SCORE 2008 ---------- Copyright © Drake Lane Associates Ltd. 1999-2009. All rights reserved. 2008.09 [27-Jul-2009] - New - Report (1) Learning aims with achievement rates < 25%. - Report (161) Changes to learning aims (between this and next year). - Utility and report (324) Funding summary viewer (with drill-down). - Modified - Updated utility guide. - Bug fixes - Criteria for reports investigating 16-18 full time entitlement (89 and 121) adjusted to include only those Key Skills generating funding. - Fixed error (3112) basExport (DoExportReport) when exporting to Microsoft Excel for multiple reports (155, 184, 185, 192 and 194). 2008.08 [21-Apr-2009] - Modified - Course definition information stored in registry. - Frequency of automatic software update check changed to weekly. - Bug fixes - Fixed error (2147217833) basBuild(BuildModal) when generating modal course data for course definitions over 12 characters. - No data events now triggered for graphical reports. 2008.07 [09-Apr-2009] New - Report (155) Comparison of listed to modal GLH. - Report (184) Comparison of assumed fee income (AFI) to actual fees received (A13). - Report (185) Comparison of QCA recommended to modal GLH. - Report (192) Comparison of WAGLH to modal GLH. - Report (194) Comparison of QCA recommended to WAGLH. - Common task recalculate modal values. Modified - Impact cash values for financial impact reports categorised into definite and potential. - Utility and report (318) Summary Statement of Activity (SSoA): modified for changes to ER data specification by LSC. - Report (95) Remission claimed incorrectly (adults with 16-18 code): added L28 fields to export. - Report (89) Enhanced funding not claimed (16-18 year olds): cohort expanded to include learners not enrolled to hard Key Skills. - Report (121) Enhanced funding not claimed (19+ but 16-18 years at start of course): cohort expanded to include learners not enrolled to hard Key Skills. - Course file import (with quotation marks text qualifier) now allows for non-delimiting commas within data. - Text referring to where a tuition fee has not been recorded removed from appropriate report descriptions. - Updated control panel guide. - Updated build and update guide. Bug fixes - Missing modes of attendance added to lookup table. - Utility and report (318) Summary Statement of Activity (SSoA): fixed error where ER SLN and funding data doubled on consecutive builds. - Report (89) Enhanced funding not claimed (16-18 year olds): fixed error in group footer optimisation calculation and criteria information. - Report (121) Enhanced funding not claimed (19+ but 16-18 years at start of course): fixed error in group footer optimisation calculation and criteria information. - Report (133) GLH (learners close to full time threshold): now available to batch run. 2008.06 [19-Mar-2009] Modified - Utility (195) Funding changes between current and previous ILR: pseudo 99 learning aim for 16-18 entitlement funding displayed when viewing funding changes by aim. Bug fixes - Fixed error (0) when selecting link to click for more information about a report from control panel. 2008.05 [12-Mar-2009] New - Utility and report (195) Funding changes between current and previous ILR. Modified - Updated utility guide. Bug fixes - Fixed error (94) during build and update process with data from previous academic years. 2008.04 [02-Mar-2009] - New - Report (322) ER Funding analysis (by franchise partner). - Report (323) ER Funding analysis (SLNs by franchise partner). - Learner Information Suite (LIS) version compatibility checks introduced for current academic year. - Modified - Updated DATA2008 database for version 16.03 of Learner Information Suite (LIS). - Utility and report (318) Summary Statement of Activity: updated to include ER data. - Date and time shown in report page footer changed to timestamp for consistency (all reports in a batch run use the same timestamp). - Cumulative optimisation impact (£) shown during build processing. - Impact (negative £) overclaims shown in red on control panel. - Build file information now includes collection identifier. - Updated utility guide. - Updated build and update guide. - Updated control panel guide. - Updated DLLs. - Bug fixes - Fix for preview of Multi-year comparison reports (151, 153, 157). 2008.03 [13-Feb-2009] - New - Data summary generator on the control panel to allow user defined views and exports of learner, aim and funding data. - Utility and report (318) Summary Statement of Activity. - Report (25) Remission claimed but denied by LIS. - Report (79) LR Funding analysis (by franchise partner). - Report (84) Generic learning aims (with low programme weighting). - Report (133) GLH (learners close to full time threshold). - Report (151) Multi-year comparisons (enrolments). - Report (153) Multi-year comparison (learners). - Report (157) Multi-year comparison (withdrawals). - Report (319) Summary of funding (ER) by provision type and department. - Report (320) Summary of funding (ER) by department and provision type. - Report (321) Summary of funding (LR and ER) by department and funding stream. - Main database automatically compacts when