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New Technology in the District

• Windows Server 2016

• Windows 8 / 10

• SMS 2.0 OpenEdge 11.7 Upgrade

• Skyward Features:

• Web Based Food Service SkySerial v3 Client (Dual Lunch Lines)

• Web Based Scanning of attachments – SkyScan v3 Client

• Block uploading of attachments by file extension

• Attachment Compression

• Course Learning Center and External Storage/Cloud Storage

• Printing on the CAS/DAS

New Technology in the District• Skyward Features:

• Updates to the Report Queue

• Web URL Logon page and no popups

• Update to Skyward Mobile Apps

• Learning Management System API

• SkyRAS API Update

• OpenEdge 10.2B SP8 Update

• Skyward Backup / Cleanup scripts

• FTP connectivity to Skyward FTP site

• FTP Connection for Import and Export result files

• Picture Cache

• Streaming Pictures

• Addendum System Table Load

• Bi Config for Monitoring Task

• Single Sign On

• Print Queue Maintenance Task

Windows 2016 Server

• Does Skyward Support Windows 2016 Servers?

YES!

• Licensing has been simplified, there are three main server 2016

editions available

• Customers should use Standard or DataCenter which now supports

up to 24TB of RAM.

Windows 2016 Server

• Windows Server 2016 DataCenter

• Supports up to 24TB of RAM

• DataCenter Edition includes unlimited virtual instances. (hyper-v)

• Windows Server 2016 Standard

• Supports up to 24TB of RAM

• Standard Includes 2 virtual instances (hyper-v)

• For full descriptions visit:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/2016-edition-comparison

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-platform/windows-server-pricing

• (pricing listed here is not education pricing)

Windows 10

• Does Skyward support Windows10 Clients?

YES!

• Windows 10 Includes Edge which is fully

supported by Skyward

• Windows 10 and PaC are also supported

• New Installer for Windows 10 workstations

https://support.skyward.com/DeptDocs/Corporate/IT%20Services/Public%20Website/Technical%20Information/Pa

CInstallDocs/OE10%20Client%20Install.pdf

OpenEdge 11.7 Upgrade• The OpenEdge 10.2B updated was in 2012.

• The OpenEdge 11.7 upgrade will generally be available

Feb 2018.

• Districts will have one year to have upgrade performed.

• Skyward will maintain two versions of SMS 2.0 during these

12-months.

• There will be installers written to perform the OpenEdge

11.7 upgrade.

• Districts can perform the upgrade themselves or request

the billable 11.7 Upgrade Service; cost based on number of

server and databases.

• ISCorp will perform the 11.7 Upgrade during the summer of

2018.

Web Based Food Service

• Single line / Keypad – Pure Web , No Client Required

• Dual line/ Keypads – Requires SkySerial Client

• Customer Queuing – Requires SkySerial Client

• SkySerial .NET 4 Client runs on local Workstation

• Supports Windows XP SP3 and newer

• Simple Install using “SkySerial Workstation Install.exe”

• No Server or Firewall changes needed

• Web Food Service SkySerial Install Guide

Web Based Attachment Scanning

• Requires SkyScan Client v3

• SkyScan .NET 4 Client runs on local Workstation

• Supports Windows XP SP3 and newer

• Simple Install using “SkyScan Workstation Install.exe”

• No Server or Firewall changes needed

• Created to support https and multiple twain devices on

one computer

• Skyward programs updated to make https calls for

scanning

Web Based Attachment Scanning• Enable SkyScan from Product Setup - > System

Administration -> Document Management -> Document

Setup (PS\SA\DM\DS)

• Test SkyScan from Product Setup - > System

Administration -> Document Management -> Document

Viewer (PS\SA\DM\DV)

Block File Types by Extension

• Configure from Product Setup - > System Administration

-> Document Management -> Document Setup

Attachment Compression

• Configure from Product Setup - > System Administration

-> Document Management -> Document Setup

Course Learning CenterThe Course Learning Center (CLC) is a student module. It bridges the digital

connection between staff and students that helps your district improve

initiatives such as 1:1, BYOD, flipped classroom, and blended learning. Our

CLC provides content sharing, digital lockers, and a discussion board that also

integrates with our Gradebook and Lesson Plan modules. Parents will also

have access to the CLC so they can monitor the work their children are doing.

• Share any type of electronic media between teachers and students

• Students view, complete and submit their work online

• Parents are kept informed in the whole process

Course Learning Center Product Page

Course Learning CenterAttachment Options• Use Document Setup Setting (Default – stores attachments in

database)

• External Storage (Configured in PS\SA\DM\DS)

Course Learning Center

Configure from Product Setup > System Administration -> Document

Management -> Document Setup

Option 1 - Store Only CLC Attachments Externally -> Enter a UNC Path

Course Learning Center

Option 2 - Store ALL Attachments Externally -> Enable Store Attachments Externally -> Enter a UNC Path

Contact Skyward IT Services for Assistance before modifying the Attachment Setup!!

