Introduction
This article describes the way Banner search was changed in an undesirable way with the upgrade installed in April 2024.
Article Contents
Information
New Search Behavior
The search box now returns results for all forms, pages, menus, jobs, and quickflows in Banner, including things you don't have access to open.
If you try to launch something you don't have access to open, you'll see an error that says *ERROR* Invalid object name.
Best Practice for Searching
To have the best search experience going forward, we recommend searching for the seven letter form name instead of partial words from the descriptive title.
In example, this looks like searching for PWIVERI instead of just the word verification because the latter now returns several dozen form results, some of which you may not have access to open.
You may also find it helpful to mark forms you use as Favorites. In search results, forms that are in your Favorites will display with a blue star to their right.
For more information about Favorites, see Using the Favorites feature in Banner 9.
Can search be fixed?
This issue has been reported to Ellucian, the vendor that makes Banner.
We don't yet know if or when they might address it.
Previous Behavior
Prior to the weekend of April 13, 2024, the search box was only displaying forms you had permission to access. When searching for something you didn't have access to, you'd see No Results Found below the search box.
