Form Naming Conventions

All FIS Banner Finance forms have seven-letter code names which use the following convention: abcdddd. You can learn the ownership, type, and use of any form, such as the requisition inquiry form, FPIREQN, by learning the meaning of each character in its name.

The first letter refers to the system
The second letter is a code for the module
The third letter is a code for the form type
The last four letters are unique abbreviations of the form name

The FIS Banner form code names serve as important navigation tools, providing shortcuts as you move from one form to another.

a = single character code identifying the system

A
F
G
N
P
R
S
T

= Alumni/Development
= Finance
= General
= Position Control
= Human Resource
= Financial Aid
= Student
= Accounts Receivable

b = single character code identifying the Finance module

A
B
C
F
G
O
P
T
U

= Accounts Payable
= Budget Development
= Cost Accounting
= Fixed Assets
= General Ledger
= Overall
= Purchasing
= Table
= Utility

W, X, Y and Z are used across all Finance modules.

c = single character code identifying the type of form

A
I
M
Q
R
V

= Application (query and modification)
= Inquiry
= Maintenance
= Query (when called from another form)
= Rule
= Validation

dddd = unique four character form name

For example, FPIREQN is a form in the Finance Purchasing module and is used to query a requisition.

F P I	= Finance = Purchasing = Inquiry
REQN = Requisition