How to set up your own Department Banner Menu and make it the default menu for your staffs

If you are wondering whether there is need to have a department menu for your department, you may want to look at those that have been set up. When you login into Banner, you will see the Departments Menu listed on the left.

 

 

A. Steps to create your Department Menu:

 

  1. Gather a list of forms/reports you want to be included in your department menu.
  2. Send the list to banner@lasierra.edu. Please remember to mention your department name in your email. If you are not the Department Head, please also send him/her a copy for authorization.
  3. Once created, you will be given the department code, and this code will replace *DEPT in step B.3 below.
  4. In order to make your department menu your default menu, follow the B steps below.

Note: Default menu is the menu that appears when you first login into Banner.

 

 

B. Steps to make the Department Menu created in the above step your default menu:

 

  1. Go to GUAUPRF form in Banner.
  2. Click on Open Menu Options button.
  3. Enter *DEPT as the User Default. Remember to replace *DEPT with the department code given in step A.3 above.
  4. Save it.
  5. Exit out of Banner.
  6. Login to a new Banner session, and your department menu will be the default menu.