Banner Finance/HR Training

To sign up for a class, email Brian deZeeuw at:
btdezeeuw@uaa.alaska.edu with your (FULL)name, department, phone number, email address, position and which class(es) you're signing up for.

Please also print and fill out the three permission forms to the right (in bold) and bring them to class with you (EVEN if you have previously turned in these forms!)  These permission forms are REQUIRED for Banner/TOAD access.

Current Class schedule

Banner Navigation

In this session you'll learn how to log on and off, about menus and forms, how to get around within and between forms, and about commonly used functions. Most of this session is hands-on. Navigation training is meant to prepare users for additional area-specific training in Banner (see below).

This class (or the Banner Navigation class from the student trainer) is required before you can sign up for the Finance Querying, Requisition 1 and 2, and HR Querying. (If the Banner Navigation session listed here does not fit your schedule, you may be able to attend a Banner Navigation session offered by the Banner Student Information trainer.)

Please see Charese's Schedule.

Banner Finance Querying

This session gives an overview of the University's Finance system. You'll learn how to query financial activity, track transactions, check your budget availability and reconcile your budget to Banner. (Prerequisite: Banner Navigation or experience using Banner.) Also has information on how to get monthly finance and HR reports from the Financial Systems website/Vista Plus

Banner Purchasing, Part 1

Shows how to enter purchase requisitions on Banner, includes an overview of the purchasing process. Includes step-by-step entry of a requisition. (Prerequisite: Banner Navigation or experience using Banner. To be taken in conjunction with Requisition 2.)

Banner Purchasing, Part 2

Shows how to enter Receiving, BPO Call Numbers and Limited Purchase Orders on Banner; continuation of the purchasing overview. Includes step-by-step entry of each document. (Prerequisite: Banner Navigation or experience using Banner; & Requisition 1.)

Banner HR Querying

Covers payroll, personnel and budget query forms, demonstrates how to retrieve various types of HR data. Taught in conjunction with Ryan Belnap of the Human Resources office. (Prerequisite: Banner Navigation or experience using Banner).

DSD Webqueries (Qmenu/Qadhoc) & Vista Plus

This training demonstrates a user-friendly web site developed by statewide to access "Banner" data (RPTS data). The workshop looks at Finance, Human Resources and Student data, and is both presentation and hands-on. The web site will allow users to look up Class Lists (Student data), Encumbrance Lists (Finance data), Leave Accrual information (Human Resources data), produce address labels and lots more. (Please note: it is not possible to access grades, GPA or Financial Aid information via this website.) Training is targeted at both faculty and staff. (Prerequisites: none, although it is helpful if you've used a Web browser like Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.)

This class also covers Vista Plus, which is a client server application for distributing, viewing and managing reports online. It allows the University to automatically capture reports as they are generated and store them in a central reports warehouse. Currently Vista Plus houses Human Resources and Finance reports only

TOAD

This class covers how to use TOAD to run and create reports from Banner data. We cover all aspects of how to execute built-in reports, format and print reports, and export them to Microsoft Excel. We also cover how to build your own reports (which is what makes this tool so much more powerful than Qmenu / Vista Plus). Training is targeted at both faculty and staff. (Prerequisites: Basic Banner knowledge)

Please also note this tool can also be quite complex. Some knowledge of SQL (Structured Query Language) is helpful, though certainly not required.

If you have any questions concerning these classes, or are looking for some training that is not listed, please call:

Brian deZeeuw
786-4686
Fax  786-4682