This section outlines changes to the Human resources manual arising from changes made to Synergetic (versions 66R2-67.01).
Note: The look and feel of Synergetic depends on the PC it is running on. The screenshots in this manual use both the version 67 and pre-66 look and feel. You may notice a slight difference in appearance between this manual and Synergetic running at your organisation but the functionality is exactly the same.
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New Status sub-tab. |
You can use the Status sub-tab on the School tab of Staff Maintenance to maintain the status of staff members at your organisation. |
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New action centre notifications for visa and passport expiry dates. |
You can receive action centre notifications when visa or passport details recorded on the International tab of Staff Maintenance are expiring. |
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New Checks tab. |
You can use the Checks tab of Staff Maintenance to maintain child safety checks for staff members. |
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This section outlines changes to the Human resources manual arising from changes made to Synergetic (versions 65.19-66R2).
Note: The look and feel of Synergetic depends on the PC it is running on. The screenshots in this manual use both the version 66 and pre-66 look and feel. You may notice a slight difference in appearance between this manual and Synergetic running at your organisation but the functionality is exactly the same.
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New Portal Approval and Give Portal Approval fields. |
New Portal Approval and Give Portal Approval fields on the Relations tab of Staff Maintenance show whether staff members have been given permission to fill out excursion forms on the Community Portal. |
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New Needs Current WWC field. |
You can select the Needs Current WWC field on the Other tab of Staff Maintenance to flag a teacher that needs a current WWC check. |
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DocMan tab added to the Add Staff P.D. Details window. |
You can attach documents, spreadsheets or pictures to a staff member's P.D. details file. |
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Automatic security permissions for job positions. |
You can link job positions to security groups to automatically assign permissions. |
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This section outlines changes to the Human resources manual arising from changes made to Synergetic (versions 65.19-66.01).
Note: The look and feel of Synergetic depends on the PC it is running on. The screenshots in this manual use both the version 66 and pre-66 look and feel. You may notice a slight difference in appearance between this manual and Synergetic running at your organisation but the functionality is exactly the same.
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Changes to the Staff Mark Book window. |
Changes to the Staff Mark Book window allow users to
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New Receives SMS and Receives Email fields. |
New Receives SMS and Receives Email fields on the Relations tab under Staff Maintenance show who sends a staff member SMSs and emails. |
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New grid layout for the Keys tab. |
New grid layout for the Keys tab under Staff Maintenance displays detailed information including a description of the key in the grid area. |
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Renamed field on the International tab. |
On the International tab under Staff Maintenance the Active field has been renamed the Primary field. |
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Preview HTML button removed. |
The Preview HTML button has been removed from the Correspondence tab under Staff Maintenance. |
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This section outlines changes to the Human resources manual arising from changes made to Synergetic (versions 64.13-65.19).
Note: The look and feel of Synergetic depends on the PC it is running on. The screenshots in this manual use both the version 65 and pre-65 look and feel. You may notice a slight difference in appearance between this manual and Synergetic running at your organisation but the functionality is exactly the same.
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Additional documentation about adding a new staff member. |
More information about setting up a new staff member has been added. |
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New field on Other tab of the Staff Maintenance window. |
You can record a Verified Date for Working With Children Checks on the Other tab of Staff Maintenance. |
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New field on the International tab of the Staff Maintenance window. |
You can set a person's citizenship using the Status field on the International tab of Staff Maintenance. |
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Changes to Awards Maintenance. |
New awards are created through Payroll Configuration Maintenance instead of the Awards Maintenance window. |
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New field when creating personal development entries. |
You can list Other Expenses when creating staff personal development entries on the General tab of Add Staff P.D Details window. |
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Changes to job positions for current and inactive staff members. |
Inactive staff are not displayed on the Current Staff tab of Job Position Maintenance. When a staff member has a Leaving Date set, the End Date on the Current Staff tab of Job Position Maintenance is automatically populated. You can use the Next Increment and Next Review fields on the Current Staff tab of Job Position Maintenance to trigger notifications about when staff members' job positions are due to be incremented or reviewed. |
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New grid sorting ability. |
You can sort all of the columns in Staff Maintenance by clicking on the column headers. |
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New field in the Classes tab of Staff Maintenance window. |
You can select which file type you want to view in the Classes tab of Staff Maintenance. |
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This section outlines changes to the Human resources manual arising from changes made to Synergetic (versions 63.18-64.13).
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New fields on Staff Maintenance - School tab. |
You can use the Financial Expiry Date on the School tab of Staff Maintenance to record information about financial teacher registration if it differs from teacher registration in your state or country. |
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Key re-issuing in Key Maintenance. |
You can issue more than one copy of the same key to a single staff member. |
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Staff Appraisal Details tabs documented. |
The Targets, Comments, Personal Development and DocMan tabs of the Add Staff Appraisal Details window have been documented. |
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New field in Create New Staff Member window. |
You can specify how a staff member's name appears with the Mail format field in the Create New Staff Member window. |
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New field on Students tab. |
You can select to display only active students on the Students tab of Staff Maintenance. |
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New tab in Job Position Maintenance. |
You can view and maintain a list of staff members who will hold a job position in the future. |
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This section outlines changes to the Human resources manual arising from changes made to Synergetic (versions 62.46-63.18).
