What is AppEnhancer (formerly known as AppXtender)?

AppEnhancer Web Access (formerly known as AppXtender or Banner Document Management) is an OpenText document management product used by the University to meet its needs for an electronic document management system. AppEnhancer allows for document imaging, scanning, and indexing, both for individual departments and for the entire institution. It integrates with the University's Banner system at the data, event, and form levels, and has specific integration points with each Banner module (Finance, Student, Financial Aid, and Human Resources) that improve efficiency and supplement the decision-making process through easy access to relevant document collections.

How do I access AppEnhancer?

There are two ways you can access AppEnhancer (Formerly known as AppXtender as of April 24, 2026 8am mountain time):

• Once you have been granted access to AppXtender, you can launch the utility from within Banner Admin Pages by clicking the "Retrieve" button at the top of any form.
• Starting April 24, 2026 at 8am, you can access it directly via Microsoft Single-Signon at: https://vmwbxsprod.msudenver.edu/AppEnhancer/datasources/PROD?sso=true&DSN-PROD

Some forms within Banner have additional functionality that allow you to pull up a specific document based on the current form or query. Please consult your department for more information on launching AppEnhancer from these screens (this has not changed with the April 2026 upgrade).

Who can use AppEnhancer?

Current staff, faculty, or student employees can use AppEnhancer at the request of their supervisor after the employee has an established Banner account with a basic level of access.

How do I request access to AppEnhancer?

There are two distinct steps to obtain AppEnhancer Access:

1. The employee that needs AppEnhancer access must have an established Banner account with basic access and be able to log in to Banner 9 Admin pages BEFORE the supervisor completes the second step below.  If the employee does not have a Banner account currently, they will need to fill out our Banner Account Request (basic access) form.
2. Once the employee can log in to Banner Admin pages successfully, the supervisor fills out our Expanded Banner Access/Permissions Request form and select the "AppXtender access and permissions (Banner Imaging)" within the Banner systems Permissions Type field.

How do I access AppEnhancer?

There are two ways you can access AppEnhancer (Formerly known as AppXtender as of April 24, 2026 8am mountain time):

• Once you have been granted access to AppXtender, you can launch the utility from within Banner Admin Pages by clicking the "Retrieve" button at the top of any form.
• Starting April 24, 2026 at 8am, you can access it directly via Microsoft Single-Signon at: https://vmwbxsprod.msudenver.edu/AppEnhancer/datasources/PROD?sso=true&DSN-PROD

Some forms within Banner have additional functionality that allow you to pull up a specific document based on the current form or query. Please consult your department for more information on launching AppEnhancer from these screens (this has not changed with the April 2026 upgrade).

AppEnhancer Resources

• Previewing Pages of Documents (video)

• Scanning Documents (video)

• Text Search (video)

• Banner Document Management Cheat Sheet (PDF, provided by Ellucian)