banner 6.x enhancements banner gets a new look with version 6!
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Banner 6.X Enhancements
Banner Gets a New Look With version 6!
New in Version 6
What didn’t change New Startup Menu New Personal Menu (My Banner) New Toolbar Buttons New Site Map Help
– Grants Online Help– Bookshelf Online
HR Enhancements
What Didn’t Change
No Change to Log-On– Same Link– Same User Name– Same Password
Same old PCard form Processing activity in the system Management Reporting
New Startup Menu
One window pane instead of two
The GO field has replaced the Direct Access Box
Personal Menu has been renamed ‘My Banner’
The addition of menu expanded and collapse buttons (small plus “+” and “-” in front of the menu items.
The addition of a scrolling menu selector (Horizontal Bar above the menu)
A site map has been added
Site Map Added
Site Map
Lists Banner forms, sorted by business systems
Double-click on any form name to load it
Accessed via the Icon on the toolbar
New Personal Menu (My Banner)
My Banner is simply a new name for a Personal Menu
Can be set up as a shortcut to the forms and processes that you frequently use
Enter GUAPMNU in the GO: Field and press enter
Online demo to create a menu
Buttons Have been Redesigned
Most of the new buttons are in the same position on the toolbar with the same functionality as in Banner 5 but they appear different. Workflow Continue has been removed and several have been regrouped.
Banner 5 Toolbar
Banner 6 Toolbar
Exit
Buttons – Icons – Other Image Variances Between the Two Versions
Buttons – Icons – Other Image Variances Between the Two Versions (cont’d)
Help (While not new – still worth reviewing)
Grants Online Help
SCT Banner Bookshelf– Provides access to user manuals, release
guides, and other available system documentation directly from your computer
– Can be accessed from the Menu bar or Toolbar or the USNH Gateway
Online Help for Grants
When on most grant related forms, under Help, select Online Help
Online Help (cont.)
When this box appears – select the Open button
Online Help (cont.)
You should now see the Online Help window.
Much of the documentation found in these windows is, unfortunately, only available through this vehicle.
Banner Bookshelf
The Bookshelf is available from three places:
The Bookshelf Icon
The Menu
Item on the USNH Gateway
HR Enhancement
Commonly used forms have been tested Work Flow has been successfully tested Processes have been successfully tested PAYROLL!!! Has been successfully tested (MANY
MANY TIMES) All custom modifications have been successfully tested WISE will offer the same functionality as the current
version