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Adding non timetabled data to the batch API

We use a third party provider for our Student Portal and they are unable to pull through any non timetabled external exam entries as the Batch API from ISAMS does not allow it.Could the Batch API permissions be increased to allow for the import of...
Guest almost 3 years ago in IRIS Ed:gen & iSAMS / External Exams Manager 2 In Discovery

Enable the ability to record split sessions for long-duration exams in Ed:gen so that exam timetables and the Student Portal accurately reflect exams delivered across multiple days.

Currently, Ed:gen only allows an exam to be scheduled as a single session with the full exam duration. However, for some task-based examinations (e.g. Art & Design or other long-duration assessments), JCQ regulations allow schools to split the...
Guest 6 months ago in IRIS Ed:gen & iSAMS / External Exams Manager 0 Awaiting Review

Add 'Other' to the list of Access Arrangements

Following the recent change to the Access Arrangements, we would like the category 'Other' added to the list. We have a lot of external candidates and sometimes there are arrangements that we need to make that do not fall under the rest of the cat...
Guest about 1 year ago in IRIS Ed:gen & iSAMS / External Exams Manager 1 Already Present

Additional Access Arrangement - Doodling

My SENDCO has mentioned that there is a new category from JCQ of 'Doodling Paper' - please can this be added as currently having to put under 'Other' with a note which is not as clear.
Guest 6 months ago in IRIS Ed:gen & iSAMS / External Exams Manager 0 Awaiting Review

The Inviiglator printouts back to previous layout

The previous layout for the invigilator printout was horizontal with any access arrangements showing alongside each candidate. Now,it has changed, i don't know for what reason or benefit and it lists the arrangements vertically below each candidat...
Guest 6 months ago in IRIS Ed:gen & iSAMS / External Exams Manager 0 Awaiting Review

Seating plans should show when a candidate has Arrangement Notes

It would be useful if seating plans - in addition to stating when a candidate has, e.g., 25% extra time or a Word Processor - could show when a candidate has additional EAA notes, so that invigilators know that they need to check what these are. I...
Guest over 1 year ago in IRIS Ed:gen & iSAMS / External Exams Manager 0 Now

Allow import of CIE component results spreadsheet

The CIE awarding body have supplied component results in spreadsheet form for the June 2025 exams. It would be useful if we could import these into isams so that we can include them in the results information we provide to pupils and staff.
Guest about 1 year ago in IRIS Ed:gen & iSAMS / External Exams Manager 0 In Discovery

print out desk labels by room, not by exam

We are a small school with small rooms. We also have a lot of students with Access Arrangements. As a result, we often have up to 5 different rooms with candidates for one examination.Because it is only possible to print out the desk labels per ex...
Guest almost 5 years ago in IRIS Ed:gen & iSAMS / External Exams Manager 1 In Discovery

Remove the blank columns for the exams access arrangements overview

When the new access arrangements overview are viewed in Student Manager there are 5 blank columns before the actual category column and the NOTES for the category are not shown. What kind of overview is this? Please let us turn off blank/empty col...
Guest 7 months ago in IRIS Ed:gen & iSAMS / External Exams Manager 0 Awaiting Review

Cycles show on on one timetable when the dates overlap

We have IB exams (not basedata so custom cycle, according to training) and iGCSE exams. They are different cycles but the dates overlap so seating plans/rooming need to conincide - please enable these to be work together so that seating plans, inv...
Guest 7 months ago in IRIS Ed:gen & iSAMS / External Exams Manager 0 Awaiting Review