CREATING & MAINTAINING REQUISITIONS IN

BANNER 9
Revised 10/19/2018
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LOGGING INTO BANNER 9 INB.......................................................................................................................... 3
LOGGING INTO BANNER SSB (BANNERWEB) .................................................................................................... 3
BANNER 9 INB ................................................................................................................................................... 4
CREATING A REQUISITION ............................................................................................................................................ 4
MAKING CHANGES TO A REQUISITION ...................................................................................................................... 11
INCREASING OR DECREASING A STANDING (OPEN) PO ............................................................................................. 11
CANCELING A REQUISITION........................................................................................................................................ 12
DELETING A REQUISITION .......................................................................................................................................... 13
CHECKING BANNER MESSAGES .................................................................................................................................. 13
BANNER SSB (BANNERWEB) ........................................................................................................................... 15
VIEW DOCUMENTS (REQ, PO, ETC.) IN BANNER SSB ................................................................................................. 15
PRINT DOCUMENTS (REQ, PO, ETC.) IN BANNER WEB............................................................................................... 17
VIEW/CHECK APPROVALS FOR A DOCUMENT (REQ, PO, ETC.) IN BANNER WEB ...................................................... 18
LOOKING UP/VIEWING A PO NUMBER, CHANGE ORDER, OR INVOICE ..................................................................... 20
REMOVING A REQUISITION FROM APPROVALS IN BANNERWEB .............................................................................. 21
Appendix A – Document and Item Text (FOAPOXT) ....................................................................................... 23
Appendix B – Attaching Documents to Your Requisition ............................................................................... 24
Appendix C – Creating a Requisition for a Future Fiscal Year......................................................................... 25
Appendix D – Copying a Requisition in FPAREQN........................................................................................... 26

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LOGGING INTO BANNER 9 INB

1. Go to https://ssb.avc.edu/launch/ or double-click the Webapps icon on your desktop.

2. Select the Banner 9 link from the Production Servers section.
3. Log-in using your AVC username and password

LOGGING INTO BANNER SSB (BANNERWEB)

1. Log-in to your myAVC account, myavc.avc.edu.
2. Select the Finance tab.

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BANNER 9 INB
CREATING A REQUISITION

NOTE: Per purchasing policies and procedures approved by the board of trustees, departments must obtain
proper authorization from the Purchasing Department (such as a PO #) prior to procuring any goods
or services.

1. On the Welcome screen type FPAREQN then [Enter].

2. Leave the Requisition field blank and click on Go.

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NOTE: Use the <TAB> to move from field to field.
3. ORDER DATE: Defaults to current date. See Appendix C for a future fiscal year Requisition.
4. TRANSACTION DATE: Defaults to current date. See Appendix C for a future fiscal year Requisition.

NOTE: The Order Date and the Transaction Date must be the same.
5. DELIVERY DATE: Enter the desired delivery date for receivable items; three weeks from the date of entry
is recommended. Standing PO’s can have a delivery date through the end of the fiscal year (06/30/XXXX).
NOTE: It is the Requesters responsibility to ensure that their Requisition is approved in a timely manner to
allow for the desired delivery date.
6. COMMENTS: Leave blank.
7. DOCUMENT LEVEL ACCOUNTING: Uncheck if your document has multiple commodity lines with
multiple FOAPs that need to be applied to specific commodity lines. Check with your accountant if you
are unsure.
8. REQUESTOR: Defaults to the Requester entering Requisition.
9. COA: Will default to “A.” Leave as is.
10. ORGANIZATION: Type in the Organization # or Search using “...” and double-click on the “A” next to the
correct Organization.
11. ATTENTION TO: This is where you will note the point of contact name, the location that the warehouse
will deliver the items to (if applicable), and if the PO needs to be sent to the vendor. Noting “Vendor” in
the Attention to field prompts Purchasing to send a copy of the PO to the vendor via the e-mail address
on file as well as to Accounts Payable (AP). Noting “AP” in the Attention to field prompts Purchasing to
send a copy of the PO directly to AP; the PO will not be sent to the vendor if “AP” is noted. Here are
some examples:
• Items will be received in warehouse, vendor needs copy of PO:
Attention To: D. Morgan, A154, Vendor
• Items will be received in warehouse, vendor doesn't need copy of PO:
Attention To: D. Morgan, A154, AP
• No items to receive in warehouse, vendor needs copy of PO:
Attention To: D. Morgan, Vendor
• No items to receive in warehouse, vendor doesn't need copy of PO:
Attention To: D. Morgan, AP
*The deliver to location must be the end users building and room # (EX: A154). This applies to IT
equipment as well.

