In this topic, you will learn how to obligate supplements.
Steps:
Click the Obligate Funds menu item to begin the process of obligating supplements.
Step 1Enter the correct information into the Fiscal Year field.
For this example, enter a valid value e.g. "2010".
Step 2Enter the correct information into the CFDA/Subprogram field.
For this example, enter a valid value e.g. "84.407L".
Step 3Enter the correct information into the Schedule No field.
For this example, enter a valid value e.g. "1".
Step 4Click the button to the right of the Award Type field to display the list of award types.
Step 5Select the Discretionary list item for this example.
Step 6Click the button to the right of the Action type field to display the list of action types.
Step 7Click the Supplements list item for this example.
Step 8Click the Search button to search for the schedule which meets the search criteria.
Step 9Click the Select button to mark the schedule which displays.
Step 10Click the Obligate Supplements button to move to the Obligate Funds tab.
Step 11Click the Vertical scrollbar to scroll and view the search results.
Step 12Click the View ACCS button to display the ACCS information for the first award listed.
Step 13Click the Vertical scrollbar to scroll down and view the ACCS information.
Step 14The ACCS information is displayed at the bottom. You can repeat the process to view the ACCS information for each of the awards listed.
Step 15Note: You may mark the action for each supplement individually or you may mark all the supplements simultaneously by using the Apply to All function.
Step 16Click the button to the right of the Actions field to display the action choices for the first supplement listed.
Step 17Note that you may either take "No Action" or "Obligate" each supplement.
For this example, all the supplements will be marked simultaneously. Therefore, the Apply to All function will be used.
Step 18Click the button to the right of the Apply to All: field.
Step 19Select the Obligate list item to mark all the supplements to be obligated.
Step 20Click the Apply to All button.
Step 21Note that the Actions for each of the supplements changed to "Obligate."
Click the Vertical scrollbar to scroll down.
Step 22Also Note: The Total Amount Obligated has updated.
Click the Continue > button to move to the Summary tab.
Step 23Click the Vertical scrollbar to scroll down.
Step 24Click the Submit button to submit the obligations to the system and save your work.
Step 25The system displays a message indicating that the obligations were successful. The associated FMSS ID is also shown.
The Funding Status updates to Pending Obligation until the transaction completes in FMSS. You may view the FMSS Log by navigating to that menu item, refer to the topic entitled Viewing the FMSS Log.
Step 26
Click the Vertical scrollbar to scroll down.
Step 27Note: If you would like to obligate supplements for additional schedules, you may click Done and return to the search screen to repeat the process.
Step 28Click the Go to Home button to return to the My Home Page screen.
Step 29Congratulations!
You have successfully obligated supplements.