In this topic, you will learn how to commit supplements.
Steps:
Click the Commit/Decommit Funds menu to begin the process of committing 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 Action type field to display the list of action types.
Step 5Select Supplements, from the list item.
Step 6Click the Search button to search for approved supplements which meet the search criteria.
Step 7Click the Select button to mark Schedule Number 1.
Step 8Click the Commit Supplements button to move to the Commit Funds tab.
Step 9Click the Vertical scrollbar to scroll down and view the supplements for the schedule you selected.
Step 10Click the View ACCS button to view the ACCS information for the first supplement which is listed.
Step 11Click the Vertical scrollbar to scroll down and view the ACCS information for the supplement you selected.
Step 12The ACCS information is displayed at the bottom of the screen. You may click the View ACCS for each of the supplements listed.
Step 13Note: If you would like to commit funds for a single supplement, you may click the Actions drop-down next to the appropriate supplement.
Click the button to the right of the Actions field to display the list of actions for that single supplement.
Step 14The available actions are No Action, Commit and Reject. For this example, all the supplements will be committed.
Step 15Click the button to the right of the Apply to All: field to display the actions available to apply to all supplements simultaneously.
Step 16Select the Commit list item.
Step 17Click the Apply to All button to mark all the supplements to be committed.
Step 18Click the Vertical scrollbar to scroll down.
Step 19Note that all the supplements are now marked with the action of Commit.
Click the Continue > button to move to the Summary tab.
Step 20Click the Vertical scrollbar to scroll down and review the Summary information.
Step 21Click the Submit button to submit the commitments to the system and save your work.
Step 22The system displays a message indicating that the supplements were successfully committed. The associated FMSS ID is also shown.
The Funding Status updates to Pending Commitment until the transactions complete in FMSS. You may view the FMSS Log by navigating to that menu item, refer to the topic entitled Viewing the FMSS Log.
Step 23Click the Vertical scrollbar to scroll down.
Step 24Note: If you would like to commit supplements for additional schedules, you may click Done and return to the search screen to repeat the process.
Step 25Click the Go to Home button to return to the My Home Page screen.
Step 26Congratulations!
You have successfully committed supplements.