Care needs to be taken when doing this to avoid backdating the change to previous years, or creating duplicate learning aims. Please follow the steps below: Check that you are working in the correct academic year in Tools / Academic Management / Set Academic Year Tools / Academic Management / Course Manager / Maintain Courses…
How to create and Load Automatic Backups in Nova-T6
To export the Certification Broadsheet Report as a CSV file, 1. Select the criteria for the Certification Broadsheet. 2. Do not click on Print as you will not be able to view AND Export the Report. 3. To Export the Report, click on the Export button immediately after selecting the criteria. 4. Save file as…
Provided that the July season dates overlap with the Summer that is being calculated, yes. If Summer runs 01/05/10 – 30/06/10 and July runs 01/07/10 – 31/07/10, then no. Results gained in January and November Seasons will be included in Summer PI Calculations. Certifications cashed in in a previous Season WILL count in the Performance…
Once the result file has been imported, there are several ways to view the results. Report for Statement of Results, Report for Broadsheets (for Certifications only), Report for Subject Grade Analysis, Result Marksheet, Consolidated Marksheet, Exporting the Examination Results into a CSV file. Or you can view the results through Tools | External Results |…
To enable Performance Analysis, it is necessary to enter QCA subject codes into basedata if they have not already been supplied by the Boards. To attach QCA codes, Use Focus | Basedata to open the Basedata window showing the Basedata for the current season. Expand e.g. EDEXL/GCE to show the Series 6C06_EDEXL GCE. Expand this…
Hosted Service (Terminal Server) School & Upgrade Service School please follow Reports > Import > Click Open and if neccessary browse to F/Public/Sims.net Browse to the latest version of the pre-defined report.rptdef file – e.g. ‘Predefined Reports_v7.162.rptdef’ where 7.162 is the version of the SIMS .net you are now on. Click Open Click Check All and…
Testing and advice from Capita indicates that any changes you have made to the Capita default permission groups will persist for the time being. After the summer upgrade in Focus / System / Manage Groups such groups will show with a yellow warning triangle to indicate this is a Capita permission group which has been…
Typical format of a SIMS or FMS Connect.ini file
Configuring the SIMS Document Management Server
Using DBAttach to attach a SIMS or FMS database.
How to detach the SIMS and FMS databases
1.Select Routines | Data In | Assessment | Import. 2.Select the file to import by clicking the browser (magnifying glass) button, then select C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS.net\AMPA. Terminal Server schools please click here for your file path. 3.Select C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS .net\AMPA\England Primary (and Middle Deemed Primary)\Assessment Manager. 4.There are two Foundation Stage Profiles (FSP) Wizards. If you…
If you wish to use the Key Stage Manager Wizard to export the results to a XML file: — 1. Click the Next button on the Individual Report screen. — 2. The Group Membership Dates display the current academic year by default. If you wish to change these dates click the Refresh button to…
1. In Sims .net go to Tools>Staff>Pay Related………….
See KB 55341 – From the Implementation Manager, make a backup of the implementation. Re-import the students from the SQL database. When the re-import is done, the students will appear on the right hand side of the screen and should be left there. Click OK and check that there is a tick in the box…
Windows Firewall must be disabled on the Main Admin PC (Server) for Sims & FMS to work, and on workstations to allow remote access.
To change the enrolment status from Single Registration, Main Dual Registration or Subsidiary Dual Registration to GUEST without losing attendance data you must make the student a leaver and readmit them and then change the enrolment status please follow the instructions below for how to do this…
This is due to a missing date in the ‘Employment Start’ field……………..
Please find below a quick guide on how to import student photos to SIMS: How to import SIMS photographs Reviewed: 20/03/20 kb2784
08/12/2010 Before deleting a ledger code ensure the following have been checked : 1. The ledger code has not been used in the financial year 2. Delete any cost centre links to the ledger code 3. Remove any reference to the ledger code in Budget Planning (Focus>Budget Planning). 4. A ledger code must not be used…
When you changed the times in Nova T6 – on the cycle screen – you need to make sure you have put a colon between the hours and minutes. This will then save correctly and enable export of the cyle times to Sims.net. Reviewed on 16/02/2020
Before sending the curriculum and timetable to Sims.net for the first time you need to check if the Timetable cycle has changed between one academic year and the next. For example you might have added an extra lesson to each day or even changed the timetable from a one week to a two week timetable. If…
This is because one or more non-class codes does not have a description attached to it. Once this has been put right in Nova T6 the Timetable will be exported to Sims.net. Reviewed on 16/02/2015
You need to change the block names so that they have unique names…
If you are experiencing difficulty accessing internal DCC private pages e.g Model Policies or link to finance pages, follow the below instructions to enable access…
The Top 500 suppliers for Devon Schools information can be found here If the Supplier cannot be found on the Top 500 Suppliers list please contact the Payments Section on 01392 382417 Reviewed 17/08/2015
You need to check that all exam awards have courses attached to them. Then ensure that update course memberships has been run. This should resolve the issue. Reviewed 24/5/2019
This is a result of setting the Exam Result Embargo. Taking this off will resolve the issue, alternatively once the end date of the embargo has passed the Academic year will reappear. To remove the embargo, from within the Exams Organiser go to Tools/Schools Setup/Results Embargo highlight the current embargo and Delete. Reviewed 24/5/2019
This is likely to occur when the results file is too large for the software to handle. Please contact ScoMIS in the the first instance. The file has to be split up into more manageable ‘chunks’ and be reimported into Exams Organiser.