Empl hours = the total hours the staff member is contracted for Load hours = the actual teaching hours they teach (this does not include PPA etc) Eg, if you have a 25 period timetable and the staff member is full time, employed is 25. If they are 0.6 then its 15 (25 x 0.6)…
What is the password to access Options 5? A password is required only if the Password.dat file is located in the SIMS. net folder. This is the same folder that contains OptionsW.exe. Options is accessible via the Focus menu in SIMS for all users who have been granted applicable permissions in System Manager. Users assigned to the…
The Installation setup is only run once on any local machine. The install puts all the necessary files in place and a Spring 2022 version of NT6.exe. The NT6.exe needs updating to the current version in SIMS and then going forwards, updated with every SIMS upgrade. The instructions for updating the NT6.exe are at the…
Where staggered lunch periods are required/overlap, it is best to create an extra period. This manages the staggered lunch much better, but will distort any period analysis. On the Cycle screen – choose the lunch periods and give them a green period type Lunch – i.e. not exclusive In Plan | Subjects, create a subject called…
Nova-T6 Data | Export Curriculum and Timetable to SQL When sending the timetable to SIMS it just hangs or does not complete To resolve this issue, in SIMS run Tools | Validate Memberships Reviewed 31/7/20 KB25621
The first thing to check is, has the data been exported? Within Nova T6 go to Data – Export to Nova T4/Options and save the file into the Transfer folder. Then go to Options (Focus/Options) and select the Implementation (Tools/Implementation Manager). Then import the file via, Tools/Transfers – Import – Curriculum from Nova-T6. Then select…
The way to double up teachers in SIMS is to go to the class timetable. This can be done via Timetable > New > Group and selecting the year, block and group. This will show you the classes under the group. When you right click the class you can select the option to Add Staff….
Within Nova T-6 click on Sessions This will show the groups and clusters on the left-hand side of the screen and the sessions on the right- hand side of the screen. Under the Sessions column (on the right hand side) right click on D (for double). This will then automatically change the D to two…
Maintenance timetables can only be transferred into SIMS once. To be able to re-use this timetable you will need to convert it to a Construction timetable. Open Nova T6 and load your maintenance timetable. Once loaded, click Select Data > Load Dataset. choose Create Construction Dataset and then click Next. You will then…
Create the new member of staff in Manager Classroom Staff if not already there – this will automatically create a Personnel Record In Timetable, Plan>Teachers Open the teacher record by double click or Edit>overwrite the details and the whole timetable will be allocated to the new teacher. Send the timetable over for the next day. The…
It is not recommended to send a change to the cycle mid year, but in some cases it is necessary if the times or number of periods must be changed before the start of the new year. If the cycle is changed and sent mid year then the correct date range must be entered. It should…
If the incoming teacher is replacing an outgoing teacher and is taking over all of the curriculum responsibilities., edit both the code and name of the outgoing teacher in Plan | Teachers | Edit and overtype the outgoing teachers details with the replacing teacher. The timetable will be allocated to the new teacher. The new teacher…
Add Items: Add a year: Click the + button at the top of the Year list. You can now enter the name for the year and the projected number of students. Add a block: Drag the Subject code over from the list on the right-hand side and drop it over the required band. Add a…
The Nova-T6 handbook is only available from the documentation tab on the home page in SIMS .net. Reviewed 17/08/2015
Message appears in the right hand side of the Bands screen when a session is dragged over a particular period on the grid. This message also appears in the Clash information when trying to drag a row from the build onto the timetable Nova-T6 The message means that there is a Period Type on the…
The problem is caused by the sessions screen not updating with changes to the classes screen. This can be checked on the report – Reports | Cluster/Session mismatches. If such changes are made on the classes screen, the system does not necessarily know what corresponding changes need to be made on the Sessions screen. e.g….