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Technical Briefing – Spring 2014

Technical Briefing – Spring 2014. Jonathan Wood. Technical Session. Release Information SIMS Technical Roadmap SQL 2012 Migration SOLUS3. Installable Release. Has been distributed to all Support teams SIMS / FMS based on Summer (2) 2013 Installs SQL 2012 Express

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Technical Briefing – Spring 2014

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  1. Technical Briefing – Spring 2014 Jonathan Wood

  2. Technical Session Release Information SIMS Technical Roadmap SQL 2012 Migration SOLUS3

  3. Installable Release Has been distributed to all Support teams SIMS / FMS based on Summer (2) 2013 Installs SQL 2012 Express Improving future Installable process • Infrastructure Release • SIMS Installation Release

  4. SIMS 2014 Spring Release • Released on • Friday 28th March • Release note ID: 22329

  5. SIMS 2014 Release schedule • Provisional dates for 2014 releases • Summer release - end of June • Autumn release - beginning of November

  6. Technical changes in 2014 - Spring • Reportviewer.exe • Microsoft component • Required for new Exams reporting functionality • Same approach as used for FMS Spring 2013 • Installed as part of the SIMS client installer • If you don’t want it installed, run simsApplicationSetup.exe using parameter /NoReportViewer

  7. Technical changes in Summer 2014 SIMS Package Host Service • Service installer to support Tablet, Agora etc… • Will be installed by SIMS Summer on the SQL Server • Option to not install via a command prompt parameter similar to ReportViewer

  8. SIMS Technical roadmap • Updated on 21/11/2013 • SupportNet ID: 17910 • Will be updated in May 2014

  9. Upcoming Support(First supported Release below) • Spring 2014 • Windows Server 2012 R2 • Office 2013 • Autumn 2014 • SQL2014 – Dependent on Microsoft release • Spring 2015 • Office 2010 rework

  10. Upcoming Retirements (Last Supported release below) • Autumn 2014 • SOLUS2 • Will stop working from end of March 2015 • Spring 2015 • SQL2008 (Moved from Summer 2014) • SQL2008 R2 (Moved from Autumn 2014)

  11. SIMS SQL Migration • Autumn SQL migration tool • http://dl.capitasolus.co.uk/Downloads/SQL-Migration/SQL2012-Migration.zip • Password: SQL20I2M1g • Resource ID: 21835

  12. SIMS SQL Migration What percentage of your schools are now on SQL2012? • A:  None. • B: up to 50% • C: up to 75% • D: up to 99% • E: all of them!

  13. SOLUS3 • New User Interface • All screens are being redesigned • Main aims • To increase in productivity • To make it easier to use

  14. The new SOLUS3 menu bar • Hierarchical menu • Using text and icons • Trace selected menu route using colour • Help icon • Enable SOLUS3 (soon to be icon) • Information is either in-line or pops up in place of side bar

  15. Message Bar

  16. Managing the S3 Environment

  17. Browse Network

  18. New Update library screen New entry screen

  19. Download Details

  20. Authorise updates screen

  21. Configure Solus3 options

  22. Configure SOLUS3 options

  23. SOLUS3.7 release • Workshops • WebEx sessions • 3 and 8 April • Apply on SupportNet • Beta release 10 April • Full release end of May / mid June with workstation patching

  24. SOLUS3.8 release – possible features • Sims client triggers S3 client update • Unpacking the updates • Report enhancements

  25. Thank you

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