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DRAFT SIMS 2009/10 Roadmap
Release Date 1st November 08 15th December 08 2nd March 09 17th April 09 17th June 09 17th August 09 19th October 09 17th December 09 Mar-10
Type Main Update Main Update Main Update Main Update Main
SIMS Version 7.112 7.114 7.116 7.118 7.120 7.122 7.124 7.126 7.128
FMS Version 6.112 6.116 (Brought forward 6.120 6.124 6.128
No (Installable) to March)
Alerts AMPARK Assessment DENI Learning Gateway Assessment Assessment
Attendance Collection
Assessment Academic Management Dinner Money STAR Attendance 7
Wales
Attendance 7 AMPARK Exams Organiser Cover Management 7 FMS
Attendance Collection
B2B Personnel Fees Billing CTF Nova T6
Wales
B2B Student Exams Organiser FMS Extra Curricular Post 16 for Wales
Reporting Services
CTF Fees Billing Learning Gateway Fees Billing
(SQL2008)
FMS FMS Lesson Monitor FMS School Census
Independent Returns Independent Returns School Workforce
Nova T6 Partnership Xchange
(ASCIS) (ASCIS) Census
Main Release
Independent Returns Independent Returns
Post 16 for Wales Post 16 for Wales STAR
(ISCIS) (ISCIS)
Update
Registrations & Registrations &
Personnel 7 Learning Gateway SOLUS 3
Admissions Admissions
PLASC for Wales School Census School Census Options
School Workforce School Workforce
Profiles 7 Personnel 7
Census Census
Registrations &
STAR STAR PLASC for Wales
Admissions
Registrations &
School Census Cover Management 7 AMPARK
Admissions
School Workforce
School Census
Census
School Workforce
STAR
Census
STAR
Dinner Money Dinner Money Dinner Money SOLUS 3 System Manager 7
STAR
Field Trial
Release
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SIMS Products Nov-08 Dec-08 Mar-09 Apr 09 Jun-09 Jul 09 Oct-09 Dec-09 Mar-10
Main Update Main Update Main Update Main Update Main
Academic Management P
Alerts P
AMPARK P P
Assessment P P P P
Attendance 7 P P
Attendance Collection Wales P P
B2B Personnel P
B2B Student P
Cover Management 7 P P
CTF P P
Curriculum & Lesson Planner
DENI P
Dinner Money 7 FT FT FT P
EMA
Exams Organiser P P
Extra Curricular P
Fees Billing P P P
FMS P P P P P
IEP Writer
Independent Returns (ASCIS) P P
Independent Returns (ISCIS) P P
Learning Gateway P P
Lesson Monitor 7 P
Nova T4
Nova T6 P P
Options
Options 7 P
Parents Gateway
Partnership Xchange P
Personnel 7 P P
PLASC for Wales P P
Post 16 for Wales P P P
Profiles 7 P
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SIMS Products Nov-08 Dec-08 Mar-09 Apr 09 Jun-09 Jul 09 Oct-09 Dec-09 Mar-10
Main Update Main Update Main Update Main Update Main
Reporting Services (SQL2008) P
Registrations & Admissions P P P P
School Census P P P P P
School Workforce Census P P P P P
Schools Manager
SIMS Mobile
SOLUS 2
SOLUS 3 FT P
STAR P P P P P P
System Manager 7 FT P
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Academic Management Mar-09 Academic Management 7.116
Changes to Curriculum Matching Wizard to support Two Nova timetables into one SIMS database
Alerts Nov-08 Alerts 7.112
Ability to send to one or more recipients
Ability to send to people associated with a pupil
Ability to send by Role – Head of Year, All Class teachers who teach a particular pupil etc
Reminders to be enhanced to include Extra Names from Lesson Monitor and Attendance
Reminders have been enhanced to include User defined reminders
Alert to identify missing registers and the ability to alert the teachers that the register hasn‟t been taken yet
AMPARK Dec-08 AMPARK 7.114
Autumn 2008 Package (Analysis lines)
Mar-09 AMPARK 7.116
Translation Table
Welsh NDC Collection
Spring 2009 End of Key Stage
Jun-09 AMPARK 7.120
English KS2 and KS3 Teacher Assessments
Englsih KS4 Progression lines
Assessment Nov-08 Assessment 7.112
Marksheet enhancements
Template enhancements
Import / Export enhancements
Mar-09 Assessment 7.116
Ability to clone Nested if Then formula
Oct-09 Assessment 7.124
Links to Extended Services
Primary Review Project Scope to be confirmed
New Median grade formula
Option to „Round Up‟ Mean and Median formulae
Mar-10 Assessment 7.128
Primary Review Project Scope to be confirmed
Attendance 7 Nov-08 Attendance 7.112
