New Banner 7 Interface
The following is a partial list of features offered in the new user interface.
My Links:
Useful links can now be seen on the main menu. The Banner bookshelf points to the complete
Banner documentation set. You can now
customize up to six links on the main menu.
To do so, see the instructions in the Customizing Banner section
below.
Moving quickly to other forms:
GOTO – Enter form names or choose from previously opened forms
F5 – Strike the
F5 key and a GOTO box will appear on the form
Choose File,
Direct Access and enter form name or choose File and choose form listed at
bottom of the drop down menu
Broadcast Messages:
System
messages about downtime and upgrades will now be posted in the new message area
at the bottom on the main menu.
Screen Resolution:
Banner requires a
screen resolution of 1024x768. To check
or change your screen resolution on a PC:
Options Menu:
The Options menu
may be accessed anywhere in the banner form by moving to a blank space on the
form and clicking using your right mouse button.
Tabbed Forms:
CTRL-Tab or
CTRL-Page Down – moves forward through the forms in the tabs
CTRL-Shift-Tab
or CTRL-Page Up – moves backwards through the forms in the tabs
Text, Fields and Radio Buttons:
Disabled text is
now black, not gray, making it easier to see.
Radio Buttons/Check Boxes have changed to allow you to click on either
the box/button or the text label .
Fields with a
blue field name have a list of values available. Fields with a search icon may be searched for
a particular value. Date fields that can
be entered have a calendar icon where the date may be chosen.
Exit from Banner:
You
can now exit from Banner without closing all forms first or Return to the menu without closing
all forms first. Choose File Exit to see
the options.
Customizing your Banner Forms
To change your
Personal Links, Colors and Form features and to see further customization
options, go to the form GUAUPRF.
Choose one of the
tabs and change any of the options presented.
To override a default value, enter a new value in the box titled User
Value. After saving you changes, you
must exit from Banner and restart a new session to see your new changes.
To have a
particular menu, such as the Student menu, open each time you start Banner, in
the form GUAUPRF, choose Menu Settings and then in the User Default box enter
one of the following, including the leading *:
*STUDENT for
student
*ALUMNI for
Advancement
*FINANCE for
Finance
*RESOURCE for
Financial Aid
*HRS for Human
Resources/Payroll
*GENERAL for the
General System
Banner
Window Issues
Closes Unexpectedly after Opening another Web Page:
When you are in a
Banner window and then
click on a web link, sometimes the Banner session closes. To stop this from happening set your browser
to always open a new window. In Internet
Explorer do the following:
Banner Menu appears to be jumping:
If you experience something
that looks like the screen is jumping when you are using a Banner menu try the
following:
If this is still not
helping try moving the Task Bar from the bottom of the window:
Left-Hand Mouse Support
Banner
7 users who are unable to use the opposite mouse button should contact the Help
Desk at x3333 for assistance in downloading a new mouse driver.
Documentation and Additional Information
Banner
Documentation is available by clicking on the Banner Bookshelf Icon . Once in the Banner Bookshelf:
·
select double-click on the book
for your system (Banner Finance, Banner Financial Aid)
·
double- click on Release Guide
·
double-click on " New User Interface"
SCT has made available a General Fundamentals Training Guide General Fundamentals Training Guide in pdf form and an online Banner 7 Fundamentals course. It is not necessary to view these documents to realize the benefits of Banner7 but they are available for users interested in very detailed information on the new interface.
Created
by: Maureen Williams
mwilliams@wellesley.edu
Date Created: August 18, 2003
Last Modified: August 16, 2005
Expiration Date: