If you backdate a contract it will affect FMS. If you have reconciled against the old contract the advice is to not backdate unless you are happy to change FMS as well.
The Exception log (section 4) of the export process will show if SIMS .net has exported the CTF successfully. The key is to look at the Number of Students in File and compare this to the Number of Students Processed. If these match then the export has been successful and the CTF is ready to…
If there is an error with the CTF look in the bottom left-hand side of the screen within the CTF window for a clue as to what the error is.
If pupils are not showing in the list to be included in the CTF please make sure the tick box that is located in tab 3 – ‘Students’ that is named ‘Include students already exported’ is ticked and then refresh. If the pupil/students are still missing from the list, check the view being used is correct. The choices…
When creating the CTF for an alternative destination that has already been created, choose the option from the ‘Destination LA/Other’ drop down list and not the ‘Destination School’ drop down list. If the new destination still doesn’t show, you will need to restart SIMS and it will pull through. Reviewed – 19/03/2018
If you do not know the destination of a Leaver you will need to send the CTF to an alternative destination called unknown destination. This will appear within the destination school as the name “Unknown Destination”. If the unknown destination does not show then please follow these steps: – Go to: Tools/setups/CTF and click on the…
If the CTF is being sent to one of the above you will need to set up an alternative destination. Go to: Tools/Setups/CTF and click on the ‘Alternative Destinations’ hyperlink. Click ‘New’. Type…..
When you have chosen the destination school from the drop down list when creating a CTF do not then put in a destination LA as well, as this will clear the school name that you have already entered. The same thing will happen the other way around, so if you have a destination LA do not…
If you are sending a CTF and the destination school is not there, please follow these instructions: Go to Tools/Other Schools and carry out a search on the school name. If the school is not there you will need to create a new record and fill in the required details. If the school is there…
Have you received the email from the DFE to say that there is a file waiting for you? If not, the school intending to send the file has not managed to send it yet. If you have received an email to say that there is a CTF waiting for your school you may not be…