[sims] SIMS+ Target Tracker

[nicholab]

Couple of question about Target Tracker seems it is going to be force on me. Their support where a little surprised that I would want to automate the export out of SIMS and seemed to think it would be normal for the Head or Admin staff in the office to do it!!!

 

Also I have been told that there is a way of getting data target tracker reports into Firefly can anyone confirm this this is what sales said???

[jmak]

The information about export from SIMS matches what we were told and do. It has ended up being my responsibility, although there's no reason a member of the office admin staff couldn't do it.

 

SIMS is hosted by our LA, so I can't set up scheduled reports. Target tracker isn't installed in the SIMS server, so the xml report has to be saved, then copied to a machine with Target Tracker and then manually imported (you have to navigate to the correct file). How much of an issue it will be for you friends on how often you need to update it. I do it when we have a child join or leave and half termly to import attendance data. From my point of view it would be better for the person who adds the new pupils to some to do it. We've had issues where I haven't been told, so end up with missing children.

 

I'd definitely describe it as clunky from an IT admin point of view. You'll also find several software version updates need to be deployed to client machines every year.

 

Can't help with Firefly, sorry.

[nicholab]

So and xml could be exported with the SIMS cli report engine?

[jmak]

It was make sense, but haven't done it.