panosthegreat

Interesting, we're based in Saudi Arabia so not sure we have a LA registered with SIMS. I'll give Capita a call to see if they have any other numbers registered for us though just in case

They mentioned this at the Independent and International SIMS Conference a few weeks ago. They said they weren't given a big enough platform and weren't asked to run any workshops etc so they pulled out. They're focusing on advertising directly with schools and investing in their customer support instead (no signs of that yet though)

I've been trying to import the XML file generated from an online application form directly into SIMS. I've looked through Capita's examples and documentation to make sure our tags match what they're looking for but nothing is importing. It's saying "The selected XML file is not meant for this school." This seems to be because of the tag. That's definitely our SIMS number, it's in SIMS under Help > System Information This is the dummy data I'm trying to import via Routines > Admission > Import Applications Application Import File1.02012-08-23T21:18:177036036 and the error: Date: 12/11/2018 13:08:36File: N:\test.xmlThe file cannot be imported because of the following errors:The selected XML file is not meant for this school. Any advice or pointers are very welcome

This is only a problem in "Programme of Study Tracking" which we use to enter grades that then get pulled through into a marksheet to calculate an end of term grade. No matter which class you filter to, you end up with 10-15 names that teachers don't recognise because they are just applicants to the school and are on SIMS applicant under the status 'waiting list'. So if you choose any Year 7 class to enter their grades you end up with the same 10-15 extra random names; and they'll be different if you select any year 8 class. I suspect they were accidentally promoted somehow when we did the end of year procedures but i can't find any way to 'demote' them. After a 4 week wait, Capita helpdesk told me to run the database diagnostic tool and closed my ticket.