SiMS Release Notes

Read the latest release notes for the eduSYMS SiMS platform, including updates, bug fixes, and new features. Stay informed about the latest improvements to the system.

2024.11.19

- Modal form to stick to the center of screen regaless of scroll-possition
2024.11.16
	- General Security updates
	- Removed google recapture
	- Added ASSESSMENT AREAS to CLASS EXAM RESULTS (Promotional subjects only)
2024.11.11
	- Added Course Subject Assessments (eg. for english: Leterature, Comprehension, Reading)
		for exams
2024.11.08
	- Class - Exam Results fixes
2024.11.06
	- Added EXEMPTION SYMBOL to course-exam-symbols
2024.11.06
	- PROGRESS QUESTIONAIRE REPORT - bottom comments alignment
2024.11.05
	- MANAGE COURSE - Added Page oriantation to EOT Report options 
	- PROGRESS QUESTIONAIRE REPORT - Gray background group-titles 
2024.11.02
	- Progress Questionnaire Report with grouped questions
2024.10.30
	- Academic Transcript AWARD-DATE and ISSUE-DATE resolved
	- Fixed Academic Transcript alignments
2024.10.29
	- BUGFIX - Alert function (growl)
2024.10.24
	- Class Management
		- Show exams menu for Grade R
		- Test & Assignments - Saving and Time Period fix
	- BIGFIX -  Printing
2024.10.23
	- added new settings
		- academic_record_font_size -  General font for academic record
		- academic_trascript_font_size -  General font for academic transcript 
	- Replaced deprecated framwork (DotNetZip)
	- BUGFIX: Class View: Parameter is not valid. 
2024.10.22
	- Position Modals at the center regardless of current scroll-position
	- Progress QNA - Remarks enrtry Fix
2024.10.17
	- General fixes to Scheme-Cum Plan
2024.10.16
	- Added [Scheme/Plan] button to SUBJECT-CLASS List
	- Removed SUBJECT-CLASS - SCHEMES PAGE
	- Disable caching on data-repeaters
2024.10.15
	- Class - Progress Questionnaire - grouped questions
2024.10.14
	- Manage - Course Progress Questionnaire - alignment and numbering fixes
2024.10.13
	- Extended Scheming and Planning to be class-teacher based
	- Manage -Course Progress Questionnaire - added grouping of questions under 1 section
2024.10.10
	- BUGFIX: Class - Subject Teacher Allocation  Could not find stored procedure 'sims.usp_lk_subject_classes'. 
	- BUGFIX: Student Billing - A generic error occurred in GDI+. when generating a reciept
	- Academic Transcript and Records - hide exam column
2024.10.08
	- General Updates and spelling errors
	- Security updates
2024.10.05
	- Progress Report - Add Student/Staff Pics
2024.10.03
	- MANAGE SETTINGS PROGRAMME-TYPEs
		- Basic Education cannot be moxed with tertiary anymore
2024.09.26
	- CACHE lookup data (30 Minutes)
2024.09.11
	- Allow super-user to delete fee schedule
2024.09.09
	- Academic tsancript spelling error "CRDIT"
2024.08.12
	- Setting uac_allow_student_edit_pic 
		- Allow students to edit their own profile pics
2024.08.11
	- Progress QNA Adjustments
2024.08.10
	- Error when adding facilities
2024.07.31
	- Hide dates on class timetable of type weekly
2024.07.23
	- BugFixes
		- PDF AutoFit issue
		- Deleting Course Symbols and Points
2024.07.21	
	- Download Inventory Item as CSV
2024.07.19
	- Licencing enhancements
	- Could not find a part of the path 'calendar_dto.json'.
2024.07.16
	- Delete Login BG-Image File
2024.07.15
	- Loggin sessions auditing
2024.07.14
	- Updated Instance-licencing to include user information
2024.07.09
	- Added OBJECTIVES, MEDIA, RESOURCES and ACTIVITIES to Lessons
	- Linked class-lessons to Scheme 'cum Plan
2024.07.08
	- Scheming - ready for testing and trials
2024.07.07
	- Identify Syllabus-Provider on subejcts
2024.07.05
	- Security update
2024.07.03
	- Dashboard error handling and fixes
2024.07.02
	- [SUBJECT GROUP(s)] renamed to [SUBJECT CLASS(es)]
2024.07.01
	- Some spelling errors
	- Error adding a new subject fixed - Incorrect syntax near `,`.
	- BugFixes
		Class - Exam Results edit
		- Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
2024.06.29
	- Added MANAGE -> Academic -> Syllabuses
	- Added Examiner and Syllabus Provider (Organisations) to subjects
2024.06.27
	- Admin - Registry - added options menu
	- Subject Group - bulk portal access enable/revoke
2024.06.25
	- Fixed Facility-types
	- Delete facility-types
2024.06.24
	- Admin: Add/Edit facility types
	- Added Facility Blocks - e.g Classroom blocks
2024.06.19
	- BUGFIX - Adding Class - Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
2024.06.18
	- BUGFIX - Error when loading new Attribute (removed domain column)
2024.06.11
	- Apply default remarks (below) when black on exam results
	- Added averages to the Class Exam Results
	- Added Exam General Remarks (EOT Reports default comments) - Course Management
	- Fixed error on REPORT - STAFF LIST
2024.06.10
	- EOT Report Adjustments
	- EOT Report Justify comments
	- Manage - Edit class
	- Fixed some spelling errors on EOT Report
2024.06.09
	- Define Report Type when enterying exam results
2024.06.08
	- Split Course Editing with RPT EOT Options
2024.06.07
	- EOT Report 
		- show/Hide staff pics
		- HOD Salutation
2024.06.06
	- Consolidate HTTP Redirection
	- Updated EOT Report (Abridged) - Ticket ID: 861-37N-Y7M9
		- Show/hide Total Class Days
		- Show/Hide Absent days
	- Cleanup and framework updates
2024.06.05
	- Removed RadioGroup Dependency
	- Fixed issues relating to saving classes
2024.05.31
	- Cleanup
	- Fixed issues around Manage - Classes
2024.05.30	
	- Added Student Signature column and INVIGILATED BY to Test Mark Sheet
2024.05.27
	- Added Area-Code to Campus
	- Added emis-code to Regions
	- Added POST-CODE to campus 
	- Added POST-CODE to student record
	- Added LOCATION (Suburb/Location) to Campuses
	- Student title (Mr, Mrs) now visible for Tertiary instances
	- QCTO Data
		- Added Disability Rating to student record
		- Added Disability Status to student record
		- Added Employment Status to student record
2024.05.26
	- Added Citizen/Residency Status to student record
	- Added ID Number types (Student Info)
		0	-- Undefined --
		1	National ID Number
		2	Passport Number
		3	Birth Certificate Number
		4	Work-Permit  number
		5	Refugee  number

