Process Report Printing in Banner 9

Description 

This article provides step-by-step instructions on how to run, view, and save reports using Banner 9’s Process Submission and Output Review tools. It includes detailed guidance on submitting a process, locating output files, and saving them for local viewing.

Details

Before following the steps in this guide, ensure the following:
  • You know the name or code of the process you want to run (e.g., job submission name).
  • Your user account has appropriate permissions to access your selected process.
  • You are aware of the parameters required for the process you’re running.
Log In
  1. Open the Banner 9 BPROD TESTING Links Page
  2. Locate Admin Pages and select the Banner Application Navigator - Pages link.
  3. Type your Username and Password and click Sign in (burnt-orange button)
Locate & Prepare report for output
  1. Search for your desired Process Page in the Search bar and select it from the resulting drop-down menu.
    • Note: You will be directed to the process submission control page  (GJAPCTL), where the Process field will be populated with your selected process, and the Parameter field will be blank. Click Go (white button with blue outline and text on the right).
  2. On the next page, update the following blocks:
    • PRINTER CONTROL
      • Set Printer field: DATABASE
    • PARAMETER VALUES
      • Input desired parameters
    • SUBMISSION 
      • IMPORTANT: Even though the Submit radio button appears checked, you will need to put the cursor over the button and select it again to make sure the SUBMISSION block is activated; otherwise, the report will not save.
  3. Click SAVE
Prepare Report for Printing
  1. Note: GREEN box will appear in the top right navigation, indicating the saved file names.
    • Click the BLUE BELL icon in the top right navigation to hide the notification once the report is saved.
  2. Select the RELATED link in the right side header navigation (just left of the TOOLS gear)
  3. On the resulting drop-down menu, click Review Output (GJIREVO). This will open the Saved Output Review GJIREVO screen
    • Note: Initially, this screen may show an error message in the top right navigation stating ERROR there is no saved output for the process Name/Number in the database This indicates the process is still running. Click on the BLUE BELL icon in the top right navigation to hide the notice.
  4. Click on the ellipses in the File Name field.  If the file has been processed, a pop-up box will appear with Available Files.
  5. Select the report you want to view from the pop-up box, and click OK (gray button). The report will appear in the SAVED OUTPUT REVIEW screen, where the user can click the burnt orange arrows in the view to move through the pages. This display will show up to 50 lines in the view.
    • Note: To see the entire report, you can save it to your computer.
Saving Report to Computer
  1. To view and save the entire document, click on TOOLS in the top right navigation
    • From the drop-down menu, select Show Document (Save and Print File)
  2. Next, a pop-up box appears, asking the user if they are ready to save the file. Click Save File (gray button).
    • Note: This will start downloading the file to the user’s computer.
  3. Once the file is finished saving, a BLUE notice will appear in the top-right navigation that says the output file is saved to the browser-specified location.
  4. Click OK (gray button) to complete the save.
  5. To view the file, click on the Download icon in the browser window navigation, and right-click on the selected file.
 
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