GMAS December Release Details

December 3, 2015

As a reminder, the next GMAS 2.0 Project release will occur on December 14, 2015, delivering a redesigned segment home and more converted screens.  

The redesigned segment home still allows users to retrieve segment data, segment financial information, navigate between segments and navigate to key areas.  The redesign brings additional information front and center including highlighting dates and dollars, segment actions, and links to existing GMAS screens.   The redesign allows for easier navigation, provides fewer clicks to receive information and highlights upcoming and/or outstanding activities.  See below for a representation of the new segment home design. 

GMAS Segment Home Page

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).  With the December release, 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.  These changes are as a result of the feedback we heard in the GMAS user survey in September. Users will continue to navigate between old and new screen designs through the end of the project as we re-design and convert the remainder of the system.

If you’re interested in learning more about the changes in the December release and familiarizing yourself with the system (in our testing environment) prior to go-live then feel free to attend the upcoming office hours:

December 8 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST in the 8 Story Street (Cambridge) B2 Conference Room

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See also: Live, GMAS, December 2015