What Is Banner Application Navigator?
Application Navigator is the Banner 9 shell that opens Admin Pages, handles search and keeps your session across Banner applications. How it works and common issues.
What is Banner Application Navigator?
Application Navigator is the Banner 9 web shell that staff log in to. It provides a single search box and menu for opening Banner Admin Pages (for example SPAIDEN or FGAJVCD), keeps one authenticated session across Banner 9 applications, and lets users switch between open pages without logging in again.
Overview
In Banner 9, Application Navigator is the front door for staff. It replaced the old Banner 8 forms menu with a browser-based shell that hosts Banner Admin Pages and links Banner 9 applications together.
What Application Navigator does
- Search: find any page by name (such as
SGASTDN) or keyword (such as "student"). - Menus and favourites: browse Banner menus or keep a personal list of frequently used pages.
- Single session: once you are signed in, Navigator passes your session to other Banner 9 applications.
- Context: some pages pass key information such as ID or term when you move between related pages.
How it fits the architecture
Application Navigator is deployed as its own Banner 9 web application alongside Banner Admin Pages, Self-Service and other apps on Tomcat or WebLogic. Users authenticate through Banner or an SSO identity provider (CAS or SAML), and Navigator uses that identity to apply Banner security.
Common Application Navigator issues
| Symptom | Usual cause |
|---|---|
| Pages open in a blank frame | Application URL or proxy configuration mismatch |
| Constant re-login prompts | SSO, cookie or load-balancer session settings |
| A page is missing from search | User lacks Banner security for that object, or the application is not registered |
| Slow page loads | App server memory, connection pools or database performance |
For performance troubleshooting see why Banner 9 pages are slow.
Frequently asked questions
Type the seven-character page name (for example SPAIDEN) or part of its description into the search box and select the result.
Repeated logins usually point to single sign-on or session configuration: CAS or SAML settings, cookie domains, session timeouts or a load balancer that is not keeping sessions sticky.
Last reviewed by the ITCadence Banner team. Ellucian product capabilities vary by version and licence; confirm details against current Ellucian documentation.
