New Features in FIS Banner 8
Most of the changes in FIS Banner 8 are behind-the-scenes. However, there are a small handful of new features to the FIS application itself, which will hopefully help improve efficiency and user satisfaction.
New feature list:
Increased Field Size
Status Indicators Spelled Out
New Status Indicators Added
New Query Fields Added
FPACHAR NXT is now NEXT
Increased Field Size
Many fields in FIS Banner 8 forms have been increased in size to allow more information to be entered. For example, the FZAJVCD-Journal Voucher Entry form amount field now permits entries up to 17 digits, while Banner 7 permitted only 12 digits.
The FYAINVE-Invoice/Credit Memo form Unit Price field on regular invoices now displays prices up to 4 decimal places, while Banner 7 was limited to displaying only 2 decimal places.
Status Indicators Spelled Out
Many form status indicators that were one or two-character codes in Banner 7 are now spelled out in Banner 8 for increased usability.
For example, in the FZAJVCD-Journal Voucher Entry form, the detail record Debit/Credit and Status indicators were single characters in Banner 7 but
are now spelled out in Banner 8.
New Status Indicators Added
Many forms in Banner 8 have new status indicators to assist in data analysis. For example, the FGIENCD-Detail Encumbrance Activity form now has new “O”pen / “C”losed indicator for each sequence number on a PO, not just the PO as a whole as in Banner 7.
New Query Fields Added
New fields have been added to some Banner 8 forms to faciliate data querying. For example, the FGITRND-Detail Transaction Activity form has a new Transaction Date column permitting queries based on transaction date.
FPACHAR 'NXT' is now 'NEXT'
In FPACHAR-Change Order form you can now type NEXT instead of NXT to generate the next change order sequence for a PO.
