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Today, 03:56 PM

vikpaw replied to a thread Moving SIMS to new server in MIS Systems

Correct. It won't affect your live server just update a table in the sims DB with a copy of your master DB logins. If your destination server is...

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Today, 02:11 PM

vikpaw replied to a thread Moving SIMS to new server in MIS Systems

I did have a CR that asked for command line options to run those stored procedures from dbattach, but it got spring cleaned! If you have sql...

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Today, 01:14 PM

vikpaw replied to a thread Moving SIMS to new server in MIS Systems

detaching and reattaching on the existing server, will copy the logins / credentials into the db (like those transfer logins scripts). you can then...

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Today, 12:25 PM

vikpaw replied to a thread Totaling Sims Behaviour Points in MIS Systems

Look for some of the built-in ones. There is a column under student focussed reports that will give, total behaviour points, that should only give...

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Today, 10:07 AM

vikpaw replied to a thread Best way of allowing Staff to update SIMS? in MIS Systems

So U Ls3 :lol: :p

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Today, 09:31 AM

vikpaw replied to a thread Sims.net... before I go and look stupid on the Capita forum in MIS Systems

you could try the changesapwd executable mentioned but you'll probably run into the same permissions problem. i'm not sure, but i think it's...

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Today, 08:29 AM

vikpaw replied to a thread Best way of allowing Staff to update SIMS? in MIS Systems

There are alternatives to SLG of course, e.g. TASC software. I was just saying there is another angle to view the problem from. I use chrome. What...

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Today, 06:36 AM

vikpaw replied to a thread Best way of allowing Staff to update SIMS? in MIS Systems

That's already set in IE for the intranet zone. Though, that did remind me that i think something similar like that used to work. No matter, i was...

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Today, 06:18 AM

vikpaw replied to a thread Best way of allowing Staff to update SIMS? in MIS Systems

I'm just going to throw something out there, i'm not a splitter - honest. Why not just remove the need for SIMS altogether? I'm looking at the...

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Yesterday, 02:38 PM

vikpaw replied to a thread Spring release + Server 2003 = Slow in MIS Systems

whitejames - :welcome: to EG It's out now. Ask your Support team - patch 18205. I got it this morning as a precaution in case i needed it.

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Yesterday, 02:37 PM

vikpaw replied to a thread Best way of allowing Staff to update SIMS? in MIS Systems

You can check a line in simsload.ini against the version of server side simsapplicationsetup - and this will work without needing to change your...

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Yesterday, 02:32 PM

vikpaw replied to a thread Oh Cr@* spring release will not work with office 2003 (i know i know) anyone still in MIS Systems

Cross your arms in a gruff and mutter under your breath about how 'teaching & learning' is being affected.

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Yesterday, 02:10 PM

vikpaw replied to a thread Best way of allowing Staff to update SIMS? in MIS Systems

I don't think they heard you - maybe if matt40k shouts it! :madgrin:

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Yesterday, 01:59 PM

vikpaw replied to a thread Best way of allowing Staff to update SIMS? in MIS Systems

what's more trusted than my intranet ?

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Yesterday, 01:47 PM

vikpaw replied to a thread Oh Cr@* spring release will not work with office 2003 (i know i know) anyone still in MIS Systems

It's not that there's a problem, it's just that if there was a problem it wouldn't be supported. Plus they won't test on those versions any more.

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Yesterday, 01:42 PM

vikpaw replied to a thread Best way of allowing Staff to update SIMS? in MIS Systems

:( :nono: - it didn't work.

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Yesterday, 11:31 AM

vikpaw replied to a thread Todays Register report doubling up in MIS Systems

Check the ordering in the pastoral structure. But in actual fact, i think it might come from Nova - do you use that? EDIT: ignore that last bit....

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Yesterday, 11:15 AM

vikpaw replied to a thread Best way of allowing Staff to update SIMS? in MIS Systems

Group policy permissions applied to give the users read write access to various locations they need e.g. program files\sims , and even to specific...

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Yesterday, 09:45 AM

vikpaw replied to a thread Spring 2013 Release in MIS Systems

have you applied the latest patch 18205 ? the older version had an odd issue associated with it.

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Yesterday, 09:33 AM

vikpaw replied to a thread Spring 2013 Release in MIS Systems

Steve21 - does it happen to everyone? Can you check the date is in UK format, and even if it is, change to US and back again. Longshot i know, just...

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Yesterday, 09:08 AM

vikpaw replied to a thread Error after SIMS.net Spring 2013 Upgrade in MIS Systems

That patch is listed on my SOLUS 2 as a 'recommended' when i asked for clarification i was told not to apply unless needed. I guess it's wide enough...

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Yesterday, 09:03 AM

vikpaw replied to a thread Spring 2013 Release in MIS Systems

Agree that it's a pain, and it used to work different, but that is the real reason it's not liked. Imagine if you actually need to suspend classes...

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Yesterday, 08:59 AM

vikpaw replied to a thread Error after SIMS.net Spring 2013 Upgrade in MIS Systems

Great. What was the issue? What's the patch number? If it's not listed on SupportNet useful to have here.

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Yesterday, 08:56 AM

vikpaw replied to a thread InTouch issue....again in MIS Systems

dang, helpdesk it is then. :(

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Yesterday, 05:25 AM

vikpaw replied to a thread Error after SIMS.net Spring 2013 Upgrade in MIS Systems

That nova issue happened to someone else, might be worth checking the other threads and contacting them as well.

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19th May 2013, 12:03 PM

vikpaw replied to a thread InTouch issue....again in MIS Systems

posted on 17th on supportnet

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19th May 2013, 09:36 AM

vikpaw replied to a thread Minimum System Requirements - Updated!!! in MIS Systems

Yes, but we have that, and its struggling. We're looking at upping to 6 or 8 GB RAM, and 64bit, as Windows 7 is sucking 1.3 GB minimum for the OS and...

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18th May 2013, 11:37 AM

vikpaw replied to a thread Minimum System Requirements - Updated!!! in MIS Systems

I shouldn't see why not to post it, the question often gets asked and answered here a lot anyway. It is missing 2 vital items though : mountains of...

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18th May 2013, 11:04 AM

vikpaw replied to a thread Deleted Messages Log in MIS Systems

I think it's there for when you delete a message from someone else's inbox. The idea was that admins could clear out someone's inbox so they could...

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18th May 2013, 11:02 AM

vikpaw replied to a thread Spring 2013 Release in MIS Systems

A post by CAM regarding the "feature" that removes lessons from the timeline when they are covered, reminded me of this old classic that does the...

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