12 Feb 2019
Select route:- Tools | Performance | Assessment | System Utilities | Results Select - Delete a Selection of Results Next Browse to the Group required Select ALL (or tick the students required)…
11 Feb 2019
When configuring an email application to use the Scomis/SWGfL Smart hosts, it is essential that you check that your Domain SPF Record allows Scomis to send email on behalf of your email…
8 Feb 2019
Web Client is a Microsoft Solution that empowers any modern HTML 5 Standards Compliant web browser to access a Remote Desktop application without the need to install any additional software on the…
7 Feb 2019
To improve the performance of SIMS when viewing and editing attendance marks, session marks can be archived. All marks, with the exception of those recorded in the current academic year and the…
Capita have published a letter to send to parents to notify them you will be using ParentLite. You can download the report definition below and follow the instructions to run it as…
To access Service Terms in SIMS go to Tools > Staff > Pay Related Press 'Search' Locate the required Service Term in the list and press 'Open' In Tab 2: Pay…
1 Feb 2019
In order for Course Manager to be correct the levels for classes in Nova T6 need to be correct. To update the levels in Nova T6 go to Tools / Assign Levels Levels…
31 Jan 2019
It is possible to create a User Defined Group in Sims and use this group to report in Discover. For Example, it may be that you wish to report on Whole School…
The default format of the Name of Candidate on the Statement of Entry is Surname: Forename, Middle name. Please note that this is only applicable when the name format is set to…
Tools | Statutory Return Tools | Update Post Looked After Arrangements Any pupils currently recorded as having post looked after arrangements are displayed in the Post Looked After Arrangements list Use the…
30 Jan 2019
All parents who have a child registered as on-roll at the school are eligible to stand for election when there is a vacancy for a parent governor. The term ‘parents’ includes natural…
The Mailing Point check box can be used to show which sibling should receive any correspondance from the school. To identify the child considered to be the mailing point for the family,…
25 Jan 2019
Please see the following advice from Capita (SIMS Software developer) Male and Female are currently the only options for gender in SIMS, and it is not possible to create new genders. In…
Create your report as normal, including any fields that you want to include and any filters that are necessary. Go through the report wizard until you get to 'Report Output' and…
Certain attendance Discover graphs displays totals by percentages, for example: 100% 99% 98% 97% etc. These can be changed. It is possible to specify the ranges used on the x-axis of attendance…
23 Jan 2019
The Tidy and Merge Address routines within SIMS are routines that should be run to keep your addresses up to date. It stops duplication of addresses and means that you are less…
21 Jan 2019
"SREngine has stopped working" error when running Create and Validate on the School Census This error can be caused by an invalid path set for the Census. Go to Routines | Statutory…
18 Jan 2019
Schools can provide the department with their addresses in whichever format their data is held within their MIS – either; BS7666 address format, (SAON, PAON, post town or other address items) or;…
9 Jan 2019
Discover Managing Assessment Graphs Discover User Guide Working with Venn Diagrams Click Here for Discover training course for Primary School. Click Here for Discover training course for Secondary School.
4 Jan 2019
Click HERE for the Managing Classroom Staff QRS
19 Dec 2018
This video is a guide for general housekeeping routines in SIMS.
This video is a guide to managing messages within SIMS.
This video is a guide to managing addresses within SIMS.
17 Dec 2018
This video is a quick guide on maintaining orphaned documents in SIMS.
11 Dec 2018
This FAQ lists the latest information regarding the School Census. It contains information on the latest filesets, patches and errors. The latest census documentation can be viewed at the bottom of this…
Census Date: Thursday 17th January 2019 Back to the School Census Bulletin Return Dates and Contacts Dfe Return Date: 13th February 2019 https://www.gov.uk/school-census LA Specific Advice Cambridgeshire Awaiting Confirmation Cornwall Return Date:…
6 Dec 2018
Scomis Hosted Application 2016 Service uses Microsoft Remote Desktop Printing. This means that any printers which are used with Scomis Hosted Application Service are required to be Microsoft Certified. If they are…
If presented with a list of staff and it is not possible to chose any of the items on the left:- Try clicking on the Skip button at the bottom right -…
3 Dec 2018
For more information on installing this app on either personal or managed Chromebook devices please see the following FAQs: For personal devices: https://faq.scomis.org/kb22722/ For managed devices: https://faq.scomis.org/kb22733/ To connect to the Scomis…
This FAQ will run through how to install the Hosted Android App on a managed device – if your Chromebook is a personal machine i.e. if your email address that you use…