Overview
The Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) is a statutory body of the Queensland Government.
It was established on 1 July 2014, replacing the Queensland Studies Authority (QSA).
Changes in Synergetic
Synergetic now has support for:
- Producing the QCAA Register New Student export file
- Importing Learner Unique Idenifiers (LUI) provided by QCAA in a file into Synergetic.
In implementing these QCAA requirements in Synergetic some associated / supporting changes were made within Synergetic Version 69. These are
- Two new fields
Learning Pathway field
- New Look Up table
- Contains International Baccalaureate (IB) value Synergy Meaning
- International Baccalaureate field deprecated from UI screens, but remains in DB
- Triggers introduced to synchronise IBFlag value with Learning Pathway when Pathway is IB
- New Look Up table
Documents Sighted field
- added to the International tab in the relevant maintenance screens.
- LUI Import functionality added
- Import export.lui.csv file
- In Students > Student Data Import/Export … the QSA tab becomes QCAA
- Create ‘Register New Student’ file functionality added:
- Changes in mapping / Interface Settings
These changes in Synergetic to support QCAA are covered below.
Students > Student Data Import / Export...
(Under Construction)
Status | Page | Needs |
|---|---|---|
Replace with Import_Export Student Data - QCAA tab Needs latest screenshot with [] Include Blank LUI inserted. | ||
| Register New Student File | New child of Import_Export Student Data - QCAA tab include Validations (See QCAA spec) | |
Old QSA Reports
| New child of Import_Export Student Data - QCAA tab Describe QCAA changes to legacy reports | |
| Upload LUI | New child of Import_Export Student Data - QCAA tab Describe Upload |
Two New Fields
Two new fields introduced to support QCAA requirements:
Learning Pathway
Appearance in Synergetic Application and SynWeb
Component | Screen | Tab |
|---|---|---|
| Synergetic Application | Create new Enquiry Future > Enquiry / Future Student Maintenance > New Enquiry | Learning Pathway is included in the Create new Enquiry wizard
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| Synergetic Application | Future > Enquiry / Future Student Maintenance > Enquiry > Student |
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| Synergetic Application | Future > Future Student Maintenance > Flags |  |
| Synergetic Application | Develop > Past Student Maintenance > Schooling |
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| Synergetic Application | Students > Current Student Maintenance > Set Current Student Search Criteria |
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| Synergetic Application | Students > Current Student Maintenance > School |
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| Synergetic Application | Students > Current Student Maintenance > School > Show History… [button] |  |
| Synergetic Application | Students > Current Student Maintenance > School > Flags |
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| SynWeb | Students > Student Maintenance > Set Current Student Search Criteria |
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| SynWeb | Students > Student Maintenance > School |
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| SynWeb | Students > Student Maintenance > School > Show History [button] |
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| SynWeb | Students > Student Maintenance > Flags |
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| SynWeb | Curriculum > Student Class Allocation > Set Students Search Criteria |
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| SynWeb | Curriculum > View Student Results > Set Students Search Criteria |
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Documents Sighted
'Documents Sighted' exists on International tab > Visa subclasses for
Component | Page | Tab |
|---|---|---|
| Synergetic Application | Past Student Maintenance > International |
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| Current Student Maintenance > International | ||
| Future Student Maintenance > International | ||
| Community Maintenance > International | ||
| Staff Maintenance > International |
Action Centre Changes
(Under Construction)
Status | Page | Needs |
|---|---|---|
Improvements to Load Ref data to Look Up data External System reference data XSYS Action Centre - Change SIF Missing Mapping Messages into Interface Settings Messages | Improvements to Load Ref data to Look Up data External System reference data |
Look Up Changes
(Under Construction)
Status | Page | Needs |
|---|---|---|
| Loading lookup tables for external systems | Improvements to Load Ref data to Look Up data External System reference data Load from XSYS New Screen Shots Integration Maintenance - Look Up tables 'Table integrated with #Count interfaces' message Data for loading into Look Up Tables sourced from both External System (XSYS) and Ref Tables (RefExternalSystem) XSYS / Ref Table lu loads - End of Load Info Message | |
| LuLearningPathway | Create Learning Pathway drop-down and hide IBFlag tick-box |
Configuration File Maintenance
(Under Construction)
Status | Page | Needs |
|---|---|---|
| Change any doco around the Keys Change the Key ExternalSystem | QSA | SchoolCode to be ExternalSystem | QCAA | SchoolCode Delete any reference to: ExternalSystem | QSA | QSAStudentNo | FieldName |
SIF & Interface Settings Pages to Update
(Under Construction)
Status | Page | Needs |
|---|---|---|
SIF Settings and Configuration User Interface Modify XSYS to support multiple External Interfaces | Update for Interface Settings | |
SIF Settings and Configuration User Interface
| Messages deleted | |
New Interface Settings Page(s) in | Cover: Action Centre Messages | |
| HROnboard Integration - Configuration and Use | Update for Interface Settings |