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…
23 May 2016
Assessment Manager 7 will allow exactly 1000 characters to be entered into a Comment Aspect.
26 Nov 2015
'Error: Could not open macro storage.' when running a report via Reports > Run Report. The cause of this problem was a Microsoft Word File Block Setting. To resolve this…
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…
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…
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…
16 Jan 2012
Ensure that the Reviewing section is showing in the options at the top of the screen. You can either click on the arrows to go through each one to check you are happy with…
Text file types .doc – Microsoft Word Document - Automatically selected when saving in Word 2003 .docx – Microsoft Word Document - Automatically selected when saving in Word 2007 and 2010. Cannot…
In word there is an option to see where the paragraphs have been added, this can be turned off and on. Look for this icon in the toolbar at the top This…
21 Dec 2011
Please find a Quick Guide to Creating a Word Mailmerge report. How_to_Design_a_Word_Mailmerge_Report_Output_Updated_05-05-2009 Reviewed 18/02/2015
13 Dec 2011
The following page tells you how to find out what version of office is installed on your PC http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/what-version-of-office-am-i-using-HA101873769.aspx Reviewed 18/02/2015
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…
28 May 2009
DocX files are generated through Word 2007 and above these files are incompatible with earlier office versions. There is a compatibility pack on the Microsoft website which will allow DocX files to be…