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SMS 2.0 Student Management Suite


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  1. assignment import

    On a daily basis we in HR have to export individual assignments due to the addition of a stipend, a degree enhancement, adjust the FTE, to correct an error, etc. Having the capability to export an individual assignment from the “Emp Mgt Asn” screen would be greatly beneficial as a time saver. Using the Assignment Export/Payroll Import works great for exporting large groups of assignments but requires a good deal of clicks and con be time consuming just to export one assignment. I do not know if this would be possible but if so it would be greatly appreciated if…

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  2. Occupant Address Change Buttons

    Our users have said that the button choices on the Occupant Address Changes screen attached are not intuitive and have caused for changes to be made that should not be made. The question being asked is a yes/no question but the button choices are ok/cancel. Is there anyway to get the buttons changed to Yes to change and No to not change?

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  3. map account

    Sometimes we need to understand/make sure that our accounts are flowing through (or set up in) the system correctly. Would there be a way to run a report that would show the "expense" account used and the following levels of "cash", "equity", etc whatever the series of accounts were that were affected by whatever particular account you enter?

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  4. Sharing Selection Parameters in True Time Utilities

    When you are in True Time > Setup > Utilities > Time Sheets Mass Deny I KNOW that you can share your selection parameters with other users. HOWEVER, when another user tries to use a selection parameter that I have set they are UNABLE to revise the times that the denial is for. Why have a share button if they can't edit all the fields?

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  5. color

    This is a silly, preference idea but it would just be FABULOUS to be able to have some more color selections in the Skyward > Preferences > User Preferences > Theme Color. Maybe a yellow, orange, teal, or even a customizable color where you could have any color in the world. I only ask as we are just office workers and have to get our joys wherever possible.
    Thank you!

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  6. allow reimbursement expense code for mileage max amount to be set to the configured 4 decimal places

    the reimbursement expense code setup for mileage does not allow the max amount to be set to the configured 4 decimal places. I can set the default amount per IRS value but not the max.

    If the federal rate was .675 per mile, I want to set the max rate as .675. Sometimes the fed changes the rate mid year so keeping the max rate as the highest for the year keeps the entry problems down. Currently the default amount is .675 and the max can only be set as .67 or .68 even though entry amount is set to…

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  7. General Inputs Accounting Register report does not display Sub Fund dimension

    The Accounting Register Report from General Inputs (3glupdrl.p) does not display the 10th dimension of the Washington account code, known as Sub Fund. However, the Accounting Register from History – General Inputs report (3glupd06.p) displays the Sub Fund dimension properly.

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  8. Allow For Email/Notifications for Budget Revisions

    Allow in the Revisions setup area a notifications option where individuals can be selected to be notified via email when a Budget Revision is entered into the system.

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  9. Enable the COMMENTS field on the PERSONNEL screen to be viewed in PAC

    We need to be able to see the Comments field on Personnel in PAC. Our Payroll and Beneefits department work primarily from PAC alone, and they cannot see that field, which shows notes for an employee who has resigned, retired, or been rehired multiple times. When checking benefit and employment information, it is very time consuming to change back and forth. Additionally, it would be great to be able to pull this field in PAC data mining reports.

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  10. Mass CHANGE Transaction utility needed (HR\TO\UT)

    There is currently a utility within time off that you can Mass Add/Delete Time Off transactions. However, there is no Mass CHANGE time off transactions. This would be extremely helpful when dealing with emergency school closures. For example: A number of employees had sick leave approved for January 12. January 12 ended up being a snow day for staff. I would like to see a utility where I could go in and Mass CHANGE the hours for a time off code on a certain date to zero. That way no one is charged for taking the day off since the…

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  11. Please add a preferred name field for parents/guadians for #1-4. Allow it print in place of entered first name. Please add a third option t

    Please add a preferred name field for parents/guadians for #1-4. Allow it print in place of entered first name.
    Please add a third option to parent/guardian gender for transgender/non-binary identified adults.
    RI DMV http://www.dmv.ri.gov/documents/forms/license/LI-1.pdf, RI Dept of Helath https://health.ri.gov/records/about/changes/sex/ and Social Security Administration allow this change https://www.ssa.gov/people/lgbtq/gender-identity.html#:~:text=To%20change%20the%20sex%20identification,sometimes%20citizenship%20or%20immigration%20status.

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  12. Allow Remote Login without System Wide Access

    Some district have payroll staff they need to be able to see what an employee sees in Employee Access but are unable to do so unless they are a System Wide User or have System Wide Access to WEB Product Set. They do not need system wide access but need to be able to do this to verify information when troubleshooting an issue. The ability to use Web Login with look up only security would be ideal.

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  13. Allow for Data Mining of Profile Notes

    Districts use Profile Note for many things based on a category type. It would be helpful if they could Data Mine for that information in Employee Profile by Category and/or Date, Protected or not.

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  14. Time Off Liability Report

    There is not a report that calculates the financial liability related to accumulated time off balances. If the Employee Data Mining available fields included the accumulated time off hours by code, users could add the appropriate pay code, export to Excel and do a quick calculation of the accrued financial obligation per employee.

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  15. Position Filter added to CRDC parameters

    Our Employee Management setup uses the assignment of SpEd for both teachers and paraprofessionals, so the CRDC extract pulls in paras as well as teachers. We could prevent this problem by adding Positions to the selections parameters in STAF-1, STAF-2. I could then select the EM Plan, Position "Teacher" Assignment "SpEd" and it would not populate with paras.

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  16. Allow certain users full access to budget transfers when "stop if funds not available" is selected

    When you set the budget transfer/PO option to "stop if funds not available", we would like to allow the finance director and many members of the finance department to be able to make these transactions without the stop. It would be helpful and time saving if there was a way that we could set that up.

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  17. Use assignment start/end dates for absentee reports

    When using the assignment calendar for an absentee report, hours are pulled from all assignments the employee has had during the year. Can the assignment start/end dates not be coded in so only the current assignment is used when calculating hours present?

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  18. Not Translate Names

    We have had several parents request not to translate the Student's names and Street names on addresses. The translation is being done by the browser.

    According to Google instructions, please try:
    <span translate="no"> </span>
    <span class="notranslate"> </span>
    For example:
    Welcome everyone my name is <span class="notranslate">Felipe</span>

    We would do this ourselves using SkyCode however SkyCode is not available in Family/Employee Access.

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  19. A report or data mining option to see if any active profiles do not have a time off approver

    A report or data mining option that would show if any active profile did not have a time off approver

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  20. Ability to login as applicant

    In Employee Administration/Applications screen, it would be helpful to be able to login as an applicant to walk them through the application process. This would allow me to view the actual screen the applicant it on so that I can resolve the issue.

    It could be set up similar to the Skyward Access/Employee Access in SMS.

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