Data Standards

The Banner System is Lehigh University’s integrated database. Within an integrated database various modules share data items; so that, it is necessary for shared data items to be entered and used in a definitive and consistent manner throughout all modules in order to preserve the data integrity of the database. The purpose of the Data Standards Manual is to set forth the rules and policies for the use of these shared data items and for data entry in general. The Data Governance and Standards Committee, with oversight from the Data Governance Executive Committee, discusses and implements this standard across campus.