SIMS 7 - New Attendance Code Read API

Purpose: To provide a simplified API that shows the attendance codes available in SIMS and the statutory reporting codes linked to that code.

SIMS Version Required

Summer 2020 or later

Usage

Requires only a reference to ThirdPartyCommands.Dll

namespace SIMSInterface
{
    public class NewAttendance
    {
        public System.Xml.XmlDocument GetNewAttendanceCodes()
        {
            ThirdPartyCommands.GetAttendanceCodesCommand gac = 
                new ThirdPartyCommands.GetAttendanceCodesCommand(".","engga",false,"blacka","abcd");
            return gac.Execute();
        }
    }
}

Return

<AttendanceCodes_V2_load>
  <Version>1.0</Version>
  <AttenanceCodes>
    <AttendanceCode>
      <Attendance_Code_ID>27</Attendance_Code_ID>
      <SIMS_Display_Code>-</SIMS_Display_Code>
      <SIMS_Display_Description>All should attend / No mark recorded</SIMS_Display_Description>
      <Physical_Mapping_Description>No mark for session</Physical_Mapping_Description>
      <Statistical_Mapping_Description>No mark</Statistical_Mapping_Description>
      <Is_Restricted>1</Is_Restricted>
      <Is_Active>1</Is_Active>
      <Statutory_Return_Code>-</Statutory_Return_Code>
      <Statutory_Return_Description>All should attend / No mark recorded</Statutory_Return_Description>
    </AttendanceCode>
    <AttendanceCode>
      <Attendance_Code_ID>33</Attendance_Code_ID>
      <SIMS_Display_Code>9</SIMS_Display_Code>
      <SIMS_Display_Description>Shielding due to Covid 19</SIMS_Display_Description>
      <Physical_Mapping_Description>Out for whole session</Physical_Mapping_Description>
      <Statistical_Mapping_Description>Attendance not required</Statistical_Mapping_Description>
      <Is_Restricted>1</Is_Restricted>
      <Is_Active>1</Is_Active>
      <Statutory_Return_Code>Y</Statutory_Return_Code>
      <Statutory_Return_Description>Unable to attend due to exceptional circumstances</Statutory_Return_Description>
    </AttendanceCode>