12. Click on the Vendor Information tab.

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13. Search for your vendor using “...” next to the Vendor field.
a. In the Option List, choose Entity Name/ID Search Form (FTIIDEN).
b. From the Details section in the Last Name field, type part of the vendor name or last name if a
person surrounded by “%” (EX: %Sierra% for Sierra School Equipment Co.).
c. Select Go.

d. A list of vendors will populate. Double-click on the correct vendor ID number. If no vendor ID #
populates, this means the vendor is not listed in the Banner database. Click Close to return to
the Vendor Information tab, then type “New Vendor” into the field right of the Vendor field.
Provide all new vendor information in Document Text field (see Appendix A, Vendor), including
the vendors Name, Address, Phone #, & email.

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14. Click on the Commodity/Accounting Information tab.

15. COMMODITY: Leave blank and tab to Description.

16. DESCRIPTION: Enter a detailed description of the commodity, starting with the item #, manufacturer #
or ISBN # if applicable. If you need additional space for your description or have specific instructions for
a line item, use Item Text [FOAPOXT] (see Appendix A).

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NOTE: The only allowable characters in the Description field are visible keyboard characters. Other
characters (such as Alt codes) are NOT allowable and if used, will cause an error in your Requisition
that will result in resubmittal of a new REQ. When copying and pasting commodity description into
Banner that include characters other than numbers and letters, you must retype the character.
17. U/M: Enter Unit of Measure code. Search using “...” to look up and retrieve your unit of measure.
18. TAX GROUP: Click the … to select one of the following options (current tax rate 9.5% as of 10/18/18):
a. LAC1 – 9.5% (NY), freight not taxed (N), discount taxed (Y)
b. LAC2 – 9.5% (YY), freight taxed (Y), discount taxed (Y)
c. LAC3 – 9.5% (YN), freight taxed (Y), discount not taxed (N)
d. LAC4 – 9.5% (NN), freight not taxed (N), discount not taxed (N)– most commonly used
e. NT – For Non Taxable items (Open PO, E-Waste Fee, Etc.
NOTE: The District is responsible for paying California Sales Tax on the purchase of all tangible personal
property whether or not it is quoted by the vendor. Examples of tangible personal property include
such items as office supplies, furniture, electronics, and so forth. In addition, some service and labor
costs are subject to sales tax if they result in the creation of tangible personal property.
19. QUANTITY: Enter number of items desired.
20. UNIT PRICE: Enter price per unit.
21. DISCOUNT: Enter the dollar amount discount in this field. If there is one discount amount for an entire
order with multiple commodity lines, you will need to distribute the dollar amount amongst the
commodity lines.
22. ADDITIONAL: ONLY enter shipping and handling charges in this field. If entering multiple commodities
to the Requisition, enter the S&H amount in the Additional field of the first commodity.
23. TAX: Field will auto populate.

To add additional commodities, click Insert and then repeat the steps above.
Unwanted commodity lines may be removed by clicking Delete while on the line of the specific
record that you want to delete.

NOTE: Requisition commodities need to be itemized. Do NOT group multiple items on one commodity line;
if there is a quote for the Requisition, the Requisition should reflect the quote.

24. Once you have completed the entry of commodities, select Next Section at the bottom left of
the screen to move to the Accounting Block.
25. CHART OF ACCOUNTS (COA): This field will default to “A.” DO NOT CHANGE OR DELETE.

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26. YEAR: Should default to current fiscal year (EX: 19 for 18/19 fiscal year).
27. INDEX: Leave blank.
* To search for any part of the FOAP using “…” while in the field and double-click on the “A” next to the
correct number.

28. FUND: Enter a Fund code or Search using “...”

29. ORGN: Defaults from Requestor’s setup. If your Orgn Code differs from the default, enter the
appropriate Organization code or Search using “...”
30. ACCT: Enter Account code or Search using “...”
31. PROG: Enter Program code or Search using “...”
32. Leave the following blank: ACTV, LOCN, PROJ.
33. Tab through the remaining fields to auto populate.