	- QCTO - Data Upload (ZA) - Init
2024.05.25
	- Added Examinination Board to Course
2024.05.23
	- Added AUTHORITY to COURSES e.g QCT0, CITY & GUILDS
	- Changed sponsors to organisations (sponsors, authorities)
2024.05.22
	- Fixed un-hidden modals affecting navigation e.g when registry is opened
	- PhotoBooth fix
	- Enhance photo-cropping
	- Re-Orginised Student picture uploading
2024.05.21
	- Resizing Photos maintaining the best quality possible
2024.05.20
	- Error displaying inventory
	- BUG-Fix - Class Exam Results
	- Inventory Item - Price Change
	- Campus (Inventory) based PRICING
2024.05.15
	- Added Princpal Signature to student ID Cards
2024.05.13
	- Added Frateties (Houses)
2024.05.07
	- POS - Allow cashier to change the selling price
2024.05.06
	- Security updates
	- Changed attributes to make them global (students, staff, parents)
	- Added domains to attributes
2024.04.29
	- Cleanup TMP Folder
	- Billing Schedule fees not updating
	- Class Tests - time-period error
2024.04.28	
	- Inventory calculations - optimisations
	- Inventory calculations - added recdate
2024.04.27
	- fixed stock movement calculations
	- Setting: POS_ignore_stock
2024.04.26
	- POS Bug - unclosed quotation mark
2024.04.25
	- Inventory stock item calculations
	- MESSAGE: Procedure or function 'usp_admin_sale_pos_item' expects parameter '@campus', which was not supplied. 
2024.04.24
	- Inventory - stock calculations
	- Admini - Student attributes
2024.04.22
	- Billing schedule - show total paid amounts
	- Billing schedule - controls
	- Billing schedule - display student counts and total billed amounts
2024.04.11
	- Read Only exams and tests - time-period status
2024.04.10
	- TIME-PERIOD - read_only (exams and tests)
2024.04.07
	- billing account payments error - desplaying payments
	- rpt_class_size - Display class-size on school report-card
2024.04.06
	- Billing Daily reports print
	- Billing Daily reports bug-fix
2024.04.04
	- POS Daily Reports
	- transcript - show hide signature info boxes
2024.04.03
	- Graduation events
	- Transcript Graduation date
2024.03.28
	- Fixed the academic transcript footer
	- Added Campus Registrar
	- full student's name on academic transcript and record
2024.03.06
	- Critical package and security updates
	- BUGFIX - Student Enrolment - Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
2024.02.26
	- Enrolment Sponsor Lookup error
	- Facilities campus lookup error
	- Deleting events and meetings
2024.02.13
	- Added Sport houses
	- Fixed issues with saving teams
2024.02.11
	- Security and dependancy updates
2024.01.26
	- fixed SYSADMIN - BACKUP to exclude List of TableNames
2024.01.25
	- Backup to assets and files (SRC) as a zip folder
	- Backup to Database to Excel-Workbook and CSV files
2024.01.15
	- BUGFIX - Courses without programme_types
2024.01.13
	- Manage Course Edit - Added validations
2024.01.07
	- Billing schedules per campus
	- Added VERIFICATION CODE to protect ID Card lookup
	- Fixed Student and Staff ID Card QR-Code Link
	- Student ID Card (QR Code) verification
	- general updates
	- Print Events calendar