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Banner XE Pre-Planning Grace La Torra Alex Garcia NMSU ICT Project Management Office. Agenda. Banner XE Research NMSU Planning Process Pre-Implementation Projects Required Banner Upgrades Database Extension Utility (DBEU) Banner Workflow Banner CAS Next Steps. Banner XE Research.
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Banner XE Pre-PlanningGrace La TorraAlex GarciaNMSU ICT Project Management Office
Agenda Banner XE Research NMSU Planning Process Pre-Implementation Projects Required Banner Upgrades Database Extension Utility (DBEU) Banner Workflow Banner CAS Next Steps
Banner XE Research Ellucian Conference Presentations from Ellucian Talking to other schools Resources Ellucian Commons Banner Road Maps
NMSU Planning Process Planning strategy Picked a module for implementation based on best probability – Banner Student in production by Spring 2015 Work backwards to implementation start date – Project start date June 2014 Research pre-implementation tasks/projects Formalize pre-implementation projects and work around existing priorities
NMSU Planning Process 4 critical pre-implementation projects identified Required Banner Upgrades - Done Database Extension Utility (DBEU) – In Progress Banner CAS Implementation – In Planning Banner Workflow Upgrade – In Progress
Database Extension Utility (DBEU) Adds extra columns to all the Banner tables Surrogate id Versions User id Data origin Activity Date VPDI code In the process of installing in a test environment Objectives Install the utility in preparation for Banner XE Apply workaround to prevent complete refresh of ODS tables Identify possible impacts to ODS and existing code
Banner CAS Implementation CAS stands for Common Authentication Service Required to switch between XE and traditional Banner INB forms Self-Serve at NMSU already CASsified Objectives Enable Banner INB CAS Possibly move the current CAS server (cloud) to campus – possible load issues? Integration of Banner INB with campus portal
Banner Workflow Currently on version 8.0.5 Better features in the newer version Objectives Enable CAS for workflow Upgrade to version 8.1.x Integration of Workflow with campus portal
Next Steps Prepare and acquire NMSU budget Planning Hardware, software specifications Implementation strategy Training strategy Assembling Teams Start regular meetings with ICT Managers Start regular meetings with clients