User history in SIMS
Is it possible to see what SIMS users have been accessing whilst logged in? Its nothing particularly sinister but a potential safeguarding issue worth exploring.
View Article[SIMS] Creating a new Aspect Pattern
I'm trying to create an Aspect Analysis in Sims.net and have done this numerous times before but can't find how to create a new Aspect Pattern. Can anyone help?
View ArticleChange domain on SIMS server
Hi I have built a brand new domain and wondered if its ok to change the SIMS server to point to the new domain without any issues or would capita have to come in an re-install to a new server? Not sure...
View Article[SIMS] Possible to record who has been sent a sims.net report generated letter?
Hello, Apologies if this has been asked before. We would like to send out a letter to students who have reached certain milestones of achievement points. They may reach these milestones at any time...
View ArticleStudent Timetables from home.
Hello wondering if someone could help, I'm looking for a free way of allowing student to access their school timetables from home, Has anyone had any experience with this or have done it themselves....
View Article[SIMS] Slow logon
Hi, I have a school full of slow SIMS logons at present and I am not sure how to fix it (waiting for Sims to get back to me again). It all started when I changed the document server to a IP address, I...
View ArticleAfter School Club Management
Hi folks, Aside from SIMS Activities and Schoolcomms Clubs, is anyone using a local or cloud based solution to manage clubs? The ideal is something that integrates with SIMS, has registers, can report...
View ArticleSims admissions help
I have selected admitted in the students admission record instead of accepted. How can I undo this?
View Article[SIMS] Spring Release - Duplicate Detention Error
Just a heads up in case anyone hasn't encountered this.... We use SIMS for behaviour monitoring and it appears something was broken in the latest update. *WhatÂ’s the issue?* When a user goes to add a...
View Article[SIMS] SIMS Profile Comment Type
Profile Comment Banks When an area is split into sections, can comments from each section be joined or are they independent and new paragraphs eg Area - Section Homework -Section Assessment I want to...
View ArticleScan to Sims
Hi What do you use to scan to Sims? I have eCopy at a school I work at. Its a old version and before they try and sell me a new version I would like to know what else is about. Thanks Cooper
View ArticleText Messaging System.
Hello, I'm looking for some advice if anyone can help? We currently use Parent Pay to send absence texts home to our students who are have N's (no reason provided for absence) and it is not very user...
View ArticleSims clients default academic year
does anyone know a way to default all clients to the correct academic year? people running reports in the wrong academic year and getting wrong data! (obviously!) at the moment we have shown staff how...
View Article[SIMS] Teachers of a Year Group
Often it's useful to generate a list of all teachers of a specific year group. I can do this using reports on SIMS. However it doesn't bring through every teacher. When a class is shared by more than...
View Article[SIMS] N00b Question - Updates
I've just discovered that we no longer receive SIMS support from the LEA but go directly to Capita and that I need to update to v7.168 before Thursday (Census)! Do I just copy the upgrade zips and...
View ArticleSIMS, Parent Pay and FSM eligibility
This is my first post - hope it's in the right place. My school has recently moved from Facility to SIMS and we now run a regular automatic update to Parent Pay. When we first switched over, we had an...
View ArticleSIMS Timetable - Restrict Access to new year
Our curriculum year changes at the end of May, so the new timetable is currently being built. How can I restrict access to the new timetable? Staff are looking ahead to find out what their classes are,...
View Article[SIMS] Programme of Study
Hi all, just a quick question - does everyone have this Programme of Study for KS1/KS2 (and any other provision for EYFS)? The version we have only caters to NC Yr 7-9 - is it something we haven't...
View ArticleSIMS Client Upgrade Permissions
Hi all, We moved SIMS in-house a couple of years ago, and I've never managed to get the SIMS client to automatically update when a member of staff clicks on the shortcut. Currently I do a mass logon...
View Article[SIMS] Scheduled Reports - Where to Have a Look?
Hi all - hopefully not too tricky a one. We've an account here that runs out scheduled reports in SIMS (scheduled task on the SIMS server, runs about 1am, calls AutoReports.exe with a SIMS account...
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