New Persistent Absence Report
Set up option to change pattern of attendance in advance of timetable change
Oct-09 Attendance 7.124
Links to Extended Services
Attendance Collection Mar-09 Attendance Collection 2009 Wales 7.116
Attendance Collection Secondary Schools
Attendance Collection Primary Schools
Mar-10 Attendance Collection 2010 Wales 7.128
Attendance Collection Secondary Schools
Attendance Collection Primary Schools
B2B Personnel Updates will be made as required - please see One Roadmap
Nov-08 B2B Personnel 7.112
Additional data group (Qualifications) for SWFC purposes
B2B Student Updates will be made as required - please see One Roadmap
Nov-08 B2B Student 7.112
Additional data items Traveller, EAL, Gifted and Talented and Service Children
Cover Management Mar-09 Cover 7.116
Exams links in Cover
Oct-09 Cover 7.124
Links to Extended Services
CTF Nov-08 CTF 7.112
Version number to be 8.0 on export
Import versions 7.0, 7.1 and 8.0
Export Unique Learner Number if pupil has one
Accept addresses with no postcode on export and import
Import of language codes – whether active or not to preserve data when pupils move rapidly between schools.
Use New codeset for relationship
Use Changed lists for Local Authority and Establishment numbers
Display Preferred surname & forename in the import exception log to match the export one
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Improve the screen layout of the CTF export screen so the export button visible
Relax the restrictions on school history so that more data is transferred from previous schools.
Oct-09 CTF 7.124
Placeholder for CTF9.0 no specification received from DCSF to date
Curriculum Planner No releases planned for 2009
DENI Jun-09 DENI 7.120
DENI and Leavers Return
Dinner Money Nov-08 Dinner Money 7.112
Initial configuration of Dinner Money 7
Set up Dinner Money Default Settings (Banking codes, VAT rates, Meal types and charges)
Export Banking codes and meal types and charges (Local Authorities)
Import Banking codes and meal types and charges (Schools)
Import/input opening balances
Record dietary information and default meal patterns (pupils and staff)
Record pupil meal payments
Record pupil meals
Record additional transactions (cash refund, returned cheque, balance transfer, write off)
Permissions for Dinner Money 7
Audit Log
Reports: Daily Kitchen Statistics, Pupil Meal Register, Weekly Payment List, Catering Return
Dec-08 Dinner Money 7.114
Reports for Dinner Money 7, including: Banking, Transactions By Payment Type, Kitchen Statistics, Catering
Return, Detailed Statement of Account, Debtor with Outstanding Balance Letter
Mar-09 Dinner Money 7.116
Record Staff Meals
Record Staff Payments
Record Staff Additional Transactions
Reports: Audit Log Reports, Opening Balances, Pupil Balances, Current Free School Meal Entitlement,
Dinner Numbers by Week/Month, Supervisors List
Jun-09 Dinner Money 7.120
Base release of DM7 - equivalent functionality as in DM 1.40
Record Adhoc Meals and Meal Payments
Record Other Sales
Ability to customise letter templates
Oct-09 Dinner Money 7.124
Change Request
EMA No releases planned for 2009
Exams Organiser Mar-09 Examinations Organiser 6.70
Implement Embargo on Results Download days
Marksheets use of complete flag
Provide alternative outputs of seating plan
Legal Surname on statement of entry
Print notes on each Element Entry List
Permit seating on Day of Exam
Jun-09 Examinations Organiser 6.72
Candidate Report enhancements
Results Analysis modification
Extra Curricular Oct-09 Extra Curricular 7.124
Set up routines for activities
Allocation of students, staff and resources
Ability to enter marks into Marksheets
Ability to enter Attendance
Fees Billing Mar-09 Fees 7.116
Ability to produce bills based on this or next years House / Year / Reg
Ability to enter negative amounts against extras
Ability to print Bills by payment type
Jun-09 Fees 7.120
Ability to record Bill Payer on Contact record within applications
Enhancements to template functionality in Bills
Enhancements to usability of Apply Charges screen
Enhancements to template functionality in Statements
Oct-09 Fees 7.124
