[sims] Delete a registration group on SIMS.Net

[michaelt1979]

At the start of this academic year we set up two separate registration groups for our Nursery (AM and PM groups), which is no longer helpful.

We're considering moving all the children from one group into the other and then if we can, deleting the "surplus" group.

Does this sound like a disastrous move to anyone? Or is there a better way?

[Linfit]

Deleting registration groups can be problematic as it causes problems with historical data. Its really only an issue in large schools where data like attendance is tracked by reg group over long time periods and group memberships at certain dates are used for other purposes, like reporting to parents.

There is no problem having an empty registration group so you could just leave it. Having said that, in a nursery school its likely not that critical, and especially if the group has only existed since the start of Sept, you should be able to delete it without any issues.

[michaelt1979]

Thanks - that was as I suspected.

As our attendance data is not yet on there, that shouldn't be an issue.

[vikpaw]

Moving students like that is fine.

With reg groups, the only caution is not to recreate one that existed in the past. So if you choose to use it again, you don't create a new one, you re-use an existing one.