System maintenance

This section outlines changes to the System maintenance manual arising from changes made to Synergetic (version 61.35-62.45)

Change	More information	See
New fields in PAYG Summary tab of Financial Configuration Maintenance window.	New fields have been added to support emailing PAYG Summary notifications.	Finance Configuration Maintenance - PAYG Summary tab.
New field in Bank Reconciliation Maintenance.	You can select to preview bank reconciliation reports instead of printing them when closing bank reconciliations.	Banking Configuration Maintenance - Bank Files tab
New configuration settings.	You can: control whether class start dates can be before the term start date permit parents to make multiple appointments for parent teacher interviews.	AllowStartDateBeforeFileSemesterStartDate configuration setting Maintaining parent teacher interview setup data
Lookup table luDebtorSub- Ledger has been documented.	You can create debtor sub ledgers to give debtors multiple billing accounts.	luDebtorSubLedger lookup table
New configuration setting Base Date.	New configuration setting determines whether a students age displays their age at: a certain date (such as 1st Jan or 1st Mar) their current age.	BaseDate configuration setting
New ability to choose student name in report comments.	The CommentName configuration setting replaces the CommentUseGiven configuration setting, with added naming options.	CommentName configuration setting
New lookup table luStaffTraining Status.	The luStaffTrainingStatus can be used to set the default status for staff professional development.	luStaffTrainingStatus lookup table
New lookup table luCreditCard.	The luCreditCard lookup table can be used to maintain credit card surcharges.	luCreditCard lookup table
New lookup table luDebtorCash Prepaid GeneralLedger.	The luDebtorCashPrepaidGeneralLedger lookup table can be used to maintain general ledger allocations for overpayments made in the Cash Receipts Entry window.	luDebtorCashPrepaidGeneralLedger lookup table Debtor Cash Receipts Entry - Fees tab in the Debtors manual
New ability to clear existing filters when searching for student reports to print.	You can select to automatically ignore existing filters when searching for student reports to print using the StudentReportsPrint and ClearReportSelectionCriteriaBeforePrint configuration keys.	Printing student reports in the Assessment and reports manual. ClearReportSelectionCriteriaBeforePrint configuration setting
New configuration setting DefaultEnforceOn.	You can set whether mandatory campus selection is enforced when new users are created.	DefaultEnforceOn configuration setting
New lookup tables for scholarship setup.	You can maintain active scholarships and scholarship application statuses.	Maintaining scholarship setup data
New configuration setting TerminationString.	You can set a termination string to indicate the end of an SMS message.	TerminationString configuration setting
New lookup table luPayrollLeave- Award.	The luPayrollLeaveAward lookup table can be used to maintain awards.	luPayrollLeaveAward lookup table
New KitItemCode lookup table.	You can assign a KitItemCode to several individual sales items to sell them together as a kit in the Sales Entry window.	luItemKitComponents lookup table Selecting stock items for sale in the Sales manual.
Renamed lookup table for previous schools.	The luSchool lookup table maintains a list of schools that current and future students have previously attended. This lookup table was previously luPreviousSchool.	luSchool lookup table
New Foreign Currency function.	You can configure Synergetic to: use a bank account in a foreign currency accept payments in foreign currencies pay creditors in foreign currencies.	Maintaining foreign currencies
New field in General tab of Banking Configuration Maintenance.	You can select what currency a bank account uses in the General tab of Banking Configuration Maintenance.	Banking Configuration Maintenance - General tab
New fields and buttons in General tab of Finance Configuration Maintenance.	You can enable the use of foreign currencies in the General tab of Finance Configuration Maintenance.	Finance Configuration Maintenance - General tab
New ability to import/export reports and user forms in the Report Selector window.	You can import and export reports and user forms to and from Synergetic.	Importing reports and user forms Exporting reports and user forms
New creditor invoice warning configuration setting.	You can control how many days past the current date and posting a warning displays when creating a creditor invoice.	DateWarningDifference configuration setting
New configuration setting to control the first day of the week.	You can specify what day of the week Synergetic regards as the first day of the week, and by extension what days are classified as the weekend.	FirstDayOfWeek configuration setting
