Ellucian Banner: Automation & Job Scheduling for Higher Education
Ellucian Banner® runs the work a term can't go without: ISIR loads, population selections, aid packaging, and the letters and reports that follow. JAMS Scheduler runs those jobs on one schedule with the rest of campus IT, holds each step until the one before it succeeds, and alerts your team the moment one fails.
Ellucian Banner automation runs Banner jobs such as financial aid loads, registration, and grading on a schedule, with dependencies and alerts. JAMS Scheduler connects directly to the Banner Oracle database through its Banner integration pack, and JAMS Software is a certified Ellucian partner.
The problem
When Banner jobs depend on someone pressing go
Financial aid loads, registration runs, and grade processing often wait on a person to start each step in Banner. When that person is out or a step fails overnight, students and staff feel it the next day.
What teams automate
Banner jobs teams run on JAMS Scheduler
Banner job submission
Submit and track Banner jobs from JAMS Scheduler, with results back in Banner.
Registration and grading runs
Run term processes in order, each waiting on the step before it.
Academic calendars
Schedule against terms and fiscal periods instead of editing jobs every semester.
Secure file exchange
Move files over SFTP, FTPS, FTP, SCP, or Amazon S3 as scheduled or file-triggered jobs.
Runaway and stalled alerts
Get notified when a job runs too long, finishes too fast, or stalls.
Audit Trail
Every change to jobs, credentials, and Agents is recorded, with revert and restore.
Failover
A secondary Scheduler takes over after 3 missed heartbeats, so the schedule keeps running.
Customer results
Colleges and schools running Banner on JAMS Scheduler
Every one of those packaging groups is a Banner process, so it keeps running over and over again. A human used to trigger those every single time.
University of Mary Washington
26 days
To rebuild the full Banner schedule, 182 job chains
Kent State University
8 hrs/wk
Financial aid processing, down from 10 hours a day
University of Mary Washington
Migrations
Moving from another scheduler
Free migration tool
Move your jobs to JAMS Scheduler without rebuilding them
JUMP (JAMS Universal Migration Platform) converts your existing job definitions into JAMS jobs. Start with a free Dry Run report that previews every converted job before anything moves.
The Cutover video series
Watch a real migration, start to finish
Control-M to JAMS Scheduler
Start to finish, on YouTube
Tidal to JAMS Scheduler
Start to finish, on YouTube
ActiveBatch to JAMS Scheduler
Start to finish, on YouTube
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How does JAMS Scheduler connect to Ellucian Banner?
The Banner integration pack connects directly to the Banner Oracle database, so JAMS Scheduler can submit and track Banner jobs alongside the rest of your schedule.
Can we still manage Banner jobs in Banner?
Yes. Banner jobs run through the integration can be monitored, canceled, and restarted in either Banner or JAMS.
Is JAMS Software an Ellucian partner?
Yes. JAMS Software is a certified Ellucian partner.
Who is JAMS Scheduler a good fit for?
Colleges and universities running Ellucian Banner. Teams replacing manual job submission or an aging scheduler. IT groups that want Banner and non-Banner jobs on one schedule.
How long does a Banner scheduler migration take?
It depends on the environment. Kent State University rebuilt its full Banner schedule, 182 job chains, in 26 days.
