The SIMS attendance import allows you to run a daily report to fill in your SchoolMoney dinner register based on the attendance marks you have already recorded in SIMS.
This will make use of the Dinner Patterns (usually imported from SIMS directly) to mark each present student for a School Meal or a Packed Lunch depending on their preference. You will then need to make any ad-hoc changes directly on the SchoolMoney Dinner Register tab (e.g. If a child forgets their packed lunch and has been given a school meal instead).
Please note:
- Any student who has an AM Absence recorded in SIMS will not be marked down for any meal
- Any other student will be marked down for a meal/packed lunch depending on their daily preference
- This report is only available on SIMS and cannot be used with other MIS Systems.
Follow the steps below to set up this process.
Part 1 and 2 only need completing once. Part 3 and 4 need to be completed on a daily basis, after the attendance has been recorded into SIMS.
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Part 1: Downloading the Report
- Login to Teachers2Parents (Messaging and Forms) via www.eduspot.co.uk
- Click on the Admin link
- Select the Set up SIMS tab
- Click on the Attendance Report link
- Save the file under All Files, not Compressed Zip
- Type .RptDef at the end of the file’s name
Part 2: Uploading the Report
- Login to SIMS.net
- Click on Reports and select Import
- Click on Open, navigate to the saved file and open it
- Click on the Import button
- Click on the Close button
Part 3: Running the Report
- Click on Reports and select Run Reports
- Click on the Plus Icon by Focus
- Click on Student
- Double click on T2P Attendance
- Select the Date for the Attendance Information
- Click on OK
Part 4: Importing into SM
- A text file should open displaying the data for all the students who have no attendance for the given date
- Copy all the information in the file
- Login to SchoolMoney
- Go to the Register
- Select the Date you wish to import information into
- Click in the box next to the Import button
- Paste the Attendance information
- Click on the Import button
