Testing in Banner
Rollins maintains 3 database instances for Banner. The current database is PROD (or Production).
If you would like to try a different procedure or some new rules, you should test them in one of the non-production databases. Most training sessions also use one of these database instances. When an upgrade is downloaded from SunGardHE, it is first applied to one of these databases so that users can test the changes before it is applied to PROD.
PPRD ("pre-prod" or pre-production) was cloned from PROD on November 15, 2006. This database is currently unavailable to the users.
TEST was cloned from PROD on July 24, 2007.
Most employees who use Banner probably have accounts available in all 3 instances (if you do not, you may wish to request a new account). Y ou log into these other instances by entering PPRD or TEST for the Database on the Logon screen. You can always tell which instance you are in because it displays at the top of your Banner screen.
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