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2 Technical BasicsThis section describes basic technical information about Banner® Web Tailor. Thefollowing topics are covered:• “Technical configuration” on page 2-1• “Data flow process” on page 2-2• “Accessing the Self-Service applications” on page 2-2• “Interaction with APIs” on page 2-3• “User interface” on page 2-4• “Accessibility initiative/enhanced user interface” on page 2-5• “Naming conventions” on page 2-8• “Cascading Style Sheets” on page 2-10• “Self-Service features” on page 2-13• “Printing web pages” on page 2-26Technical configurationBanner Self-Service uses PL/SQL stored program units, which streamlines the call andretrieval process for query and update functionality.The Self-Service programs are written in PL/SQL and are stored as PL/SQL packages,procedures, and functions. The Self-Service applications are designed around a library ofstored subprograms.The architecture eliminates SQL parsing for each PL/SQL statement by combining PL/SQL stored program units with pre-compiled Oracle subprograms stored in the Oracledatabase. This design substantially reduces the call processing overhead required for theSelf-Service applications to communicate with Oracle. It also promotes memory sharingfor multiple users executing procedures and functions within the same package.January 2010 Banner Web Tailor 8.3 2-1User GuideTechnical Basics