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January 27, 2025

January 27, 2025 SAGE Suite Release Notes

The following email was sent to the SAGE and MRAM mailing lists on Thursday, 1/27/25.

The following features were released to SAGE on the evening of January 27. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at sagehelp@uw.edu.

Goal: Improve Flow of Work for OSP & GCA

  • Request Amount Added to Modification Request: To clarify the amount of the requested funding change, a new Request Amount field has been added to the Modification Request (MOD) form. The Request Amount can be a positive or negative number. The Modified Sponsor Total for All Spending Periods field remains unchanged.

Screenshot showing the Request Amount field with $1000 entered.

  • Subcategory Selection Added to Modification Request: To provide OSP and GCA with more specific details on the type of modification being requested, Modification Requests (MODs) will now include new subcategory selections, replacing the high-level legacy categories: Funding & budgeting changes, Schedule changes, Programmatic changes, Other changes, and End of award changes. This additional detail will expedite the flow of work, reduce returns, and provide key data for reporting and analytics.Both OSP & GCA MODs and GCA-Only MODs will display new subcategories under the headers Funding Changes, Schedule Changes, and Other Changes. Select the category header tab to view the subcategories under each heading. More than one subcategory can be selected. Selected subcategories also appear under the Modification Subcategory Summary header.

Screenshot showing the new Modification Request Subcategories

Legacy & New Subcategory Selection Guidance

  • For MODs created after this release, the campus MOD preparer will be required to select at least one subcategory before routing the MOD.
  • For MODs in OSP or GCA status at time of release, OSP and GCA will attempt to select appropriate subcategories for a given MOD to replace legacy categories prior to routing the MOD. However, the MOD may be returned to campus if OSP and GCA are unable to discern the correct subcategory. When a new subcategory is selected, the legacy category will no longer display.
    Screenshot showing a message requiring selection of a subcategory to replace a legacy category.
  • For MODs that have already been processed, the legacy category will display in read-only mode.
    Screenshot showing a processed MOD with a legacy category.

For detailed guidance on which subcategory to select, the following resources will be updated:

Additional guidance will be emailed to campus SAGE users following the release.

Goal: Address High-Priority Maintenance Needs

  • Fix: eGC1 Reviewer Navigation to Contacts and Attachments: eGC1 reviewers can now navigate through the eGC1 as expected and view all related attachments.
  • Fix: Global Edit and SAGE Read-only Role Access to eGC1s through Approvals: SAGE users with the Global Edit or SAGE Read-only ASTRA roles are now able to access eGC1s from the Approvals tab.

If you have any questions or encounter issues, please reach out to sagehelp@uw.edu.