We have a .pdf document that describes in detail how Kamar synchronises students and staff with the Athenaeum borrower list. If you would like a copy of the document, please drop us a quick e-mail with your details to our support address

For schools running Kamar and Athenaeum, please double check this updated note: http://sumware.net/athenaeum/athnotes/?p=103

Standard Schedules Kamar installations using Athenaeum should instantiate at least the following two schedules on the Kamar server: These scripts should run daily after the “Kamar - Daily” script completes (allows 20 or 30 minutes). Server Script - Athenaeum can be found in the Kamar “Globals_” file (it is easiest to duplicate the Kamar Server daily script and […]

The list of changes for Athenaeum Pro 8.5 included in the 25 November 2009 update are below. All Athenaeum Pro 8.5 users should apply this update. Contact SumWare Consulting for details. Change & Fix list: The Annual $ Summary has been re-written for a massive increase in speed and a more clearly worded report. Items in the […]

A number of schools using Athenaeum Pro with Kamar have reported that new students are not appearing in the borrower list and leaving students are not having their status updated. Kamar 903 modifies the evening Server “Daily” script and no longer synchronises with Athenaeum Pro. This function was broken out into a new schedule. Also, schools that […]

We have been asked by a number of schools running Athenaeum Pro and the Kamar student management system if both can be open at the same time. You can do this easily, but you will have to adjust your windows slightly. When you launch Athenaeum Pro using the “library” link, Kamar is still open behind, though it […]

Use the FileMaker Server Admin Tool to stop and remove files to your FileMaker Server. If you want to replace files on a FileMaker Server and there are already files with the same name as the ones you want to upload, then FileMaker Server will reject your new files. This short video shows you how. You can start, […]

Use the FileMaker Server Admin Tool to upload your Athenaeum Pro files to your FileMaker Server. This short, silent movie shows the Athenaeum files being uploaded to a FileMaker Server that is already loaded with Kamar and its default folders. We recommend that you upload the files into a folder called Athenaeum onto your server. If you […]

For school libraries using Athenaeum Pro with the Kamar Student Management System, you can configure your database server to automatically synchronise staff and student photos overnight. Do this by creating a FileMaker Server schedule that runs the following FileMaker Pro script: Synchronise Kamar photos which you will find in the file called ap_photo. Use your standard Kamar user […]