SUMMARY
The Banner Finance System is an online product which can function as a stand-alone system or integrate with the Banner Human Resources System, the Banner Financial Aid System, and the Banner Advancement System.
Note: Beginning December 24, 2023, Banner will no longer be Davidson's financial, people and payroll system. Banner HR and Finance modules will be replaced by Oracle Cloud. There will be no change to Banner Student at this time.
The Banner Finance System is a complete financial information and management system. It delivers the strategic financial data that executives and business officers need to make the right fiscal decisions. It meets GAAP requirements and addresses the latest FASB and GASB positions on depreciation accounting and financial reporting.
The system distributes purchasing functions to the Purchasing Department and accounts payable and check processing functions to the Accounts Payable Department. Each module is designed for the department it is to serve. Ellucian delivers full batch and online reporting.
The Banner Finance system includes the following major features:
- Comprehensive Reporting — Numerous standard hard copy reports and online inquiry pages.
- Menu and Help Pages — Menu and help pages are available to assist with online documentation, and menus are available to assist infrequent users. Frequent users can navigate throughout the system in Direct Access which allows navigation to any page by simply typing in the page name.
- Online Data Entry — When you enter data in a field, the system checks it for accuracy (that is, the system subjects the data to the appropriate validation test) before the cursor continues to the next field for update. If the system finds an error, an appropriate error message displays and no database update occurs. After you correct the error, the cursor moves to the next field.
- Validation Pages — Validation pages exist to standardize the contents of certain fields and control data input. This feature gives your installation the flexibility to enter values that meet your specific requirements. You do not need to make any coding changes.
- Maintenance Pages — Maintenance pages allow you to enter data with ease and assurance. Use these pages to maintain entity data and related information for specific purposes.
- Complete Audit Trail — The system provides for tracking data from point of entry through archiving.
- Processing Rules — You can format the processing rules for your system. This feature requires some coding.
- User-defined Security — The online security system ensures that only authorized users can view and update certain (user-specified) data. The security feature accommodates both centralized and decentralized operations.
Access Links:
Banner Admin Forms: banner.davidson.edu
Banner Self-Service: bannerweb.davidson.edu
AVAILABILITY
✓ Finance and Accounts Payable staff
DESIGNED FOR
✓ General Ledger
✓ General accounting transactions
✓ Research Accounting
✓ Finance Operations, Adding Vendors, Customers
✓ Purchase Order Processing
✓ Procurement Card (PCard)
✓ Invoice Processing
✓ Budget Development
✓ Fixed Assets
✓ Cost Accounting
SUPPORT
→ For technical help with Banner Admin forms or Banner Self-Service, refer to the Knowledge Base links below or contact ti@davidson.edu.
DATA SECURITY
Data in Banner may be classified as 1-Confidential and 2-Official Use Only and is subject to usage outlined in the Administrative Data Security Policy.
RATES
Banner access is provided for Davidson College departments and users with no additional fee.
LEARN MORE
How to Access the Training Videos on the Ellucian Website
Signing Into Banner Self-Service (BannerWeb)