As a reminder, a new release will be available to users on December 14th. This release includes new features (i.e. redesigned segment home,) converted screens (i.e. OAR Approval) and bug fixes (i.e. upload all grant.gov file types.)
The redesigned segment home brings additional information front and center including highlighting dates and dollars, segment actions, and links to existing GMAS screens. The following job aids have been developed to assist with some of the new features and processes included in this release:
- Edit Equipment Process Overview – This job aid documents the new process to edit equipment for a segment in the GMAS system. The edit equipment functionality is used by the business to enter the equipment terms and conditions when the special equipment flag is marked as a yes. This new process only allows Central Users to edit equipment on a segment.
- Overview of Segment Homepage – This job aid provides an overview of the new segment home layout and orients users to new locations of information. There are four sections of data on the re-designed segment home that are detailed in this job aid: Navigation pane, Key Information, Dates and Dollars, and Work in Process.
- Understanding the Segment Homepage - Work In Process Section – The Work in Process job aid takes a deeper look at one section of the segment home. The Work in Process section of the segment home provides segment to-do’s in one consolidated location and is meant to streamline all items that require attention into one section.
- Top Segment Homepage Activities – Now that the segment homepage has been redesigned, there is an easier way to perform many activities that are performed from the segment home. In other instances there are simply new locations for items.
The December release will also deliver converted screens including approval list, view and edit COI approval, view OAR approval, revision detail, edit equipment information, and error pages (GMAS, concurrency and security errors). GMAS will accommodate narrower browser widths by making the page layout more “fluid,” and the spacing across the design will be decreased to reduce vertical scrolling. This release also includes quite a few bug fixes including, but not limited to, correctly recording the name of the person who logged a notice in the event history, allowing users to upload grants.gov attachments that are not PDFs, and allow subagreement descriptions to display.
You can access the GMAS December Release Notes for more specific information on the release.