Setting up the Parent Portal for SIMS
To activate the Parent Portal, you need to configure files on the server where you run the Firefly Cloud Uploader (often the MIS server itself).
Back up
sqlkeyring.config
.
You should find it underC:\FireflyCloudUploader\Plugins\SQLKeyringPlugin\
Open
sqlkeyring.config
in Notepad or similar.Under </variables>, add a new line and paste the following:
XML<include file="includes\sims-pp-mis.config"/> <include file="includes\sims-parents-of-groups-mis.config"/>
Your file should now look like this:
Save and close
sqlkeyring.config
.Open
FireflyCloudUploaderCFG.config
in Notepad or similar. You'll find it in the Firefly Cloud Uploader folder.Above </config>, add a new line and paste the following:
XML<ppAttendanceConfigName>Attendance Name</ppAttendanceConfigName> <ppBehaviourConfigName>SIMS</ppBehaviourConfigName>
Your file should now look like this:
You'll need to replace Attendance Name with either SIMS-lesson (lesson by lesson attendance) or SIMS-session (AM and PM session attendance).
Save and close
FireflyCloudUploaderCFG.config
.
Your changes will be visible tomorrow.
Only the last two weeks of attendance will be pulled through. If you want to upload the full attendance history, please navigate to the Firefly Cloud Uploader folder then hold Shift + right-click and select Open the command window here. Run fireflyclouduploader.exe attendanceAll
(this is case-sensitive) which will initiate the manual upload for historical attendance data.