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The following document will guide you through the End of Year procedure for MCS DataCenter. |
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Are there any changes I should know about in the latest version of DataCenter?
Yes. There are two new changes in the latest version of DataCenter for Newton and Franklin users.
1) You now have the ability to mark Schools as inactive. This causes the school record to be inactivated in other modules and then permanently deleted during End-of-Year procedures.
2) You now have the ability to mark Grades and Tracks as inactive. This causes all grades and tracks to be inactivated in other modules and then permanently deleted during End-of-Year procedures.
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- Finally, click Cancel to close the Program Upgrades window.
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Inactivate Schools, Grades, and/or Tracks (Optional - Newton and Franklin users)
Inactivating Schools, Grades, and/or Tracks will cause records to be inactivated and then permanently deleted during End of Year processes.
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Step 2 - Read the Warning Message
A warning message will pop up stating the following message.
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The end of year process will create a new datacenter database after backing up the old database. All other MCS Software packages will then communicate to the OLD database until they perform an end of year process; at which time they will begin communicating with the NEW database. You must be certain that you want to start a new school year before proceeding. Press <OK> to proceed with the end of year process; or, <CANCEL> to quit this screen without taking any action. |
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