Using SMARTi with Banner

Are you using SMARTi with Banner?

If you answered yes, this installation information is for you. Note the following special instructions that are described in detail in Step 1, Step 2, and Step 3 below:

To run SMARTi at this time, you must:
- map a network drive and install the old Banner client software
- install SMARTi
To use Banner, you must have JInitiator installed on your computer.
JInitiator must be installed after the SMARTi installation.

Step 1: Set up the system configuration, map a network drive, and install the old Banner client software

Caution: If you have a local Oracle client installed on the computer, do not continue with this installation. Contact your local computer support person for help.
Use the instructions for Windows 2000 or XP Pro Setup for SMARTi Access.
If the computer is already set up with JInitiator for Banner access, you will be prompted to replace the Oracle registry key, you must answer YES for SMARTi to work properly.

Step 2: Install SMARTi

Use the following to install or upgrade SMARTi and BAR:

Access to Banner Reports using SMARTi
- Installing the SMARTi Client Software on a Computer Setup to Access the Banner System
- Printing Configuration for SMARTi in Windows 2000

Step 3: Install the JInitiator

Download and install JInitiator; it is needed for Banner. Note: You MUST install the JInitiator NOW even if you had installed it before because the JInitiator registry key was deleted when you answered YES to replace the Oracle registry key in Step 1, number 3.

Technical information

The Banner client adds a line to the computer's autoexec.bat file, which then adds a pointer to the path so it can find the files it needs on the wsuadmin share. The Banner client also creates an Oracle registry key with the information required to find the Banner and SMARTi Oracle databases. If you have already installed JInitiator, when you install the Banner client, it will detect an Oracle registry key (installed by JInitiator) and ask if you want to replace it. You must answer yes for SMARTi to work. You then must reinstall JInitiator to add its registry information back, so you can access Banner.

NOTES:

Some time in the future SMARTi will be replaced with a Web-based version. When this happens, you will be able to discard the Banner client.

Need help?

If you have any questions or concerns:

See the SMARTi Troubleshooting Guide (for SMARTi).
Contact your local computer support person.
Contact the C&IT Help Desk, phone 313-577-4778, e-mail helpdesk@wayne.edu.