How To Approve or Reject a Submission


In our scenario ACME has submitted a proposed new standard. As a District Manager, your role is to review the Standards that are proposed and decide whether to approve or reject them. (See the ACME case study for the scenario.) One of the objectives of this Tutorial is to give you time saving techniques. Depending on your situation, the checklist of steps on approving or rejecting a new standard is likely the fastest way for you to complete this task.

 

Checklist for Approving or Rejecting a New Standard

Step 1 - Find the Submissions, Look for One Item or All

Step 2 - Approve the Standard or Reject It

Step 3 - Check on Status

 

 

Approving or Rejecting a New Standard

You can work through all that have been submitted. Or you can search for one particular item, like ACME's, if you've learned it is urgent. If you wish to go directly to one item specifically, but are not sure of the correct information, use the Client No. to search for a list of acronyms where you can find the name of the submitter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step #1
Find It

1. Click on the Inbox tab. In the dropdown list click on Inbox Search. This takes you to the Inbox Search (RESULTS201) screen where you have a choice about where you want to begin your review process.

2. Click on the dropdown menu for Status. Select Submitted.

3. In the field Sort By, leave it defaulted as Type.

4. Results from a search appear in the bottom half of the page. Once you have located the proposed standard click on Details. The fields will be populated with the information from the original standard you selected.

 

Step #2
Approve or Reject

1. Review the proposed Standard. Make sure to click on each of the Layer tabs to view information for each of the layers. Also check the expiry date.

2. Approving: If you are approving the new standard you need to fill in the Effective Date. Then click on Approve.

3. Rejecting: If you decide to reject a submission, you need to give your reasons to the submitter in the panel Reject Note.

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Step #3
Check on Status

1. An Event Tracking record is created when a Standard is approved or rejected. If approved, the status of the Standard changes from "SUB" (submitted) to "APP" (approved). It will also disappear from the Inbox as the Inbox displays "in-progress" items only. If rejected, the Status changes from "SUB" to "DFT" (draft). Email notification is sent to the submitter.

2. You can check back for your changes by looking at the Events Tracking log.

If you need time to check an item or consider something, click Save.

 

 

 

 

   

See a demo of what steps you'll take! Click on the Show Me graphic to watch the steps you just read through. If you have trouble seeing it check for help in the Course Orientation. Remember to click the pause button, in the demo navigation, if you want to read something carefully.

 

 

 

 

You have the basics on how to approve or reject a new Standard. Continue on for a few additional tips.

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