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Pennsylvania Banner Users Group 2008 Fall Conference. Messiah College & Imaging The saga continues . . . General Announcements:. Please turn off all cell phones/pagers If you must leave the session early, please do so as discreetly as possible
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Pennsylvania Banner Users Group 2008 Fall Conference Messiah College & Imaging The saga continues . . .
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 ….. Thank you for your cooperation
Introduction • Our History • General overview with a few tech tidbits thrown in • Tips, tricks and a few “bloopers” • Questions
Our History • Went live with imaging system 1998 • OTG 4.3 • SQL Database • 1 application • Banner client since 2005 • Oracle 10g • All 5 modules • Windows/Novell Network site
How did it happen? • Go – Live • SQL + Oracle = “Oh my” • Consultant?? • Training – In about an hour • (scanning, indexing, retrieval)
What does it look like? • 2 data sources • 38 applications • 35 in Oracle • 18 Baseline Applications
What does it look like? • Components & Versions • BDMS 7.2 • License Server 5.4 • Application Xtender 5.2 & 5.4 (Document Manager) • Scan Xtender 5.2 & 5.4 (Image Capture) • Reports Manager 5.4 • Disk Xtender 2000 • DX License Server 6.2 • Web Xtender 5.4 • XS Admin 5.4
What does it look like? • Storage – Extended drive on the SAN • 200GB SCSI drive currently ¾ full • Server and SAN are connected via a 1 GB Ethernet network using the iSCSI protocol
What does it look like? SQL DB Banner Oracle DB Application Generator Disk Xtender XSAdmin License Server SCSI WebX Reports Manager User Workstation (AX, SX, App Gen)
XSAdmin – The Motor • 2 data sources • 38 applications • 35 in Oracle • 18 Baseline Applications
Database – The Fuel • AE_APPS – Main table • AE_PATHS – Storage mapping • AE_DEFS – field definitions for each application • AE_DT### - Index data • AE_DL### - Page pointers • AE_RF### - Key reference file data • UL#_# - User defined lists
Database – The Fuel AE_CFG – System configuration AE_LOGIN – Usernames & passwords AE_PERMS – User permissions H#_# - Document level security
Show me Banner • Imaging Access Points • Banner Xtender Solutions – Will pull document or query based on rules defined in EXABCXT • BXS Add Document – Will populate indexes based upon the record you are viewing • Tools Menu – Banner XtenderSolutions
Show me Banner • So how do the two systems “talk”? • Query Strings • http://scooter.messiah.edu/WX/isubmitquery.aspx?DSN=BANR&AppName=B-H-ID&SavedQuery=B-G-ID%2C%20B-H-APPL%2C%20B-H-EMPL%20%26%20B-H-ID&QueryType=1&UpdateAvlFieldsOnly=true&ID=00433351&Credentials=28:DC8B09C43D11F543495D3F34463A60A580E866756DA24C731A5663978E78484B43BE6EC8372A826DC8BDAF6B9EA2BA1E095D75E2A7B57692EF49BEE971AEE03E6154EB7D9038A5E79A273811CAADF31980B2B5D326573B74Info Item 3
Show me Banner So how do the two systems “talk”? Query Strings http://scooter.messiah.edu/WX/isubmitquery.aspx?DSN=BANR&AppName=B-H-ID&SavedQuery=B-G-ID%2C%20B-H-APPL%2C%20B-H-EMPL%20%26%20B-H-ID&QueryType=1&UpdateAvlFieldsOnly=true&ID=00433351&Credentials=28:DC8B09C43D11F543495D3F34463A60A580E866756DA24C731A5663978E78484B43BE6EC8372A826DC8BDAF6B9EA2BA1E095D75E2A7B57692EF49BEE971AEE03E6154EB7D9038A5E79A273811CAADF31980B2B5D326573B74Info Item 3
Show me Banner So how do the two systems “talk”? Query Strings http://scooter.messiah.edu/WX/isubmitquery.aspx?DSN=BANR&AppName=B-H-ID&SavedQuery=B-G-ID%2C%20B-H-APPL%2C%20B-H-EMPL%20%26%20B-H-ID&QueryType=1&UpdateAvlFieldsOnly=true&ID=00433351&Credentials=28:DC8B09C43D11F543495D3F34463A60A580E866756DA24C731A5663978E78484B43BE6EC8372A826DC8BDAF6B9EA2BA1E095D75E2A7B57692EF49BEE971AEE03E6154EB7D9038A5E79A273811CAADF31980B2B5D326573B74Info Item 3
Show me Banner So how do the two systems “talk”? Query Strings http://scooter.messiah.edu/WX/isubmitquery.aspx?DSN=BANR&AppName=B-H-ID&SavedQuery=B-G-ID%2C%20B-H-APPL%2C%20B-H-EMPL%20%26%20B-H-ID&QueryType=1&UpdateAvlFieldsOnly=true&ID=00433351&Credentials=28:DC8B09C43D11F543495D3F34463A60A580E866756DA24C731A5663978E78484B43BE6EC8372A826DC8BDAF6B9EA2BA1E095D75E2A7B57692EF49BEE971AEE03E6154EB7D9038A5E79A273811CAADF31980B2B5D326573B74Info Item 3 SavedQuery=B-G-ID, B-H-APPL, B-H-EMPL & B-H-ID
Show me Banner So how do the two systems “talk”? Query Strings http://scooter.messiah.edu/WX/isubmitquery.aspx?DSN=BANR&AppName=B-H-ID&SavedQuery=B-G-ID%2C%20B-H-APPL%2C%20B-H-EMPL%20%26%20B-H-ID&QueryType=1&UpdateAvlFieldsOnly=true&ID=00433351&Credentials=28:DC8B09C43D11F543495D3F34463A60A580E866756DA24C731A5663978E78484B43BE6EC8372A826DC8BDAF6B9EA2BA1E095D75E2A7B57692EF49BEE971AEE03E6154EB7D9038A5E79A273811CAADF31980B2B5D326573B74Info Item 3
Show me Banner So how do the two systems “talk”? Query Strings http://scooter.messiah.edu/WX/isubmitquery.aspx?DSN=BANR&AppName=B-H-ID&SavedQuery=B-G-ID%2C%20B-H-APPL%2C%20B-H-EMPL%20%26%20B-H-ID&QueryType=1&UpdateAvlFieldsOnly=true&ID=00433351&Credentials=28:DC8B09C43D11F543495D3F34463A60A580E866756DA24C731A5663978E78484B43BE6EC8372A826DC8BDAF6B9EA2BA1E095D75E2A7B57692EF49BEE971AEE03E6154EB7D9038A5E79A273811CAADF31980B2B5D326573B74Info Item 3
Tips, Tricks, and “Bloopers” • Tip – When in doubt iisreset
Tips • Run re-baseline scripts • Don’t update Adobe • Have all the documentation at your finger tips • Have servers at your disposal • Don’t be afraid • Plan, Plan, Make the users think
Tricks • It works
Tricks • Changes to the baseline applications can be made • A / 1024 = X, X / 1024 = Y, X - (1024 * Y) = Z • EXRBCXT – Context Rules Report
Bloopers • Software Requirements • Windows, Adobe, Java • Hardware Requirements • Test Environment
Open to the Floor • Questions • Comments Dorie Minich dminich@messiah.edu