mrhcarlin Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 Can anyone recommend a room booking system that features good SIMS integration? I was thinking it would be cool to have like a live timetable that syncs continuously with SIMS and lists all the free rooms, cover arrangements etc. A colleague pointed me toward MRBS (which I found out we had a barebones installation of), but I’m sceptical about the seamlessness of its functionality. Apparently there’s a script that can do some funky SIMS importing of some sort, but I glossed over it and—not being particularly adept at PHP—it kind of went over my head. I’ve seen freeperiod and Room Booking System mentioned before, but they are paid-for products (the latter being a fair bit more too). However, if I can prove that one of the paid options is the best way to get a seamless and integrated setup, then the cost isn’t an issue. Then again, if MRBS can do what I want it to, then I guess I’ll spend the time on it to get it working. Cheers!
howartp Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 MRBS and half-termly import of timetable from SIMS. You don't need to read the PHP - just let it do its thing.
Sylv3r Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 We use Room Booking System - well worth the money in my opinion. 1
eddyc Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 We use Room Booking System - well worth the money in my opinion. We also use the Room Booking System from School Cloud Systems - We used to have an intranet site here that ran it and at the start of every academic year someone would sit down for a couple of days and manually input all of the timetables. Waste of time and prone to errors in my opinion - I think the Room Booking System integrates really well with SIMS and is really good value for money for what it offers. 1
mrhcarlin Posted November 9, 2015 Author Posted November 9, 2015 Funnily enough we use their Parents Evening System product and the SIMS integration for that is pretty decent. MRBS and half-termly import of timetable from SIMS. You don't need to read the PHP - just let it do its thing. I just need an answer and/or proof that MRBS imports must be done manually (or semi-manually) so I don't have to waste my time investigating it. Once I know exactly what I need to do to get a timetable on it, I can just work on doing that particular thing. Researching and experimenting with CSVs and scripts and exports and imports does not appeal to me.
Max_Power Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 We use the Room Booking System as well - cant fault it well worth the money. The automatic timetable sync works very well especially when our timetable changes daily because of room diversions, exams, options etc. 1
william_tropico Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 I also use Room Booking System. Can't beat automatic syncing with MIS system. Used to use PHPScheduleIt before and the amount of admin time spent making sure the time tables were correct was crazy. RBS is so much easier and staff friendly. 1
RLR Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 We use Room Booking System - well worth the money in my opinion. We use room booking system also. It works quite well and allows users to have accounts to book rooms. 1
TomC Posted November 17, 2015 Posted November 17, 2015 room booking system for us too. we sync it with CMIS and AD for login. worth the money as once setup up that's it admin wise 1
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