Pennsylvania Banner Users Group 2008 Fall Conference Banner 8.x
General Announcements: Please turn off all cell phones/pagers If you must leave the session early, please do so as discreetly as possible Please avoid side conversations during the session Questions will be answered during the session Thank you for your cooperation
Banner 8.x Internationalization Catalog Incomplete grades Faculty Load Manual Roll Self-Service Graduation Mass Entry Admissions IPEDS 2008 Spring Reg Updates Registration Error messages Restrictions Overrides Min/Max Reg Hrs Mass Entry Reserved Seats Waitlist Automation Fee Assessment
Internationalization GORADID – Additional Identification Table Store any number of extra IDs for a person ID are assigned an ID type (GTVADID) Expanded Fields: Name Fields – 60 Characters Legal Name – 500 Characters Street Line fields – 75 Characters New Street Line 4 added City – 50 Characters Zip Code – 30 Characters Chapter 1 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Internationalization Expanded fields (cont.) Phone Area code – 6 characters Phone number – 12 characters Phone Extension – 10 characters Email Address – 128 characters SSN – 15 characters New fields House Number – 10 characters Street Line 4 – 75 characters Country Code (use with phone numbers) – 4 characters Surname Prefix – 10 characters Chapter 1 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Internationalization Changes have only been made at the database level. Display on forms, in self-service, and through channels may be accommodated in future releases. Chapter 1 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Catalog Extract and Load Allows the exchange of necessary course catalog data for transfer articulation Export Catalog Data New Link in SSB Course Catalog package Produces query results in XML Save to a user’s desktop Import External Catalog Data Update Existing Catalog Data SCRCATE - Course Catalog Data Extract Process SHRTCIM – Transfer Catalog Data Import Process Chapter 3 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Incomplete Grades 3 components SHAINCG – Incomplete Grade Rules Form Grade collection process and corresponding rules Automated processing of unreconciled, incomplete grades Display of the incomplete grades SHAINCG – Incomplete Grade Rules Form SHRCINC – Incomplete Grade Process Changes the grade from incomplete to default final grade on assigned date SHRROLL – Grade Roll to Academic History Modified to roll incomplete grade and extension date from class roster Chapter 4 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Incomplete Grades SHAINCG – by level determine if the extension date can be shorter/longer than default SHAGRDE – Identify Incomplete Grade and Default Final Grade SOATERM – default extension date by POT SFASLST – Enter Incomplete grade and extension date Functionality not included in release GradeBook integration WebCT/BlackBoard integration Chapter 4 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Automated Faculty Load & Compensation Allows Banner HR to calculate faculty load compensation based on faculty course load data from Banner Student The new Faculty Load & Compensation module does not affect the Banner Student Faculty Load module and is not dependent on the Banner Student Faculty workload rules Chapter 5 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Automated Faculty Load & Compensation NEW FORMS SCACLBD – Course Labor Distribution Form Build and maintain job labor distribution data at the catalog level SCACLBD is optional & used to override the budget factors associated with funding specific positions SSACLBD – Schedule Labor Distribution Form Build and maintain job labor distribution data at the section level SSACLBD is optional & used to override the budget factors associated with funding specific positions Chapter 5 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Manual Roll Allows and institution to select a single student’s curriculum and create a degree record and an outcome curriculum record. Process can be run at any point in time during the semester. Degree record creation no longer needs to rely on the rolling of grades for entire class. SHRROUT – Roll Learner to Outcome Report Section on considerations of using the process in conjunction with the graduation application functionality. Chapter 7 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Self-Service Graduation Provides self-service graduation application functionality for eligible students. Eligibility based on: existing learner and/or outcome curriculum records User defined rules. Submitted applications can be controlled to create outcome and degree records. Used in conjunction with the Manual Roll Process. Step by step tasks in 8.0 Release Guide Chapter 8 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Self-Service