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SMS 2.0 Student Management Suite


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  1. Invoice Entry View in Web

    When I am in Pac I can see all the invoice that have not been processed in one screen. For example Batch/Open/ AP It is a big issue for us that we can not see AP batch invoices on the same screen and Batch and open on the web. Can we please have the same view that we get in Pac on the web.

    1 vote

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  2. Vendor Address change during A/P invoice processing

    When there is one Vendor that has multiple remit address instead of creating a different address for each remittance, to be able to edit it during the a/p process and to all add "note" on a memo line of a check, currently there isn't a "memo" line for the checks.

    1 vote

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  3. Add Description to Check Request screens

    Currently our Admin's are entering check requests and required to enter Budget or Internal as the first word of their description. We have two processors and their workload is based on Budget and Internal accounts. If the Admin forgets to enter budget/internal name they could be overlooked by a specific processor. Our Admin's have asked that the description be a filter field so they can see all their submitted check requests with the detail and description so they ensure they have entered budget/internal. Admin's will have one activity view to quickly scan and make sure the word budget/internal is listed.…

    4 votes

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  4. Area to attach employee licences certifications

    We'd like to attach a copy of a teacher license to the employee profile - preferably to the certification tab...could there be a field to attach a file at this point - much like in A/P where there is an option to upload an invoice? Having an organized place to keep a teacher license.

    4 votes

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  5. Create a sales tax button in the cash receipt screen on the business side to figure sales tax.

    Create a sales tax button on the business side of Skyward in the cash receipt screen to be able to figure sales tax, just as the SBAA side does.

    1 vote

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  6. Mass Reactivate/Deactivate Time Off Code Utility

    Currently there is no way to deactivate or reactivate a time off code. In the time off code set up I can select that a particular code cannot be seen in Employee Access. However I'd like to be able to mass deactivate a time off code that is no longer used. I would like to be able to reactivate a time off code that used to be used. For example we have used the time off code Protected Discretionary for a number of years for certified staff. However in negotiations they want it to be called Personal Leave. I want…

    9 votes

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    Thank you for submitting the product idea and providing your use case for this. My understanding is you currently need to go into every profile and check the "Active?" box to either deactivate or reactivate. I just want to make sure we are understanding completely before diving further into this.


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  7. Inactive Employee does not display Online Form

    When an employee is inactivated you can no longer view completed online forms even when the form is still active. You have to activate the employee to see history on the completed online form.

    3 votes

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  8. Untie link from Inactive Employee to SMS

    With a merged DB. When an employee is entered into the HR side they are forever unable to make changes to the record when they are also in the SM side (it says they are an employee and changes need to be made on that side). Even when the employee is inactive and has not worked her for years. That make it a problem when we add that person as an emergency contact or parent grandparent for phone and address changes. Once an Employee is inactivated on the HR side we should be able to break that tie to them…

    4 votes

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  9. Limiting Time Off Requests to 1 per day

    It would be helpful if there was a configuration option to limit the requested number of Time Off transactions to 1 per day. There currently is an option to 'Prevent employees from requesting more than one day off with a single Time Off transaction' but no option to limit the number of requests to 1 per day. ie: Option to stop the entry of 1 sick day and then 1 authorized day on the same date/time.

    61 votes

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    Thank you for submitting this Idea on the Ideas Portal.

    Upon further technical review, it has been decided we will not be moving forward with this request at this time due to the differences in expected functionality and the complexity of solving for all possible scenarios.

    Please continue to contribute your ideas — they push us to innovate, problem solve, and really understand your needs.

    Thank you,
    Ashley Prinsen
    Product Owner

  10. Account Transaction Ledger

    We can run a report to show the transactions on an account but cannot see the other side. We want to be able to track all the transactions against an account - both debits and credits to see both sides of the transactions. For instance we want to see the activity for our discount GL but need to see the other side of that posting. For now we have to drill into each transaction to look for the debit/credit against that transaction - for every transaction.

    3 votes

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  11. Add Mass Change Assignment Breakdown utility to SN

    Employee Management has a utility Mass Change Assignment Breakdown Fields but it is missing from the Salary Negotiations utility menu. It would be very helpful to add this utility here since we rely on SN for the KS Licensed Personnel Report.

    2 votes

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    Thank you for submitting this idea to the Ideas Portal.

