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SMS 2.0 Student Management Suite


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  1. Add Seclusion/Restraint fields to SkyBuild for Seclusion/Restraint

    Please add Seclusion and Restraint fields to SkyBuilds for export.

    1 vote

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  2. Vendor Sort by Category

    Would like to be able to add a category to vendors so we can sort by plumber or t-shirts or office supplies or etc. This can be a District created field. We just need a category drop down in Vendor Browse.

    7 votes

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  3. Employee Type Code Count

    In PAC there is a report that will generate employee type codes totals or a breakdown for active and inactive. This would be nice in WEB as well.

    2 votes

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  4. multiple email addresses

    Would it be possible to be able to send food service low balance notifications to multiple email addresses?

    1 vote

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  5. need fields added on position tab

    Since the view option was removed from the PAC side we are missing valuable information such as number of days the employee is working in the contract period. The calendar is listed however for those employees that start after the start of the year we can't see how many days without going into WEB, assignments, opening all... We used this information to figure retirement hours since the system doesn't know how to give 8 hours when an employee is 1.0 fte at 7.0 and 7.5 hours nor does it look at the total hours and divide over the number of…

    2 votes

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  6. Change positive/negative sign for Revenue/Expense.

    It would be nice to give users the option to "flip the signs" so Revenues would show as a positive and Expenses would show as a negative. This would make the Data Mining reports easier for "non-accountants" to understand. We recently moved from a different software program to Skyward, and some of our users (building secretaries) are confused by the way revenues and expenses are reflected.

    4 votes

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  7. Bolding out the Totals: Section on a 1099 report

    We have over 350 pages on our 1099 report. We need the ability to look at all vendors who spend over $600. It would be convenient and time efficient if the "Totals" for each vendor were bold to jump out at us better. Any chance you can accommodate by the end of the year?

    3 votes

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  8. protect notes access by groups rather than by person

    Currently, staff can protect a note and only they can view it. I would like the option to give access of protected notes to groups of people rather than one person individually. Example: our middle school principal protects a note and student moves to high school. Now, no one can view that note and we have to call the middle school principal to unprotect it so that our high school principal can view it. WOuld be great if people in a specific group can view protected notes no matter who protected it.

    2 votes

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  9. True Time - Enforce Minimum Out To Lunch Timeframe

    In Timekeeping rules, it would be helpful if there was an option to set a minimum time for Out To Lunch. An option already exists that checks time out to lunch for conversion back to an IN punch, but there are no options available to not permit employees to punch back in until they have taken their full lunch break.

    This oversight is costing our district quite a bit in overtime/comp time due to employees failing to take their mandatory 30 minute lunch and accruing additional time throughout the week.

    I envision an additional option under the "Lunches are paid…

    9 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

  10. Add-On Datamine Fields

    Need to be able to datamine the matrix information on Add-On records. Currently unable to see the matrix details in add-on like you can in position.

    2 votes

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  11. Option to only show active accounts in Account Management

    In Account Management, it appears that I have to scroll through all accounts. It would be wonderful if there was a way to set it to only active accounts. If I click on Account at the top and select only active as a filter, it does not save when you exit that screen,.

    5 votes

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  12. Print Commodity Codes on Purchase Orders (EDGAR "Like-Type" Items)

    The TEA letter from November 2018 regarding micro purchase thresholds under EDGAR have made it more important than ever to accurately measure our purchasing levels in like-type categories. Because of this, more districts will begin utilizing the Commodity Code feature in Skyward. Having the ability to print commodity codes on POs will greatly assist our end users with determining which commodity code to use on new requisitions.

    4 votes

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  13. W4 and WT4 fillable PDFs in Employee Access

    Similar to being able to change your direct deposit, allow the ability to change your withholdings, even if it is just a fillable pdf.

    10 votes

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    Thank you for submitting the product idea!  We have some additional information we would like to know about this -


    1. How does your district currently handle the adjusting of W4s and WT4s?

    2. Are custom forms utilized at all for this where you can link documents?

    3. How often are users changing their withholdings?

    4. Is there an approval process involved before these changes can be made on the Employee Profile?


    This idea will remain open for the Skyward Community to continue voting and commenting on.


    Thank you!


    Erik O.

  14. Add User ID to the "blue bar" at the top of reports

    We share a printer between 8-12 people in our office. We could be printing anything from GL lines in Data Mining to Check Registers in AP to Journal Entries or Cash Receipts, etc. When we print, if we don't make it to the printer in the next 5 seconds, our 'job' might end up mixed with someone else's. It would be helpful if there was a "User ID", much like there is a Date, Page number, Time, etc in the blue area at the top of the report. If we use the "Print Title Page" option in Data Mining, we're…

    2 votes

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  15. 1099 State Listing

    It would be nice if Skyward would create a list of state that requires combines or individual reporting.

    1 vote

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  16. add the cytd to the 1099 report

    Would be nice if the calendar year to date column in the 100 vendor filter report

    3 votes

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  17. We would like the ability to create a True Time report that allows us to see total hours WORKED (not paid/unpaid Time Off or Holidays) based

    We would like the ability to create a True Time report that allows us to see total hours WORKED (not paid/unpaid Time Off or Holidays) based on a particular Pay Code. Right now the True Time Detail Transaction Report does not allow us to total by Pay Code or filter for just hours worked.

    2 votes

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  18. Reformat our Personnel Dates Section in Skyward Web

    Our District would like to reformat our Personnel Dates Section to meet our tenure tracking. Attached is the how we would like to have it formatted. Would these fields still meet EIS and ACA reports? Thank you so much! Chris Martin, Danville CCSD 118

    2 votes

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  19. Export Individual Staff Member

    Allow for Individual export in case you have to make updates to only one staff member. Similar function to the Student Database.

    3 votes

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    Thank you for submitting and voting on this idea. We need your feedback!

    Would you tell us more about this individual export option? Please explain your current process and how this individual export option would be beneficial.

    We would like to better understand this request.

    Thank you!
    Ashley Prinsen
    Product Owner

  20. Email Customization of Submitted Time Sheets

    Ability to customize the email that gets sent to supervisors when employees submit their time sheet for approval so it would include link to log into Skyward.

    5 votes

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