Banner
Get Started: Banner Basics
Training Documentation
06/17/08
www.banner.ipfw.edu
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A. Logging In
1. Login to myIPFW at https://my.ipfw.edu with your network username and
password.
2. Click on the Employee tab or the Faculty/Advisor Tab.
3. Locate the Banner PROD channel and click the “Login to Banner PROD link”
4. A new Oracle window will launch and the system will automatically log you into
Banner PROD. Whenever you change your network password, the system will
update your Banner password to match your network password,
5. The Banner Main Menu screen appears.
NOTE: You need to leave the PROD Internet Native Banner Forms Services
browser window open. This window is needed to run Banner.
Alternate: Go to www.ipfw.edu/sis and follow the links to login to Banner PROD.
You will need to manually login to Banner PROD with your username and
password. (Leave the database field blank.)
B. Navigating from Main Menu to Forms
There are three ways to move into Banner forms from the Main Menu:
1. Point and Click. Select a menu under Banner by clicking on it; then click on any
sub-menu. Choose a form by clicking on it.
2. Go To box. If you know the name of the form you desire (eg. SPAIDEN), just type
the name in the Go To: box--where your cursor is blinking—and hit .
3. My Banner. Build a personal menu of your most commonly used Banner forms.
Choose a form by clicking on it.
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C. Navigating the Forms
1. Know the basic parts.
Title Bar
Menu
Bar
Horizontal Toolbar
Key Block
Tabs
Other
Blocks
Auto Hint
Line
2. Use the Horizontal Toolbar icons to complete various functions. The most
common are Next Block, Save, Rollback, Execute Query, and Exit.
Insert Remove Previous Next Online
Print Help
Record Record Block Block Exit
Save Rollback Select Previous Next Enter Execute Cancel Broadcast Fine-Grained
Record Record Query Query Query Message Access Control
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3. Use Next Block to move down from the Key Block and see data. Click on the
Next Block icon (or use ). This populates the form.
4. Save your work! It is not done automatically! Click on the Save icon (or use F10) to
save changes. If you try to exit a form without saving data you have entered, a
dialog box will pop up prompting you:
5. Use Rollback to clear all except key block information and to return to the first
enterable field on the form.
6. Check the Auto Hint Line (bottom left) for clues if you ever get “hung up” on
a form that won’t respond to your commands. It provides error messages or
instructions on how to proceed. An example:
7. Exit to clear the current form and move to the next form. Click the Exit icon (or
). Then type in the next form name in the Go To: box, or
choose it from the menu. If you forget to exit after using several
forms, you will need to “back out” by clicking Exit more than once.
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D. Searching for a Person
Note: The search feature can be used on any form that has an ID/name field in the Key
Block. Several search options exist; two are provided below for simplicity.
(Note: These methods are not case sensitive; you do not need to capitalize the first letter
of a name.)
1. SPAIDEN Search. Name Field Search: In the SPAIDEN key block, tab one
position to the right of the ID field and enter the name (or a portion of the name
with the wildcard %). For example, type in “Br%” and hit Enter. This will return
the names of individuals whose current last name or previous last name begins
with “Br.” Click on the drop down arrow to see a listing of names. Click once on
an individual’s name to select.
ID Field Search: In the SPAIDEN key block ID field, enter the 9 digit Student ID
number and hit Enter. This will return data related to that individual.
2. GUIALTI Query.
Name Field Search: In the SPAIDEN key block, click on the Search Arrow icon
next to the ID field. Click on Alternate ID Search, which takes you to the
GUIALTI form. Tab to the Last Name column and enter the name (or a portion
of the name with the wildcard %). For example, type in “B%” and click on the
Execute Query icon (or hit F8). This will return the names of individuals whose
last name begins with “B.” Click twice on an individual’s ID number to select.
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ID Field Search: In the SPAIDEN key block, click on the Search Arrow icon
next to the ID field. Click on Alternate ID Search, which takes you to the
GUIALTI form. In the SSN/SIN/TIN field, enter the social security number and
click Execute Query (or hit F8). This will return data related to that individual.
Click twice on an individual’s ID number to select.
Important! Don’t forget the % Wildcard!
Looking for student data and don’t have the complete ID number or spelling of a name?
Use the percent sign (%). It stands for any number of unknown characters.
E. Exiting Banner
1. There are several ways to Exit Banner. Either (a) Click the Exit icon, (b) Use the
key function, (c) Click on the Close at the upper right, or (d) Click
the File menu at the upper left and select Exit.
2. An Exit dialog box will appear. Click “Yes” to exit.
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