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GradeQuick/CIMS Interface User Manual
Preface
REVISION NOTES
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9/13/02 – Added step to create /bcs folder in section Setup on the AS/400 in Chapter 2.
9/13/02 – Replaced screen image for SendRosters.exe program, which was revised, in section Setup "Send
Rosters" Program – PC in Chapter 4.
9/13/02 -- Replaced screen image for SendRosters.exe program, which was revised, in section Run "Send
Rosters" Program – PC in Chapter 4.
9/13/02 – Replaced screen image for CollectAbsences.exe program, which was revised, in section Setup
"Collect Absences" Program – PC in Chapter 6.
9/13/02 -- Replaced screen image for CollectAbsences.exe program, which was revised, in section Run
"Collect Absences" Program – PC in Chapter 6.
11/25/03 – Added more details for Site Manager’s Exports Manager function.
11/25/03 – Added documentation for the Central School Module (Chapter 11).
11/26/03 – Added sample screen shot for ref. AOS.558P.2B (elementary subject names) to Chapter 4.
Chapter 1. Introduction
OVERVIEW
The GradeQuick / CIMS Interface Software provides information exchange between teachers’ GradeQuick files and
NCS Pearson’s CIMS AS/400 student management software. It sends class roster files from CIMS to GradeQuick
and it sends grade and attendance data files from GradeQuick to the school office and posts them to the CIMS
grading and attendance databases.
The GradeQuick software is typically installed on a school-wide PC file server running a network operating system
(such as Windows NT/2000 Server or Novell Netware), while CIMS is installed on an AS/400. The teachers will use
their own workstations to run GradeQuick, but the teachers’ workstations do not need access to the AS/400. An
“office person’s” PC is typically connected to the AS/400 and the school/teacher network. Transfers of information
generally flow through this PC or are initiated by an “office person” using this PC.
Transfer of student roster and demographic data from CIMS to GradeQuick can be done manually or automatically
on a scheduled basis. Transfer of grading and attendance data from GradeQuick to CIMS is done manually on
demand.
Multiple methods of data transfer are supported, including our recommended method: the AS/400’s Integrated File
System (IFS) and AS/400 Support for Windows Network Neighborhood (NetServer). Client Access Data Transfer and
FTP are also supported.
The Table of Contents is generally presented in the order in which the software will be implemented and used. See
the How to Get Started section of the Introduction for a “jumping in” point.
Note: This documentation applies to Version 3.00 of the AS/400 GradeQuick / CIMS Interface Software. You can
verify the software version by looking in the upper right corner of screen ref. AOS.557P.01 in the Roster Downloads
from GradeQuick program (item AOS.557 on menu AOS600).
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