If you think developing a good FOAP and hierarchy structure is all there is to Banner Finance data you will want to see what we learned and how we used that knowledge to interpret our data. Understanding all the "Behind the Scenes" processing that takes place in Banner Finance as transactions post to different ledgers is essential to interpreting your financial data and building meaningful, accurate reports and analysis tools.

After we established workable FOAP elements and completed basic data entry testing, we concentrated on reporting, and in doing so, discovered that Banner has multiple "Behind the Scenes" processes and elements that greatly affect financial reporting and data analysis.

Rule Codes, Process Codes, Edit Codes, Field and Ledger Indicators; what do they mean? Where can you see these codes? We will share the things we learned that will help you to better understand your Banner Finance data. This presentation is not about a specific reporting tool, but rather a translation of Banner Finance data elements that are essential to reporting, analysis and problem resolution.