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SMS 2.0 School Business Suite


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SMS 2.0 Student Management Suite


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  1. Credit Cards

    I've noticed a couple things that could be changed since working with the credit cards and training our staff on how to submit their transactions. I would like to see a pop up to flag the user to select a PO or something along those lines. It's too easy to add detail and acct codes without selecting a PO. Also, there is some confusion when assigning the PO detail to the transaction with the Assign All PO lines and Close as the options. I particularly like the Assign all PO lines option but it seems to confuse some. And if…

    7 votes

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  2. In the Invoice Entry area of Skyward Finance, it would be helpful to be able to change Check Layout at any point during the Invoice Entry pr

    When entering Invoices into Skyward Finance, it would be nice to be able to change the Check Format at any point during the Invoice Entry process. The way it's set up now, the option to change Check Layout grays out and becomes unavailable after the Invoice Amount is entered.

    1 vote

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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.

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    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

  3. Shift Differential

    Please make it possible to have skyward automatically calculate shift differential for second shift staff. In the timekeeping rule under the shift differential section Hourly Pay option a box to select the pay code to pay needs to be added to allow the shift differential pay code to be added. Similar to how it is in the annualized option. For example staff who start work at 3 pm and work until midnight. Anyone in a certain employee group is paid an additional $.60 per hour for any hours they work between 3:30 pm - 03:00 am. This is for hourly…

    11 votes

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    0 comments  ·  Payroll  ·  Admin →
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  4. Fix the programming so we can get 1/1-6/30 retirement hours to be reported

    When running a retirement report in data mining the 1/1-6/30 hours are not populating. The monies for that time frame come in and the calendar hours come in but not the 1st half of the year hours.
    I worked with a tech 2 years ago and he realized the problem and was going to write up a report for programming but after that and 3 other requests it still has not been fixed. This is essential when doing the annual retirement reporting.
    I don't think this should be an RFE but it should be addressed by programming. It would be…

    5 votes

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  5. 11 votes

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  6. Edit time off hours

    I would like the ability to edit time off hours in True Time. For example, we have had employees who went home sick midday. They worked 5 of their 8 hours and then put in for 1/2 sick day which added an additional 4 hours. Per policy, employees using paid time off cannot be paid for more than their scheduled hours. With the current system, I have to change the time off request to 0 days, manually add the time off hours in True Time, then go back and change the time off request back to the correct increment after…

    12 votes

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  7. 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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  8. Entity Id Entry on the Certification Screen

    Please enable the ability to enter the Entity ID in the Certification tab. Right now, the field is visible there, but you cannot enter it there, you have to go out to the Name tab. This is time consuming when you are already in the certification field and could just enter it there.

    4 votes

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  9. Account Code on Check

    Would like to see an account code field added to the check stub. This would be very helpful to see on the check and eliminate the check voucher.

    12 votes

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  10. Employee Letter/Task Mgr - Add digital signature & template to be able to add one by one without creating new every time

    We want to be able to create an agreement for our coaches/advisors that allow us to pull data from Employee Management into an Employee Letter that the coach would digitally sign. We would then embed the letter into a Task Manager process that allows us to have a building admin or secretary initiate a request in Task Manager, that first goes to HR for review/approval, then HR generates the employee letter that is e-mailed to the coach in the next step. Once the coach digitally signs and completes their step, the form comes back to HR/Payroll for processing. Right now,…

    5 votes

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  11. Column for e-mail address in "My Employees Unsubmitted Time Sheets" screen

    Add a column for e-mail to the "My Employees Unsubmitted Time Sheets" screen for TT, so a Supervisor/Approver can e-mail an employee directly from this screen when they have an unsubmitted time sheet. This would make these notifications much quicker and helpful to be able to look back and see who received the reminder(s) when they fail to submit and don't get paid on time.

    38 votes

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  12. Add a Preferred Name Field in the Employee Profile

    Would like to see in the Name Information section of the Employee Profile a field that we can populate with the employee's preferred name

    63 votes

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  13. It would be extremely helpful to be able to have a person have more than one time off connected to true time.

    It would be extremely helpful to be able to have a person have more than one time off connected to true time.

    6 votes

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    2 comments  ·  Time Off  ·  Admin →
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  14. Add Processing List to Selection Parameters for all PAC payroll mass processes.

    Add Processing List to Selection Parameters for all PAC payroll mass processes. It would save a considerable amount of time if this option was available for all payroll PAC options, but specifically to adding, deleting, or editing pay records. The processing list option is already available for most areas in Skyward Web, it should be in PAC too.

    17 votes

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  15. Be able to enter state codes for certifications instead of having to start typing out.

    Be able to enter state codes for certifications instead of having to start typing out.

    8 votes

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  16. Auto -generated e-mail to teacher when student punches the tardy kiosk.

    Auto-generated e-mail to teacher when student punches the tardy kiosk. This would let the teacher know that the student was coming and the teacher could notify the office if the student did not arrive. This would eliminate students punching the kiosk and then not going to class.

    5 votes

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  17. Need a field for Tenured with a simple Y/N checkbox.

    Need a field in Employee Profile for Tenured - with a simple Y/N checkbox. We are always trying to find a current list of tenured teachers.

    16 votes

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  18. Paying an employee without a contract

    Would there be a way to have an exception show up when you are paying an employee without a contract? For instance having a teacher contract. The teacher has termed but the factor is not taken out so they are pulled into payroll. Paid an employee 4 extra times before she said anything. I removed it from payroll but forgot to take out the factor. This would help with that problem. Expected outcome would be that the employee with the exception should/would not get a paycheck. Being able to choose the type of contract would be helpful. CSC CSC10 C12…

    1 vote

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  19. 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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  20. Add Automated Emails to HR/Finance database

    We would really like to be able to use Automated Emails in our HR/Finance database like we do with our Student database. For example we would like to send an automated email when new hires are added and be able to filter on their employee type. It is already in place on the Student side. We are hoping it can be added to the HR/Finance side too. It will increase efficiency by automating notifications.

    10 votes

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