New configuration setting to control cancelled classes.	You can set whether classes can be cancelled without first creating absence events for all students in the class.	CancelClassMustHaveAbsenceEvents configuration setting
Debtor underlay files for sub ledger Crystal Reports.	You can set underlay files for debtor sub ledger Crystal Reports.	luDebtorSubLedger lookup table
New configuration setting to control recording late students.	You can specify a time after which any students recorded as late is automatically recorded as absent instead.	MakeLateNotPresentThresholdMinutes configuration setting
New lookup tables for job position notifications.	You can configure notifications sent from job positions.	luJobPositionNotificationDestinations lookup table luJobPositionNotificationTypes lookup table
New field in Group Security Maintenance.	You can view groups and users authorised to access the highlighted resource in the Group Security Maintenance window by selecting Show Authorised Groups and Users.	Group Security Maintenance - Groups view
New fields available for customised attendance reports.	You can use customised attendance flags in reports.	UserFlag configuration settings
New fields and sub-tabs in the Debtors tab of Finance Configuration Maintenance.	The Debtors tab of Finance Configuration Maintenance has been redesigned, with new sub-tabs and fields.	Finance Configuration Maintenance - Debtors tab
New timetable printing override ability in Configuration File Maintenance.	You can specify a timetable group that is automatically printed when you generate timetable reports for students and staff.	Students:ReportName configuration setting Staff:ReportName configuration setting
New AutoGenerate configuration setting.	You can configure Synergetic to automatically generate bulk applications for new future students.	AutoGenerate configuration setting
New abilities to customise the appearance of Synergetic.	You can change the main menu background colour and use custom icons.	Changing the main menu background colour CustomIcon configuration setting
Multiple excursion types.	You can create multiple absence event types with the SynergyMeaning of ExcursionInOut to use as different types of excursions.	luAbsenceEventType lookup table
New field in Banking Configuration Maintenance.	You can select a cashflow group in the General tab of Banking Configuration Maintenance for grouping purposes in the cashflow reports.	Banking Configuration Maintenance - General tab
New options in Finance Configuration Maintenance.	You can select new options for the Due Date Override field on the Creditors tab of Finance Configuration Maintenance.	Finance Configuration Maintenance - Creditors tab
New field type in Report Form Designer.	You can use the NVarChar field type to handle unicode fields in the Report Form Designer.	User/Report Form Designer
New security resources in Group/User Security Maintenance.	In Group/User Security Maintenance, you can use the TagList resources under the System module to control who can: create private tag lists create public tag lists save tag lists as constituencies save tag lists as classes.	Group Security Maintenance - Groups view
New lookup table for managing tasks.	You can define the status of tasks in the luTaskStatus lookup table.	luTaskStatus lookup table
New configuration settings for the VSR VSN Service.	You can configure how Synergetic communicates with the VSR (Victoria Students Registrar) web service.	Maintaining VSR VSN services
New debtor statements configurations.	You can configure Synergetic to email and store individual debtor statements from statement runs.	Finance Configuration Maintenance - Debtors tab - Page 3 sub-tab
New payslip printing configurations.	You can configure Synergetic to create generate payslips as a combined PDF that is separated into individual payslips. This is much faster than generating individual payslips.	Finance Configuration Maintenance - Payroll tab
New ENROL batch processing configuration settings.	You can control whether: Synergetic displays a reminder to process leaving students in ENROL New students are automatically placed in the ENROL batch process when their first attendance or justified absence is recorded.	Maintaining external systems setup data
New DocMan service configuration settings.	You can maintain configuration settings for the DocMan service in Configuration File Maintenance.	Maintaining the DocMan service
New ForceFTELeave CalcFlag field.	The ForceFTELeaveCalcFlag field is available to force particular leave types to always be processed on an FTE basis. For example, long service leave.	luPayrollLeave lookup table luPayrollLeaveAwards lookup table Maintaining awards in the Payroll manual

Last modified: 4/10/2012 12:12:12 PM