Attendance data to LEA's

[2ilent8cho]

I know SIMS has B2B for sending attendance data back to the LEA's, but what do other MIS's have? or is B2B some common thing they all use? We are going to move from SIMS but not sure what we do about this one part. Anybody else who changed MIS able to shed any light on this area?

[matt40k]

Its only LEA that use Capita ONE (formally EMS) use B2B, stands for Business-to-business, its another case of Capita using a generic term - like Microsoft and SQL Server, there are other types of SQL servers, like Oracle, MySQL etc. Other LEA that use other systems use other tools - like Groupcall exporter.

 

If your LEA uses Capita ONE (which is sounds like they do), they can also take a CSV file (send it over AnyComms or such) or your new MIS provider can use B2B open - all links into the Capita ONE B2B process - so really they shouldn't really care - it feeds in via the same routines (suspense) and ends up in the same tables.

 

 

Hope that helps

[2ilent8cho]

Its only LEA that use Capita ONE (formally EMS) use B2B, stands for Business-to-business, its another case of Capita using a generic term - like Microsoft and SQL Server, there are other types of SQL servers, like Oracle, MySQL etc. Other LEA that use other systems use other tools - like Groupcall exporter.

 

If your LEA uses Capita ONE (which is sounds like they do), they can also take a CSV file (send it over AnyComms or such) or your new MIS provider can use B2B open - all links into the Capita ONE B2B process - so really they shouldn't really care - it feeds in via the same routines (suspense) and ends up in the same tables.

 

 

Hope that helps

 

Thanks for that, is B2B Open something i would get from my new MIS provider or is it available for download somewhere?

[matt40k]

Your new MIS provider should support it. I found the details about the XML schema via google by looking for "capita one b2b open", which will give them something to work with - if they haven't already got support. LEA should a test system the can valid against also (its in their interest for it to work as it saves them having to re-key everything - remember this is a daily task too). Of course they can always get support from Capita.

@PhilNeal should have a list of MIS suppliers that they know support it.

[PhilNeal]

I don't have a list of suppliers that support B2B Open. It is an open standard and anyone can chose to implement.

[matt40k]

Someone had their coffee this morning!! You'd give Usain Bolt a run for his money at the speed of that reply!

@2ilent8cho So you just need to ask them if they support the B2B Open standard.