We also are switching to Banner. It's still being installed, and we're
going through the exercises that the manufacturer, SCT, puts its clients
through to make sure the software is configured to the institution's needs.
Have not used the preaward package yet, but after the exercise for grants
management--they call it "business process analysis" despite needling from
me that they should substitute "academic" for "business"--the SCT
consultants assured me that the module for tracking proposals will do parts
what our home-grown Access data base does--record basic information about
the proposal submission, e.g. assign an identifier, record info about the PI
and sponsor, categorize the application and sponsor in various ways (e.g.,
training, research, etc., private, state, etc). This record is somehow
"integrated" with postaward info, and we can generated reports and queries
in much the same we we now do. The preaward module does not have several
features we've built into our Access data base: the IACUC and IRB history of
each project and also records of subcontracts that emanate from our grants,
and faculty publications. The consultants said, however, that there's a
component of Banner that will let us add those records and tie them in, as
we now do, with the record of the proposal submission. Have not asked about
interfaces with ERA. Look forward to seeing responses from others about
Banner
-----Original Message-----
From: Gerald Goldberger [mailto:xxxxxx@ACC.FAU.EDU]
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 12:54 PM
To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
Subject: [RESADM-L] Banner System Query
Folks:
Florida Atlantic University has switched to the Banner System for the
institution's financial management. Has anyone out there been using the
pre-award package from Banner? Does anyone know anything about it and
its report writer? Are there any problems we should be aware of? We
currently are using RAMS' ecgrant system and although it has been
working for us there may be some pressure to switch. I have asked Banner
about any possible interface with any ERA schemes coming down the road
(like grant.gov) and they seem to have none.
Any info will help.
Thanks
Jerry
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