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…
29 Nov 2016
Impact: If you haven't updated your school firewall and filtering products you may lose access to the service in the event of a problem with one of our providers. Detail: In the…
8 Oct 2015
It is possible to connect to the Scomis Hosted Application Service (Hosted SIMS) using an Android devices from home or in school using the Microsoft Remote Desktop client. To connect to the…
24 Sep 2015
The latest generation of Surface Tablets will allow you to install the full Hosted Applications connector which can be downloaded here. However if you wish to install the Hosted Applications service on to a…
17 Feb 2015
If your school has upgraded to Version 5.3 of our Hosted Application Connector, there are a number of options that can be enabled before you log into Hosted Applications. If you are…
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…
2 Apr 2014
The current auto upgrade application for the external connector was not designed to work on Windows 7 workstations. Consequently you may get an "incompatible database" error when first logging into Sims locally (not through the TS…
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…
17 Apr 2013
To access other hosted applications such as FMS or dtsapps (ie Claims, Monitor, Trial Balance Comparison, Contract Printing) from the hosted environment, or to complete data transfers via SecureNet (which has to…
When you have a new member of staff join your school, they may need access to SIMS, FMS or other Hosted Applications. We have put together a short video to take you…
It happens. SIMS Users go on holiday or are absent for a while, and when they come back, they forget their hosted applications password and need it resetting. This is done by…
This is a guide for new customers to our Hosted Applications service. We have put together a short video to get you started. This takes you through determining whether your machine is…
13 Dec 2011
The Scomis Hosted Application Service is a service provided by Scomis where we host and maintain your data offsite. You access your data from your desktop via a shortcut. To find out…
7 Feb 2011
The Driverless Printing Solution on the SIMS Terminal Server gives a number of Advanced Options that extend the functionality of the software. Open the ScrewDrivers v4 Control Panel. Click on the name…
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…
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…