Enhancements to Reporting Dictionary
Enhancements to Direct Debits
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FMS (SQL Server) Nov-08 FMS 6.112
Modify the Year End process to allow Central Orders with outstanding Invoices in the old year to be carried
Selected screen will be reviewed so that the most recent transactions are displayed at the top of the screen by
Accounts Payable | Suppliers – change the default setting to be “In Use” rather than “ALL”. This will be
General Ledger | Chart of Accounts | All Cost Centres - include “Fixed Budget” in this view. Provide the ability
General Ledger | Chart of Accounts |ALL Ledger Codes - include “Fixed Budget” in this view. Provide the
Tools | User Options - enable Cost Centre Limits to be automatically adjusted when budgets are either
Equipment Register | Equipment Browse - change the default setting to be “In Use” rather than “ALL”. This
Equipment Register | Reports – ensure that the full Serial Number is displayed and printed
FMS Login Year selection – remove the need to select a financial year when logging in. FMS will default to the
Mar-09 FMS 6.116
CFR for 2008/09
Ability to change password from login screen
BACS suppliers not displayed by default in Cheque Processing screen
Automatic Reconciliation - Accounts Payable transactions in suspense displayed by Invoice / Credit Note order
Supplier Review - transactions displayed so that most recent is at the top
Only open Petty Cash books are available when adding Petty Cash transactions
Equipment Register - Category Report can be selected to include Holder or Invoice Date
Equipment Register - Disposed Items not no longer to be selected on Stock Takes and Inspection reports
Jun-09 FMS 6.120
Electronic BACS Remittances
Ability to import EARNIE payroll file
Oct-09 FMS 6.124
Scope to be confirmed
SQL Server 2008 Migration utility
Mar-10 FMS 6.128
CFR for 2009/2010
Credit / Debit Card interfaces - scope to be confirmed
Cost Centre Permissions
IEP Writer No releases planned for 2009
Independent Returns (ASCIS) Nov-08 ASCIS 7.112
Return for January 2009
Oct-09 ASCIS 7.124
Return for January 2010
Independent Returns (ISCIS) Nov-08 ISCIS 7.112
Return for January 2009
Oct-09 ISCIS 7.124
Return for January 2010
Learning Gateway Jun-09 SIMS Learning Gateway 7.120
Web parts for SIMS Partnership Change
Aug-09 SIMS Learning Gateway 7.122
Increased control over records that are displayed i.e. Behaviour records
Oct-09 SIMS Learning Gateway 7.124
Ability to publish SEN records
Ability to publish reports generated from Profiles and Assessment as .PDF's
Key Performance Indicators for Attendance, Acheivement and Behaviour
Pupil Record Card
Governors Web Parts
Web parts for Options 7
Lesson Monitor 7 Jun-09 Lesson Monitor 7.120
Tabbing in Take Register to include links to Marksheets, Lesson Plans, Profiles List Entry
Nova T4
No releases planned for 2009
Nova T6 Mar-09 Nova-T6.14
Changes to Curriculum Matching Wizard to support Two Nova timetables into one SIMS database
Mar-10 Nova-T6.16
Reports for Timetable construction from Nova-T4
Enhancements as per change requests
Options 7 Oct-09 Options 7.124
Base release of Options 7
Parents Gateway No releases planned for 2009
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Partnership Change Jun-09 Partnership Xchange 7.120
Ability to transfer SEN data
Ability to transfer Behaviour and Achievement data
Web Parts for SIMS Learning Gateway - June
Personnel 7 Nov-08 Personnel 7.112
Ability to associate a Training Event to one or more member of staff at the same time
Display ALL Absences including absences that have been added to a Training Event
Enable the contents of the Absence “Notepad” to be included in the SIMS .net reporting dictionary
Default “End Date” on reports to be current system date
When entering the FIRST contract, use the “Employment Start” date to default into ALL other date fields within the contract
When entering contracts where a contract already exists in any state, use the “Contract Start Date” date in ALL other date
Enable the contracts to be cloned / copied
Re-label the “Save” button on the Edit Contract screen to “Close”.
