These are the release notes for Sponsored Projects, updated August 2021.
New
- The Simplified Form Builder is now the default form builder, providing an easy and intuitive interface for System Admin users to create forms.
- Tasks can now be added to SP Proposals and Awards. These tasks are also editable by the creator and visible to all users who can see the record. A notification is sent to a user when a task is assigned to them.
- There are new Tasks tabs on the Proposal, Award, and Subaward Details pages.
- A user can assign an Award Admin to an award by clicking Assign Admin on the award dashboard.
- The "Key" ID field now defaults to being empty when new questions are added to the Simplified Form Builder, and can be filled in by the user prior to publishing. The "Key" field helps to identify the field for reporting purposes.
- New API functionality has been created that allows users to search for an S2S proposal in SP.
- New UI has been created that allows users with edit access to link an SP proposal with an S2S proposal in Advanced Form Builder.
- New UI has been created that allows users with edit access to link an SP proposal with an S2S proposal in Simplified Form Builder.
- When an SP proposal is linked with an S2S proposal it will now display a link to the S2S proposal along with the status of the S2S proposal.
- New API functionality has been created that allows users with edit access to create new S2S proposals from an SP proposal form.
- Project summaries now display additional fields including sponsor, prime sponsor, admin unit, and PI.
- Tasks are now published to Admin and displayed in My Tasks on the dashboard.
- Users can now do the following:
- See connected Project, Budget, and Proposal record links on the right-hand side of an Award Summary.
- See connected Project, Budget, and Award record links on the right-hand side of a Proposal Summary.
- Delete award modification drafts after creation, if choosing not to Publish.
- Publish award modification drafts. Once published, the status for the parent award is applied and the modification is considered the most recent Active version of the award.
- View modifications on an award List located on the dashboard. Modifications are listed under the parent award.
- Configure award modification reasons in Modification Types. A reason must be selected when creating a new modification draft.
- Create new modification drafts when an award is in Active or Closeout status by selecting a modification reason, which will prompt the creation of the new draft. This ensures an audit trail of all changes.
- View all modifications that were made to an award, including all relevant metadata.
- Create and read project-level notes in the Project Notes tab.
Accessibility
- An abundance of accessibility work has been completed in order to reach WCAG 2.1 AA compliance, including but not limited to the following:
- Improved tabbing and logical sequences for screenreaders and non-mouse users
- Aria roles and labels for all missing elements
- Skip to main content link
- Corrected heading hierarchies
- Corrected focus order
- Focused slideouts and dialog windows
- Improved zoom capabilities
- Visible focus on elements
- Improved text and color contrast
Fixes
- Green checkmarks (finished sections) now persist when navigating away from a form and coming back.