Recent News

This new release introduces several updates, including: Notifications Notifications have been extended to allow for groups of courses to have the same issued notification and these can now be shown just for tutors or learners if needed. Course Listing Several improvements have been made to the course listing and searching options, including the ability to exclude active courses from the main listing. Course Details Additional information can be recorded against the...

The latest version of TERMS has been released. The highlights of this release are: D + P in Online Registers The online register build will now include the latest recorded D+P for each learner. This will be visible to the tutor. FIS Prior Level Fix now an option Prior to Q1 22 a routine ran at the end of the ILR build process to set prior level values for FM10 learning due to an error in the FIS. The FIS error has been fixed so the process is no longer required but has been...

There has been news about a Java vulnerability known as Spring4Shell (CVE-2022-22965) We have performed a full scan of all of our systems and services - both backend and front-end - and have not found any applications or services that make use of the Spring Framework which is affected by the Spring4Shell vulnerability. This is in line with our standard security monitoring, ISO 27001 and vulnerability detection processes. We are continuing to monitor the situation and will take any...

The highlights of this release are: Account for Active Dir. Name An option has been added to use a learner’s account as the Active Directory name e.g. ACC001@westmarch instead of the default email. Course Directory Course URL An option has been added to the Course Directory Export that when ticked, will generate a URL to link to the appropriate course information web page. Funding Reference Locator The Update Funding Group screen now has a locator to help find Funding References. Click...

Recently news has been busy with details of a serious vulnerability that is being exploited by hackers - see here for details. This is known as Apache Log4j2 vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) We have performed a full can of all of our systems and services - both backend and front-end - and have not found any applications or services that make use of the log4j logging API. This is in line with our standard security monitoring, ISO 27001 and vulnerability detection processes. We...

This new release of TermsWeb introduces several major updates, including: Better Tutor/Admin Messaging The messaging system between Tutors and Admin has been redesigned and improved. Improved Login Security There have been a lot of improvements to the account logon security of the system. Individual Staff Web Reports The Staff Reporting has been improved to allow for individual reports to be generated. More Learner Enrolment Details When a learner logs into their account they...

The latest version of TERMS is now available. The highlights of this release are: 2021/22 FIS Utility Released The FIS utility, used to import funding information from the FIS, has been updated for the 2021/22 funding year. Academic Progression renamed The Academic Progression screen has been renamed Progression Overview in line with other changes made to the underlying mechanics and methodology. Course Directory Export changes The export for the Course Directory has been revised...

The latest version of TERMS is now available. The highlights of this release are: 2021/22 ILRs The build routines for 2021/22 ILRs have been added to the Funding and Statistics Menu. Append date to batched filenames An option has been added to the Update Report Batch screen that will add the date the report was run to the output filename. The filename that will be used when the batched report is next run is shown onscreen. Calendar Invite with Web Enrolment ...

The latest version of TERMS is now available. The highlights of this release are: Alternative Meercat SMS method An alternative way of sending bulk SMS messages to Meercat is now available. This sends the details of the SMS message in the email body rather than the email subject allowing for longer SMS messages. Batched Excel Output The Batch reporting system can now create Excel Spreadsheets from the batch reporting system. Just set the path and filename as normal but set the...

This new release of TermsWeb introduces several major updates, includinbg: A new simple module enrolment option will allow a Learner to choose the modules that they wish to enrol onto as part of a course. Restricting Enrolments by Minimum Age, Non Residency, Funding Area Region Data can now be hidden depending upon whether the course is online and/or RORO. This has been introduced due to the large number of online courses that are now taking place. Creating an account, having the...