Banner 7: What’s New

Banner 7: What’s New

Objectives

• This session has been prepared to:– Outline the Banner 7 upgrade– Introduce the new Banner 7 interface– Highlight the key features

Agenda

1. Why an upgrade?2. Upgrade timetable3. New look and feel4. New features5. Training and Support

Why an upgrade?

• Staying compliant with SCT Higher Education• Technology is continually updated to work

bugs out• Banner 7.3 has substantial improvements to

version 6.2• An opportunity for user feedback to effect

system functionality

What’s Upgraded?

BANNER 6.2

PostageTelephone

Libraries

VIP

FAST Budgeting

CORE

EITSExternal Suppliers

Special Functions

FAST Reporting

Bookstore

Purchasing

Accounts Receivable

Grants

Endowments

G/L

AccountsPayable

Capital Equipment Inventory

SIS

Raiser’s Edge

FZMFORSFZMFARS

BANNER 7.3

Upgrade Time table

• Friday, November 16th, 2007:– The entire Aurora Finance System, including FAST Reporting, will be down as of 12:00 pm

(NOON). – The Cashier's Office will remain open with limited resources in the afternoon and will stop

accepting Interac payments at 2:30 pm.

• Saturday November 17th and Sunday November 18th, 2007:– System down as upgrade to Banner 7 continues. The system is unavailable to all users

• Monday November 19th, 2007:– System will be brought back by 12:00 pm (NOON). Client testing by Financial Services and

Student Records to be performed. All other users will be locked out of the Aurora system.– The Cashier's Office will remain open but Cashiers will be unable to verify student account

balances in Banner.

• Tuesday, November 20th, 2007:– Full system functionality and access is scheduled to resume.

What to expect

• New Look and Feel• New plug-in (auto-installs)• New home page• Same form names• Same user ID• Same data• Same basics

Old Look

• Let’s review how the old system looked

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New look

• Let’s take a look at a short demo of how the new system will look and feel

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New Features

• You asked for it• We listened• New features address major themes from

Aurora Finance users

Systems Contracts

• Systems contract or Job # will display for some systems contract suppliers.

• The number will appear to the right of the supplier name in FAST

• Easier to find # for:– Culligan Water -- Shred-It -- Wood Wyant– Invitrogen – Quintex -- Central Data Supply & more

Journal Entries and IDCs

• Journal Voucher form FGAJVCQ & FGAJVCD updated with new option choices

• COPY – select a completed JV and copy it to a new one, great for repeating entries

• REVERSE – select a completed JV and reverses it back, great for fixing errors

• Find these choices on the options menu

Purchase Requisitions

• The purchase requisitions form FPAREQN will be promoted further on campus

• Allows direct requisition entry• Replaces paper Requisition to Purchase form• Training sessions will be provided

Training Opportunities

• Aurora Finance series of Sessions, updated for Banner 7 – FG – Nov 26 Week

• Advanced FAST (Nov 27, Dec, Jan, Ongoing)• Purchase Requisitions (Coming Soon)• Updated Online Help

– Easier to access online help from within Banner– Binder updates on the web

Support

• Aurora Help Desk, 272-1555 – General / Technical• John Dinoto, 474-9754 -- Security• Kimberlee Potter, 474-7900 – General / FOAP