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Technical Briefing – Spring 2014
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Transcript of Technical Briefing – Spring 2014
Jonathan Wood
Technical Briefing – Spring 2014
Technical Session
Release Information
SIMS Technical Roadmap
SQL 2012 Migration
SOLUS3
Installable Release
Has been distributed to all Support teams
SIMS / FMS based on Summer (2) 2013
Installs SQL 2012 Express
Improving future Installable process Infrastructure Release SIMS Installation Release
SIMS 2014 Spring Release
• Released on • Friday 28th March
• Release note ID: 22329
SIMS 2014 Release schedule
• Provisional dates for 2014 releases
• Summer release - end of June
• Autumn release - beginning of November
Technical changes in 2014 - Spring
• Reportviewer.exe• Microsoft component• Required for new Exams reporting functionality• Same approach as used for FMS Spring 2013• Installed as part of the SIMS client installer
• If you don’t want it installed, run simsApplicationSetup.exe using parameter /NoReportViewer
Technical changes in Summer 2014
SIMS Package Host Service
• Service installer to support Tablet, Agora etc…• Will be installed by SIMS Summer on the SQL
Server• Option to not install via a command prompt
parameter similar to ReportViewer
SIMS Technical roadmap
• Updated on 21/11/2013
• SupportNet ID: 17910
• Will be updated in May 2014
Upcoming Support(First supported Release below)
• Spring 2014• Windows Server 2012 R2• Office 2013
• Autumn 2014 • SQL2014 – Dependent on Microsoft release
• Spring 2015• Office 2010 rework
Upcoming Retirements (Last Supported release below)
• Autumn 2014• SOLUS2
• Will stop working from end of March 2015
• Spring 2015• SQL2008 (Moved from Summer 2014)• SQL2008 R2 (Moved from Autumn 2014)
SIMS SQL Migration
• Autumn SQL migration tool• http://dl.capitasolus.co.uk/Downloads/SQL-Migration/
SQL2012-Migration.zip• Password: SQL20I2M1g
• Resource ID: 21835
SIMS SQL Migration
What percentage of your schools are now on SQL2012?
• A: None.
• B: up to 50%
• C: up to 75%
• D: up to 99%
• E: all of them!
SOLUS3
• New User Interface• All screens are being redesigned
• Main aims• To increase in productivity• To make it easier to use
The new SOLUS3 menu bar
•Hierarchical menu• Using text and icons• Trace selected menu route using colour
•Help icon •Enable SOLUS3 (soon to be icon)•Information is either in-line or pops up in place of side bar
Message Bar
Managing the S3 Environment
Browse Network
New Update library screen
New entry screen
Download Details
Authorise updates screen
Configure Solus3 options
Configure SOLUS3 options
SOLUS3.7 release
• Workshops• WebEx sessions• 3 and 8 April• Apply on SupportNet
• Beta release 10 April
• Full release end of May / mid June with workstation patching
SOLUS3.8 release – possible features
• Sims client triggers S3 client update
• Unpacking the updates
• Report enhancements
Thank you