Technical Briefing Spring 2014 Jonathan Wood Technical Session
Technical Briefing – Spring 2014 Jonathan Wood
Technical Session § Release Information § SIMS Technical Roadmap § SQL 2012 Migration § SOLUS 3
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 28 th 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 sims. Application. Setup. exe using parameter /No. Report. Viewer
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 Report. Viewer
SIMS Technical roadmap • Updated on 21/11/2013 • Support. Net ID: 17910 • Will be updated in May 2014
Upcoming Support (First supported Release below) • • • Spring 2014 • Windows Server 2012 R 2 • Office 2013 Autumn 2014 • SQL 2014 – Dependent on Microsoft release Spring 2015 • Office 2010 rework
Upcoming Retirements (Last Supported release below) • • Autumn 2014 • SOLUS 2 • Will stop working from end of March 2015 Spring 2015 • SQL 2008 (Moved from Summer 2014) • SQL 2008 R 2 (Moved from Autumn 2014)
SIMS SQL Migration • • Autumn SQL migration tool • http: //dl. capitasolus. co. uk/Downloads/SQLMigration/SQL 2012 -Migration. zip • Password: SQL 20 I 2 M 1 g Resource ID: 21835
SIMS SQL Migration What percentage of your schools are now on SQL 2012? • A: None. • B: up to 50% • C: up to 75% • D: up to 99% • E: all of them!
SOLUS 3 • • New User Interface • All screens are being redesigned Main aims • To increase in productivity • To make it easier to use
The new SOLUS 3 menu bar • • Hierarchical menu • Using text and icons • Trace selected menu route using colour Help icon Enable SOLUS 3 (soon to be icon) Information is either in-line or pops up in place of side bar
Message Bar
Managing the S 3 Environment
Browse Network
New Update library screen New entry screen
Download Details
Authorise updates screen
Configure Solus 3 options
Configure SOLUS 3 options
SOLUS 3. 7 release • • • Workshops • Web. Ex sessions • 3 and 8 April • Apply on Support. Net Beta release 10 April Full release end of May / mid June with workstation patching
SOLUS 3. 8 release – possible features • Sims client triggers S 3 client update • Unpacking the updates • Report enhancements
Thank you
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