2 members of staff are leaving at the end of term and we have no replacements yet. Can I still carry on with the End of Year Procedures?
Go to Focus | School | Pastoral Structure | Next Academic Year Structure…
What permissions are required to carry out End of Year procedures?
The permissions required to carry out the various end of year processes vary…
Should we download the ATF file if we have a nursery unit attached to our school?
No, if you have a nursery unit attached to your school we recommend…
How can I assign my new intake to new registration groups if the groups are not available in Focus/Admission/Application?
In order to assign Applicants to next years registration …
How do I rename a registration group in the current year?
DO NOT RENAME A REGISTRATION GROUP! It will change it…
How do I add an allowance to a contract?
If the allowance is a preset one then go to…
One of my invoices is not on the authorisation list
Does it appear on the screen with No in the ‘cent’ column…
Why has a contract got a green circle with a question mark?
Because the status is deferred…
The course I want to go on is not running in my area.
If there is a training course you wish to go on but its not running in your area please contact the Scomis Service Desk via telephone on 01392 385300 or email scomis@devon.gov.uk. We will compile a list of interest and if the demand is sufficient we will set up a training course at a suitable venue. Reviewed…
Where can I find details of all training courses?
All details of training courses can be found in the course timetable available from the link below. https://www.scomis.org/courses/ Reviewed on 08/06/2022 – VF
How can I book onto a classroom training course?
To book on a training course you can either, contact the Scomis Service Desk via telephone on 01392 385300 or email scomis@devon.gov.uk. All course booking acknowledgements are sent via email to the school administration email address. Reviewed: 28/07/2020 – AT
How do I record my leavers?
Navigate to Routines / Pupil / Leavers…
How can I delete a result for a student? Whenever I try it just comes back again.
Results are stored against the student. Deleting a result from a marksheet does not delete it from the student…
I have a formula column to calculate the difference but when I go into the marksheet it is empty.
When you open the marksheet click calculate, if this still does not..
SLG – SIMS SQL2008 post migration tasks for SLG Schools
After succesfully migrating to SQL2008 a school using SLG hosted by ScoMIS needs to carry out the following steps…
Recommended Settings for Un-Managed Wireless Access Points
Recommendations for a minimum wireless access point configuration.
How do I increase petty cash?
There are two places where this information needs adding………….
What Results Will Be Included In The PI Calculations
Exams Reports looks at the August results. It only calculates on seasons with June included Non EDI results need to be added manually via Edit PI. Reviewed 24/5/2019
Why are staff not showing in salary projections?
This can be caused by many issues, please check …………………
How to restore files / folders from ScoMIS Remote Backup Service
From time to time, you may for whatever reason, need to restore a file which has been lost, deleted or changed. With the Scomis remote backup service, you can do this easily following these notes – nb – You will not be able to perform a restore if the workstation or server is currently backing…
How to check ScoMIS Remote backup logs
During half term, and school holidays, as many schools switch their PC’s or servers off, Scomis will not be monitoring log files for backup failures and sending out subsequent backup failure emails to the school were applicable. However, if the school would like to check the backup log file themselves whenever they like, they are…
Error ‘SIMS .net encountered a problem’ when running Validate Memberships as part of the Promotion Routine
In order to resolve this log back into SIMS .net and go to Tools | Validate Memberships…
What does “unusual” mean when carrying out the promotion mapping?
The Unusual check box is selected automaticallyto …
What are the consequences if I promote AFTER the start of the academic year?
We would strongly recommend schools to promote before the end of the current academic year…
How do I enter an Occasional Day?
To enter an Occasional Day:
Navigate to school diary …
Where are the notes for completing the Admissions process?
The notes are held within the documentation section of SIMS…
Scomis Password Policy
This is the current DCC Password Policy which is applied to the ScoMIS Managed Services. It is also the password policy which schools are recommended to use…
SWGfL SPAM Email Filtering
The SWGfL Managed Service provide by Research Machine (RM) blocks SPAM. For example – In the week commencing 16th of May the service received 24,612,942 emails…
How to check your MacAfee Antivirus is updating correctly.
MacAfee items to check…The version number must be 8.5 or above & the DAT created on date – this needs to be within the last few days
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SLG Test Accounts
You can login with these accounts – Updated 2012-11-29 Secondary Secondary log in at: https://data.scomis.org/SLGSecondary The SIMS data is accessible via the terminal server shortcut choosing “SLGSecondary” Pupil – SD06aakhtar / Testing4$ Parent – SSaakhtar / Testing4$ Parent – SSPtackroyd / Testing4$ Teacher – SSrporter / Testing4$ Teacher – SStng/ Testing4$ Administrator – SSmasif /…