Store ALL Attachments ExternallyPros• No Database growth for attachments

• Large Databases become harder to work with (backup, restore, utilities)

• Large Databases are difficult to send to Skyward for troubleshooting

Cons• Attachments must be backed up separately

• Must have a copy of the Attachment folder for each Training Database

• PaC users need read/write access to the External Attachment Share

Course Learning CenterCloud Storage• Configure from Student Management- > Educator Access Plus -> Setup ->

Configuration -> Learning Center District Setup

• Google Drive, Dropbox, and Microsoft OneDrive

• Learning Center District Setup on SkyDOC

Printing on the CAS/DASViper• Configure from Product Setup -> System Administration -> District Print

Queue -> Report Configuration

• Viper runs as a 64 bit process.

Report Queue Updates

Processing….

• If printing report cards,…..

• The report queue will process in batches of 100.

• And someone becomes the president of the clickers club

requesting more than one of the same report card; the

system will only produce one per entity.

• Verify that .NET 4.5 or higher is installed on report server as

form-based reports will process more efficiently.

Report Queue UpdatesPrinting on the CAS/DAS• Configure from Product Setup -> System Administration -> District Print

Queue -> Report Configuration

• Enable HTML to PDF -> Uses updated EVO HTML-to-PDF conversion

Disable popup with logon

• To disable the popup on login you can add “?nopopup=true” to the end of

the Skyward URL

• Example:

https://dns/scripts/wsisa.dll/WService=wsWeb/seplog01.w?nopopup=true

• The URL can be modified on Website Links and bookmarks but should not be

included in any URL fields in the Skyward software.

• This however does not prevent other areas of the software from opening new

popup windows.

Mobile Push Notifications

Learning Management System API

• There is a web-based (https) LMS API that integrates with the Learning

Management Systems.

• The LMS API resolves the teacher having to dual enter information in

Skyward and an LMS if the LMS license is purchased..

• The API will initially allow for read / read only / insert / modify of student

management objects using a web-based REST SSL so the network traffic is

encrypted.

• Read Only connectivity can be configured without having to purchase the

LMS API license.

SKYRAS API Update

OE10.2B SP8 Update• In 2012, Skyward self-hosted customers upgraded to Progress OpenEdge 10.2B

Service Pack 5. Since that time, Progress has made many improvements to the

OpenEdge products that were/are included in Service Pack 7/8. Skyward is

recommending that all self-hosted customers upgrade to Progress OpenEdge 10.2B

Service Pack 8 at their earliest convenience.

• Progress OpenEdge Service Pack 8 improvements include:• Improved memory management for all Server Operating Systems

• Support for Windows Server 2012 / 2012R2 / 2016

• ODBC/JDBC Advanced Query fixes

• A multitude of general bug fixes and stability improvements.

• Skyward has created an Installer which makes the update process very simple.

• The service pack update does require the server to be down for about 15 minutes.

• Check out this link on how to install the Service Pack;

https://support.skyward.com/Page.ashx/ITServices/TechnicalInformation/SkyInstallDo

cs

Skyward Backup/Cleanup Scripts

• Backup script now includes:

• Copy the contents of the custreport folder to the backup folder

• Create a robocopy log file

• Email the robocopy log file to same person(s) that get the

backup log.

• Remove more temp folders and files from \skyward\wrk folder

• Cleanup for Web and Report Server

• Remove more temp folders and files from \skyward\wrk folder.

FTP Connect for FTP site

• Downloading files from Skyward FTP site

• ftp.skyward.com Port 22

• Hardware / Public / subfolders

https://support.skyward.com/DeptDocs/Corporate/IT%20Services/Public%20W

ebsite/Secure_FTP_Instructions.pdf

FTP Import/Export SkyBuild Result Files

Picture Cache

Product Setup -> System Administration -> Document Management -> Document Setup

Streaming Pictures

Product Setup -> System Administration -> Document Management -> Document Setup

Addendum System Table Load

Product Setup -> Contact Access -> Tools -> System Table Load History

BI Config for the Monitoring Task

Product Setup -> System Administration -> Diagnostics -> Bi Monitor -> Config button

Single Sign On option

SkySTS for SMS 2.0

• SkySTS is available for SMS 2.0 for the purposes of Skyward acting

as an Identity Provider (IdP) for other systems. The STS replaces

using SkyAuth for Single Sign On (SSO. SkyAuth will continue to

work but it should not be used for any new SS) setups.

• SkySTS for SMS 2.0 is available to all customers at no cost (no

license fees). IT Services will charge on premises customers 2

hours for the STS setup.

Print Queue Maintenance Task

• The Print Queue Maintenance task is…

• set up on the Scheduled Task listing.

• should run at 10pm nightly.

• runs multiple processes on a nightly basis.

• will only run between the hours of 10pm – 4am

• Has multiple process that run for a certain amount of time each

night.

• General steps that run…

• Checks Scheduled Tasks

• Gets the Delete Date

• Gets the directory where pdf files are located

• Performs many delete processes

• Runs EdFi nightly process

• Runs External Picture Cache process

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