Creating the Assembly User on SIMS

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Before you start

• Please note you will need Administrator privileges on SIMS to manage user accounts. 

Create the User

• Go to Focus -> System Manager -> Manage Users and click New.

• Enter the surname "Assembly" and the forename "User" (you do not have to enter a gender or date of birth). Click Continue. 

Create the login details

• Ensure that the username is "Assembly.User" (you may have to manually change this, depending on your username settings). 
• Make a copy of the autogenerated password. If you manually create a password for the user, it should only use alphanumeric characters (no special characters such as * / <).
• Ensure that the  active tick box is selected. 

Add the User to the correct permission groups

• The Assembly User should be a member of the following permissions groups:
  • Administration Assistant
  • Class Teacher
  • Senior Management Team
  • Personnel Officer
  • Third Party Reporter
  • Assessment Operator 

• This is an important step that ensures the user has sufficient access to pull information into the platform. 
• Click Add on the groups section:

• Use CTRL + Click to highlight the 4 above permission groups:

• Once the user has been placed in the relevant groups, click Save to complete the process. 

Give the credentials to the Platform

• You can now enter the SIMS Username and password in the SIMS Credentials area of the Connector setup.