Preferred Forename in Take Register 7.106
After upgrading to 7.106 (June Update), colleagues at Ladybridge High School have discovered an issue with the display of preferred forenames in Take Register.
Prior to upgrading (from 7.102 March Update), students” preferred forenames were displayed in Take Register. After upgrading to 7.106, legal forenames were displayed, causing a degree of embarrassment to some students.
SIMS .net 7.104 (May Main Release) introduced an additional Attendance Setup option. I”ve detailed below the steps that need to be taken in order reinstate preferred forenames.
- In SIMS .net, click on Tools | Setups | Attendance Setup | Module Setup
- On Panel 2 Display of Names, put a tick in the box next to Show Preferred Forename instead of Legal Forename
- Click on the Save button
Sue:
How can a legal forename be an embarrassment to anyone?
23 July 2008, 9:03 pmJohn Howarth:
Hi Sue,
Some students may prefer to be addressed by a name other than their legal forename, for example John Paul Howarth might choose to be called Paul Howarth.
It is sometimes the case that, if a student has an unusual first name, he/she may wish to use a suitable nickname as an alternative.
Taking into consideration the above examples, some students may be embarrassed if the class register is called using legal names as opposed to chosen names.
24 July 2008, 8:53 am