I am a reasonably experienced timetabler at a school operating the full range of Sims applications including Staff Cover, Lesson Monitor (linked to the school timetable), printing of individual pupil timetables etc.
However, I use Timetabler to construct the school timetable - as I have done over the past 13 years -and then transfer the completed schedule through to Sims.net where it takes on all of the functionality of a comparable transfer a timetable from Nova T. This Summer I was able to fully utilise the electronic transfer facility within Timetabler to seamlessly export to Sims.net.
My reply to this thread is not intended with like comparison between Timetabler and NovaT as I have not used NovaT to construct a school timetable. The fact is that I am able to use Timetabler to do everything that I need in timetabling and still provide all that is necessary for the school to run its Sims applications.
The support provided by Chris and Keith Johnson is second to none - they are available throughout the timetabling season to advise on timetabling issues right through to the final transfer to the school's MIS system. The most impressive feature to support the first-rate ,intuitive Timetabler software is the commitment and imagination of the software team to respond to the wish-list of school timetablers and to continuously evolve and develop Timetabler to provide new features.
This level of support and expertise provides me with welcome reassurance and much-needed flexibility when tackling my next school timetable.
