App

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UMS School App is available for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone. It will be designed with the school’s own logo, color and style. The app gives the basic functionality to see:

  • News
  • Timetable
  • Homework
  • Grades
  • User information

Additional licenses gives the ability to create, edit and see more information from various modules. For an overview of module requirement see “Module Requirements” further down.

Prerequisites

Supported administrative systems

  • Userinfo: Easy-A, SIS and Lectio (Only mobile number).
  • Grades: Easy-A, Lectio and SIS
  • Homework: Easy-A and SIS.
  • Timetable: Easy-A and SIS
  • Attendance registration: Timetable data is retrieved from Easy-A, SIS, LUDUS, Tabulex and Lectio. Howerver, absence is only registered to Easy-A

Module requirements

  • UMS Web (contains and run all the webservice that is required for the app to receive information and communicate with the server)

Additional functionality

You get more functionality in the app by having the following modules, these are all optional:

  • Attendance Registration: Extended: gives “your attendance”, which shows student statistics
  • Attendance Registration for UMS School App: gives employee “attendance registration” and student the ability to call in sick
  • Homework: gives the employee the ability to create homework
  • Link Collection: gives links/bookmarks the school can setup
  • Parkzone Integration: gives the ability to create and edit parking permits from Parkzone
  • User info: gives “your information” the ability to edit the information. This also adds the functionality for the user to upload a new profile image (a selfie) to be used in the student id card
  • Student Id: gives the students a “student id card” and the employees an “employee id card”. To update their student id card profile image you’ll need the “User info” module
  • Employee Id: this is an id card for an employee similar to the student id
  • Parking (Parkzone/Apcoa)
  • User information (add/edit)

Note: All Attendance functionality requires Attendance Registration Basic.

Testing after setup

The app will be tested internally at inLogic before release. The test requires access to a user with relevant data. You can either create a fictional student who is associated to a real course, or alternatively use a real student's account, if the person agrees that the account is being used for a system test of the school's APP.

What to have ready

  • The UMS site needs to use HTTPS.
  • Materials that can be used for designing the app. For example: Logo, brochure, design guide line, etc.

individual teams.

  • Optional: It is possible for the school to have its own account where the app is located. An account in the App Store cost $99 per year, while an account for Google Play costs a onetime fee of $25. The school self-manage these accounts.

Is there something to be obtained - physical

Having a smartphone is a necessity, either an Android, iPhone or a Windows Phone.

Should third party be contacted

If the school is using a dedicated hosting service, they have to be informed on how you wish the news feed should be setup.

Installation

  • Install UMS Web. The website needs to be public available and run SSL.
  • Provide the UMS Web url path to inLogic (+4542408815). If you are running any kind of gateway (TMG, UAG etc.) you will need to create rules for the services on UMS Web, contact us for more information.
  • Setup and run the scheduled job "getStudents"

These are the minimum for the app where you’ll be able to login. For installation guide search the desired manual you need for each modul. For app settings continue reading.