--- title: MIS Requirements | Emerge Desktop description: In addition to the Emerge Firewall Requirements, you will also need to ensure that your MIS is configured to allow user provisioning via Groupcall's Identity Manager. --- 020 8506 6100 [![](https://support.groupcall.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Groupcall-logo-250-x-131.png?width=214&height=50&name=Groupcall-logo-250-x-131.png "Groupcall-logo-250-x-131.png")](https://support.groupcall.com) [Customer Login](https://www.groupcall.com/login) Menu ** ![](https://www.groupcall.com/hubfs/Emerge-Desktop(optimised).png) ![](https://www.groupcall.com/hubfs/emerge%20cmyk%20h150px.png) # MIS Requirements In addition to the [Emerge Firewall Requirements](https://support.groupcall.com/emerge/firewall-requirements), you will also need to ensure that your MIS is configured to allow user provisioning via Groupcall's Identity Manager. ## Table of Contents ## SIMS **Best Install Location: **SIMS Server **Alternative Install Location: **Other Application Server **Required Software:** - SIMS .net Workstation Client (Up to date) - Microsoft .net Framework 4.5 with Windows Updates applied **User Details Required:** - SIMS user created with the following permissions: - School Administrator - Senior Management Team - Assessment Coordinator - Personnel Officer* - Third Party Reporting *Personnel Officer is the recommended permission for maximum compatibility, however, if you are not comfortable with this permission, Personnel Data Exporter can be substituted.  If your SIMS 7 environment is hosted by Capita, then you will need to make sure that you have got the “Third Party Connector” setup in your school. This is essentially a locally installed SIMS Workstation client along with a VPN setup to connect to the hosted SIMS services. Xporter is compatible with this deployment scenario.   ## Staff emails In order for a user to access **Emerge Desktop,** they must be set up as a member of staff in SIMS. - Staff that require access to **Emerge Desktop** must have an email address in the SIMS record. This has to be their school address (i.e. one that has a common domain for all staff such as @aisley.sch.uk and not gmail.com). - This email address must be marked as their **main and work email address**. - This email address will form their login username. ## Active Directory If you would like users to take advantage of single sign on and use their Active Directory passwords with their email addresses to sign on to **Emerge Desktop**, you must ensure the that the email address stored in SIMS matches the Email Attribute in your Activity Directory. ![Tiles](https://www.groupcall.com/hubfs/AD-1.png) Click image to expand. ** Contact us: [Contact Support](https://support.groupcall.com/contact-support) ** Telephone: 020 7237 8456 ** Let's get social: [**](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Groupcall+Ltd/134802463272409)    [**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/groupcall-ltd)    [**](https://twitter.com/groupcall)    [**](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJJjYSDa0hxNAooVCAFYGuA) ![](https://dc.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=77182&fmt=gif)