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In order to launch Banner HR on January 1, 2010, the HR team must complete migration of current data to the new system. In order to do this, certain processes will be frozen on the dates listed below. Participation by Temple administrators and staff is crucial in meeting these firm, important deadlines and support is greatly appreciated:
- December 5, 2009
City Wage Tax refunds due
- December 11, 2009
Cut-off date for New Hires, Promotions and Transfers for Staff, Adjunct Faculty and Student Workers through iGreentree
- December 11, 2009
Cut-off date for Faculty and Graduate Students through the Data Upload system
- December 18, 2009
Final Payroll run through the old system
- December 18, 2009
Ability to add changes or edit Employee Self-Service suspended
- W-2’s for Calendar Year 2009 will be produced out of the old system
- It's time to begin business in Banner!
After 20 months of development, Banner Finance, TUmarketplace Phase II, and Cognos Reporting are now available in TUportal. These new systems provide the University community with new technologies and tools to manage financial information, make purchases, and run reports.
For more details about the launch, see the Banner Finance Goes Live July 1, 2009 announcement. For the latest news about the Banner Finance implementation, please visit TUportal.
- The new Banner environment
Wondering what to expect with the new Banner Finance system? See a handy summary called Business Processes Under Banner to find out what will and will not change.
- Learning the new system
If you currently receive monthly cost center reports through e-mail or FMS on the Web, attend Banner Basics and Cognos Consumer training. If you submit or approve requisitions, attend TUmarketplace training. You can register for these training sessions through the Human Resources Learning and Development web site.
In addition, the Project Enterprise team has developed online training modules to help you become acquainted with the new environment on your own schedule. The modules are available through the Help icon located at the top-right corner of TUportal. Topics include finding your new FOAPAL, using TUmarketplace and navigating Self-Service Banner. The portal also includes a link to the Knowledge Base which offers you the opportunity to ask questions and review responses to frequently asked questions.
- Need assistance?
During this transition period, please don't hesitate to contact the Controller’s Office at 215-204-7663 or Purchasing at 215-204-7685 for assistance. Computer Services' Help Desk consultants are also available either at 215-204-8000 or through the TUhelp web site at tuhelp.temple.edu.
- Review announcements
To review various announcements about the Banner Finance implementation, see the Communications Schedule.
Project Enterprise is a major Temple University-wide initiative to integrate and upgrade all major administrative systems into a consolidated, state-of-the-art database-driven infrastructure based on SunGard's Higher Education Integrated Digital Campus platform. This $38 million, five-year Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation will replace Temple's aging mainframe systems including the Financial Management System (FMS), the Human Resources System (HRS), and the Student Information System (ISIS), as well as numerous other sub-systems that have been developed over the last 25 years.
The new system implementation will have a dramatic impact on how the University conducts business. To ensure cross-functional participation, over 150 representatives from University-wide academic and administrative offices are committed to working on the project.
An executive committee representing a range of key Temple academic and administrative departments is directing the project. One of the committee’s early tasks was to select a company that would provide the applications to Temple’s old systems. This decision was a 12-month process for the committee and Gartner Inc., the firm hired to ensure Temple would get the best product available. After careful research, consideration of the features and site visits to see other universities’ systems, the executive committee selected SunGard's Banner software which is used by more than 1,300 schools, colleges and universities across the country.
The new platform will be based on modern database management software (Oracle) with a centralized data repository. The software is vendor supported and conforms to industry standards so there will be less need for system modifications. The vendor also provides periodic upgrades to keep the system current with changes in laws, regulations, industry practices and changing technology. |
