Banner 9 Common Issues and Resolutions

Introduction

This article details common issues encountered when trying to login, access, and use Banner 9.

When using a Banner Admin Forms through a bookmark/ favourite, the page does not load.

Cause: As part of the Banner 9 upgrade, your bookmarks may need to be updated.

Resolution:

  1. In your browser, delete your old bookmark for Banner Admin Forms.
  2. Now go to portal.stfx.ca
  3. Once the page completed loading, add a new bookmark.

Banner Admin Forms doesn't load, or behaves erratically in Internet Explorer

Cause: Banner 9 does not support Internet Explorer.

Resolution:

  1. Use a modern browser such as Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, or Safari.

Unable to Use Copy and Paste Functions

Cause: In Banner 9, the copy and paste buttons in the application interface have been replaced with using the common keyboard shortcuts for copy and paste.

Resolution:

  1. Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+c (for copy) and Ctrl+v (for paste). 

Note: For more keyboard shortcuts, see the Banner 9 Keyboard Shortcut cheat sheet.