9 May 2017
Scomis have produced a variety of reports which allow more detailed analysis of attendance data. The attached files will need to be imported into SIMS Reports and will be accessible through the…
2 Feb 2017
Internet filtering changes Who is affected? If you have a South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) Internet connection at your school or establishment, you will be affected. Schools using…
14 Jun 2016
The maximum number of characters that can be used in a description of a Grade Set is 100.
23 May 2016
Assessment Manager 7 will allow exactly 1000 characters to be entered into a Comment Aspect.
18 Apr 2016
When completing your Assessment Data you will need to be aware of all new students and leavers. In SIMS you can run a Migration Report for Arrivals and Leavers. Reports>Run Reports>Click the +…
8 Dec 2015
You may receive the message “Please import the ResultSet(s)” after clicking on the Populate icon within the Programme of Study Tracking Sheet. (Route: Focus/Assessment/Programme of Study Tracking Entry) You will…
17 Sep 2015
EXPORTING A CTF FILE FOR RECEPTION BASELINE ASSESSMENT TO EExBA Primary schools will have from 7 September 2015 to 16 October 2015 to complete the baseline tests. These new tests must be completed…
11 May 2015
If your school sends assessment data to your Local Authority using a file from School Pupil Tracker you should still import assessments into your school's Management Information System (SIMS). This ensures all…
23 Apr 2015
SIMS has introduced a new utility enabling users to map Aspect and Result Sets that have been defined in school with those defined by Capita SIMS. This is known as the Mapping…
13 Jun 2014
Connectivity Requirements The connector will work from any internet connection with the exception of a few countries such as China which are blocked at our firewall Bandwidth Requirements For information on bandwith requirement…
15 May 2014
KS2 Assessment Results to be returned to NAA by 30th June. Exporting Results - Once the appropriate assessment levels or test scores have been entered for all pupils, the results need…
6 Aug 2013
Capita make strong recommendations about the hardware specification of the hardware to run SIMS Workstations of Minimum System Requirements specification would be recommended for occasional use and are likely to be less…
2 May 2013
In Student/Teacher View screen the Assessment Key Indicators are showing as 'Aspect not Defined' how do I get Aspect to appear? Go to Tools > Setup > Student/Teacher View > Section 3…
26 Mar 2013
Scomis Hosted Application Connector and driverless printing client download (for Hosted SIMS access)
To connect to your hosted SIMS / FMS or other hosted applications whether at school or at home, you need to download and install the following 2 installers - (1) Scomis…
7 Dec 2011
A marksheet will not display any class details because a student can be a member of more than one class - so the system is unsure which class to display. You will…
24 Nov 2011
Individual reports that previously worked in Office 2003 will not run correctly in Office 2010. There is a work around for this: File Options Trust Centre Trust Centre Settings Macro Settings Check…
18 Nov 2011
Microsoft have produced a Hotfix to help this: The Hotfix is Microsoft KB2553912 and can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553912/ Reviewed 17/02/2015
14 Apr 2011
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…
14 Jan 2011
************PLEASE NOTE: This FAQ is to be followed entirely at the risk of the school and Scomis is not held responsible for any data lost. Failure to follow all steps correctly may…
10 Aug 2010
To ensure a registration teacher can see marksheets for their registration group you need to make sure they are linked as the Registration Tutor in the Pastoral Structure. Navigate to Focus/School/Pastoral Structure/Current…
The aspect used may have a grade set attached to it. This means that if you enter a grade that is not part of the grade set it will be invalid. The…
Yes, you can view the previous year 6 by altering the membership date. Change the date to reflect the year that those pupils were in year 6 and then click refresh. …
Results are stored against the student. Deleting a result from a marksheet does not delete it from the student which means the result will repopulate the marksheet each time it is opened.…
When you open the marksheet click calculate, if this still does not populate the formula column you will need to check that you have set up the formula correctly. Reviewed on 16/02/2015
5 Jul 2010
This is the current Scomis Password Policy (which has been based on the Devon County Council Password Policy) which is applied to the Scomis Managed Services. We also recommend that schools adopt…
25 May 2010
Please make sure you have a full backup before starting this procedure. 1. Tools>Define Financial Year>Define/edit year 2. Use + on right to add the new year. You will probably want to…
19 Apr 2010
This is usually because the registration tutor is not allocated to the registration group in the pastoral structure. Go to: Focus/School/Pastoral Structure/Current Structure Click go Expand the Pastoral Structure and then expand…