It is important to keep the data that is held within your SIMS system up-to-date and accurate. Below are some suggestions for Housekeeping routines you can run in SIMS to check that your data is correct, along with guidance on how to complete these routines in SIMS. SIMS Module Routine Guidance Tools Validate Memberships and…
Unlinked persons should be deleted from SIMS. This may be, pupils, employees, applicants, agents, contacts or other individuals whose historical data should no longer be retained in line with GDPR guidelines. Go to Tools>Housekeeping>Delete unlinked persons A list of unlinked persons recorded in SIMS should show Select the check box at the top left hand…
Autumn 2021 SIMS Update New functionality in the SIMS Autumn release, includes adding lookups for Covid medical events; adding UPN, achievement\behaviour points or Pupil Premium to marksheets; adding additional information such as assessable grades to examinations; update to reporting and some housekeeping help for bulk deleting old admission applications. ESS Product videos can be found…
All parents who have a child registered as on-roll at the school are eligible to stand for election when there is a vacancy for a parent governor. The term ‘parents’ includes natural parents and anyone else with parental responsibility. The Parental Ballot check box can be selected via Focus > Pupil (Or Student) – Family/Home…
The Mailing Point check box can be used to show which sibling should receive any correspondance from the school. To identify the child considered to be the mailing point for the family, select the Mailing Point check box via Focus > Pupil (or Student) on the Family/Home panel. Only one child should be designated as…
This video is a guide for general housekeeping routines in SIMS.
When CTF files are exported, an XML export file is created and stored in the CTF Export Directory that was specified when you configured the CTF defaults (via Tools | Setups | CTF). Each XML file will have an individual file name when viewed through Windows® Explorer. The first seven digits of the file name…