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SMS 2.0 Student Management Suite


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  1. Enable API v6.1/Data Std v4

    I'm requesting that Skyward enable API v6.1/Data Standard v4 for the SMS Skyward HR/Finance sends that Skyward is certified for by Ed-Fi for Florida. https://techdocs.ed-fi.org/display/EDFICERT/Registry+of+Ed-Fi+Certified+Products indicates that API v6.1/Data Standard v4 is available to Texas and Wisconsin and other states upon request. This request would especially be helpful to Florida districts using FLCode.

    12 votes

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  2. Automatic Curser Prompt on Authenticator Screen

    Please consider adding a default cursor prompt in the Authenticator number field on the Authenticator screen. When logging in, one has to take their hands away from the keyboard/mouse to access the authentication code on the Authenticator app, and then reposition the mouse to the field when typing in the code.

    In my experience most authenticator apps automatically place the curser in the authenticator field. This will save time and hassle of repositioning the mouse to type in the 6 digit code.

    3 votes

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  3. Cash Receipts-It would be nice on a generate recourring entry if once you cloned it and hit enter that quick edit feature was available

    Cash Receipts--It would be nice if on a generate reoccurring entry if once you cloned it and hit enter that quick edit feature was available, otherwise you have to select each line item and it takes longer

    2 votes

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  4. Please make check request invoice information "talk" to the rest of Skyward

    Currently if a duplicate invoice is entered through A/P, Skyward will alert the user that the invoice is already in the system. Unfortunately, if a check request is entered with a duplicate invoice number, it does not alert the user. We have run into duplicate payments as some invoices come to A/P for payment unaware that a teacher has also received it and enters a check request a month after A/P has already paid it. Neither person gets any kind of notice that the invoice in check request is already in the system. These duplicate payments are not good accounting…

    3 votes

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  5. Inactivte vendor at any time

    I used to be able to inactivate a vendor at any time, but now I get a message telling me I cannot inactivate this vendor because they have activity in the current or previous year. This changed sometime in 2022. This makes it hard to stop using bad vendors or inactivate employee vendors who leave. I have a list of vendors from 2022, 2023 & 2024 that I need to inactivate. I was told I could inactivate the one from 2022 in January 2025. That is a long time to leave them active!

    2 votes

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  6. check requests

    Add PO Number to Check Request so that the resulting invoice generated can be applied to an existing PO.

    2 votes

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  7. Denial Note for Time off

    When a Time off request is denied it would be nice to note to employee WHY it was denied -- i.e. Sick time must be taken in one hour increments, so your request for 1.5 hours is denied.

    5 votes

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    Thank you for submitting the product idea! We are looking into the ability to add denial notes when a time off request is sent back to the user.


    The idea will remain open for continued voting and feedback.


    Thank you!

    Erik O.

  8. Notify person who entered PO to receive PO

    It would be fantastic if there was some type of automated email to notify users who have entered PO's that their items need to be received.

    4 votes

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  9. Employee Cost by Account Report

    Please, please, please add this report to current plans so it is not only available in Salary Negotiations. This is an amazing, incredible report and not being able to pull it from our current plan is so frustrating. I am having to keep up the current plan with new changes of course, but then have to keep my sal neg plan up to date all year so that we can pull that report.

    1 vote

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  10. Add an auto generated email in FastTrack.

    Add an auto generated email feature to candidates that apply for similarly posted positions in FastTrack to alert them of the new similar posting.

    2 votes

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  11. Calendar Access to all

    I create all position calendars in the system each year for EM access. I would like for my directors, building principlas, managers to have access to thier subordinates calendars; this way they can plan trainings/PD's/etc around their staff members working days and they can better help to answer staff questions around working days.

    2 votes

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  12. NACHA file format option

    We have a vendor, Alliant Energy, that only accepts ACH payments if the format is CCD+ and CTX.

    Alliant Energy mentioned that they have a lot of schools that can't sent payments via ACH so we are all limited to sending paper checks.
    Could you please develop a CCD+ and CTX format for ACH payments?
    As a follow up from the last user group, this is a step we are trying to take to prevent fraud. There have been districts that have had paper checks white washed and cashed with zero recourse.
    Thanks!

    1 vote

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  13. Account Purge for Accounts Never Used

    Please consider adding a purge option for accounts that have never been used. The accounts are currently inactive in our system but have never been used and are set up with dimensions that were not set up.

    1 vote

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  14. It would be nice if there was a feature in history where you can edit your descriptions, especially if you have spelled something wrong.

    It would be nice if there was a feature in history where you can edit your descriptions, especially if you have spelled something wrong.

    1 vote

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  15. Under employee selection parameters, adding a date field would allow users to quickly see new or termed employee's in certain employee type

    Under employee selection parameters, adding a date field would allow users to quickly see new or termed employee's in certain employee type

    1 vote

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  16. Increase Receiving PO Line Item Dollar Amounts

    We need to receive large dollar amounts on blanket POs, the maximum amount of digits in the "Qty Received" field is 6. We need this to be increased to 9.

    1 vote

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  17. Entry Error - Invalid Transaction

    Entry Error - Invalid Transaction! A transaction record exists for WORTHJAC000 and class 527/1 on a later date.
    You must change the current Effective Date or update the existing transaction(s) before this transaction an be completed. And any date we enter won't work.

    1 vote

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  18. Adding new pay codes

    We use True Time and we are currently trying to be more descriptive with our Pay Codes. So we have added a number of Pay Codes for payroll purposes to make sense for staff when viewing their paycheck. We also have a number of True Time rule sets for our district. Right now when we add a pay code, it automatically adds that pay code to True Time rule sets. Can it not automatically be added to True Time rule sets?? The logic doesn't make sense and I'd rather be forced to add it as needed. It's a lot of…

    1 vote

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  19. Keyword Search in Vendor Names

    Add the ability to search for key words in vendor names. Some vendors have DBAs or abbreviations in their names. Searching for a vendor means you have to know the exact way it exists. We have many duplicate vendors that could have been prevented if there was a way to search for a portion of the name

    1 vote

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  20. Have Auto Approval available for Credit Card transactions (similar to Requisition Auto Approval) so

    Create Auto Approval for Credit Card transactions (similar to Requisition Auto Approval) that would allow managers to automatically approve transactions under a specific dollar amount.

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