Transaction
Type
Message Text Explanation Remediation
Section Meeting with days and no time
Incomplete meeting information sent from UniTime. This should not occur.
Notify system administration for further investigation.
Section Meeting with time, but no days
Incomplete meeting information sent from UniTime. This should not occur.
Notify system administration for further investigation.
Section Section not in Banner A delete was sent to Banner for a section that does not exist. This can happen if a section was created in UniTime and rejected by Banner.
If section was previously rejected by Banner, no further action required. Section does not exist in either system.
If this error is received under different circumstances, notify system administration for further investigation. Section Subject: USUBJ does not
match Banner: BSUBJ
Banner received an update for a section. The subject on the record with the CRN sent from UniTime does not match what is in Banner.
Notify system administration for further investigation.
Section Course Number: UCRSE does not match Banner: BCRSE
Banner received an update for a section. The subject on the record with the CRN sent from UniTime does not match what is in Banner.
Notify system administration for further investigation.
Section Unable to lock section for update
Other system activity, such as registration, has locked the section record. Interface was unable to retrieve the section record for update in 10 tries.
Resend offering from Banner at a later, less busy time.
Section Error on attribute / Unknown Attribute
An unexpected attribute was sent from UniTime. Notify system administration for further investigation.
Section Error on attribute / Oracle error message
See Oracle error message. Could be that data sent from UniTime is too long for the Banner field or of the wrong data type.
Notify system administration for further investigation.
Section Negative Max Enrollment Invalid
UniTime sent a negative enrollment maximum. Should not occur. Notify system administration for further investigation.
Section No Course Record Found for Section
The course does not exist in the Banner catalog. Add course to Banner catalog. Section CRN exceeds Banner starting
CRN: nnnnn
UniTime sent a CRN that is outside the range of CRNs defined for UniTime on the SZBUTMT table.
Notify system administration for further investigation.
Section Instructor ID not found: ID name
No person record was found in Banner with ID. Name from UniTime is provided for informational purposes.
Investigate. All staff and students should exist in Banner. Correct person information in UniTime or add to Banner if appropriate. Section Invalid section action Unexpected transaction action received from UniTime Notify system administration for further
investigation. Section N Primary instructors for
section
Zero or more than one primary instructor indicated for section. This should not occur. The UniTime/Banner interface determines primary instructor based on greater percent share and alphabetical order.
Notify system administration for further investigation.
Section Part-of-term code not configured
The part of term derived for a section has not been set up on SOATERM.
Check SZBPTRM mapping table. Crosslist Crosslist group not found A delete was sent to Banner for a crosslist that does not exist.
This can happen if a crosslist was created in UniTime and rejected by Banner.
If crosslist was previously rejected by Banner, no further action required. Crosslist does not exist in either system. If this error is received under different circumstances, notify system administration for further investigation. Crosslist Unable to lock crosslist for
update
Other system activity, such as registration, has locked the crosslist record. Interface was unable to retrieve the crosslist record for update in 10 tries.
Resend offering from Banner at a later, less busy time.
Crosslist Crosslist ID exceeds Banner starting ID:
UniTime sent a crosslist with an ID that is outside the range of crosslist IDs defined for UniTime on the SZBUTMT table.
Notify system administration for further investigation.
Crosslist Section with CRN nnnnn not found
A section with CRN nnnnn that UniTime is trying to add to a crosslist does not exist in Banner. This can happen if a section was created in UniTime and rejected by Banner.
Correct the circumstances that caused the member section to be rejected, and resend the offering to Banner.
Crosslist Invalid Crosslist Action Unexpected transaction action received from UniTime Notify system administration for further investigation.
Crosslist Error on attribute / Unknown Attribute
An unexpected attribute was sent from UniTime. Notify system administration for further investigation.
Crosslist Error on attribute / Oracle error message
See Oracle error message. Could be that data sent from UniTime is too long for the Banner field or of the wrong data type.
Notify system administration for further investigation.
Packet Header
Term code is required Transaction from UniTime omitted term code Notify system administration for further investigation.
Packet Header
Origin is required Transaction from UniTime omitted origin. Notify system administration for further investigation.
Packet Header
Invalid term code Term code sent from UniTime does not exist in STVTERM Review UniTime/Banner integration configuration: look at Banner Session table.
Packet Term not set up No SOATERM record exists in Banner for term. Review UniTime/Banner integration
Error Messages
Packet Header
Term not set up No SOATERM record exists in Banner for term. Review UniTime/Banner integration configuration: look at Banner Session table. Create SOATERM record if appropriate.
Packet Header
Term not active for UniTime integration
Term has not been configured for UniTime integration in Banner. See UniTime Banner Integration
Review UniTime/Banner integration configuration. Add configuration if appropriate.
Packet Header
Term not configured for UniTime integration (no SZBUTMT record)
Term has not been configured for UniTime integration in Banner. See UniTime Banner Integration
Review UniTime/Banner integration configuration. Add configuration if appropriate.
Packet Header
Invalid packet ACTION value Invalid action value in packet header. Valid values are AUDIT or null.
Notify system administration for further investigation.
Packet Header
Invalid IS_TRANSACTION value
Invalid is_transaction value in packet header. Valid values are Y and N.
Notify system administration for further investigation.
Packet Header
Invalid packet MODE value Invalid mode value in packet header. Valid values are AUDIT and UPDATE
Notify system administration for further investigation.
Packet Header
Invalid date format Invalid date format in packet header. Notify system administration for further investigation.
Packet Header
Class end date is not between term start/end dates
Sanity check: class end date from UniTime is not between term start and end dates.
Review dates in STVTERM in Banner, default date pattern for term in UniTime.
Common Errors from Banner API
There are many errors that could come from the Banner API's. Most won't occur. These are some of the most common:
Transactio n Type
Message Text Explanation Remediation
Section Invalid Schedule Code for course in section
Course is not configured for this schedule type in the Banner catalog.
Add schedule type to catalog or re- configure course in UniTime. Section Section credit hours/CEUs
must equal course credit hours/CEUs
Credit hours sent from UniTime do not conform to the value defined in the Banner course catalog.
Adjust credit as appropriate in Banner or UniTime.
Section Section billing hours must equal course billing hours
Credit hours sent from UniTime do not conform to the value for billing hours defined in the Banner course catalog.
Adjust billing credit as appropriate in Banner or UniTime.
Section Section credit hours/CEUs must be in course credit hours/CEUs range
Credit hours sent from UniTime do not conform to the range defined in the Banner course catalog.
Adjust credit as appropriate in Banner or UniTime.
Section Section billing hours must be in course billing hours range
Credit hours sent from UniTime do not conform to the range for billing hours defined in the Banner course catalog.
Adjust billing credit as appropriate in Banner or UniTime.
Section Section exists with same subject, course, and section number
Duplicate section id. This should not be happening. Describe steps that led to this situation to system administration. Re-assign section identifiers.
Section Course has campus restriction, cannot create section
Course is not configured for this campus in the Banner catalog. Review course schedule restrictions.
Section Cannot change Part-of-Term fields when enrollments or meeting times exist, or when section is Open Learning
Probably attempted to change the start/end dates of the section. Create new section; move students to new section; cancel original section.