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 opportunity to see:

  • News
  • Timetable
  • Homework
  • Grades
  • User information

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

  • Attendance Registration
  • Homework (create/edit)
  • Link Collection
  • Parking (Parkzone/Apcoa)
  • Student ID
  • Employee ID
  • User information (add/edit)
  • Your Attendance

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

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 Sick Time: gives employee ability to call in sick 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

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. The school also gets the chance to test the APP using Apple's Test Flight and Google Beta Test. The following should be tested as a minimum Able to login Show news (if these are desired and set up) Show timetable Show homework Show user information

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. Emails for some testers. Preferably one or more for both platforms (Android and iPhone). News can be setup so data is retrieved via an RSS feed or by using the 'App News' on the UMS Web. There can also be downloaded news from the school's facebook page. All this can be set per template level, so as to create news for 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 access to a smartphone to be able to test the app

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.