Description In anticipation of the ability to transfer data using APIs, a number of changes are included in the B2B Scheduled Task screens to simplify the onboarding process. These changes will not be functional until the API service is launched, which will be available independently of the 3.80 software release. More information will be shared at the time of release. […]
» Read moreDescription Three system parameters have been added to facilitate the queuing of scheduled tasks for B2B. These can be accessed through the Administration module via System Admin | System Administration | System Defaults. B2B_S8WAIT: Each attempt at retrieving data from the API waits for the defined number of seconds before timing out. B2B_S8TRY: Where a task fails due to a […]
» Read moreDescription LAs can automatically pre-populate SIMS API Base credentials via the B2B: Student Refresh SIMS API Credentials action in v4 Client | Tools | Administration | Scheduled Task. This populates the underlying credentials, so that they are ready for when the LA user ticks the SIMS API flag in the Base record for the school. Pre-requisites The scheduled task relies […]
» Read moreDescription The following changes have been made to support the latest version of the SIMS API so that users are not exposed to the risk of the SIMS API being de-supported. When a Changed data task is run, Snapshot data can be transferred from a SIMS school. The hash cache will manage or remove the unchanged data. When transferring Snapshot […]
» Read moreDescription Addition logging for scheduled tasks has been added to help debug connection issues. Additionally, each of the key steps in the data transfer process is written to the log so that users can see the details.
» Read moreDescription To avoid confusion, SIMS Primary API wording has been changed to SIMS API as follows: Bases B2B | Scheduled Tasks
» Read moreDescription If an NCY value is not set for an Attendance scheduled task, the value defaults to ALL. Users don’t need to manually edit all tasks to set an NCY value. Children Exempt from NCY are included.
» Read moreDescription The following changes have been made to support the latest version of the SIMS API so that users are not exposed to the risk of the SIMS API being de-supported. Users can select to import attendance data for specific NCYs to prioritise data imports. Users can select to import attendance data for Academic Years as well as Unauthorised absences. […]
» Read moreDescription Although present in this release, this functionality is in preparation for a feature update to implement B2B APIs and is currently non functional. API Settings Previously the SIMS API Settings had to be manually populated once the SIMS API tickbox was ticked. System defaults A new set of system parameters has been introduced so that the fields can be […]
» Read moreDescription SIMS Primary Student and Carer GUIDs added to SIMS Primary files as follows: SIMS8 Grounds for Removal added to the transfer file as follows: (for example) <SchoolHistory> <School> <LEA> </LEA> <Estab> </Estab> <SchoolName> </SchoolName> <EntryDate> </EntryDate> <LastSchool> </LastSchool> <LeavingDate /> <RemovalGrounds>B</RemovalGrounds> <EnrolStatus> </EnrolStatus>
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