Preparing for Banner powered by Ellucian XE Mark Hoye, Services Portfolio Consultant Ellucian September 25, 2015 Introduction • This session is about moving forward with Banner powered by Ellucian XE. • It explains Ellucian XE, how it adds value to your investment in Banner, and how you can take advantage of its power today. © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED Agenda 1 Ellucian XE 2 Banner powered by Ellucian XE 3 Preparing for Banner powered by Ellucian XE 4 Summary and Questions © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED Ellucian XE Ellucian: Future-proof Technology Evolutionary approach Extensible ecosystem strategy Global and mobile-first technology strategy Published roadmaps and product plans Investment in our products and our processes protects our customers’ investments © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED The XE Strategy and Design Principles Mobile Self-Service Admin UI Cloud XE Design Principles Usability Features/Func7on Cloud Readiness/Scalability Configuraon over Customizaon Extensibility APIs/Integraon Single Global Product © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED Banner powered by Ellucian XE Applications Leveraging XE Strategy Banner Applications Integrated Applications • Catalog & Schedule • Ellucian eTranscripts • Faculty Grade Entry • Ellucian Mobile • Attendance Tracking • Ellucian Elevate • Event Management • Ellucian Pilot (Student Success) • Advising Student Profile • Ellucian Portal for Banner • Student Registration • Intelligent Learning Platform (ILP) • Employee Profile • APIs (Services) • Academic history • Student • Communication Management © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED ReSTful services and the Higher Education Data Model • Expose “Resources” - important concepts and objects • Each resource is uniquely Resources (Nouns) “addressable” • Provide “representations” of those resources Verbs • Provide a consistent interface (Get, Post, Put, Delete) based upon standard HTTP methods • Interaction with the API is stateless Output (XML, JSON) © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED RESTful API Plugin Grails plug-in for building Restful APIs Ellucian-developed, open source DSL-based endpoint Runtime Capabilities configuration • Whitelisting of resources • Standard HTTP Methods & Status • Specifying supported methods for a Codes resource • Report Validation Errors • Versioning a resource using custom • Use Common URI Conventions media types • Support Paging and Querying • Declaratively specifying how resources • Use a consistent representation are represented in either JSON or XML ‘domain-style’ • Support Hypermedia APIs http://restfulapi.github.io/intro-restful-api-slides/ http://grails.org/plugin/restful-api © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED The Ellucian XE Registry is the authoritative resource for discovering, testing, and interacting with Ellucian XE APIs © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED Ellucian Integration Hub • Cloud-based integration service for Ellucian, 3rd party and home-grown applications • Provides hub-and-spoke, pub/ Banner sub data services • Out-of-the-box integration • Licensed with each Ellucian Ellucian application Integration • Uses open standards and Hub HeDM • Supports ESBs and IPaaSs of your choice (no vendor lock-in) DegreeWorks Elevate © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED Ellucian Integration Hub New person added in ERP 1 1 system (e.g., Banner, Colleague) Banner Message published to Hub for 2 any interested subscribers Ellucian 2 Integration Hub Advancement CRM and Elevate receive notification 3 and process new person 3 Advancement Elevate CRM © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED Banner Forms Transformation Project Conversion of all Banner administrative forms to new Java- based administrative pages • Move away from Oracle Forms and ZK • Standardize on Java-based runtime framework serving HTML to browsers © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED Target Roadmap Delivery Employee Profile 1H2015 Human Resources Admin Finance - Requisition 2H2015 Finance Admin Registration self- service 1H2016 Student Admin (A/R, Financial Aid, core Student) Student self-service (modular delivery) Q1 Q1 Q3 Q4 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q2 Q3 2015 2016 2016 © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED Legacy Banner Identity Provider (CAS, etc.) Banner Self-Service Banner Administration Human Resources Human Resources General General Finance Finance Student Student (A/R Financial Aid, Student) (A/R Financial Aid, Student) Banner Database © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED Banner powered by XE – Deployable Applications Identity Provider (EIS, CAS, etc.) Application Navigator Transformed Page Modules Lightweight Web Apps and APIs Faculty Grade Entry Requisition Human Resources Attendance Tracking Position Description