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Introduction to the Self-Service Engine

Introduction to the Self-Service Engine. Richard Oberlin NOCCCD Session B4 (Part 2). Self-Service Engine. Self-Service Engine (SSEN) Create self-service pages using only Banner INB … sort of. Process Rules Engine (PRGN) Process data … in almost any way you want.

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Introduction to the Self-Service Engine

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  1. Introduction to the Self-Service Engine Richard Oberlin NOCCCD Session B4 (Part 2)

  2. Self-Service Engine Self-Service Engine (SSEN) Create self-service pages using only Banner INB … sort of. Process Rules Engine (PRGN) Process data … in almost any way you want.

  3. CALB 8.3 – Term Selection (SC_FAC_SELTERM)

  4. CALB 8.3 - Drop Roster Status (SC_FAC_DROP_ROS)

  5. Local mod – Self-Service Admissions for Health Science

  6. CALB 8.3 Release Self-Service Engine (version 8.0.2) and Process Rules Engine (version 8.0.0) are required. Faculty Drop Roster (phase I) developed / delivered using Self-Service Engine and Process Rules Engine. Term Selection (SC_FAC_SELTERM) Drop Roster Status (SC_FAC_DROP_ROS)

  7. CALB 8.3.1 Release Release Friday, September 24, 2010. Faculty Drop Roster (phase II) Changes Drop Roster Status page so that text is WebTailor Info Text – instead of text entered on the Self-Service Engine’s GSAKPAG form. New pages don’t use Self-Service Engine. Drop Roster Maintenance Drop Roster Maintenance Confirmation

  8. Programming Tools Like the Report Engine (MIS Reports), build programs using Banner INB. Developed by European Solutions Centre, to develop and deliver solutions to customers. Customers can configure or modify delivered solutions. Customers can develop their own pages/processes.

  9. Headed for Baseline Self-Service Engine is currently going through Community Source Initiative review for inclusion in baseline Banner. 05 – Submission in Code Review (same status as GWU-PIDM Merge).

  10. Process Rules Engine Baseline release for 12/31/2010 (MDUU) Banner General – Mass Data Update Utility. A business tool that institutions can use to develop batch updating processes to Banner data. Use external sources of data (XML files, CSV files, remove databases) Use internal (Banner) sources of data (tables, views, result of PLSQL functions/APIs)

  11. MDUU continued Continuing the description from the product calendar Create/maintain data in external locations (XML files, TXT files, remote databases) Create/maintain data in Banner tables Generate new data-storage in a designated area of a Banner database.

  12. Self-Service Engine Data driven – let engine build the code Integrates with many products – WebTailor, Luminis, … SQL, PLSQL, JavaScript, CSS, HTML Exception handling No data loss on errors when processing Import / Export pages Compatible with WebTailor 8.3 cascade

  13. SSEN Components Developer interface – 3 forms to create and maintain pages and page sets. GKASPAG – Maintain Self-Service Pages form. GKASAPP – Maintain Self-Service Application and Page Sets GKASTRA – SSEN Translation Maintenance form.

  14. SSEN Components Rendering engine Pre-compile pages, display pages and page sets and process input. (PL/SQL package BWKKSPGR)

  15. SSEN Resources Self-Service Engine Handbook Brief – 36 pages. But GKASPAG “Objects in a Page Structure” (9 pages) does list all the Properties and the Values that are available.

  16. SSEN Resources Commons Wiki – recorded webinars and training sessions. Self-Service Engine non-technical overview (23 min – May 2009) Self-Service Page Builder Demo (39 min – for CSI committee – Nov 2009) Self-Service Engine 7.x Training sessions (8 ½ hours – Sep 2008) http://www.edu1world.org/CommonsBanner/wiki/document/948

  17. PRGN Resources Process Rules Engine Handbook Similar to SSEN Handbook – 142 pages (28 forms) Commons Wiki – recorded webinar Process Rules Engine non-technical overview (33 min) http://www.edu1world.org/CommonsUS3CBG/wiki/document/1030

  18. Demonstration Build an Optional Fees page (Registration Additional Fees) Display current fees (already purchased) Allow purchase of additional Optional Fees

  19. SFAEFEE – Banner INB Additional Fees form

  20. SFAEFEE – List of codes available to add

  21. SFAAFEE – Control form list fees for the term

  22. Self-Service Engine menu is under the General menu

  23. Will use GKASPAG to build our self-service page

  24. We will only use this page (but usually need PRGN forms)

  25. Enter a Page Name and tab to next field

  26. Now enter a description and page down

  27. Again click on Yes to create the page

  28. Ready to add objects – available objects listed on left

  29. But first Save and Compile and see what we have so far

  30. As usual, we must add the page is WebTailor

  31. All SSEN pages use the package bwkkspgr

  32. CALB page SC_FAC_DROP_ROS

  33. Local version as we have given it the Faculty role

  34. Create new entry for our OPT_FEES page

  35. Give it the Student role

  36. OPT_FEES has now been added

  37. Now need to add it to a menu

  38. Scroll down to the Main Menu

  39. We will add it to the Main Menu

  40. This is the top of the Main Menu page – Scroll down

  41. Click on Add a New Menu Item

  42. Enter the necessary info

  43. OPT_FEES has been added as Purchase Optional Fees

  44. Signed on as a student – we can now select our page

  45. And this is the page – a lot for not much work at this point

  46. Back to GKASPAG – drop down lists available pages

  47. Only change version – don’t need to enter Header Text

  48. Now add a Section to hold page objects

  49. Enter ID (name), desc, and sequence – then save

  50. No properties to set for a Section

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