Scomis Data Collector – Standalone
Manually running the data collection task.
Manually running the data collection task.
Update 07/03/18: The Spring 2018 update introduces the reallocate function from within the student / applicant record. A delete button appears next to the former UPN field. Simply press the delete button next to the former UPN field to re-allocate it. To reallocate a current UPN – Open the Pupil / Applicant record. Delete the…
Starting the timetable early can result in courses showing with a start date in July of one academic year and an end date in June/July the following academic year. Course Manager should cope with this as a one year course if the student is a member of the course till the end of the previous…
The browser does not show as active until the following has been done:- 1 – The number of students chosen matches the number of photographs chosen (as stated at the bottom left of the screen) 2 – The attach button has been selected Reviewed on 08/04/2016
This report uses all of the non-confidential School Workforce Census fields within SIMS and should be sent out to all staff in September of each year, in order to get all your data accurate and updated in time for the SWC in November. You can download this report by clicking here. 1. Save the Scomis Staff…
Right mouse click on the following address and open link in a new window: https://collectdata.education.gov.uk/qwsweb Click the Generic QAN data link Click on the Current QAN CSV file Choose to Save the QAN_Current_V1.1.csv file to a folder on your computer Reviewed on 08/04/2016
Click Ok the Error, in some instances it will let you continue with importing results file. Try re-importing the file 2 to 3 times as the file could be large and it will start the import from where the last imported finished. If the file still will not import try Re- Import the file on…
To take your Guest Pupils off of the Performance tables. You will need to go to. 1. Tools > Groups Manager > PI Cohort 2. Right Click over the PI Cohort you wish to edit and select members 3. Remove the student you do not want included by clicking the – icon. 4. Focus >…
The most common reason why Subjects are missed out from the Broadsheet Report is because they do not have a QCA code attached in the element. Method for attaching QCA codes: a) Use Focus | Basedata to open the Basedata window showing the Basedata for the current season. b) Expand e.g. EDEXL/GCE to show the…
Important: Before any patch is run you MUST have full backup of both SIMS & FMS. Make sure all users are not using and are logged out of Sims or FMS. 1. Download and Save the Patch to your Desktop or C Drive – Do not save the patch to a Network Drive. 2. Unzip…
Some networks require you to use a proxy server to access the Internet. A proxy server is another computer or device that acts as an intermediary between you and the Internet by relaying your requests to a server and the servers responses back to you. Unfortunately, this type of setup requires you to specify certain…
In order to resolve this issue you need to import the latest Manifest File. Go to Tools – Setups – Import Fileset Click on the browse and browse to the Manifest Files Folder e.g F:\Public\Sims\Manifest Files (if you are Hosted Applications Terminal Server), G:\Sims\Manifest Files (if you are networked) or C:\Sims\Manifest Files (if you are stand…
To ensure you get a breakdown of each subject in class or course analysis mode, it is important to have the correct course linked to the award. Please refer to the flowchart below illustrating the above example: Reviewed on 08/04/2016
Add Items: Add a year: Click the + button at the top of the Year list. You can now enter the name for the year and the projected number of students. Add a block: Drag the Subject code over from the list on the right-hand side and drop it over the required band. Add a…
1. Select Data | Alternative Curriculum 2. Click the New button 3. Enter the Prefix, Description and Subject as shown in the following graphic, and deselect the Always Active check box. If the intention was to schedule the unit at all periods of the cycle, then the Always Active check box would be left selected….
The problem is caused because: 1. The dates the students are eligible for the selected scheme are different from the ones chosen in Curriculum Assignment 2. The students status is not set to accepted. This can be resolved by clicking on the Relax button on the top right hand corner of the screen. This will…
How to connect to an iPad to a Wi-Fi or Wireless Network To connect your iPad to a wireless network : 1) Start the iPad. 2) Tap on the Settings icon… 3) Once in the settings application, you will be in the screen shown below, tap on the Wi-Fi category to get to the screen…
A course should not be linked to more than one QAN running concurrently. If a school is changing from one syllabus to another, then a course can be linked to the old QAN with an end date and a new QAN with a start date which follows this end date. If more than one QN…
This FAQ is no longer relevant. Reviewed 29/10/2015
Dealing with Exceptions It is possible to effectively remove a student from a course but still allow them to attend the associated classes by adding an Exception record. When the Exception record is created, the student’s course membership is ended as of yesterday’s date. 1. Click the Members hyperlink to display the Members panel. 2….
The planned end date column (P End Date) is filled with the dates from the End Date column. If a planned end date is recorded, a Status must also be recorded. If the student has left the course because they have left the school, the status should be set to Withdrawn, by selecting from the…
This function allows you to suspend a contract, either to replace the contract with another one for a period of time or simply lapse the contract. NOTE: FMS will not calculate commitment for the period of the suspension unless another contract has been put in place. 1. Click the New button adjacent to the Suspensions…
There is no need to create academic classes to match registration groups for Lesson Registration purposes because Lesson Monitor will offer Registration groups for selection in Take Register is is it set up to do so. The only reason for creating academic classes to match registration groups for a registration period is so that they…
On the Model screen in Nova-T6, use CTRL and UP or DOWN arrow to change the order of the years. This will correct the order on the Transfer Curriculum screen too. It also changes the order in which the schemes appear in the browse on Curriculum Assignment by Scheme in SIMS .net (though not for…
The Nova-T6 handbook is only available from the documentation tab on the home page in SIMS .net. Reviewed 17/08/2015
For ‘extra classes’ in Nova-T6, all you need to do is: On the Model screen: add a block for them in the correct year. Add the class(es) to the block, with 0 periods. On the Classes screen: Assign the correct staff to the classes Assign Levels to the classes in Tools | Assign Levels There…
Teachers Codes: In SIMS .net, check Focus | Person | Staff. Change the status to All and search for the teacher in question by inputting part of the surname and/or forename. If the person does not exist here, then they will need to be added, using the New button. Once the person has been entered…
The combing chart checks how well groups of staffed classes will fit into the timetable. It is useful to do this process before scheduling. Classes must be staffed and blocks must be built before using the combing chart. Blocks are staffed by teams of teachers. Where at least one teacher is allocated to two blocks,…
Message appears in the right hand side of the Bands screen when a session is dragged over a particular period on the grid. This message also appears in the Clash information when trying to drag a row from the build onto the timetable Nova-T6 The message means that there is a Period Type on the…
The problem is caused by the sessions screen not updating with changes to the classes screen. This can be checked on the report – Reports | Cluster/Session mismatches. If such changes are made on the classes screen, the system does not necessarily know what corresponding changes need to be made on the Sessions screen. e.g….