Error connecting to SIMS database
Hi there, Its my first time posting here so apologies if its in the wrong area or i provide insufficient information at first. I am trying to connect to our SIMS database using dbupgrade to apply a...
View Articleschoolcomms and letters
we are currently using rsconnect and are going over to schoolcomms for attendance, messaging, payments etc. The one stumbling block we have is that schoolcomms attendance does not let you produce...
View ArticleSIMS SERVICES MANAGER page cannot be loaded
Hi Has anybody come across issues launching sims services manager? I am unable to launch the SIMS Services Manager as it tries to connect to localhost:50000 then shows "this page cant be displayed"....
View ArticleCMIS CTF
Can anyone give advice on exporting CTF from CMIS. I want a CTF with max 200 pupils but my year group has 230, can I export 1 with 200, the other with 30 or do I have to do the export class by class?...
View Article[SIMS] SIMS support companies
Who does your SIMS support and why not Capita as it cost you more what are the befits? Do you get more training days and consultancy included with your support contact? Or is there a Capita cost that I...
View ArticleBromcom
There was a suggestion from a member of staff about moving from SIMS to Bromcom. I just want to find out if other schools have migrated and how they find bromcom in comparison to SIMS. In patricular...
View Article[SIMS] [Nova-T] Timetabling 2nd Teacher to class
Is this possible? We have a teacher who is timetabled to support other staff. That teacher shouldn't appear on the pupils timetables, but should have the lessons on their own timetable. Many thanks
View Article[SIMS] Academic Promotion rules fault
I am trying to create Academic Promotion rules for next year however, I keep getting the following error message. Fault code: 8360-2808-9000 Object reference not set to an instance of an object:
View Article[SIMS] User forced SIMS update on workstations?
At the Primary here the staff have laptops which they use to access their registers on SIMS. Everytime there is an update, some users don't seem to get the update pushed out to them automatically and...
View ArticleSims Error 5658 2306 2000
Hi, For the last for days i have been receiving error code 5658 2306 2000 (It relates to wrong local header) when ever i go to run a report or even create a new one. has anyone else come across this?
View ArticleATF File query
Hi Does anyone know if the ATF file for import new Year for secondary should include the following fields Nationality and Country of Birth or could someone check to see if theirs does as think this...
View ArticleWho's up for a challenge? (Iran)
OK. I am a DoT by day and have gone through an Engage/Google deployment over the last two years. I am working with a beautiful school in Iran to replace their current MIS (a modified business CRM...
View Article[SIMS] Admitting students now
Are there any issues with admitting students now and just setting there start day for September.
View ArticlePSFinancials
Hi, I know many of you working in Education will have PSFinancials and are probably using the cloud hosted solution, we host PSF on site and having a few issues with the Portal side of things buffering...
View Articlesims missing register notification
Sorry if this is a simple question, but , new to sims. Our attendance officer is regularly checking the missing register notification and messaging the affected staff to tell them to take their...
View Article[SIMS] Assessment Marksheets
Do you all just delete marksheets when the summer hols come along, or keep them attached to templates? Assuming most won't work after the new timetable comes along anyway so they ought to be "culled"...
View ArticleAdding Govenors into sims
Has anyone got any notes on adding govenors into sims please i was at an event a little while back but cant find the notes i wrote about adding the govenors into sims i believe it was to do with zero...
View Article[BROMCOM] Biostore / Fastrak Biometric Registration?
Hi Does anyone know whether Bromcom can integrate with Biostore's Fastrak biometric registration system at all? We are looking at Bromcom but can't seem to get an answer on this. Thanks Simon
View Article[Progresso] API call to get next years Registration group for pupils
One for Progresso API experts out there: School Cloud Systems are kindly trying to overcome an issue we have with progresso. Our office staff want to organise after school clubs this week for September...
View Article[SIMS] mapping legacy GCSE grades to new 1-9 grades
I am in the process of generating KS4 targets and need some assistance how to map the old GCSE grades to the new equivalent GCSE grade. Since we know the correlation between KS2 and Legacy GCSE grades,...
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