This article includes the latest updates for the following sub-set of Research Administration & Compliance Systems: GMAS, ESTR-IRB, Agreements-DUA, Data Safety, OAIR, the Research Administration Portal, and ecrt.
GMAS
GMAS will be unavailable starting at 6PM on Friday, September 29th for a release. The system will be available again at the start of business on Monday, October 2nd.
This release includes:
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Converting the receipts and receivables module to the new GMAS format, which includes:
- A new converted Income screen
- A new screen that will allow GMAS to assist in bulk creating receipt data by extracting data from an excel spreadsheet managed by OSP Research Finance.
- A new receipt search.
- A new receivables search.
- A new receivables screen.
- Implementation of a new segment status "Expired".
- Addition of a sub invoice detail download from the sub list and sub home screens.
- A new warning that will appear at the top of all GMAS screens in the form of a banner 30 minutes prior to a scheduled outage indicating the system will be coming down and edits should be saved.
- Retirement of 15 screens previously used in the receipts and receivables module.
Additional information about the release including other enhancements and bug fixes can be found in the October 2023 GMAS Release notes.
Please email contactgmas@harvard.edu with any questions related to the upcoming outage or release.
ESTR-IRB, Agreements-DUA, Data Safety, and OAIR
OAIR, ESTR-IRB, Agreements-DUA, and Data Safety were recently updated. View detailed release notes for additional information.
Some highlights:
- ESTR-IRB includes new questions when requesting reliance.
- Agreements-DUA includes additional instruction and tracking support.
- Data Safety includes additional tracking support for reviewers.
- OAIR includes enhanced navigation for reviewers.
The support team offers 30-minute informational sessions, covering general system information, key changes associated with the upgrade, and answers to your questions. Visit the System Support Office Hours Booking page to register.
Research Administration Portal
The Research Administration Portal shows faculty and researchers their outstanding research administration and compliance activities and provides an overview of their portfolio.
The application includes unified lists of certain action items, projects and protocols from Agreements-DUA, Data Safety, ESTR-IRB, GMAS, ecrt statements, and OAIR certifications, as well as assigned training courses from the Harvard Training Portal.
Features in the Portal include:
- The ability for grant managers to view their researchers' To Do list and portfolio
- Additional GMAS To Dos for grant managers, central administrators, and researchers.
The team is working on additional system enhancements, planned for this fall.
Visit the Research Administration Portal support site for guidance and information about what is included in upcoming releases.
ecrt
FY23 Q4 project statements and FY23 Annual statements important dates:
- Review period: 8/29/23 to 9/18/23
- Certification period: 9/19/23 to 10/19/23
Keep an eye on the OSP Page for additional ecrt news.