technical briefing – spring 2014
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Technical Briefing – Spring 2014. Jonathan Wood. 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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Jonathan Wood
Technical Briefing – Spring 2014
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Technical Session
Release Information
SIMS Technical Roadmap
SQL 2012 Migration
SOLUS3
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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
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SIMS 2014 Spring Release
• Released on • Friday 28th March
• Release note ID: 22329
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SIMS 2014 Release schedule
• Provisional dates for 2014 releases
• Summer release - end of June
• Autumn release - beginning of November
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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
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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
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SIMS Technical roadmap
• Updated on 21/11/2013
• SupportNet ID: 17910
• Will be updated in May 2014
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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
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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)
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SIMS SQL Migration
• Autumn SQL migration tool• http://dl.capitasolus.co.uk/Downloads/SQL-Migration/
SQL2012-Migration.zip• Password: SQL20I2M1g
• Resource ID: 21835
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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!
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SOLUS3
• New User Interface• All screens are being redesigned
• Main aims• To increase in productivity• To make it easier to use
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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
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Message Bar
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Managing the S3 Environment
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Browse Network
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New Update library screen
New entry screen
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Download Details
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Authorise updates screen
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Configure Solus3 options
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Configure SOLUS3 options
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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
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SOLUS3.8 release – possible features
• Sims client triggers S3 client update
• Unpacking the updates
• Report enhancements
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Thank you