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New DocMan tab in Job Position Maintenance. |
You can store documents relating to job positions in the DocMan tab of Job Position Maintenance. |
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New DocMan tab in Key Maintenance. |
You can store documents relating to keys in the DocMan tab of Key Maintenance. |
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New filter fields in the DocMan tab of Staff Maintenance. |
You can filter documents by their description and source reference in the DocMan tab of Staff Maintenance. |
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New Courses tab in Staff Maintenance. |
You can view and maintain which courses staff teach in the Courses tab of Staff Maintenance. |
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New Correspondence tab in Staff Maintenance. |
In the Correspondence tab of Staff Maintenance you can view and maintain:
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This section outlines changes to the Human resources manual arising from changes made to Synergetic (versions 61.35-62.45)
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More precision in the FTE field on the Job Positions tab of Staff Maintenance. |
The FTE field on the Job Positions tab of Staff Maintenance can hold up to four decimal places. |
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New field on the P.D. tab of Staff Maintenance. |
The Application Date field on the P.D. tab of Staff Maintenance allows you to record the date the staff member applied for the professional development (PD) course. |
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New fields on the Community tab of Key Maintenance. |
On the Community tab of Key Maintenance you can:
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Sort by columns on the Community tab of Key Maintenance. |
You can click on the column headers to sort by each column on the Community tab of Key Maintenance. |
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New field on Skills tab of Staff Maintenance. |
On the Skills tab of Staff Maintenance you can select Current Skills Only to only display skills that have not expired. |
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New Award Maintenance window. |
On the Award Maintenance window, you can:
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New fields and buttons on the General tab of Job Position Maintenance. |
On the General tab of Job Position Maintenance you can:
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New button on the Job Position tab of Staff Maintenance. |
You can increment a staff member's award level on the Job Position tab of Staff Maintenance. |
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New Notifications tab on the Job Position Maintenance window. |
You can create, view and maintain notifications for job positions on the Notifications tab of the Job Position Maintenance window. |
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New buttons on the Classes tab of the Staff Maintenance window. |
You can add and remove classes from a staff member from the Classes tab. |
This section outlines the changes to the Human resources manual arising from changes made to Synergetic (version 60.37-v61.2)
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New tab in Staff Maintenance. |
A new International tab has been added to Staff Maintenance to view and maintain the visas and passports held by the staff member. |
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New fields on the Keys tab of Staff Maintenance. |
New fields Key Number, Date Returned and Comment have been added to the Keys tab of Staff Maintenance. |
This section outlines the changes to the Human resources manual arising from changes made to Synergetic (version 59.15-v60.37).
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Documented the grid area fields of the Classes tab. |
The grid area fields on the Classes tab of Staff Maintenance have been documented. |
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Documented the new buttons on the Staff Mark Book window. |
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Improved steps when importing staff mark book assessments. |
The steps to import staff mark book assessments have been updated, along with improved screen captures. Descriptions for the fields on the Select MarkBook to Load window have also been included. |
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Documented the grid area fields of the Students tab. |
The grid area fields on the Students tab of Staff Maintenance have been documented. |
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Documented the grid area fields of the Timetable tab. |
The Timetable grid area fields on the Timetable tab of Staff Maintenance have been documented. The Events grid area fields have also been documented. |
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Existing field included on the Expense Allocations tab. |
The Add to All Tagged IDs field has also been included on the Expense Allocations tab of the Staff P.D. Details window. The field is common to both tabs. |
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Improved description for the Level field. |
The Level field on the Learning Areas tab of Staff Maintenance includes related information about SynWeb. |
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Documented two existing fields on the General tab. |
Two existing fields on the General tab of Job Position Maintenance have been documented. |
This section outlines the changes to the Human resources manual arising from changes made to Synergetic (version v58.09 to v59.14).
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New Substitute tab. |
New tab used to:
Substitutions are performed in SynWeb. |
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New fields on the Other tab. |
The following fields have been added to the tab:
The latter three fields are used to comply with Working with Children (WWC) legislation, that apply in a number of jurisdictions including:
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New Objects tab. |
The Objects tab is available in Staff Maintenance, Current Students Maintenance and Community Maintenance. A separate topic for the Bookings sub-tab has been added. |
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New Sales tab. |
The Sales tab is available in Staff Maintenance, Current Students Maintenance and Community Maintenance. This tab is only available to users with security access to the Synergetic finance database. |
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Selecting blank file type on the Timetable tab returns all file types. |
The File Type description on the Timetable tab has been updated to provide information for users who encounter the lack of a blank file type. |
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Improved timetable on the Timetable tab. |
The timetable has been improved on the Timetable tab:
Examples are provided for the variety of situations that are displayed on the staff member's timetable. For example, Mr Diamond is meeting with the principal to discuss professional development. |
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New Employment History tab. |
The Employment History tab is available in Staff Maintenance. |
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Added new fields to the Staff P.D. Details window. |
A description has been added for the new Category field on the General tab. Up to three general ledger codes, and accompanying sub-allocation codes, can be specified on the Expense Allocations tab. |
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