Enable the ability to export elements of a Service Term based upon Panels
Enable the export of Service Terms from one version of SIMS .net to be imported by a user using a different version
Ability to add a new Training Event on the employee record directly
Enable the ability to modify the Scale Range
Enable the functionality to delete a Scale that is not associated with any contract
Enable the functionality to delete a Financial Sub Group that is not associated with any contract
Oct-09 Personnel 7.124
Rework of Next of Kin
Communications panel on staff
Changes required for Governors Web Parts
PLASC for Wales Nov-08 PLASC 7.112
PLASC for Wales 2009 Spring Return
Oct-09 PLASC 7.124
PLASC for Wales 2010 Spring Return
Post 16 for Wales Mar-09 Post 16 7.116
Post 16 for Wales Summer Return
Jun-09 Post 16 7.120
Post 16 for Wales Autumn Return
Mar-10 Post 16 7.128
Post 16 for Wales Summer Return
Profiles 7 Nov-08 Profiles 7.112
Senior Managers Review Screen
Reporting (SQL 2008) Mar-10 Reporting 7.128
Base Release of Reporting Services 2008
Nova T4 Replacement Reports
Registrations & Admissions Nov-08 Admissions 7.112
Ability to import an ATF file Version 2009
Mar-09 Admissions 7.116
Changes to Independent Version of R&A
Application Screen ability to browse by Tier
Application Screen Delete functionality on communication
Reporting - application total score added as a field to report on
Reporting - ability to report on communication
Reporting - ability to report on an enquiry from an Agency
Reporting - on aspects as part of selection criteria
Reporting - marketing reason will correctly show multiple records where data recorded
Show applicant siblings currently in school
Record Selection Criteria - Print facility
Interview and Visits ability to multi assign to prospective pupils
Enquiries Family links
Jun-09 Admissions 7.120
Ability to import an ADT file Version 2009/2010
Ability to export an ASL file Version 2009/2010
Oct-09 Admissions 7.124
Ability to import an ATF file Version 2010
School Census Nov-08 School Census 7.112
School Census Spring Return 2009
Mar-09 School Census 7.116
School Census Summer Return 2009
Jun-09 School Census 7.120
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School Census Autumn Return 2009
Oct-09 School Census 7.124
School Census Spring Return 2010
Mar-10 School Census 7.128
School Census Summer Return 2010
School Workforce Census Nov-08 SWC 7.112
School Workforce Spring Return 2009
Mar-09 SWC 7.116
School Workforce Summer Return 2009
Jun-09 SWC 7.120
School Workforce Autumn Return 2009
Oct-09 SWC 7.124
School Workforce Spring Return 2010
Mar-10 SWC 7.128
School Workforce Summer Return 2010
Schools Manager Updates will be made as required
SIMS Mobile Planned releases to be confirmed
SOLUS 2 No releases planned for 2009
SOLUS 3 Oct-09 SOLUS 3.01
Field trial release of SOLUS 3
Mar-10 SOLUS 3.02
Base release including changes based on feedback from initial usage
STAR Nov-08 STAR 7.112
Improvements to address tidy routines
Lookup changes Contact Relationship to Pupil
Dec-08 STAR 7.114
SIMS Home Page enhancement to include:
Assessment Data
Behaviour and achievement data
Drilldown on Attendance data to identify individual students/pupils
Automatic refresh (remove refresh button)
Date ranges for Attendance, behaviour and achievement data
Missing Registers panel
Mar-09 STAR 7.116
Home Page enhancements as per December 2008 Field Trial release moved to general release
Jun-09 STAR 7.120
Improvements to Behaviour Management
Enhancements to Report Card
Improvements to Detentions
Aug-09 STAR 7.122
Centrally configured groups for Homepage
Alert for first period of absence
Oct-09 STAR 7.124
Links to Extra Curricular
SQL Server 2008 Migration utility
Mar-10 STAR 7.128
Dynamic User Defined Groups
System Manager 7 Oct-09 System 7.124
Field Trial Release for System Manager 7
Mar-10 System 7.128
Base Release for System Manager 7
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Date Change
10/31/2008 Issue of Draft Roadmap 2009/10
1/2/2009 Further Draft issued
4/9/2009 Assessment 7.112 - New Median grade formula and option to "Round Up" Mean and Median formula moved - October 2009 Main Release
4/8/2009 AMPARK - added English KS2 and KS3 Teacher Assessments - June 2009 Main Release
4/8/2009 AMPARK - added English KS4 Progession lines - June 2009 Main Release
4/8/2009 Cover 7.112 - Exams links in Cover brought forward - March 2009 Main Release
