1. Options Online, Nova-T6 and SIMS Movement of Data
David Stott
Nov 2017

2. Introduction
Some users have asked how the Blocks and Classes created in Options Online can be scheduled.
When the Options process is finished, all the data is sent back into SIMS:
Blocks of Classes
Student Class memberships
Student Course Enrolments
The Blocks of Classes need to be loaded into Nova-T6 so that they can be scheduled…

3. The Completed Plan in Options

4. Submitting the Plan into SIMS
In Year 12, we have one Band, and four Blocks.

5. The Schemes are now in SIMS
After the Options data has been submitted:
There is a Scheme containing a single Band a.
There are four Block schemes as expected.

6. Importing into Nova-T Launch Nova-T6, go to the Model screen.
Create Year 12.
Invoke new routine “Load Curriculum from SIMS”.
NB: the year doesn’t have to be empty!
This routine will merge incoming data with any existing blocks and classes.

7. Select the Blocks to Import
Enter the appropriate number of periods…

8. The Options Blocks in Nova-T
Year 12 now contains these four Option Blocks

9. Adapting the Model
Now the model can be extended and adapted
You might want to divide the year up into bands
You might want to add other Blocks (not in Options)
And you will almost certainly want to
staff the classes;
create other year groups;
schedule the timetable.
You might want to import curriculum from another Plan into a different year group…

10. Submit the Timetable from Nova
The Curriculum and Timetable is submitted in the usual way

11. Assign Students to Bands
If you have split an “Options” year into several bands
Then you will have to reassign student band memberships

12. Summary
In previous versions of Options, the curriculum structure was transferred directly into Nova-T6
This is no longer the case!
Data is first imported from SIMS into an Options Plan
The Options process is carried out
Data is returned from Options back into SIMS
Then:
Blocks are imported from SIMS into Nova-T6
Finally the timetable is submitted back into SIMS