance when an incorrect VAT code has been used or if the amount has been mistyped. This…
23 Jan 2018
Login Failed for MIS. Either the username of password given was incorrect or the user does not have the required access rights. If user gets this error when trying to log into…
18 Dec 2017
An error has occurred downloading files, error: The server was unable to process the request due to an internal error This was resolved by AVCO at their end. kb19822
7 Aug 2017
It is possible to edit the end date of the VAT period but not to produce the submittal until the date has gone. Therefore, in order to do the submittal today set the end date…
19 May 2017
Unable to load a saved *.frs file back into Financial Reporting Suite due to the error:- "Selected file does not match the school database that is currently connected to FRS. Please log…
5 May 2017
This is often manifested with a mismatch of supplier details showing on an invoice and/or it missing from manual reconciliation. Check Focus>Accounts Payable>Supplier - change the view to All and page down for any…
24 Apr 2017
When using the Trial Balance software the fund shows as UNK in the File Header window. Please ensure that the 'Choose Financial Year' selector shows the current system year, not the year to…
A journal in FMS moves money from one place to another so must be balanced before it can be posted. Make sure the debit and credit columns have the same total so…
10 Apr 2017
Cost Centre allocations can be entered either manually or imported from budget setting software. If the school uses a budget import facility it is important to check which years are required when…