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When I open an individual report Word template in assessment manager all I get is a word document, there is no way to insert results. I have looked in Word options (the school is using Word 2007 which...
View ArticleParent Pay Install problem - Proxy issues
Having huge problems doing the install! Gets to the stage where you put in the details including the proxy address but it all it throws back is: A connection test could not be completed. I've tried all...
View Article[SIMS] Summer Upgrade 2016 - Issues / SOLUS 3 / Blue Screened SIMS Server
I know there are a few threads already on this update, but none specifically about this issue... When the update was being downloaded in SOLUS 3 yesterday the server froze, so I rebooted it as everyone...
View Article[SIMS] NOVA T6 SQL Descriptions
Hello I am trying to change the description of "free periods" on the sixth form timetable. Historically they have been labelled as "supervised study" and are now to be called "Study Period". For one...
View ArticleState of Progresso in 2016?
I've just come out of a meeting with our account manager @ Advanced to discuss the new reporting suite (ProMetrix) and talk has turned, as expected, to Progresso. We looked at it 4 years ago, and it...
View Article[SIMS] SIMS report issue
I'm pretty sure i need to get more information about what the actual report is doing before i can describe this problem properly, but i thought i'd stick this up now before i leave work in case anyone...
View Article[SIMS] Solus and DirectAccess
Before we spend too much time on it, has anyone had any luck getting Sims clients to update (via Solus) when they are connected from home over DirectAccess? Sims itself runs fine in this configuration...
View Article[SIMS] Access Control ID Cards
We're looking for a system that will connect with SIMS to pull student/staff info and photos from to create an Access Card. Does anyone know of any companies that do this.
View ArticleAutomated SIMS Data Extraction to Web-based System
Hi, I'm hoping that there are some SIMS experts here able to help me with a solution for extracting data. I have created a PHP/MySQl based software and for this have been using pupil data from SIMS. To...
View ArticlePARS - Anyone Set This Up?
Just been called with "Oh by the way over the summer could you get PARS up and running?" Dear sweet lord I've got a busy enough summer as it is, and then on the last day of term this lands... Can any...
View ArticleSIMS manual installation failed with error Insufficient disk space
I am trying to install SIMS on a client machine manually as it is refusing to install with Solus 3. When i try to install from Solus folder under SIMS extracted files (SIMSCenteralServerSetup.exe), I...
View Article[SIMS] Remote machine cannot be contacted.. Where to begin troubleshooting?
Windows Firewall is disabled (both GPO setting to turn it off for domains, and the firewall service itself is disabled) and the account Solus uses to install is a local administrator of the machine...
View Article[SIMS] SIMS + Avast = Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll flagged as PUP
Came across this when poking around SIMS doing a test restore to another directory. Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll is being flagged by Avast Business as a potentially unwanted program. It lives in...
View ArticleSchoolcomms Payments and VAT
Is anyone using Schoolcomms payments and also selling Vatable items like equipment? Our finance team are trying to work out how we would administer this - Tucasi allows for it, but SC doesn't.
View Article[SIMS] Gradeset PG Colour Property
I just want to display a colour on the mark sheet cell instead of the grades, I know I can do this using a nested if construction, however there is property called PG Colour in grade set and wondering...
View Article[SIMS] SIMS New Academic Year Promotions
Good Morning, I am after some advice regarding the promotion of students into the new academic year in SIMS. At the moment the students are showing on the pastoral lists as members however when I look...
View Article[SIMS] [SIMS] Transport Groups in Schoolcomms
I have not used Schoolcomms myself but our Operations team use it to send bulk SMS text messages. They would like to have groups setup to allow them to send messages based on students Mode of Travel...
View ArticleSIMS DB Migration - Timeout - Large DB
Afternoon all, Migrating a SIMS DB to SQL 2014 (new server) and when running the Migration Tool on the new host the restoring part is failing with a TIMEOUT error. The DB here is 10.8gb as a bak file,...
View ArticleWhat version on .net framework on a new server?
I'm setting up a new sims server and in the middle of the windows updates. What version of .net framework does a sims server need? I understand it needs v3.5 but I see v4.6.1 is out. Would v4.6.1...
View Article[SIMS] SOLUS3 - Install
I have a single school to get up and running on SOLUS3 ASAP. I'm looking at the "Authorising LA Deployment Environment", as we have no interest in being middleman for Capita and the school. Reading the...
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