Learner Information Suite 16.03 software

Overview

The Learner Information Suite (LIS) software is a software application which is made available to providers to assist in preparation of ILR data. Version 16.03 processes 2008/09 ILR data and contains functionality for ILR Validation, Funding calculations (Employer Responsive and Learner Responsive) and reports.

Installation

Please note that the LIS installation and uninstallation require the user to be logged in to the PC with full System Administrator rights.

Installation of revised LIS to fix report issues (30 March 2009)

This web page has been updated on 30 March 2009 with a revised version of LIS 16.03.  This revised version fixes problems with two reports - the Employer Responsive Summary Statement of Activity (ER SSoA) Report and the Future Funding Factors Report.

The change is to a single file, the database file LISData2000.mdb. Users can either:

• download the entire LIS 16.03 installation, uninstall the previous version of LIS and then install the revised version ; or
• download and replace that database file.

Note that in both cases, any existing data loaded into the LIS will be lost. To use the first option, you must uninstall the previous LIS version before installing the revised version.

You are also recommended to update the LIS with the latest postcode data after installation.

To verify that the installation has completed sucessfully, check the footer of any report - the "LIS Database Version" should be "16.03 11/03/2009".

Installation of Postcode Factor data

If LIS series 16 has not previously been installed on the PC you are using, you will need to use the Postcode Update File below to populate the postcode data required for Employer Responsive funding calculations. To use this file, first install the LIS and ensure it opens normally. Then unzip the postcode file onto your PC, and then start the LIS. Within the LIS, select Options, then the Maintenance tab, and press the "Update Data" button. This will then allow you to select the LIS1603_PostcodeFactorUpdate.mdb file and load the data.

If LIS series 16 has previously been installed on the PC you are using, the uninstallation of the earlier LIS 16 version will not remove the postcode file, so 16.03 will use the same postcode database file as was previously installed.  In this case please be aware that you may not be using the latest PostcodeFactors data, please look at Active Known Issue number 19 which gives advice on this issue.

The latest version of postcode data was issued on 2 March, but the data contained in the file is dated 28 January 2009.  To verify that the installation has completed sucessfully, check the footer of any report - the version date of "ACF Data" and "Disadvantage Data" should be "28/01/2009".

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0

LIS 16.03 requires Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 to run. If your PC does not have this, you will need to download (from the table below) and install it before running the LIS 16.03 installation. 

Known Issues

See the "Known Issues" document included below for details of known issues.

Software

Software and documents are available to download from the tables below:

Software	Date	Size	Download
LIS 16.03 Full installation This revised version of the LIS 16.03.005 contains a revised version of the database file LISData2000.mdb (also available below) to resolve two problems with reports	30 March 2009	17.6MB	Zip file
Revised version of LISData2000.MDB database file This file resolves problems with the ER SSoA and Future Funding Factors reports.	30 March 2009	524KB	Zip file
Microsoft .NET Framework
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 installation	31 October 2008	23.8MB	Zip file
Data updates
Postcode Update File Contains the latest Disadvantage and Area  Cost factors and is also required if LIS series16 has not previously been used on the PC (File was published on 2 March but contains data from 28 January 2009)	2 March 2009	45MB	Zip file
LIS 16.03 provider data update	14 Dec 2009	1,028KB	Zip file

To apply an update file to the LIS, you should download and unzip the file.  Within the LIS, select 'Options' then on the 'Maintenance' tab select 'Update Data' and specify the location of the unzipped update file. 

Documents

Please note that the funding calculation technical specification is for information only is not funding guidance.