SIMS and FMS Spring 2018 Upgrade

Documentation:

Release notes containing detailed information on what is included in the upgrade can be downloaded here:

Spring 2018 Release Notes

Headlines:

Statutory Returns

• School Census Summer 2018 files are included in this release.

Examinations Organiser and SIMS

• Reports to identify QNs missing from the Manage Performance Indicator screen
• Ability to record Level 2 Technical Qualifications at 16-18
• Update Performance Indicator Gradesets for multiple QNs

 FMS/Resources

• Statutory FMS Consistent Financial Reporting (CFR) 2017/2018
• National Insurance calculations for salary projections 2018/2019.

 GDPR

• NEW Report! Enhanced Person Data Output (PDO) routine to include the export of staff data – more information
• Additional PDO output option (XML) to support data portability.

 Assessment

• Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 wizards, reports and CTF updates
• Phonics updates (England)

 Change Requests included in the Spring Release

• Improvements to memory leak in PULSAR.exe
• Highlighting inactive lookups in the user interface
• Enable the print button in pupil bulk update screen
• Bulk update of the completed flag in a staff training event
• Warning to the user when adding a student as a contact
• Addition of Staff Performance Objective Details sub report (School Objective Summary and School Objective Detail fields added)
• Record the history of enrolment status
• Printing student’s timetable selection by class
• Option to hide National Identity
• Updates to Assessment Manager Exam JC Gradesets – more information
• Better handling of email links when no local email application is installed
• Administrator access for Staff Performance records
• Student Communication, ability to record the name of the person who dealt with the communication
• Ability to reallocate the former and current UPN number from within the student/applicant record – more information
• Additional information on the Registration Certificate to clarify the owner of the displayed address
• Users can now manage linked document types in Tools | Lookups | Maintain.
• Additional fields available in the Student List reports
• Improvements to the Line Management Structure screen for Staff Performance
• Staff sign off area on objectives, observations and reviews
• Additional fields in the reporting dictionary to assist with Data Protection i.e. Student Forename and Initial of Surname (e.g. Karen P, Karen T) or initials (e.g. KP, KT)
• Pupil details warning message when changing the Date of Admission
• Bulk update of User Defined Fields

Upgrade your own data? – you may find the following faq’s useful:

• Checking for updates on Solus 3
• Deploying an upgrade through Solus 3 Manually
• Check the status of the upgrade
• Forcing an update through Solus 3
• Adding a machine to Solus 3 on an Active Directory network
• Adding a machine to Solus 3 on a Peer to Peer network
• Import the latest Sims .net reports