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Correcting Basic Issues With Connect When Using Sims and A Hosted Library System

SIMS User

First ensure that a new user is created in SIMS .NET with 'ONLY' the following group associations:

  • Personnel Officer
  • School Administrator
  • Senior Management Team
  • Third Party Reporting

 For more information on these group associations please click Here.

 

Proxy

Ensure the proxy settings for your establishment are known, so that the Connect software is able to connect to the internet. The proxy server IP address and port are essential and, if the proxy requires authentication, a network user who’s password is unlikely to change needs to be known.

Ensure that your firewall/proxy allows access to *.groupcall.com and *.groupcall.co.uk.

 

MLS Importer Settings

Find the MLS importer settings program that should be installed on your Sims server. 

  • Right click the program and select 'properties'.
  • Select 'compatibility'. 
  • Tick the box 'Run this program as an administrator'.
  • Click 'apply'.
  • Click 'close'.
  • Double click the MLS importer settings program. 
  • Ensure that 'Junior Lib/Managed. is selected under 'MLS system'.
  • Click on the third tab at the top. 
  • Ensure that the Post Code is entered in the 'Post Code' box and is in block capitals and has a space between the two parts (AB12 3CD). 
  • Ensure the Server/Endpoint is set to https://api-intake.microlibrarian.net/services/studentintake.svc?url=https://U001234.microlibrarian.net, replacing 001234 with your customer number padded out to 6 digits (e.g. 012345).
  • Click 'test connection', you may need to add your proxy details in below. 
  • Once the box says test successful, click 'apply'.
  • Click 'close'.

 

Xporter Management Console

Run the MLS-Eclipse Job
  • Load the Xporter management console.
  • Click on 'Passwords'.
  • Right click on the 'Sims .net' login.
  • Select 'modify password'.
  • Enter the login details for the account in sims that you setup at the start of this guide.
  • Select 'jobs' on the left hand side. 
  • Right click 'MLS-Eclipse' from the middle.
  • Select 'reset changes'. 
  • Wait approximately 30 seconds. 
  • Repeat and select 'Run job now'. 

The job will now run through and import all borrowers into the library system.