How to install SOLUS/SIMS on a standalone laptop
A colleague has a laptop that she takes home. For this reason I haven't joined it to the domain. I've tried installing SOLUS onto the laptop by way of the SOLUS administration program but I can't see...
View ArticleHELP! Hosted SIMS/FMS
Can anyone help me? I'm school admin. and my school uses FMS via hosted SIMS. On 8th December when trying to open the suppliers list in FMS I got a message saying it was unable to load; the same with...
View Article[SIMS] Enhanced Protected Mode
Does anyone know if SIMS has issues with Enhanced Protected Mode? We had to enable it to make something else work but it causes SIMS and Internet Explorer to have a falling out and refuse to speak to...
View Article[SIMS] Installed twice but only one is up to date
I have an unusual problem with the Autumn SIMS update, I did have a similar one with the Summer update but wanted to fix the problem rather than find a work around. We are using Solus 3 and have not...
View ArticleDfE Secure Access - not able to access everything
(Not sure this is the right forum, but wasn't too sure where to place this - feel free to move if inappropriate.) I can log into SA but COLLECT, Keys to Success, and S2S are all greyed out (or rather,...
View Article[SIMS] Solus Issues
Morning, I had an engineer remoting into my network for 5 hours on Friday to fix Solus and its still broken. For some reason its stopped deploying automatically when I deploy the agent, and its not...
View ArticleSQL server agent disabled - 2012 express
Hello, I took over a few schools from our LA and have just noticed that all of them have the SQL server agent set to disabled. I contacted the LA and they were not helpful. Everything seems to be...
View ArticleCallParent
Anyone having issues today? Just had a call from a school, they sent a message out and it was received by parents numerous times. So now the school's getting swamped by calls. Can't get through to...
View ArticleScan/Document Management Solution
I'm currently in the process of looking for a scan/document management solution. At the moment the scanning done by staff is a long and daunting process and I'm actively looking for a way to quicken...
View Article[SIMS] Fault code 1512-4983-4400
Anyone seen this fault on SIMS over a VPN? Fault code 1512-4983-4400 Attachment 40563 (http://www.edugeek.net/attachments/forums/mis-systems/40563-fault-code-1512-4983-4400-sims.png)
View ArticleCapita UNIT-e users? (Need help with the web setup)
Bit of a long shot but are there any fellow FE admins on here that maintain the Capita UNIT-e MIS system? I'm back at my old place helping out and they've recently been told the current setup is a bit...
View ArticleSIMS Export all email addresses
Hi, Is there a way I can export all email addresses of staff and parents to an excel file? Thanks
View Article[SIMS] Cumulative Attendance days - SIMS report
Hi All I would like to be able to reward students for their attendance streaks - for example attending for 20 days, 50 days, 100 days in a row without absence. I have played around within the reports...
View Article[Go4Schools] Run feed rule immediately
How do you run a feed immediately? I've done this before and there are two methods - I can't recall either right now! :p Thanks
View ArticleCensus, Sims and Academy conversion - change to name urn establishment number...
As part of joining a MAT we have changed our status on Edubase to Academy Converter Has anyone gone through the process of converting to an academy and having to change the schools name, establishment...
View Article[SIMS] SIMS changing Admin password.
I am looking to change the Admin password I have looked in SQL management studio and I see that Windows Authentication is used to logon on. I take it I also need to change the account that SQL server...
View Article[SIMS] Marking a single lesson with #
Can any-one advise me how I can do this? I work out how to achieve it even though I've seen it on our SIMS
View Article[SIMS] Server Recommended Specs
Hi, We are going to be hosting our SIMS install locally from April (currently hosted and supported elsewhere) and wondered if there was a list of recommended specs for the server that SIMS support...
View ArticleNOVA split lunch
Hi folks. I have written a couple of timetables in Nova but this year, I want to have a split lunch, ie all year groups same timings up to end of lesson 3, then some year groups go to lunch whilst...
View Article[SIMS] SIMSInst.exe
Hello, I was wondering if someone could PM me the file: SIMSInst.exe please. Kind Regards, Liam
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