closed. - Added report category (utility) for those reports where a form-based utility is available. - Utilities guide available from the Help menu. - Modified - Report (23) Remission not claimed (16-18 year olds): now quantified (£). - Report (24) Remission not claimed (19+ but 16-18 years at start of course): now quantified (£). - Report (40) NVQs (16-18 full time GLH with part time main delivery method): now quantified (£). - Report (89) Enhanced funding not claimed (16-18 year olds): now quantified (£). - Report (95) Remission claimed incorrectly (adults with 16-18 code): now quantified (£). - Report (109) Remission not claimed (skills for life) : now quantified (£). - Report (110) GLH (16-18 NVQ enrolments close to full time threshold) : now quantified (£). - Report (111) GLH (Access to HE enrolments close to full time threshold) : now quantified (£). - Report (121) Enhanced funding not claimed (19+ but 16-18 years at start of course) : now quantified (£). - Report (147) Disadvantage (skills for life): criteria updated for learning aims with 1.4 programme weighting. - Report (162) Disadvantage (incorrect skills for life): criteria updated for learning aims with 1.4 programme weighting. - Report (176) £ Optimisation summary: now populated. - Report (207) Remission not claimed (adult level 2 entitlement) : now quantified (£). - Report (208) Remission not claimed (adult level 3 entitlement - jumpers) : now quantified (£). - Report (209) Remission not claimed (adult level 3 entitlement - 19-24) : now quantified (£). - Report (301) Remission not claimed (adult level 1 entitlement) : now quantified (£). - Report (300) Remission not claimed (adult level 4 entitlement - jumpers 19-24) : now quantified (£). - Report (302) Remission not claimed (adult non-first level 2 entitlement) : now quantified (£). - Report (303) NVQs (no main delivery method) : now quantified (£). - Report (316) renamed Summary of funding (LR and ER) by funding stream - Report (317) renamed Summary of funding (LR and ER) by funding stream and department. - Updated POSTCODE2008 database with version 2 of 2008/09 disadvantaged learner uplift factors. - Progress meter now shown for run batch counts and regenerate course codes common tasks. - Updated control panel guide. - Bug fixes - Fixed error (3191) when exporting report Index of SCORE reports (158) to Microsoft Excel. - Fixed error (3112) when exporting reports LR Funding analysis (by learner) and LR Funding analysis (by course) (312 and 313) to Microsoft Excel. - Fixed errors (2448 and 2147352567) when attempting to use command buttons on export settings tab of About this report form. - Fix to Microsoft Excel export for report LR Funding analysis (by period) (315) incorrectly showing ER funding (summary only). - Fix to automatic software update check. - Fix to ER funding indicator flag set incorrectly when Aim_SLN=0. - Report (148) Disadvantage (postcode): missing field L17 added. 2008.02 [28-Nov-2008] - New - Report (125) GLH (late completers - unlisted). - Report (142) Withdrawals (with postive achievements). - Report (143) GLH (early completers - unlisted). - Modified - Report (110) GLH (NVQ enrolments close to full time threshold): added ILR field A32. - Report (111) GLH (Access to HE enrolments close to full time threshold): added ILR field A32. - Sorting and grouping design changes to funding analysis (multiple reports). - Added ILR field information to About this report form. - Installation script automatically detects if Learner Information Suite (LIS) version 16 upgrade required (where installed). - Updated control panel guide. - Bug fixes - Course code regeneration flag to ensure consistency between course file and built data. - Funding related reports now include LIS generated pseudo 99 learning aim for 16-18 entitlement funding. 2008.01 [24-Nov-2008] - New - Report (4) Results not yet known. - Report (6) Potential double-funding. - Report (8) GLH (minimum period of fundable study). - Report (23) Remission not claimed (16-18 year olds). - Report (24) Remission not claimed (19+ but 16-18 years at start of course). - Report (40) NVQs (full time GLH with part time main delivery method). - Report (89) Enhanced funding not claimed (16-18 year olds). - Report (110) GLH (NVQ enrolments close to full time threshold). - Report (111) GLH (Access to HE enrolments close to full time threshold). - Report (121) Enhanced funding not claimed (19+ but 16-18 years at start of course). - Report (126) Additional learning support > £19,000. - Report (134) Capped learners (by learner). - Report (146) Disadvantage (asylum seekers). - Report (147) Disadvantage (skills for life). - Report (148) Disadvantage (postcode). - Report (162) Disadvantage (incorrect skills for life). - Report (193) Capped learners (by learning aim). - Report (312) LR Funding analysis (by learner). - Report (313) LR Funding analysis (by course). - Report (314) LR Funding analysis (by enrolment). - Report (315) LR Funding analysis (by period). - Report (316) Summary of funding (LR and ER). - Report (317) Summary of funding (LR and ER) grouped. - Control panel guide available from Help menu. - Optionally open