Banner 7
Enhancements
What’s different from
6.x to 7.x?
Main Menu Changes
 Toolbars
 Flexible Screen Resolution
 Tabbed Forms
 Navigational Enhancements
 Access Options

“Go To” allows
direct access to
forms and jobs
Pull-down list
replaces product
links
Main Menu
(GUAGMNU)
Individualized
welcome message
“MY BANNER”
personal bookmarks
now easier to setup.
“My Links” New feature
you can customize
Broadcast messages sent to you
from the Banner Administrator or
an authorized user.
Links to menu, site
map, and online help
Toolbar
Banner 6.x toolbar
Banner 7.x toolbar: Record-related buttons are now grouped together
Next Record
Previous Record
Delete Record
Enter query
Banner xtender solutions
Execute query
BXS-add document
Cancel query
Workflow submit
Insert Record
Workflow release
Save
Previous block
Broadcast message
Rollback
Next block
FGAC security
Select
View/Send message
Online Help
Print
Exit
Toolbar (cont.)

All 3 exit buttons (X icons) consistently exit a Banner
form
Maximized Viewing
You can now set your resolution
to 1024 x 768 to maximize
viewing.
Tabbed Form
Tabbed Form
GOAEMAL
Navigational Enhancements
You can now press the F5 key to activate “Direct Access”. Pressing the F5 key again
removes the box. In addition, you can click on File, Direct Access
Navigational Enhancements (cont..)
Available options can now be accessed by
right-clicking on a form from anywhere on a
blank canvas (must be outside a field)
New feature:
Bookmark the form you're viewing into your
“My Banner” list with a single click
Sample Banner Forms
Banner 6 (before) & Banner 7 (after)
Banner 6 - SPAIDEN
Banner 7 - SPAIDEN
SPAIDEN
SOADDRQ
SPATELE
SPAPERS
GOAEMAL
SPAEMRG
Banner 6 - FGIBDST
Banner 7 - FGIBDST