eMARS 3.9 FamiliarizationNovember 2011

Logging In

•Larger Font

•No overlap of text and picture

Basic Navigation

New “Archetypes”

•More contrast in text

•New color scheme

Navigation Bar

•Bigger Font

•More contrast

•Highlight for active bar

•Collapsible!

Navigation Bar Collapsed

Navigation Icons

•Icons (and text) instead of text only

•New “About” link

•“Jump to” feature

•Must know full Page Code

•Pick List available

Jump To/Leafing

Provides ability to jump/leaf to other pages without having to abandon current document/page

Context Sensitive – will transition to data on “target” page based on data on “source” page– Fund Table opens to fund present on document

Leafing history retains last 5 pages– “Back” link available– No data or position is lost

Auto-Transition to Budget Lines– If all COA for budget line is entered on the document, the

“Jump To” will transition to the specific budget line on the Budget Inquiry Page.

Document Navigation

•Document Title Bar

•Key Information

•Quick Links

•Document Navigator

•Sections of the document only

•Collapsible!

Section Navigation - Accordions

•Maximized – only see current section

•Best for data entry

•Expanded – current section expanded, others collapsed

•Good for reviewing

•Collapsed – all section on one line (below)

Section Navigation – Section Details

•Document Sections

•Context Fields – key information from the line

•Indentions show parent-child relationships

•Quick Switch – move at the child level, between parents

Section Navigation – Within a Section

•Tab view vs. List view

•Tab View avoids scrolling vertically

•List View still provided “classic” view

•Documents default the Tab View

•Details or No Details?

•Hiding details can help with quick navigation

•When viewing details, only one line displays

•Good for error correction with many lines

Document Navigation - Buttons•Display buttons will vary based on:

•Status – Is the document in “Edit” mode?

•Location – What section are you working?

•Show Details setting – Is there one line or many?

•Buttons are carefully placed:

•Section-specific Buttons

•Document Buttons – always in view

Document Data – “Edit with Grid”

•Provides a “spreadsheet” view of the document

•Included most common fields on the line

•Useful for multi-line documents

•Configurable

Document Data – Type Ahead

•Available on most fields

•Letter by letter filtering

•Shows descriptions

Document Data – Error Bar

•Error Bar defaults to one line

•Shows error with highest severity first

•Expanded error bar shows multiple messages

•Errors can be filtered or sorted by severity

Document Data – Error Navigation

•Context link works as it does today

•Field with error is highlighted

•Highlight matches color of error

Document Data – Pick List

•All Chart of Accounts elements have “Pick List” for lookup

•Green arrow will open related COA table

Attachments

•Attachments are added via File Menu

•Attachment upload similar to current process

•No applicable on Budget Documents

•Document components display a “Paper Clip” icon and counter when attachments are present

Attachments

•New link – Document Attachments

•Located within Document title bar

•Displays all attachments on document regardless of location

Printing

•Print button on document will generate PDF file in new “Document Forms” page

•Not saved as attachment on Header

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Printing

•All PDF forms for a specific User ID can be viewed via the “Message Center” on the Secondary Navigation panel

•Online Forms Clean-up job will run periodically to delete PDF

•Conditions and intervals yet to be determined

Vendor Transaction History (VTH)

•Many searchable fields available•Provide links to other useful tables•Displays accrued and cash expenditures•“Calculate Total” link available•“Download” link available

New Export Functionality

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•Download Link available on selected tables

•Allows users to download results into MS Excel

•Not currently configured

New Drill Down Functionality

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•Ability to “drill down” on pending transactions

•Download Link available

Show Description

•Right click a field with a value present (e.g. Fund 13H5) and eMARS displays a description of that value (e.g. “Finance eMARS Customer Resource Center)

Show Details

•Click on “Show Details” and eMARS will “leaf” to the actual record on its associated table (e.g. 03H5 on the Fund Table)

Alerts and Broadcast Messages

•“Active” notification of a new Alert or Broadcast message via a pop-up window

•Will show upon login, and

•At intervals while actively working online

•Conditions and intervals yet to be determined

Multi-Sort Feature

•Selected Tables provide sort options on multiple fields

• Sortable fields are underlined

• Default sort is in column order

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