A block is a way of visually displaying a group of related fields. In general, each block you see on a Banner form displays fields from a single table. If you’re moving between different blocks in Banner, you’re probably looking at data from different tables in your database.

The table that is displayed in a block is called the "base table" for that block. Not all fields from the base table appear in every block, and sometimes you’ll see fields from a table other than the base table for the block.

Oh no! Do you need to change something that you entered in a previous block? If the Previous Block function doesn’t work, try a Rollback function. That will usually clear all the data that you entered on the form so far, except for the value in the key block.

Yo! I got a chart for navigating those blocks of yours that’ll knock your socks off.

Note: If you’ve re-mapped your keyboard, then the keyboard shortcuts in the chart may not work for you.

Do you want more information about tables?

Would like to learn more about primary keys?

Do you still have no idea what a key block is?