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Useful Information

There are various imports that can be automated, depending on your school's requirements and the modules you are licensed for

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Ensure you have first completed the section Set the Pupil and Staff IDs

Review the Import types below to see which ones are relevant to your school, then:. 
Only select the Import types relevant to the modules you are licensed for.

  1. In SCO, click on the Configuration tab

  2. Click on Import from external system

  3. Click on Import configuration

  4. Change CSV file to Wonde Dynamic Link for the required Import types
    Note that Import type 'Pupil' should always be selected

Import type

Fields from SIMS

Available

Notes

Pupil*

Surname, Forename, Date of birth, Pupil ID, Address, Registration Group, Year Group, Free School Meal Eligibility, Dietary Needs, Parental Salutation, Gender, Pupil Premium Eligibility

(tick)

Before importing this data, ensure you have first completed the section Set the Pupil and Staff IDs

Staff*

Surname, Forename, Class (if marked as a Teacher in SIMS)

Note that the Parent Salutation field cannot be imported using the Wonde link.  We recommend using Dear Parent/Carer of <Pupils Forename> for letters, emails and texts sent from SCO.  See Amend Existing Templates for further instruction

Staff*

(tick)

Before importing this data, ensure you have first completed the section Set the Pupil and Staff IDs

Trip

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(error)

Functionality not available with the Wonde Dynamic Link

Cohort

All of the Pupil fields above plus Subject (e.g. Geography) and Cohort (e.g. Set8A)

(tick)

Importing Cohorts may impact the performance of the SCO system considerably due to the large amount of data imported

Do not select this option unless you know you require to import cohorts

Attendance

PupilID, Attendance Code, Session.

See also Map attendance codes

Can be used to import absences for absence mail merge

(Absence)

(tick)

Any codes that are used in your MIS to record absences can be mapped to codes in SCO.  After import, absence codes will overwrite any dinners previously ordered for today in SCO. The pupils' balances will automatically update to reflect the absence.  See Import Pupil Dinner Attendance (Absences) using the MIS Link for further information

Can be used to import absences for DM and ED registers and for absence mail merge

Account balance

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Functionality not available with the Wonde Dynamic Link

Photo

Photos will show on the Income tab when a pupil is selected and in the Classroom Edition.

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Functionality not available with the Wonde Dynamic Link

Pupil contacts

Pupil ID, Contact’s First Name Contact’s Last Name, Contact ID, Contact’s Phone Number, Contact’s Mobile Number, Contact’s Priority, Contact’s Email Address

(tick)

Only select this option if you are licensed for the Communications module

Before importing this data, ensure you have first completed the section Set the Pupil and Staff IDs.

A Pupil import should be carried out prior to the Pupil contact import

Staff contacts

Staff ID, Preferred Forename, Preferred Surname, Main Home Telephone, Main Mobile Number, Email Address

(tick)

Only select this option if you are licensed for the Communications module

Before importing this data, ensure you have first completed the section Set the Pupil and Staff IDs.

A Staff import should be carried out prior to the Staff contact import

Leavers

PupilID, Leaving date

(tick)

See section Delete Pupils using the Wonde or SIMS MIS Link

*Recommended Import Types


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