4/8/2009 FMS 6.112 - added ability to change password from login screen - March 2009 Main Release
4/8/2009 FMS 6.112 - added BACS suppliers not displayed by default in Cheque Processing screen - March 2009 Main Release
4/8/2009 FMS 6.112 - added Automatic Reconciliation - Accounts Payable transactions in suspense displayed by Invoice / Credit Note order - March 2009 Main Release
4/8/2009 FMS 6.112 - added Supplier Review - transactions displayed so that most recent is at the top - March 2009 Main Release
4/8/2009 FMS 6.112 - added only open Petty Cash books are available when adding Petty Cash transactions - March 2009 Main Release
4/8/2009 FMS 6.112 - added Equipment Register - Category Report can be selected to include Holder or Invoice Date - March 2009 Main Release
4/8/2009 FMS 6.112 - added Equipment Register - Disposed Items not no longer to be selected on Stock Takes and Inspection reports - March 2009 Main Release
4/8/2009 STAR 7.110 - added Missing Registers panel - December 2008 Update Release
4/8/2009 SOLUS 3 - Field Trial moved - October 2009 Main Release
4/8/2009 SOLUS 3 - Base Release moved - March 2010 Main Release
4/8/2009 Exams 6.72 - removed Exam Board format changes as not received - June 2009 Main Release
4/8/2009 Exams 6.72 - removed Diploma Aggregation Service as changes not received - June 2009 Main Release
4/8/2009 FMS 6.120 - moved Cost Centre Permissions - March 2010 Main Release
4/8/2009 FMS 6.120 - added the ability to import a file from EARNIE payroll package - June 2009 Main Release
4/8/2009 SLG 7.122 - added increased control over records that are displayed i.e. Behaviour records - August 2009 Update Release
4/8/2009 SLG 7.124 - added ability to publish SEN records - October 2009 Main Release
4/8/2009 SLG 7.124 - added ability to publish reports generated from Profiles and Assessment - October 2009 Main Release
4/8/2009 SLG 7.124 - added Key Performance Indicators for Attendance, Achievement and Behaviour - October 2009 Main Release
4/8/2009 STAR 7.120 - moved additional Homepage functionality - August 2009 Update Release
4/8/2009 STAR 7.120 - moved Alert for first period of absence - August 2009 Update Release
4/8/2009 STAR 7.120 - removed SEN Improvements from Roadmap 2009
4/8/2009 Extended Services renamed Extra Curricular
4/8/2009 Extra Curricular 7.124 - removal of links to Cover from Roadmap 2009
4/8/2009 Personnel 7.124 - removal of communication from Roadmap 2009
4/8/2009 STAR 7.124 - removal of communication from Roadmap 2009
4/8/2009 STAR 7.124 - addition of SQL Server 2008 Migration utility
4/8/2009 FMS 6.124 - addition of SQL Server 2008 Migration utility
4/8/2009 System Manager 7 - Field Trial moved - March 2010 Main Release
4/8/2009 Fees 7.112 - moved enhancements of usability of Apply Charges screen - June 2009 Main Release
4/8/2009 Fees 7.112 - removal of Quick Letter for Bill Payer from Roadmap 2009
4/8/2009 Fees 7.112 - addition of Ability to print Bills by payment type
4/8/2009 DM 7.116 - moved Record Adhoc Meals and Meal Payments - June 2009 Main Release
4/8/2009 DM 7.116 - added Record Other Sales - June 2009 Main Release
4/8/2009 DM 7.124 - added Change Request - October 2009 Main Release
Module Date Support Ends
System Manager (DOS) Dec-08
Nova-T4 Cover Feb-09
SIMS Learning Gateway - 1 Mar-09
Fees Ledger 3.09 Aug-09
Parents Gateway Aug-09
Web Integrator Aug-09
Dinner Money 1.40 Aug-10
Options Oct-10
Nova-T4 Reporting Mar-11
FMS Crystal Reporting Oct-11
SIMS Reporting Engine Jun-12
Hardware Support Date Support Ends
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Dec-08
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 / 2005 Express Oct-10
Current Products
Windows XP No end date planned at present
Office 2003 No end date planned at present
Windows Server 2003 No end date planned at present
Windows Vista 32 bit No end date planned at present
Windows Server 2008 for SIMS Learning Gateway No end date planned at present
64 bit SQL 2005 Server and Document Management Server (DMS) No end date planned at present
64 bit Operating systems No end date planned at present
Commencement of Support Date Support Starts
Windows Server 2008 for SIMS Jan-09
64 bit Servers for FMS November 2008 Installable Release
Future Support Date Support Starts
SQL Server / Express 2008 October 2009 Release
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