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The RISC Extras page contains details about RISC add-on tools that you may find useful:
The RISC
Batch Photo Import Tool
This tool will not only transfer your existing photos into RISC, but it will resize them, rotate them (if required) and rename them automatically, without disturbing the original copies. And it will do it all for your whole school in a few minutes! Full instructions for accessing and using this tool are in this User Manual (PDF)
The RISC Student Database Editor
The process for using this editor is fairly self-explanatory. If you
have an existing Student Database in RISC that you want to edit, click the
"Import Data from Existing Studbase.dat File" button which will
bring in all the existing records for editing as shown above. If you are starting from
scratch, just fill in each field at the top and click the "Save As New
Record to List Below" button. NOTE: Every user of RISC MUST CLOSE RISC before you can use the button to Replace the Studbase.dat file in RISC.
If the module finds corruptions that it can repair itself, it will do so. Any repairs made by the checking module will be reported one by one on the screen. Take note of all corrected contacts and when the process is complete, load RISC and call up each of the corrected contacts. Usually the corruption is found in the Student Name at the top of the form. If you find a "Fixed" message for the Student Name, you will have to reselect the appropriate Student Name and Save the Updated Form. Remember, the best way to avoid problems associated with data corruptions is to backup the RISC database regularly. It is possible that a corruption of the
database (usually caused by poor-quality power, hard disk crashes or poor
network connectivity) is so
severe that this utility cannot fix it. In these cases, if you do
not have a backup of the database, please stop using RISC and contact RISC
Support, preferably by e-mail. This process must be run before using RISC if you have data from a previous version. You must also re-export your student information from your school admin system and import it into RISC before you can take advantage of the new system. You will be notified of the need to do this during the installation of your RISC upgrade to v7. It is expected that this function will only ever need to be run once. If you choose this option when your data is already in v7 format, it will do nothing. Update Existing RISC Databases to work with ERN (NSW Public Schools only)
From late 2007, The NSW Education Department
commenced a rollout of a new Student ID/Enrolment number, referred to as
ERN. A new, unique 9-digit enrolment number is being allocated
centrally to every student in the state and that number replaces the old
OASIS Student ID. You can access the ERN conversion tool from the RISC Admin program, in the Utilities menu. Step-by-step instructions are provided in this User Manual (PDF)
A number of schools requested the ability to allow certain staff to view existing contacts, but not be able to modify or add new contacts. This would only be required on networked RISC systems. This can be done in one of two different
ways : It is always recommended that you utilize the access rights restrictions of your network operating system to set Read Only mode in RISC wherever possible. Using this facility, provide those users that require Read Only access with only Read, or Read and Filescan rights to the RISC Program and Data Paths. RISC will detect this restricted access automatically when these users login and will restrict RISC access accordingly. Please refer to your Network Administrator to find out how to set access right for individual users. If you are unsure of how to set these access rights using the network operating system, you can enter a command-line parameter in the Properties for the RISC shortcut. In Windows, use the RIGHT mouse button and click on the RISC Shortcut. Choose Properties. Choose the Shortcut tab and at the end of the line that says 'Target', add a space and then /RO at the end if the risc.exe line. In other words, for all Windows versions, place the cursor at the end of the command line (after RISC.EXE), then type a space followed by /RO. Then click the OK button. The next time you start RISC, it will be in Read-Only mode and will not allow you to Save nor Save Updated. Update the Properties for the RISC icon for all users who will require Read-Only access. Of course, other users without the command-line parameter will be able to save. NOTE: With
Read Only access, RISC cannot Save new contacts, Save changes, Rebuild
Indexes, use the Form Letters Module or use the Contact Reports Module.
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