SIMS .net Quickletter and Office 2010
Quickletter doesn’t display the Save and Upload button since upgrading to Office 2010.
GroupCall Emerge on Terminal Server
Groupcall Emerge is an innovative app for iPhone, iPod and iPad devices that enables schools to have an up to the minute copy of SIMS data on a hand held device.
Enable a School for A2C Exams on Terminal Server
Steps required to enable the A2C Exams application on Terminal Server.
Updating Discover on Terminal Server
Upgrading the Discover Client and Databases
Left handed mouse won’t work with SIMS Terminal Server
Sometimes, although your mouse has been configured to work for a left handed user, when logging in to SIMS Terminal Server, the settings are lost. If this is the case, downloading and installing the appropriate Microsoft Intellipoint driver software corrects this. In some cases, you may need to consider purchasing or locating a newer mouse…
Teacher 2 Parents – Invalid Username or Password
When using Teachers 2 Parents to create an extract and update T2P’s an error may occur ‘Invalid username or password’. T2P uses the sims.net username Teachers2Parents. This username and password can be checked by logging onto sims.net using the username ‘Teachers2Parents’ and the password, (on TS log onto the local install of sims Start>All Programs>sims…
SIMS External Connector for third party application which link with SIMS (for schools on our hosted SIMS platform only)
This article is only relevant for schools on our hosted applications platform who have 3rd party software which links with SIMS and which Scomis do not currently host (eg – current commonly used applications in school are Nationwide Cashless Catering, ALPS) Please see article http://faq.scomis.org/kb2170/ for a full list of third party applications which fit…
Scamp upload error
This is usually a corrupt exe file…………
Setting up BACS eAdvices on SIMS Terminal Server
Setting the FMS eAdvices email parameters
Changing a Hosted Applications user name – ie due to surname change
To change a hosted applications username following a request from the school (normally if someone gets married) firstly login to SIMSNET01 and rename the user’s account in Active Directory, making sure all fields get updated including the login name field. Connect to the users school SIMS database. Go to Focus, System Manager and re Windows…
What is a SIMS External Connector?
What is an external connector
Checking Database Connectivity for SIMS .net and FMS
Diagnose SIMS .net or FMS connectivity issues with the database server
Teachers to Parents – Pupil Killed
Teachers to parents won’t work and is displaying an error message.
Accessing hosted SIMS with an Apple Mac OS from School
**************************************UPDATE************************************** Microsoft has now released free RDP Clients for OSX and iOS which Scomis now support for connecting to our services, Please see http://faq.scomis.org/kb11320/ for more information on connecting to our Hosted Application Service for SIMS from home and in school. **************************************UPDATE**************************************
Troubleshooting SIMS Terminal Server connection problems
Error Message – “The client could not connect to the remote computer” Can the user access the Internet? – Load www.bbc.co.uk and browse a few of the news page. If No – check with other users in the school to see if Internet access is available or not. If other users are ok, it is…
Idle time limits on the Hosted Application Service
This article covers the Idle session limits on the hosted application service” which is the length of time a session will receive no input from the user by either the keyboard or the mouse before a session is logged off.
How do I import a supplier catalogue into FMS within Hosted Applications
You will need to make the file available on the Terminal Server………
Kaleidos
About Kaleidos and which servers are involved.
How can I log out of Terminal Server
If your screen goes black or is un-responsive, try using this key combination.
Scomis Password Policy
This is the current DCC Password Policy which is applied to the ScoMIS Managed Services. It is also the password policy which schools are recommended to use…
NovaT6 required user name on Terminal Server
NovaT6 will prompt for a username and password on the Hosted Terminal Server if the user has launched NovaT6 from a custom shortcut.
Retired – SIMS Terminal Server – How Do I Fix Printouts With Incorrectly Printed Fonts or Inconsistent Spacing?
If the fonts appear wrong on the page or the spacing of text is not correct, check the following…
Hosted Application Service – How do I log off when my session has frozen?
More often that not, sessions are not actually frozen, so running through these tasks are likely to resolve most issues…
Scomis Hosted Applications – How do I change my password manually?
How to change your password in the SIMS Terminal Server.
How to find your computers IP address and check if it is static or dynamic
Video guide on how to get you IP address for your computer. Click the link to watch.