Quick Reference Guide

1. Application Navigator
   Application Navigator is the single utility used to navigate between the Banner pages and the Oracle forms environment. Navigating Open Page
2. Basic Navigation
   You can view the person that is logged in, Sign Out link and Help files. The Help file icon is only active when a page is opened.
3. Search field
   Search field on main page that allows you to type a Banner descriptive or enter a seven acronym to open a page.
4. Menu and Search icon
   The Menu and Search icons opens a drop-down sliding menu.

• Menu icon allows a user to view BannerModule categories and sub-categories.toselect and open a page.
• Search icon allows user to enter the sevencharacter acronym or description name fora page.

5. Keyboard Shortcuts
   Application Navigator has a set of keyboard shortcuts, which you can review by clicking on Keyboard Shortcuts in the bottom right corner of the page.

Navigating an Open Page 

1. Recently Opened icon
   Allows you to access all pages opened during a session. The number indicates the number of pages opened in a session.
2. Page Header
   The page header identifies the open page name and contains icons for the basic navigation.
3. Related and Tools icons

• Related menu displays a list of pages that can be accessed from this page.
• Tools menu includes refresh, export, print, clear record, clear data, item properties, display ID image, and other options controlled by the page.

4. Main Key Block
   The first block on most pages contains key information.
5. Start Over
   The Start Over button returns to the key block of the page.
6. Next and Previous Buttons
   Next and Previous buttons allow you to navigate through sections in a page. Both buttons are located at the bottom left of each page.
   
7. Open/Close Sections
   Pages are divided into sections that contain additional details for the key information.

• Click the down or up arrow to open and close a section.

8. Sections icons
   Each section has the following icons for that section:

• Insert records
• Delete records
• Copy records
• Filter records
• More Information icon displays if supplemental data can be entered for the record. Refer to Supplemental Data Engine for more details.
• Filter records
  

Go Button
The Go button advances to the body of the page after populating the key block.

Searching for Data in a Key Block

The Lookup feature allows you to quickly search for a value for a field.

1. Click the Lookup icon in the field.
   
   
   
   
2. Type a value in the Criteria field, then press Enter. Or, double-click a value to return the value to the calling page.
   
   

Filtering Data on an Open Page

You can filter data in a section by clicking the active Filter icon in the section header.

1. Click the Filter icon.
2. Click the Add Another Field… drop-down list and select a value.
   
   
   
   
3. Click the Contains drop-down list and select an operator.

• The available operators depend on the type of field (numeric, alphanumeric, date, check box, or other).

4. Type a value for the field that you selected.
   
   
   
   
5. Repeat steps 2 – 4 to further refine the filter.
6. Click Go.