Finance and Budget

University Controller’s Office

Banner Finance courses

In order to receive initial access to Banner Finance, you will need to complete a prerequisite course.

In Talent@VCU, the training is named Banner Basic Navigation and System/Data Security. You may self-enroll in this course. You must complete both the online class and quiz. If you have any questions related to this course, please contact HR Learning and Development at learndev@vcu.edu.

Steps for Banner Finance access

  1. The employee must complete the required Banner Basic Navigation course (as outlined above).

  2. The employee’s supervisor or fiscal administrator will need to submit a ticket in the RamCentral ticketing system requesting Banner Finance access, following the steps outlined below.

    1. The fiscal administrator or supervisor will go to go.vcu.edu/ramcentral to begin the ticket process.

    2. Select the VCU IT Self Service role and enter the IT Portal.

    3. Click Submit a Request.

    4. Under the Filter Options on the left side of the page, click the Administrative & Business Resources section. 

    5. Select Finance Systems to show Banner related requests.

    6. Select the Request/Modify Banner Finance Account request and fill out the ticket.

      • By selecting "Is this for somebody else?" then entering the name of the individual under "Who is this request for (customer)?", the ticket will be assigned under that individual.

      • "Department Access Needed" should be filled out to include the department name, number, or subdepartment number.

      • Please use the check boxes to select the request types that are needed for this individual. 
      • Use the "Description" box to include any details, or the upload function to include any attachments that would be helpful with the request. 

      • When finished, click "Review & Submit". 

  1. Once the ticket is submitted, you will be emailed with instructions regarding the Banner Finance training courses you will need to complete. These are not self-enrollment courses. The security team will enroll you in the required courses. You will have two weeks to complete the training.

  2. Once you have successfully completed the training with 100%, reply to the training email to notify the security team. Once this notification is received, Banner Finance access will be granted.

For more additional resources and job aids, go to Banner Finance job aids.

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Banner Finance training courses

Banner Finance security levels have different training requirements. Users will be enrolled in the required Canvas courses after the ticket is submitted. These are not self-enrollment courses. 

  • Course Name: TRAIN 201 - Mandatory Fiscal Training: Fiscal Responsibilities and Internal Controls

    Description: Overviews internal controls.  Required for all Banner Finance users.

  • Course Name: TRAIN 202 - Banner FOAPAL-Forms-Transactions

    Description: Overviews budget entries, journal vouchers, cash receipt and encumbrance removals. Required for entry or approval access.

  • Course Name: TRAIN 204 - Banner Fixed Assets

    Description: Overviews the responsibilities and resources for fixed asset custodians. Required for fixed asset custodians.

  • Course name: TRAIN 205 - SAS Enterprise Guide Training for Banner Finance ODS

    Description: Overviews VCU data warehouse for ad-hoc reporting. Required for Banner Finance access to data warehouse