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Updating Local Root and Intermediate Certificates
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In order to maintain a secure access to the Scomis Hosted Applications Service, it is essential from time to time to update the SSL certificate that is used to encrypt the traffic. The SSL certificate is issued by our certificate provider who owns both an Intermediate certificate and root certificate. These certificates are usually present…
How to add an existing user of Hosted Applications to another School’s database (drop down access)
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As an example Tom.Jones63 already has access to school A where he is mainly based and needs access to school B and C which are within the same Federation or Trust, this is not an unusual request as it is recommended to have a single logon for each school, rather than multiple different ones. The…
Incorrect Connect.ini file / missing connect ini file – External Open VPN Connector
Upon trying to open the local copy of SIMS you may encounter the following error: Incorrect C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS .net\connect.ini file : System.Exception When downloading the connector for the first time, it should automatically update the connect.ini file with your schools database information. The file should look like the following: [SIMSConnection] ServerName=SIMSDB12\SIMS2008 DatabaseName=School Name ConnectionType=TrustedAuto CommandTimeout=1000000…
Hosted Applications Client – 6.xx known issues
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Version 6.xx of the Hosted Applications is entirely written in the Microsoft .net framework and represents a fairly major change to the underlying code of the connector. The Microsoft .net code allows the client to be much smarter, adding functionality such as Secure User Credential validation that occurs before logging onto the platform. Version 6.xx…
Scheduled Tasks for SchoolComms on Hosted Applications
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Scheduled Tasks for SchoolComms: Customers may want to use Scheduled Tasks to update SchoolComms however unfortunately this functionality is currently not supported on a Hosted Environment. This is due to the SchoolComms software not being able to specify an individual schools data on a server so it won’t work. Advice: We have spoken to…
Scomis Hosted Application Connector / Scomis hosted SIMS – Bandwidth & Internet Connection Requirements
This FAQ attempts to answer one of the most common questions posed by new customers when they are considering moving SIMS from their local set-up in school to be hosted with us…