Research Administration & Compliance Systems - October 2020 Update

October 15, 2020

Here are the latest updates about ecrt, GMAS, Data Safety, ESTR-IRB, Agreements-DUA and PI Dashboard.

ecrt

Important dates for the FY20 Q4 Project Statements and FY20 Annual Statements:

  • Review Period: September 1, 2020 to September 21, 2020
  • Certification Period: September 22, 2020 to October 21, 2020
  • All FY 20 Certifications are DUE October 21, 2020

Important dates for the FY21 Q1 Project Statements:

  • Review Period: October 27, 2020 – November 16, 2020
  • Certification Period: November 17, 2020 December 16, 2020
  • All FY21 Q1 Certifications are DUE December 16, 2020

GMAS

GMAS has an upcoming major release (1_55) and will be unavailable starting on Friday, Oct 16, 2020 at 7pm. The application will be available start of business on Monday, October 19, 2020.  The changes include restricting edit of faculty on research teams to central roles, along with a few International Collaboration and Activities enhancements and bug fixes. We will also be completing some technical work that weekend.

The full details for the release can be found in our Release Notes.

Job Aids can be found on our GMAS website.

ESTR-IRB

The ESTR support team announces its fall release for October 23. This configuration release brings minor enhancements to support the review process in an increasingly integrated environment.

ESTR-IRB will be unavailable from Friday, October 23 at 5:00 PM until Monday, October 26 at 5:00 AM to allow for system updates.

A complete list of items included in this upgrade can be found in the Release Notes.

Visit the ESTR support site or contact the ESTR Help Desk for additional information.

Agreements-DUA

The Agreements support team announces the fall release for October 23. This configuration release brings minor enhancements to support Data Use Agreement review.

The Agreements-DUA application will be unavailable from Friday, October 23 at 5:00 PM until Monday, October 26 at 5:00 AM to allow for system updates.

A complete list of items included in this upgrade can be found in the Release Notes.

Visit the Agreements-DUA support site or contact the DUA Help Desk for additional information.

Data Safety

The Data Safety support team announces the fall release for October 23. This configuration release brings minor enhancements to the Data Safety SmartForm, activities, and workspaces.

The Data Safety application will be unavailable from Friday, October 23 at 5:00 PM until Monday, October 26 at 5:00 AM to allow for system updates.

A complete list of items included in this upgrade can be found in the Release Notes.

Visit the Data Safety support site or contact the Safety Help Desk for additional information.

PI Dashboard

Successfully created and uploaded the annual SEAS Non-Sponsored account reports (prior fiscal year).

Team completed several database and application server software upgrades.

Team successfully deployed a small “bug-fix” release.  A complete list of items included in this release can be found in the Release Notes.