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Today, 12:51 PM

vikpaw replied to a thread How would you do this, SIMS gurus? in MIS Systems

Hi, sorry missed this. No way to schedule in individual report i'm afraid. I had a few thoughts, but don't have time to get them all down at the...

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Today, 12:35 PM

vikpaw replied to a thread Head of Depratment Not Seeing All Marksheets in Thier Department in MIS Systems

On the template for the marksheet, re-add the marksheets for any new classes. Also if Timetabler switched groups around, ensure students are...

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Today, 09:38 AM

SpuffMonkey replied to a thread What are you reading at the moment? in General Chat

Just finished The Great Gatsby, very nicely written. Also really enjoyed Danny Baker's autobiography - I'm not so keen on him in the media, but the...

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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 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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20th May 2013, 11:26 PM

SpuffMonkey replied to a thread Xbox 720: Tomorrow's Announcement in Gaming

neXtBox?

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20th May 2013, 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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20th May 2013, 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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20th May 2013, 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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20th May 2013, 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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20th May 2013, 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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20th May 2013, 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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20th May 2013, 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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20th May 2013, 01:22 PM

CPLTD replied to a thread Ruckus Updates: Trade In's, Bundles and New Kit.... in Our Advertisers

and finally- the 3050 educational bundles, these are still available until 30th June 2013, these represent great value with 25 AP's and a...

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20th May 2013, 12:06 PM

CPLTD started a thread Ruckus Updates: Trade In's, Bundles and New Kit.... in Our Advertisers

Afternoon Edugeek, Those lovable Labradors at Ruckus wireless have been at it again with a plethora of new promotions, products and provisions,...

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20th May 2013, 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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20th May 2013, 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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20th May 2013, 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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20th May 2013, 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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20th May 2013, 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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20th May 2013, 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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