Banner-to-Moodle
Integration
Eric Merrill
merrill@oakland.edu
Oakland University
Metro-Detroit, Michigan

Introduction

Banner
Student Information System (SIS)

Made by SunGard HE
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Tracks

People

Courses

Enrolments (Enrollments...)
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Goal
Import into Moodle
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Users

Courses

Enrolments
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Real-Time (with LMB)
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Banner/LMB
Enrolment Module

Mode of Operation
XML message interpretation
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Batch Extract Processing
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Real-time Message Processing (w/LMB)
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Features
Filtering of users
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LMB down notifications
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New
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Multi-File Extract processing
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Batch Drops
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Significant Speed Increase
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More user filter options
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XML

General
sourcedid
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source - Oakland University SCT Banner
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id - 12345
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User
Source ID is integer
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Contains
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Name
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Email
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Username(s)
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Password/PINs
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Some institution info
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<person>
<sourcedid>
<source>Oakland University SCT Banner</source>
<id>12345</id>
</sourcedid>
<userid useridtype = \"Logon ID\" password = \"123456\">G0000001</userid>
<userid useridtype = \"SCTID\" password = \"123456\">G0000001</userid>
<name>
<fn>Eric A. Merrill</fn>
<n>
<family>Merrill</family>
<given>Eric</given>
<partname partnametype = \"MiddleName\">A.</partname>
</n>
</name>
<demographics>
<gender>1</gender>
</demographics>
<email>merrill@oakland.edu</email>
<institutionrole primaryrole = \"No\" institutionroletype = \"Student\"/>
<institutionrole primaryrole = \"No\" institutionroletype = \"Staff\"/>
<extension>
<luminisperson>
<academicdegree>Comp Sci</academicdegree>
</luminisperson>
</extension>
</person>

Term
Source ID is a term code
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 like 200940
 2009 is year
 40 is term
A type of group
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Contains

Name
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Start/End Dates
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<group>
<sourcedid>
<source>Oakland University SCT Banner</source>
<id>200940</id>
</sourcedid>
<grouptype>
<scheme>Luminis</scheme>
<typevalue level=\"1\">Term</typevalue>
</grouptype>
<description>
<short>200940</short>
<long>Fall Semester 2009</long>
</description>
<timeframe>
<begin restrict=\"0\">2009-09-02</begin>
<end restrict=\"0\">2009-12-13</end>
</timeframe>
<enrollcontrol>
<enrollaccept>1</enrollaccept>
<enrollallowed>0</enrollallowed>
</enrollcontrol>
<extension>
<luminisgroup>
<sort>200940</sort>
</luminisgroup>
</extension>
</group>

Course
Source ID is CRN.TermID
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43210.200940
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Another Group type
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Contains
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Title
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Unit
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Start/end dates
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Rubric
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<group>
<sourcedid>
<source>Oakland University SCT Banner</source>
<id>43210.200940</id>
</sourcedid>
<grouptype>
<scheme>Luminis</scheme>
<typevalue level=\"1\">CourseSection</typevalue>
</grouptype>
<description>
<short>43210</short>
<long>ENG-101-001</long>
<full>English for Dummies</full>
</description>
<org>
<orgunit>English</orgunit>
</org>
<timeframe>
<begin restrict=\"0\">2009-09-02</begin>
<end restrict=\"0\">2009-12-13</end>
</timeframe>
<relationship relation=\"1\">
<sourcedid>
<source>Oakland University SCT Banner</source>
<id>200940</id>
</sourcedid>
<label>Term</label>
</relationship>
</group>

Enrolment
Has no source ID

Uses source ID of user and course
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Includes a code for drops (only LMB)
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<membership>
<sourcedid>
<source>Oakland University SCT Banner</source>
<id>43210.200940</id>
</sourcedid>
<member>
<sourcedid>
<source>Oakland University SCT Banner</source>
<id>12345</id>
</sourcedid>
<idtype>1</idtype>
<role roletype = \"02\">
<subrole>Subordinate</subrole>
<status>1</status>
</role>
</member>
</membership>

Crosslist
Source ID

XLSCODETERM
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XLSAA200940
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Group message and enrolment messages
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<membership>
<sourcedid>
<source>Oakland University SCT Banner</source>
<id>XLSAA200940</id>
</sourcedid>
<member>
<sourcedid>
<source>Oakland University SCT Banner</source>
<id>43210.200940</id>
</sourcedid>
<idtype>2</idtype>
<role roletype = \"02\">
<status>1</status>
</role>
</member>
</membership>

XML Sources

Banner Extract
Uses Banner form ICGORLDI - LDIS Extract
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Create one or many files for a term
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Extracts are ‘Comprehensive’
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Luminis Message Broker
Individual XML messages
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One message per connection
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Triggered from changes in Banner
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Message is comprehensive for it’s scope
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Can be sent to any/many HTTP receivers
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Finicky...
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You!
Inject XML to effect changes
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Crosslistings

Enrolments
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Course creation
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Make own XML sources
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Plugin Settings

Usage

Processing Extracts
Pause LMB
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Create Extract(s)
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Place in XML Folder
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Execute Extract
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Wait...
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Resume LMB
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Behind The Scenes
Clears flag on all enrolments in term
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Any enrolment in the extract has it’s flag set
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After processing is done, drop non-flagged entries
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Luminis Message Broker
Real Time Messages
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Problems
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Tools
Import File(s)
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Activate Courses
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Retry Enrolments
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Show LMB Time
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Upcoming Features
More Tools

Better Documentation

More crosslist options
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Automatic course activation
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Course prepopulation
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Multi-Institution Support
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Better error handling
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Upcoming Modules
Banner 8 Authentication Plugin
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Moodle-to-Banner Grades (?)
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Questions?