14 Nov 2022
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…
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 >…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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
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…
17 Nov 2016
How to create an FMS Data Export User In the Autumn 2016 release of FMS the FMS Reviewer account will have been removed and is no longer available for third parties to…
25 Oct 2016
A budget appears in Focus>Budget Management>Cost Centre Allocation but there are no ledger codes so it is not possible to remove it Go to Tools>General Ledger Setup>C/Centre Ledger Links Click on the radio…