Graduation NEW FORMS STVGAST – Graduation Application Status Validation form STVGADR – Graduation Application Display Rules Code Validation Form SHAGADR – Self-Service Graduation Application Display Rules Form SHAGADS – Graduation Application Display Rules Selection Form SHAGELR – Graduation Application Eligibility Rules Form SHAGAPP – Graduation Application Form Chapter 8 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Mass Entry Now includes mass entry capability to: Admissions General Student Graduation Updates can be processed immediately or held for later batch processing. Mass entry forms retain audit information: User ID Date Timestamp search criteria Update criteria students processed Chapter 15 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Mass Entry NEW FORMS STVMECL – Mass Entry Column Validation Form SAAMAPP – Admissions Mass Entry Form SGAMSTU – General Student Mass Entry Form SFAMREG – Registration Mass Entry Form SOAMAUD – Mass Entry Audit Form Chapter 15 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Mass Entry NEW REPORTS/PROCESSES SORMEBP – Process Mass Entry Report SOPMAUD – Purge Mass Entry Audit Process Chapter 15 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
IPEDS 2008 Spring Regulatory Updates SHRIETH – now includes transfer-in student counts SHRIACT – now is run for the fall and spring data collection SHRICIP & SHRIGRS - Unused report sections have been removed Report output for IPEDS reports have been redesigned to improve sort order and streamline paper use. Chapter 16 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Registration – error messages Error messages now reside in a rules table that can be modified. SFARMSG – Registration Error Messages Form Messages limited to no more than 200 characters Chapter 2 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Registration - Restrictions Changes to accommodate Concurrent Curriculum Restrictions can be based on all curriculum elements and others. Field of study type Department Student attribute Cohorts Chapter 9 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Registration - Overrides Allows overrides by: Field of study Department Student attribute cohorts Chapter 11 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Registration – Min/Max Registration Hours Min and Max registration hours rules can be built Campus College Degree Program Field of Study Type Field of Study Code Department Curricula Admissions Type Minimum Hours Student Type Student Attributes Cohort Residence Sport Visa Classification Chapter 12 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Registration – Mass Entry Add courses Drop courses Add and Drop courses Block registration NEW FORM SFAMREG – Registration Mass Entry Form Obsolete Form SFAMASS – Registration Mass Drop Form Chapter 14 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Restrictions Curriculum elements added to the reserve seating window plus other elements Primary and Secondary curriculum elements Admissions term Matriculation term Gradation Term Overflow checking If checked – student can take an unreserved available seat Place student in the most restrictive rule Left-most components are considered most restrictive Chapter 10 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Reserved Seating NEW FORMS SSIRESV – Reserved Seats Inquiry Form Chapter 10 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Waitlist Automation Automation from waitlist to registered Based on institutional rules Waitlist notification is term based Prioritize waitlist beyond first-come, first-served Not available for OLR courses Email notification sent to: Student Primary instructor Primary advisor Registrar Chapter 6 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Waitlist Automation NEW FORMS SOAWLTC – Automated Waitlist Term Control Form SSAWLSC – Waitlist Automation Section Control Form SFIWLNT – Waitlist Notification Query Form SFAWLPR – Waitlist Priority Management Form SFXWLP – Cross List waitlist Priority Management Form SFARWLP – Reserved Seats Waitlist Priority Management Form Chapter 6 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Waitlist Automation NEW PROCESSES SSRASTZ – Available Seat to Zero Process SFRBWLP – Batch Waitlist Notification Process SFPWLRO – Waitlist Priority Reorder Process Chapter 6 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Fee Assessment Rules based on: SFARGFE, SSADETL, SSADFEE all curriculum elements Primary and non-primary curriculum SFARGFE, SSADETL, SSADFEE All updated with new curriculum elements Updated Reports/Processes SFRFEES – Fee Assessment Report SSPMFEE – Section Fee Population Process SSRROLL - Term Roll Report Chapter 13 – Banner Student 8.0 Release Guide
Open to the Floor Questions Comments Banner 8 Release Guide