2007 Annual Meeting

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Tim Amyx started this discussion session with opening remarks in which he queried the audience about which Cohort they were a part of and by inviting all to share their experiences and present concerns.

Topics discussed:
• Registration issues – How to control students’ registration times? Answers shared varied from the setting of holds to use of PIN numbers.

• Security – Fine grain access was explained.

• How were existing holds in SIS converted to Banner? SIS hold types were mapped to Banner hold types. Comments about the holds were created on SPACMNT.

• Pros and cons of printing class schedules were shared.

• How does repeat processing work? How long does end-of-term processing take? There is a problem with repeat processing in that the process modifies previous term gpas.

• Reporting tools and associated problems – The main tools discussed were WEB Focus and Microsoft Access.

• Official reporting - Issues with this process are still being addressed.

• Tape load procedures – some institutions have not yet worked out this procedure and other shared about how they have successfully made it work.

• Duplicate record issues – most institutions acknowledged that this issue is a problem for them.

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