the control panel guide when using the software for the first time. - Filters tab available on the control panel. - Funding filter flag to apply criteria to restrict report data to aims generating LSC funding only (where applicable). - Build and update wizard (upgrade) runs when build and update of internal data required due to software version upgrade. - Added POSTCODE2008 database including disadvantage uplift factors. - Additional field (criteria) added to each report describing criteria applied to data for inclusion based on funding generation. - Modified - Report (304) renamed ER Funding analysis (by learner). - Report (305) renamed ER Funding analysis (by course). - Report (306) renamed ER Funding analysis (by enrolment). - Report (307) renamed ER Funding analysis (by period). - Report (308) renamed ER Funding analysis (SLNs by learner). - Report (309) renamed ER Funding analysis (SLNs by course). - Report (310) renamed ER Funding analysis (SLNs by enrolment). - Report (311) renamed ER Funding analysis (SLNs by period). - Report (9) Minimum fundable learner age : reformatted. - Report (97) Learners with learning difficulty/disability or health problem but no additional support : reformatted. - Default sort order changed (multiple reports). - Added internal Providers table to build process (current academic year). - Multiple changes to contents and structure of DATA database objects. - Updated build and update guide. - Added new report field (criteria) to report headers and About this report form. - Added funding filter flag to report headers (where applicable). - Multiple text changes to report header fields. - Bug fixes - Build and update wizard (first time) now skips academic year options when manual file selection chosen. - Course code regeneration from existing build data now recreates course file. - Course file export format changed to match import format. - Fixed error when selecting not to use automatically detected LAD in build and update wizard (first time). - Fixed error (2465) when generating course codes during build initiated from build and update wizard (startup). - Fixed error (2147467259) when inserting learner and aim data during build. - Fixed installation script to allow provider selection from list when not automatically detected. - Report headers amended to include missing field (other). 2008.00 [31-Oct-2008] - Initial release. - Updated for Demand-Led Funding. - Includes reporting and analysis of both Learner and Employer responsive provision. System requirements ------------------- Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) or above. 128 MB RAM or greater. Intel Pentium 233 MHz or faster processor (Pentium III recommended). 250 MB of available hard-disk space (recommended). Display resolution 1024x768 or higher (recommended). Learner Information Suite (LIS) ------------------------------- The Microsoft® Access database files (installed or exported) for the current academic year and (optionally) for the 2 previous academic years are required. For each academic year, either or both Learner Responsive (Further Education) and Employer Responsive (Work Based Learning) return files may be used. This gives a maximum of 6 files (3 academic years, 2 types of return in each) that can be used to generate report data. Learning Aim Database (LAD) --------------------------- The Microsoft® Access database (all years) available for download from http://providers.lsc.gov.uk/LAD/downloads/LADdownload.asp is required. The 'all years' download contains data for the last 3 academic years. Other software -------------- Viewing of Help documentation and exported report data in specific file formats requires the appropriate software to be installed. As a minimum, both Microsoft® Excel (http://www.office.microsoft.com/excel) and Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html) are recommended. Installation ------------ If you are continuing to use versions for previous academic years please install to a different directory. Prior to installation, it is recommended that any existing beta or demo versions of this software are uninstalled. Using SCORE ----------- Always use the shortcut in your 'Start' menu or on your 'Desktop' to run the software. The initial setup wizard will guide you through the process of using the software for the first time. Please see the Help documentation for more details. Previewing reports ------------------ Before you are able to preview any reports a default printer must already be set up. The report menu is available by right-clicking in preview mode. Uninstall --------- Use 'Add/Remove Programs' in Control Panel or the shortcut in the 'Start' menu. Updates ------- Software updates are checked for automatically on a monthly basis or you can use the menu item under Help on the main menu to check manually. Updates are available for download from http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score and include additional and updated reports, improved functionality, supplementary data and bug fixes. Support ------- Please contact support@drakelane.co.uk or go to http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score.