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Banner 8 FAQs
What is the upgrade?
Why does Banner need to be down so long?
What browsers are supported for Banner 8?
Do I need to change my desktop shortcut for Banner 8?
Will the screens change?
Will my password change?
Will my ODBC connections (for Access Reporting) change?
Will Banner 8 affect reports (Access, Brio, etc.)
What fields are expanded?
What is the upgrade?
Banner 8 delivers functional and technical improvements to Banner. Lehigh must implement upgrades to Banner to retain support from the vendor and to remain in compliance with Federal Regulations (i.e. Financial Aid, Tax Laws). Banner 8 changes include enhanced security features, expanded field lengths, and a new character set to support globalization.
Banner 8 will provide support for international characters and expanded name, address, telephone number, and identifier fields that adhere to Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council (PESC) and US Postal Service standards. In addition to these expanded bio-demographic fields, Banner 8 will also provide support for longer currency amount fields in Banner General and Banner Finance.
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Why does Banner need to be down so long?
Banner has several modules, General, Student, Financial Aid, Accounts Receivable, Advancement, Finance and Human Resources. Each module contains many forms with data stored in hundreds of tables. The new character set requires that the Oracle database used to store data must be converted. That means millions of rows of data must be converted to the new character set. In addition, various changes to forms and programs that run Banner must be upgraded. The work needs to be done while no one is logged on to Banner.
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What browsers are supported for Banner 8?
Banner 8 supports standard Internet browsers including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla, and Safari (on Macintosh).
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Do I need to change my desktop shortcut for Banner 8?
No, you will use the same URL to access Banner.
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Will the screens change?
Banner 8 has the same look and feel as Banner 7. Most screen names remain the same but some have added or changed functionality.
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Will my password change?
No. The Banner password you are currently using will work after the change from Banner 7 to Banner 8 is complete.
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Will my ODBC connections (for Access Reporting) change?
Existing ODBC connections will not be affected by the change to Banner 8.
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Will Banner 8 affect reports (Access, Brio, etc.)
Several fields have been expanded in length. Reports will need to be changed to incorporate the expanded length.
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What fields are expanded?
The list below is not comprehensive but includes the fields used in campus reporting.
First and Middle names have been expanded from 15 to 60 characters.
Address Street lines have been expanded from 30 to 75 characters.
City has been expanded from 20 to 50 characters.
Zip Code has been expanded from 10 to 30 characters.
Telephone Number fields have expanded as follows:
Area codes - from 3 to 6 characters;
Base telephone numbers - from 7 to 12 characters;
Extensions - from 4 to 10 characters.
Email Address fields have been expanded from 90 to 128 characters.
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