How to delete a duplicate pupil record

The admission number will no longer exist so it is important to keep a note of it with the school’s official roll book. The path required is Routines>Pupil>Delete Pupil Search for the pupil and use the red cross to delete.   kb23531    

How to amend a BACS file

The following presumes that the bank has rejected the file for some reason which needs amending in FMS, in this example it is an incorrect bank account for a supplier. Firstly, cancel the BACS run and make the changes to the bank account details in FMS via Focus>Accounts Payable>Suppliers Then go to Focus>Accounts Payable>BACS Processing…

Duplicate staff in Sims .net

This can happen if staff have been entered in Personnel and separately into Manage Classroom Staff resulting in two staff codes. Also (rarely) if they are in the student focus and that record hasn’t been used as the employee. Usually the issue manifests itself when a teacher cannot see their classes when they logon to…

FMS, Salary Projection – My cost centres and staff have duplicate entries

  FMS, Salary Projection – My cost centres and staff have duplicate entries. This happens when amendments have been made to cost centre names by adding letters or numbers in front of the existing cost centre in Tools>General Ledger Setup> Tab 2 Cost Centre. To resolve this issue go to Tools>Define Financial Year> Define Salary…

I imported a CTF and now I have a duplicate student

This can happen if the information you have entered into SIMS .net does not match exactly what is on the CTF.  SIMS .net matches 5 pieces of information: forename, surname, date of birth, UPN and gender.  If any of this information differs, SIMS .net will think that the student on the CTF is a new student. …