Career and Technical Education eGMSIWAS Presentation

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Career and Technical Education eGMS/IWAS
Presentation

• Illinois State Board of Education
• Spring 2008

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How eGMS Will Assist Applicants

• Submissions / Approvals post immediately
• Previous versions easily referenced
• History log shows application status
• Detailed error checking
• Math operations automated
• Improved consistency across grant programs
• Online Help files

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The Promise of eGMS Why eGMS?

• Improved service to ISBE partners
• Streamlined and consistent application processes
  for both Applicants and Agency Reviewers
• Reduced duplicate data collection
• Reduced time to get applications completed and
  approved (mention past on-site visits/approvals)

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eGMS Basics Accessing eGMS

• ISBE Web Application Security (IWAS) is the only
  door to eGMS.
• Grant programs are categorized on the IWAS System
  Listing.
• Users must request access for a grant program.
  EFE Director or official with signatory authority
  must approve for EFE. Superintendent must
  approve this request for local districts.
• Further information on IWAS is available under
  the IWAS link on the ISBE home page -
  www.isbe.net

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IWAS Creating an Account
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IWAS Creating an Account
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IWAS Creating an Account
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IWAS Requesting System Access
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IWAS Requesting System Access
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IWAS Requesting System Access
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IWAS Requesting System Access
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IWAS Requesting System Access
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IWAS Admin Approving System Access
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IWAS Admin Approving System Access
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IWAS Admin Approving System Access
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IWAS Admin Approving System Access
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IWAS Admin Approving System Access
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IWAS Logging In
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IWAS Home Page
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IWAS Personal Inbox
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IWAS Reading a Message
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IWAS Printable Version
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IWAS System Listing
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eGMS Basics Navigating Through

• Page Header and Footer-Help is always at the
  bottom
• Printer friendly link
• Grant program list box
• Tab Strip-Side or Top
• Preferred completion sequence-Left to right or
  Top to Bottom
• Hyperlinks within web pages
• Session Timeout SAVE Frequently-60 minutes
• If there is no save button at bottom or page, you
  can enter text but nothing will save.
• Do not use the browser Back button! You will
  want to use tabs

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eGMS Basics Types of Controls

• Tab Key
• Moving around a page
• Control Types
• Push Buttons, Radio Buttons, Check Boxes, Text
  Boxes, Text Areas, Hyperlinks
• Special Actions
• Create Additional Lines, Submit, Assure,
  Consulting, Locking

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eGMS Basics Common Elements

• Built in Validations
• Input Length Checks Numeric Checks, Required
  Fields, Content Checks (Example Budget cannot
  exceed Allotment)
• Error Messages / Warning Messages
• Warnings Data Not Saved (error message location)
• Calculate Totals
• Summary of lines Indirect Cost Rates
• No Commas or Decimal Points in Amounts
• Enterable Amounts in Whole Dollars