VistaBanner 7 Overview

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Vista/Banner 7 Overview

• Jill Hyche, Board of Regents

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GeorgiaVIEW Project - Goals

• To provide an integrated academic enterprise
  solution (Vista) to the institutions of the
  University System of Georgia that supports a
  learning framework adaptable to the needs of
  institutions students, faculty, and staff.
• 33 Institutions Implemented in Vista by end of
  Fall 06 Semester Decommission of System CE
  Server

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Integrated Learning Environment
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Vista 3.x Architecture

• 2 Production Sites
• d.view 13 institutions
• u.view 19 institutions
• 1 institution self-hosted
• 1 Testing and Training Environments (environments
  moved to DB300-Athens, Administration of Training
  environment and endeavors reside at Georgia
  Southern University)

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Top 10 Schools by Active User Count (unofficial
stats 2 weeks into Fall 2006 semester)
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Top 10 Schools by Active Section Count
(unofficial stats 2 weeks into Fall 2006 semester)

• Georgia Southern University 758
• Georgia State University 543
• Kennesaw State University 398
• Georgia Perimeter College 365
• University of West Georgia 335
• Columbus State University 166
• Clayton State University 165
• Georgia Southwestern State University 161
• Armstrong Atlantic State University 135
• Macon State College 110

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Top 10 Schools by Number of Actions (unofficial
stats 2 weeks into Fall 2006 semester)

• Georgia Southern University 852,904
• USG Collaborative Programs (eCore,
  WebMBA,etc) 603,240
• University of West Georgia 508,029
• Georgia Perimeter College 393,214
• Georgia State University 331,572
• Georgia Southwestern State University 303,012
• Armstrong Atlantic State University 286,352
• Kennesaw State University 201,362
• Clayton State University 117,597
• Columbus State University 112,508

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Banner Integration - Current
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Banner Integration - Current
Pre-Registration Registration Drop/Add
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Banner Integration - Current

• ICGORLDI (version 6.1.3, located in Banner
  Intcomp 6.1.3) All institutions are using
  ICGORLDI as of Fall 2006. Institutions are in the
  process of currently migrating to Banner 7.
• ICGORLDI generates the person data (faculty and
  students), group data (learning contexts),
  section data and membership data.
• Data loaded into Testing/Development Environment
  to test changes.

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Banner Integration 7.1

• ICGORLDI (version 7.1, located in Banner Intcomp
  7.1)
• Encourage institutions to run ICGORLDI in test
  prior to production
• Coordinate testing efforts with your Vista Admin
• http//alt.usg.edu/gaview/support/WebCTVistaInstAd
  mins.pdf

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Location and Documentation

• The Integration Components processes and
  accompanying documentation are available on
  ftp.usg.edu in the following directory
  banner/prod/intcomp/7/71
• The LDI Implementation Guide 3x is available at
  SunGardHE SCT (https//connect.sungardsct.com/udc_
  support/).
• PREREQUISITES
• The prerequisites for Integration Components 7.1
  are
• - General 7.2
• - Student 7.2
• - Integration Components 7.1

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7.1 Features

• GORRSQL
• Integration Partner

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GORRSQL

• GORRSQL is a new form
• Replaces GTVSDAX rules

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GORRSQL
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GORRSQL

• Inactivate rules that you do not have at your
  institution. Examples are
• ALUMNI
• ALUMNUS
• DEVELOPMENTOFFICER
• EMPLOYEE
• FINANCE
• FRIENDS

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GORRSQL
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GORRSQL

• Create rules to extract records (ie Staff)
• Defect currently but fixed in Intcomp 7.3

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Integration Partner

• Replace Instructional Method
• Same functionality
• GTVINTP Integration Partner Validation form
• 2 schools currently using Instructional Method

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ICGORLDI Parameters

• 01 Application Code Population selection for
  faculty and students
• 02 Selection ID
• 03 Creator ID
• 04 User ID
• 05 Term term to be extracted - Sync Partner
  Systems must be checked in SOATERM
• 06 Extract Colleges Y All college data
  (Recommended),
• N - No college data
• 07 Extract Departments Y All department data
  (Recommended), N - No department data
• 08 Extract Courses A Active (Recommended), Y
  - All, N - No, S - Specific, L - Limited
• 09 Extract Sections Y All (Recommended), N -
  No, S - Specific, L - Limited
• 10 Extract Cross List Y All, N - No, S -
  Specific, L Limited (No recommendation -
  Institutional decision )

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ICGORLDI Parameters

• 11 Extract Persons with Logon ID only Y Yes
  (Recommended),
• N No may include irrelevant records in the
  extract
• 12 Extract Persons All (specific roles defined
  in GORRSQL)
• 13 Extract Faculty Assignments Y All
  (Recommended),
• N - No, S - Specific, L Limit
• 14 Extract Faculty Departments N - No
  (Recommended), Y Yes (Do not extract because it
  produces errors in Vista. The data is not used in
  Vista.)
• 15 Extract Student Enrollments Y All
  (Recommended),
• N - No, S - Specific, L Limit
• 16 Partner Code Valid cross-referenced GORINTG
  code(s)
• 17 Extract Deletable Enrollments No Use this
  prior to term, Yes - Use this after term begins
  to determine drops and withdrawals. This will
  select enrollment error flags set to D and Count
  in Enrollment Indicator, Withdrawal Indicator,
  and Wait List Indicator set to N.

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Future Release

• Not scheduled to change in Banner future
  releases
• Deletable Enrollments
• Crosslisting
• Do not use SSASECT 7.3.1, skip to SSASECT 7.3.2.
  Updates of Partner code feature is broke in 7.3.1
  
• Defects are 1-STQRZ 1-VE415

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Future Release continued

• GTVSDAX rules will be migrated and removed in
  General 7.3
• GORICCR rules form for e-Learning
• Synchronize Partner Systems will change in 7.3
• STVRSTS codes will be copied to new form GORICCR.

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Questions and Answers
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Contact Information

• Jill Hyche jill.hyche_at_usg.edu