Standard Infrastructure maintenance is being performed December 17 and 18, 2018. Production systems are involved, but should not be impacted.
The following TEST systems will be unavailable while the maintenance is being performed:
Test EMS (usually accessible through testrdp.sou.edu)
We expect to make these test systems available again on Wednesday, December 19, 2018.
SOU will be moving to Banner 9 on 12/31/2018. While the look of the admin pages (previously called admin forms) will be similar, there are significant changes to how you navigate in Banner and how you perform common functions. We are offering a "Transitioning to Banner 9" class as well as a video and documentation to ease the transition. The training class will review the user interface changes from Banner 8 admin forms to Banner 9 admin pages. These changes are the same for all systems (FIS, HR, Position Control, Financial Aid, Student) and don't vary from form to form. Once you attend the class, you will be provided with a link to Banner 9 production so that you can start getting comfortable with Banner 9 prior to Banner 8 no longer being available.
Banner Self-Service (SISWeb) will not be impacted by the changes.
We have the following documentation/videos to assist with the transition:
We will be offering the following training classes to faculty and staff. To register, please send an email to banner@support.sou.edu. You can find a complete training class schedule at https://inside.sou.edu/it/
Transitioning to Banner 9
Please sign up for a class if you haven't already.
Information Technology
Safari 12 is not compatible with Banner. If you upgrade to Safari 12, you will no longer be able to access Banner directly from your desktop. You will instead need to use our remote desktop application (remotedesktop.sou.edu) to access Banner. If you need help getting started with Remote Desktop, please contact your IT Coordinator.
When we upgrade to Banner 9 at the end of the calendar year, this will no longer be an issue.