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Sent: 2018-08-02
From: Information Technology Services
To: All Employees, Various Recipients
From: Information Technology Services
To: All Employees, Various Recipients
Subject: ALL IN for Banner 9!
<p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Dear EIU Faculty and Staff,</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Tomorrow we will commence the transition to Banner 9 Administrative Pages from Banner Internet Native Banner. Below outlines what you can expect.</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><strong style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Friday, August 3, 2018 – Sunday, August 5, 2018</strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">:</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> During the transition, all Production databases will be unavailable for use. This includes Banner INB, PAWS, REPORTDB, and PRODODS. It is also</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">important to understand that any third party applications that depend on these databases will not be updated (or possibly unavailable) during this time frame. We will have a Pre-Production Banner INB</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">instance available for READ ONLY on Friday so that offices that are open can view data to help assist our students. However, no changes will be allowed during this time frame. Please use this link</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: underline;">starting tomorrow</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">to access PPRD INB which will be updated tonight with PRODUCTION data: </span><a style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" href="https://inbpprd.eiu.edu:9013/forms/frmservlet?config=pprd">https://inbpprd.eiu.edu:9013/forms/frmservlet?config=pprd</a><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><strong style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Monday, August 6, 2018</strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">:</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> Banner 9 will be live! All production databases will be back in normal working order. We recommend you use Chrome to connect to the new Banner 9 Admin Pages. The Please</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">refer to the </span><a style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" href="http://www.eiu.edu/banner/B9.php">Banner 9 page</a><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">for updated links and information.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">If you experience any issues starting Monday, please contact our Help Desk at 581-4357 or </span><a style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" href="mailto:support@eiu.edu">support@eiu.edu</a><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">.</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Regards,</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Rhonda E. Nichols, MBA, MST</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Associate Director IT</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">海角社区</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">5054 Student Services Building</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Charleston, IL 61920</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">(217)581-7602</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><a style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" href="mailto:renichols@eiu.edu">renichols@eiu.edu</a><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #1f497d;">PROUD </span><strong style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: #0070c0;">EIU</span></strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #0070c0;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #1f497d;">ALUMNI</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #1f497d;"> </span></p>