To add additional FOAPS, click Insert and then repeat the steps above.
NOTE: If you have multiple FOAPs the cost of the commodities is shared among your FOAPs. To manually
distribute changes in the $ amounts for commodities, the Distribute box should be unchecked, then
go to the FOAP block and make changes to the amount(s) as appropriate.
Banner will reserve the funds of your FOAP once the FOAP is entered and saved.

IF ONE OF YOUR FOAPS DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS YOU WILL NEED TO MOVE BUDGET BEFORE
COMPLETING YOUR REQUISITION OR USE A DIFFERENT FOAP.

NOTE: The REMAINING COMMODITY AMOUNT field in the FOAP block specifies any remaining dollars that
have not been applied to a FOAP. Adjust your FOAPs extended amounts and SAVE to refresh the field.

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34. Once you have completed your Commodity and Accounting information, select the
Balancing/Completion tab.

This window displays summary information. The Status fields need to state “BALANCED” before completing
a REQ.
COMPLETE: Select Complete when you have entered all the information for the Requisition and are ready
to send it forward to approvals.
IN PROCESS: Select In Process to save your Requisition to complete at a later time.
NOTE YOUR REQUISITION NUMBER FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
NOTE: any required changes on a completed Requisition will require that you deny the Requisition in
approvals. If the Requisition were to already go through the approval process, you will have to cancel
the Requisition and resubmit to make changes.
Orders take approximately 1-2 weeks to process once approved. Please notify the Purchasing Department
for all urgent/rush requests at 661-722-6310 or purchasing @avc.edu.

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MAKING CHANGES TO A REQUISITION

Making changes to a Requisition that is NOT Complete and Approved or has been disapproved.
1. If your Requisition is in the approval process, first remove it by following the instructions under
“Removing a Requisition from Approvals in Bannerweb” on page 21.
2. Login to Banner 9 INB.
3. Access the Requisition through FPAREQN.
4. Click on the … to select your Requisition #.
a. Click Filter in the top right of your screen.
b. Choose your method of search (Request Number, Requestor Name) and enter the search
information next to the field and select Go.

c. Once you find the Requisition you were searching for, double-click the Request Number.
5. Click Go to access the REQ.
6. Make changes to the applicable fields. Please reference the “Creating a Requisition in Banner” guide
for further details on the FPAREQN form.
7. When you are finished making changes go to the Balancing/Completion tab and select “Complete”
to send your Requisition for approval or select “In Process” to save your Requisition and make
additional changes later.

Making changes to a Requisition that is Complete and Approved.

1. Email the Purchasing Department, purchasing@avc.edu, with the following information:
a. SUBJECT: C/O Request REQ # RXXXXXXXXX
b. BODY: Explain the change that needs to be made
2. Purchasing will verify that the changes can be made and process the C/O for approval.

NOTE: Is the responsibility of the requester to ensure C/O is approved by desired date.

INCREASING OR DECREASING A STANDING (OPEN) PO

If you need to increase or decrease a standing PO, please follow the instructions below.
1. Email the Purchasing Department, purchasing@avc.edu, with the following information:
a. SUBJECT: C/O Request REQ # RXXXXXXXXX
b. BODY: Include the increase/decrease amount along with the new total of the PO. If your PO
will be increasing to an amount that requires additional documentation (EX: $5K or more
would require 3 quotes), please include the documents as attachments to your email.
2. Purchasing will verify that the changes can be made and process the C/O for approval.

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CANCELING A REQUISITION
A Requisition can be cancelled after it has been completed and approved by using FPARDEL Requisition
Cancel. A cancelled Requisition will no longer be viable in the system. A Requisition cannot be cancelled if a
purchase order number has been assigned to it. Contact the Purchasing Department if you need to cancel
a Requisition that has been assigned a Purchase Order.
1. Access the Requisition through FPARDEL.
2. Enter the Requisition number in the Request Code field.
3. Click Go.
4. Review the information fields to verify the Requisition being cancelled.

