Financial Aid
Banner Web Text
Presented by Susanne Schwarck
Owens Community College
May 14, 2015
BANNER WEB TEXT
 Allows
customized information to be presented
to the student in Banner Self-Service
 Available on all financial aid self-service pages
STEP 1: RTVWTXT
NAME RULE
 Use
RTVWTXT to give your rule a name (Text
Rule Code) and Description
STEP 2: RORWTXT PAGE 1
CREATE RULE
 Enter
an SQL Statement
 Save and Validate
 Test Rule
 Make sure the “Validated” checkbox is checked
STEP 3: RORWTXT PAGE 2
DEFINE TEXT TO DISPLAY
 Self-Service
Tab: Select the Self-Service
page/tab on which information should be
displayed
 Select Value: Enter the result of your SQL which
is associated with the text to display.
 Heading: Enter text to display as a heading if
desired. Can include plain text and HTML.
 Text: Enter text to display. Can include plain
text and HTML.
STEP 4: RORWTAB
ORDER THE TEXT TO DISPLAY
 Self-Service
Tab: Select the Self-Service
page/tab on which information should be
displayed
 Text Rule Code: Enter the RORWTXT rule which
will have results to display on this page
 Display Sequence Number: Enter a number to
represent the order in which to display the
results of the rules
PERSONALIZE TEXT ON RORWTXT
 The
text on RORWTXT can include variables
which retrieve data specific to the student.
PERSONALIZE TEXT ON RORWTXT
STEP 1: NAME VARIABLE ON RTVWVAR
PERSONALIZE TEXT ON RORWTXT
STEP 2: BUILD SQL ON RORWVAR
 Add
SQL Statement
 Save and Validate
 Test Rule
 Make sure the “Validated” checkbox is checked.
PERSONALIZE TEXT ON RORWTXT
STEP 3: ADD VARIABLE TO RORWTXT
 On
RORWTXT, page 2, include the variable in the
appropriate location of your heading or text.
 The format is:
<**NAME_OF_VARIABLE**>
BASIC HTML FOR RORWTXT
 Bold
<b>text</b>
 Strong
<strong>text</strong>
 Italic
<i>text</i>
 Emphasis
<em>text</em>
 Underline
<u>text</u>
BASIC HTML FOR RORWTXT
 Unordered
(bulleted) lists
<ul>
<li>text for first bullet</li>
<li>text for second bullet</li>
</ul>
 Ordered
(numbered) lists*
<ol>
<li>text for item number one</li>
<li>text for item number two</li>
</ol>
* To specify a specific ordered list style, indicate a
type such as 1, A, a, I, i
<ol type=“1”>
BASIC HTML FOR RORWTXT
 Line
break
<br>
 Links
<a href=“url”>Text to be linked</a>
Example:
<a href=“https://studentloans.gov”>Click here</a> for
entrance counseling.
Click here for entrance counseling.
CURRENT WEB TEXT USAGE
 SAP
status messages
 Explain deadline to accept for FWS
 Instructions on how to accept offered aid,
including loan indebtedness information and
summer aid
 Provide Pell grant amounts by enrollment level
on award page
 Messages to all students
IN DEVELOPMENT – PELL LEU
 Proof
of concept only
RORWTXT DRAFT EXCERPT PELL LEU
select '0.5'
from rcrlds4
where rcrlds4_curr_rec_ind = 'Y'
and rcrlds4_aidy_code = :aidy
and rcrlds4_pidm = :pidm
and rcrlds4_pell_leu <= 0.5
union
select '1.0'
from rcrlds4
where rcrlds4_curr_rec_ind = 'Y'
and rcrlds4_aidy_code = :aidy
and rcrlds4_pidm = :pidm
and rcrlds4_pell_leu > 0.5
and rcrlds4_pell_leu <= 1.0
THANK YOU!
 Questions?