General Advising Student Profile Benefits Finance Employee Profile Budget Availability Student Student Registration Approvals (A/R Financial Aid, Student) Banner Database DBEU © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED Coexistence and Evolution Identity Provider (EIS, CAS, etc.) Application Navigator BEIS SSO Manager Banner 8 Banner powered by XE Technology Self-Service Admin Administrative Lightweight Web Applications Web Applications Banner Database DBEU © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED Preparing for Banner powered by Ellucian XE Three Steps to Preparation Skills • Infrastructure Enablers • Deployment • Common Menu • Personalization Infrastructure • Ellucian Solution • Development • DBEU Manager (ESM) • Identity • Extensibility Management • Hardware © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED Three Steps to Preparation Skills • Infrastructure Enablers • Deployment • Common Menu • Personalization Infrastructure • Ellucian Solution • Development • DBEU Manager (ESM) • Identity • Extensibility Management • Hardware © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED Database Extension Utility (DBEU) Infrastructure • Tool for applying large scale database changes to Banner Identity Provider (EIS, CAS, etc.) • First Use: Apply and enable Application Navigator new columns needed for BEIS SSO Manager Banner XE and Multi-Entity Banner 8 Banner powered by XE Technology Processing Support • Functionality will be expanded Self-Service Admin as new changes are required Administrative Lightweight Web Applications Web Applications Banner Database DBEU © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED Identity Provider (IdP) Infrastructure • Modularization requires external authentication / Identity Provider (EIS, CAS, etc.) identity provider Application Navigator • CAS has been the higher BEIS SSO Manager education standard, but is Banner 8 Banner powered by XE Technology limited • Ellucian Identity Service (EIS) Self-Service Admin is a valuable alternative Administrative Lightweight Web Applications Web Applications Banner Database DBEU © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED Ellucian Identity Service Infrastructure • Enterprise middleware identity and access management solution for higher education. • Secures access to web applications on-premises and in the cloud. • Provides SSO across disparate protocols. • Powered by the WSO2 Identity Server. • Includes enhancements like CAS protocol support and internationalized login screens. • Available to clients under their existing maintenance agreement. © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED Ellucian Identity Service Infrastructure Google Apps Office 365 Other Ellucian Apps Ellucian (Luminis, Ellucian GO, CRM) Identity Authenticate Service to EIS SSO Manager Banner 9 Apps directory Banner © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED Hardware Infrastructure • Focus shifts to the application server. Identity Provider (EIS, CAS, etc.) • Customers need hardware Application Navigator sizing and recommended BEIS SSO Manager configurations Banner 8 Banner powered by XE Technology • Performance and load testing is integral to the Banner Self-Service Admin development cycle. Administrative Lightweight Web Applications Web Applications • Memory and CPU usage determined for each application. Banner Database DBEU © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED Banner Sizing and Configuration Document Infrastructure When and Where • Initially posted Fall 2013 on the Ellucian Hub What • Contains memory and CPU core sizing info • Contains configuration best practices • Contains performance test environment information and results Additions and Improvements • Sizing information for transformed administrative pages • Provide standard VM configuration • Scale horizontally based on historical data © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED Three Steps to Preparation Skills • Infrastructure Enablers • Deployment • Common Menu • Personalization Infrastructure • Ellucian Solution • Development • DBEU Manager (ESM) • Identity • Extensibility Management • Hardware © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED Application Navigator Enablers • Provides a single interface for users to navigate between Identity Provider (EIS, CAS, etc.) Banner administrative pages Application Navigator • Multiple navigation BEIS SSO Manager mechanisms Banner powered by XE Technology Banner 8 o Common menu o Search Self-Service Admin Administrative Lightweight Recently opened list Web Applications Web Applications o • Shared globals and coordinated time out support Banner Database DBEU © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED © 2015 ELLUCIAN. ALL RIGHTS RSERVED Ellucian Solution Manager Enablers • Provision Banner environments • Download Banner upgrades • View documentation • View installed product versions and available upgrade releases in Banner environments