5. Select the Cancel Date tab.

6. Select … next to the Reason Code and select the reason for the cancellation.

7. Click on the Make Cancellation Permanent button to cancel the Requisition.

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DELETING A REQUISITION
A Requisition can only be deleted if it is still In Process. If a Requisition has been completed, but not
approved, first remove the Requisition from Approvals in Bannerweb (see page 21) then proceed to delete
the Requisition. If a Requisition has been Completed and Approved, you will only be able to cancel the
Requisition (see page 11).
1. Access the Requisition through FPAREQN.
2. Click on the … to select your Requisition #.
a. Click Filter in the top right of your screen.
b. Choose your method of search (Request Number, Requestor Name) and enter the search
information next to the field and select Go.
c. Once you find the Requisition you were searching for, double-click the Request Number.

3. Click Go to access the REQ.

4. While on the Requestor/Delivery Information tab, click Delete at the top right of the screen twice.

5. A notification will pop up letting you know that all commodity and accounting records will be deleted.

CHECKING BANNER MESSAGES

When a Requisition is approved or denied, the requester will receive an auto generated e-mail message
from Banner workflow. Users can also view these messages in Banner through the following steps:
1. Log-in to Banner (INB)

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2. Navigate to GUAMESG.
3. Click Filter in the top right of your screen.
4. From Add Another Field … select Item, enter the Requisition # in the field, and select Go.

Scroll through the pages to review each message.

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BANNER SSB (BANNERWEB)
VIEW DOCUMENTS (REQ, PO, ETC.) IN BANNER SSB

1. Click on the Finance tab at the top.

2. Select View Document

3. Select the Choose type (default will be Requisition).

4. Type the document # in the Document Number field or click Document Number to search

a. If you click Document Number to search, leave your name in the User ID field and select
Execute Query. To view another users documents, type their User ID in the User ID field and
select Execute Query.

You can also use the wildcard key “%” if you know part of your document # (EX: R00001%) or
want to view documents for an entire fiscal year (EX: R16%). Select Execute Query.
b. A list of your documents will appear. Click on the document # you want to view.

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5. Select View Document to view the document.

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PRINT DOCUMENTS (REQ, PO, ETC.) IN BANNER WEB

1. Click on the Finance tab at the top.

2. Select View Document

3. Select the Choose type (default will be Requisition).

4. Type the document # in the Document Number field or click Document Number to search

a. If you click Document Number to search, leave your name in the User ID field and select
Execute Query. To view another users documents, type their name in the User ID field and
select Execute Query.

You can also use the wildcard key “%” if you know part of your document # (EX: R00001%) or
want to view documents for an entire fiscal year (EX: R16%). Select Execute Query.
b. A list of your documents will appear. Click on the document # you want to view.

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5. Select View Document to print the document.

6. Right click on the Requisition information and select print or on your keyboard select Ctrl+P

VIEW/CHECK APPROVALS FOR A DOCUMENT (REQ, PO, ETC.) IN BANNER WEB

1. Click on the Finance tab at the top.
2. Select View Document

3. Select the Choose type (default will be Requisition).

4. Type the document # in the Document Number field or click Document Number to search

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a. If you click Document Number to search, leave your name in the User ID field and select
Execute Query. To view another users documents, type their name in the User ID field and
select Execute Query.

You can also use the wildcard key “%” if you know part of your document # (EX: R00001%) or
want to view documents for an entire fiscal year (EX: R16%). Select Execute Query.
b. A list of your documents will appear. Click on the document # you want to view.

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5. Select Approval History to view the approval history of the Requisition.

Approval History

LOOKING UP/VIEWING A PO NUMBER, CHANGE ORDER, OR INVOICE

1. Follow steps 1-5 under VIEW DOCUMENTS (REQ, PO, ETC.) IN BANNER WEB.
2. Select View Document.

3. Scroll to the end of the Requisition to view Related Documents.

4. You can then click on the Document Code to view or print.

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To view a Change Order
5. Go back to the View Document Screen, select Purchase Order as the Choose Type and select
Document Number.
6. Type the Purchase Order # into the Document Number field and remove the username from the
User ID field.

P160082

7. Select Execute Query.

8. Change Orders will have a Change Seq# of 1 or greater. Select the document # you wish to view,
then Select View Document to view and/or print the document or select Approval History to view
the approval history of the document.

