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SMS 2.0 Student Management Suite


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  1. Notification when PO gets approved

    It would be nice to have an option to send an email to whoever is in charge of doing the ordering of newly approved purchase orders. For example, I do the ordering, but I am not part of the approval process. When a requisition finishes getting the approvals it moves into a batch purchase order. Currently someone has to tell me that the purchase order is out there or I have to physically go check if there is something new. Most people assume that I am notified, but I am not so new purchase orders can sit out in batch…

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    Thank you for submitting this idea. We suggest trying this instead:

    (1) A Requisition/PO Listing report template can be created for just Batch status POs (WF\PU\RP\RP).

    (2) After the report is executed, from My Print Queue, select the report and press the Tasks button.

    (3) On the next screen there is a Schedule This button to create a scheduled task for the report.

    Please see attached screenshots for visual examples.

    Thank you!

  2. FASTTRACK - DATA MINING - YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FIELD

    Would like to be able to select the Years of Experience from the Available Fields on the Field Selection screen in the FastTrack Applicant Processing DataMining.

    When viewing Applications from the Position screen, one of the views is Years Of Experience. I would like to be able to pull that information in FastTrack Applicant Processing DataMining.

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  3. Online registration 2 emails for staff

    On online registration there should be an option for at least 2 staff email addresses to send the notification that an Online registration has been submitted. We have 7 schools in our district and more than 1 person needs to be notified when an Online Registration is submitted. I can have a notification go to 2 people in the NSOE when an Application submitted. This seems like it would be a really easy fix.

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  4. Import detail for budget entry (not Payroll from Salary Negotiations)

    It would be great to be able to export and import detail budget line items into budget entry (not just budget numbers but the details). Ex: Pencils $500, Paper $1,000, etc.

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  5. Updating purchase orders

    change the purchase order when I receive an invoice for prices and shipping-before I print the check

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  7. Allow more than 5 accounts to be used in the Skybuild import

    Right now, the Skybuild import with the Requisition Detail/Account type only allows for 5 accounts. Please allow for 10 accounts like the other imports.

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  8. Add a 'Data Retention on Add' button to Check Requests

    Add a 'Data Retention on Add' button to Check Requests. Like we have available in Journal Entry and Cash Receipts

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  9. rich content editor

    The message center needs a huge improvement. Think about including rich text editor like MS Outlook or perhaps like MailChimp or MailerLite. Think about drag and drop editor, coding, and insert pictures instead of limiting to attach only. The current toolbar editor has no flexibility to create a nice layout for our parents and students when sending out messages to them.

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  10. Employee Profile in the credit section. It would be nice to see a dollar amount for tuition reimbursement so we can data mine and track.

    A extra field to add the tuition reimbursement amount to track and monitor if the employee owes us back if they leave and other uses.

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  12. 1099-NEC SHOULD BE STATE SPECIFIC

    I have two ideas.. one is PA specific.. When processing the 1099 and creating the files for uploading.. for PA you need to check the box in the area where it says DON'T CHECK THIS BOX UNLESS TOLD TO DO SO.. well I spent a DAY not realizing that for PA upload this box MUST BE CHECKED.. screen should indicate clearIy which states need to have this box checked and 2) I happen to only have 1099s for PA and occasionally NJ, but that is another issue to look at: I bet other SKYWARD users also
    not only have issues…

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  13. Mass Custom Forms

    It would be very helpful to be able to mass write custom forms to multiple students or to automatically create a custom form in each student's profile every time mass emails/messages are sent. The custom form settings could be in the settings for the message/email as well.

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  14. Enhance the DOE Staff Survey 2 and 3 Build for the Salary Schedule Pay Type Extract Method

    We have employees on a Salary Matrix and have employees that we enter their salary (because of a Range not associated with a Salary Matrix in Skyward). In the DOE Staff Survey 2 and 3 Build, I continue getting over 50 employees with the error of "Grandfathered Sal Sched Pay Ind invalid" for the Staff Payroll Information, because I chose using "Skyward Pay Lane State Code". Need a way to accommodate the "Enter Salary Amount" when the Extract is running to put a crosswalk.

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    Thank you for submitting this product idea.

    We met with our Florida State Reporting Department to review State Compliance regulations.

    At this time, we are not considering it for development. However, this idea will remain open for ongoing review and voting by other districts to show support of this idea.

    Thank you.

  15. Vendor different type(s)

    Would like a box to check or something to determine which vendors are order from and which are contractors doing work on school grounds that do not need a purchase order.

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  16. Insurance and fingerprinting information for vendors added to profile

    Would like to have a box for different insurance date (IE workers comp, liability and auto insurance). Also somewhere to put date of fingerprinting is done. Also to have the ability to pull the information in a report so when vendor packets need to be redone you do not have to go through every vendor.

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  17. Select Fields under Employee Access, Employee Profile, Employee for Administrative Team to view.

    I have the administrative team set up under employee access to view employee profile and emergency contact. Under the employee profile, the identification numbers appear and I would like to see an option that this would not be available for a group. There is no reason the administrative team needs this information and just one more way that fraud with social security numbers could happen. It is a great feature for all the other information available for them, but no need for the identification numbers. Please consider this and keep me updated on your decision. Thank you and stay healthy…

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    Thank you for submitting this idea. We need your feedback in order to better understand what you expect in the system.

    How is your administrative team set up under security?
    What exactly would you like your Administrative Employees to view under Employee Profile, ex: which tabs, which fields?
    What fields can they currently view that you would like to hide?
    Have you already verified that these fields can’t be controlled under a confidentiality setting?
    Have you already submitted a Service Call to our Skyward Customer Consulting and Service Department to assist with setting this up?

    Thank you!

  18. Add a warning message when a payroll includes ACA-related Additional Medicare Tax for earnings in excess of $200k.

    Adding a warning message when Additional Medicare Taxes are included in a payroll would greatly reduce the time spend auditing the Medicare deductions and benefits.

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    Thank you for submitting this idea.

    We need some more information from you to best respond.

    Are you using an additional Medicare code during payroll? If so, why?

    The Medicare tax table is setup with the Medicare High Income Threshold of $200,000. The system will automatically combine all codes flagged as Medicare to meet the threshold.

    The system should process and combine if you have calculated Medicare and then also an amount type Medicare code used during payroll. During the calculation process you should receive a warning message the employee has met that threshold amount of $200,000.

    If you’re still having trouble, I’d suggest submitting a Service Call to our Customer Consulting and Support Center and a Representative will be able to review your settings and troubleshoot with you.

    Thank you!

  19. Truetime Org Chart

    Our teachers work extra hours and they submit these hours on pay vouchers. Each pay voucher, depending on what the extra hours are, have supervisors approval the hours worked. I worked with Skyward over the summer in trying to get each of the extra pay items, entered as a new pay code at each building, but unfortunately, the org chart cannot accommodate the different scenarios we had.

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  20. Ability to submit time off requests to mulitple supervisors at one time

    When an employee has an assignment at more than one building they have the option to choose which supervisor to submit the time off request to, however, at this time they can only choose one or the other. They do not have the option to submit the time off request to both supervisors at one time. I think the option to submit to both supervisors at one time for each of the buildings would be a nice add-in.

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