    This is the platform for Skyward users to show support for ideas they like. It’s also the perfect place to share your thoughts and start a conversation about the idea.

    If you like this idea, and you want it considered for development, then we need to see your support!

    If you like this idea, please vote and comment. You can track it as it rises to the top of the list.

    Thank you,
    Ashley Prinsen
    Product Owner

  12. Ability to import data into Personnel records

    We need the ability to import information into the Name table. Currently we have a need to move the phone number from the primary phone field into the second phone field as it is blank for most users. The second phone will be used to call for emergency school closures as the primary phone field contains the school number pulled in state reporting. Currently we use PowerSchool for our Student information. They have the ability using the key field for the table as Entry 1 and then specifying the field where the information is to be placed.

    3 votes

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  13. Add ability to create a customized filter

    I would like to request the ability to add my own customizable filter to the credit card approval screen as well as account detail similar to that on the Approve Requisitions page. As the business manager/final approve I approve all cc transactions so it would be easier to see only the info I want vs scrolling to the right = waste of time. It would be awesome if this screen showed the account detail / usage as the Approve Requisitions screen does. Making the verification and approval of credit card transactions more efficient and accurate.

    5 votes

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  14. create date

    Fixed Asset has a field call "Create Date". This field needs to be populated for all records regardless of how the record is created. Would greatly improve the ability to search for errors when you know that something happened within a date range.

    1 vote

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  15. Ability to mass change expiration dates for certif

    MDE (MN Dept of Education) is upgrading to a tiered licensing system. To achieve this they will be extending all existing teacher licenses by one year from their current expiration date. All licenses expiring 6/30/18 will be extended to 6/30/19. Similarly 19 will go to 20 20 will go to 21 21 will go to 22 and 22 will go to 23. If not able to mass change it will require all schools in MN to manually update the expiration date of all teachers. This will increase the possibility of errors in the future.
    By allowing a mass update by…

    57 votes

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    Thank you for submitting and voting on this idea.

    We’ve researched this request and current SMS 2.0 functionality and we suggest trying this instead:

    Create a Data Mining Report from Human Resources > Employee> Data Mining to pull certification information. You can export the Data Mining Report to an excel spreadsheet to mass update expiration dates.

    Then, navigate to Human Resources > Employee > Product Setup> Utilities > Certifications Import. You can re-import the Data Mining spreadsheet with all the updated certification expiration dates.

    Please be sure to verify the Expiration Date is not checked for the Creation Criteria on the import. This process will allow you to mass update all certification expiration dates.

    Thank you!
    Ashley Prinsen
    Product Owner

  16. Changing PO account numbers

    As the PO processor I would like to be able to change account numbers as needed regardless of the PO group. In PAC I can pick whatever account number is needed for the PO no matter what PO group the requisitioner chose or is a member of. For instance I've got a librarian in my high school who orders a certain program for all of my buildings but she's only got access to the HS library accounts not the accounts for each building. In PAC I can change the accounting to charge all 4 library accounts while I'm batching the…

    10 votes

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  17. Option for items in bank rec to be unchecked

    Currently when working on the bank reconciliation the system opens the reconciliation with all items "checked" as if they are all cleared. It would be nice to have the items come in as "unchecked" so that you could check them off as you clear them. Or at least an option to select them all to "uncheck". It is really easy to miss an item that has not cleared especially when many of the items are the same amount i.e. textbook fees and there can be hundreds of fee management entries in that one months statement.

    To have the bank rec…

    25 votes

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  18. Allow Export of Employee Data

    Allow export of employee data that can be scheduled similar to how skybuild works in student mgmt. allow export to a CSV file that will allow the file to retain any leading zeros in the ssn or other codes. data mining does not accomplish this as it will only export to excel, and it changes the formatting.

    2 votes

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  19. Check Request Approval

    Immediately see account code & overage alert for check request on the bottom of screen like we currently do for POs. Also make check request approval available in mobile app in same area as POs.

    2 votes

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  20. Ability to Attach multiple documents at once

    Regarding Cash Receipts and Journal Entries (ATTACHMENTS). I would like the ability to attach multiple saved attachments at the same time (by using the control key for example) to my cash receipt batches and journal entries. Currently we need to attach one document at a time and it is very time consuming. I think this request would benefit all Skyward software users not just my District. In a windows environment the control key within Windows Explorer usually allows the user to choose multiple files to upload or attach to emails for example.

    7 votes

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