What's New in Banner Finance 8.6 and Finance Self Service 8.5

Presented by: Richard “Rick” Gerry, Finance Consultant

Session Goal

The goal of this session is to provide you with knowledge and information regarding:

• Recap of Functionality since Banner Finance 8.0

• Functional Enhancement for Banner Finance 8.6 and Finance Self-Service 8.5

Agenda

Review Finance Enhancements in 8x Releases

Review new Functionality in Banner Finance 8.6& Banner Finance Self-Service 8.5

Commons’ California CC Banner Group

Community Source Initiative

Question and Answers

Review Enhancements in 8x Releases

General Finance

Research Management

Review Enhancements in 8x Releases

General Finance and Self-Service• Creation of General Encumbrance APIs (8.0)• Vendor Hold Enhancements (8.4)• International ACH Transactions (IAT) (8.4)• Payroll Expense Query in Self Service (8.4)• Multiple Fund Balance Enhancement (8.4)• Transaction Details Inquiry Form (FGITRND)

Enhancement (8.4)

Review Enhancements in 8x Releases

General Finance and Self-Service (Continued)

• Invoice/Credit Memo List Form Enhancement (FAIINVL) (8.4)

• Check Selection Enhancement (FABCHKS) (8.5)

• Salary Planner Enhancement (Impacts Finance Self-Service) (FBPBDEF) (8.5)

• In Process Documents for Requisitions and Purchase Orders in Self Service (8.5)

Review Enhancements in 8x Releases

Research Management:• Changes in Grant Billing (8.0)• Multiple-Year Encumbering for Grants

(8.0)• Research Accounting Budget

Enhancement (8.0)• Effort Certification (8.1)• New Federal Report Format FRRFFRR

(8.2)• Effort Certification Enhancements (8.3)• Retaining Deferred Grant Calculations

(8.4)

Review Enhancements in 8x Releases

Summary :Are you leveraging these capabilities that are available in baseline Banner?Assistance is available

• SunGard Higher Education Health Check Program

New Enhancement

Banner Finance 8.5 & Self-Service 8.6

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Both releases deal with the Available Balance Drill• Banner Finance 8.5

• The Available Balance Drill enhancement originated with the Community Source Initiative and was contributed by Virginia Tech. This enhancement addresses RPE 1-2G7XDH.

• Banner Finance Self-Service 8.6• The Available Balance Drill enhancement

originated with the Community Source Initiative and was contributed by McGill University. This enhancement addresses RPE 1-17GOF7 and ties with Finance 8.5.

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Banner Finance 8.5 The Available Balance Drill enhancement adds capability to drill down from Budget Availability Status Form (FGIBAVL) to a new form listing the unposted documents from the Available Balance tables. The new form Transaction in Process Status (FGITINP) can also be accessed directly or from the menu.

Banner Finance Self – Service 8.6The Available Balance Drill enhancement adds capability to drill down from Budget Queries to a new report Status of Transactions in Process to view a listing of the pending documents from the Available Balance Tables.

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

What types of Pending Documents from Back Out Table (FGRBAKO)

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Available Balance Drill in Action

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

The Math for Budget Pool 7205• Per FGIBDST

• Account 7205 Available Budget $ 20,000 • Account 7215 Available Budget $-18,840• Total Available Budget $ 1,160

• Per FGIBVAL• Pool 7205 Available Budget $ -8,005

• Difference Between FGIBDST & FGIBAVL $-9,165

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Finance Self-Service Budget Quick Query of the Same FOAP from FGIBDST – Pending

Documents

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Finance Self-Service Budget Quick Query For Account 7125 (Part of Budget Pool 7205) of the

Same FOP from FGIBDST – Pending Documents

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Finance Self-Service Budget Quick Query For Account 7320 of the Same FOP from FGIBDST -

No Pending Document

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Finance Self-Service Budget by Account using Account Type 71 of the Same FOP from FGIBDST –

Pending Documents

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Finance Self-Service Budget by Org Hierarchy using Account Type 71 of the Same FOP from FGIBDST –

Pending Documents

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Finance Self-Service Budget by Org Hierarchy using Account Type 71 of the Same FOP from FGIBDST –

Pending Documents

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Banner Finance 8.6 & Self-Service 8.5

Banner 8.6 • Six RPE Resolution

• RPE 1-41D72Z: Suppress printing zero dollar lines on the Budget Status Current Period Report (FGRBDSC)

• Fifty-Two Defect Resolution

Self-Service 8.5• Ten Defect Resolution

California CC Banner Group

Community Source Initiative

Community Source Initiative

Questions and Answers