REMOVING A REQUISITION FROM APPROVALS IN BANNERWEB

To make changes to a Requisition that is in the approval process, you will need to deny the Requisition in
the Approve Documents section of Bannerweb.
1. Click on the Finance tab at the top.
2. Select Approve Documents.

3. User ID will default to you.

4. Select All documents which you may approve and Submit Query.

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5. All Requisitions you have submitted which are currently in the approval process will display.
6. Select Disapprove of the Requisition you want to remove from the approval process.

Once your Requisition is removed, you can cancel or make changes to the Requisition in Banner (INB),
FPAREQN.

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Appendix A – Document and Item Text (FOAPOXT)
DOCUMENT TEXT (optional): Allows you to enter text that applies to the entire Requisition (new vendor
information, processing instructions for Purchasing department, quote numbers, etc.).

ITEM TEXT (optional): Allows you to enter text that applies to a specific commodity line (additional
description information, delivery dates if they differ for each line, etc.).

1. While in any of the Requisition tabs, under “Related” (top right of page), select Document Text
[FOAPOXT] or while in the Description field of the applicable Item select Item Text [FOAPOXT], to
enter additional information.
2. Entering Text:
a. TO ENTER TEXT: select Next Section at the bottom left of the screen to move to the
Accounting Block. Begin typing your information in the TEXT field. Use the down arrow to
add more text (the text will not automatically wrap to the next line).

TO ENTER NEW VENDOR INFORMATION: Click the … next to the Modify Clause field:
i. Double click the VEND clause. It will then show up in the Modify Clause field.
ii. Click Next Section and begin filling in the required items in the TEXT field.

3. Click Save at the bottom right of the screen when you have finished entering your text.
4. Click Close at the top left of the screen to return to the Requisition Entry.

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Appendix B – Attaching Documents to Your Requisition
If your Requisition requires Supporting Documentation, please upload the supporting documentation to
your Requisition through OnBase.

OnBase Video Guides can be found on the Purchasing Banner page under Other Helpful Guides.

https://www.avc.edu/administration/busserv/banner-purchasing

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Appendix C – Creating a Requisition for a Future Fiscal Year
When creating a Requisition for a Future Fiscal Year (prior to July 1) there are a few items that will be
different on the Requisition:

1. ORDER DATE: The Order Date will need to be changed to the first date of the fiscal year 01-JUL-
20XX. Once the new fiscal year begins, the Order Date will default to the current date and will not
need to change.
2. TRANSACTION DATE: The Transaction Date will need to be changed to the first date of the fiscal
year 01-JUL-20XX. Once the new fiscal year begins, the Transaction Date will default to the current
date and will not need to change.
NOTE: The Order Date and the Transaction Date must be the same.
3. DELIVERY DATE: The Delivery Date should be a date that is at least 3 weeks from the Order Date to
allow adequate time for approvals, processing, and delivery.

07/01/2020

07/01/2020
07/01/2020

4. YEAR: The Fiscal Year in the FOAP will automatically default based on the Order Date and Transaction
Date. Be sure that this Year matches the Fiscal Year in which your Requisition is being entered for.

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5. IN PROCESS: Until Purchasing notifies the District that Future Fiscal Year Requisitions can be
Completed (sometime at the end of June), the In Process button will need to be selected. After this
notification is sent out, all Requisitions can be Completed.

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Appendix D – Copying a Requisition in FPAREQN
When creating a requisition, you may find it convenient to copy a requisition you created at an earlier date. For
instance, if you have some standard supplies you buy several times each year, you can copy an older requisition,
change a few fields and complete the requisition.

1. In Banner SSB (myAVC), navigate to View Documents and bring up the PO of the REQ you want to copy.
2. Navigate to FPAREQN.

3. Click on the Copy button. This opens the Copy dialog box.

4. Enter the Requisition number you want to copy and hit enter.
5. Banner will display the vendor name for verification. Click the OK button to open the new copy of the
requisition.

Banner will display all previous information except the order and transaction date will reflect the current date and the
delivery date field will be blank.

6. Enter a new date in the Delivery Date field.

7. Proceed through the information blocks as you did previously, changing information as necessary. Because
buyers will make changes on the PO, you must bring up the PO of the REQ your copying in myAVC and
update the necessary information including document text, item text, commodity, etc.
8. Complete or put the requisition In Process on the Balancing/Completion block.

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