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ECRT Schedule (PDF)

ECRT Training:

Certifying My Effort

Certifying Effort for Others

Effort Reporting Primers:

Faculty-MCV Campus

Fiscal Administrators-MCV Campus

Faculty-Monroe Park Campus

Fiscal Administrators-Monroe Park Campus

FAQ

Certifiers & Principal Investigators

Principal Investigators (Certifying for Support Staff)

ECRT Helpful Tools

ECRT Terminology Crosswalk

Certifying in ECRT (Certify-View My Effort)

Manually Certifying ECRT Cards

Certifying My Researchers

View Reports (Certification Status Report)

ECRT Department Dashboard

ECRT/Effort Reporting Frequently Asked Questions for Effort Coordinators

How do I know when a certification period has begun?

What should I do now that a certification period has begun?

Who assigns department effort coordinators?

Can I add, change, or delete department effort coordinators listed in the ECRT system?

What is the difference between secondary and primary effort coordinator access?

Why are there certifiers listed under my Department Dashboard who are no longer employed by my department?

How should ECRT cards (effort certifications) for Certifier’s no longer employed by the University be handled?

ECRT will not allow me to attach a scanned document to the ECRT card. Why?

Can I attach multiple files to an ECRT card?

There are certifiers listed on my Manage Effort Task listing that I have processed; however their names remain under my Manage Effort Task listing. Why? How are these cards removed?

A Certifier is listed multiple times under the Effort Work Item listing found the Manage Effort Task page. This certifier only had one ECRT card (certification) listed as Certified/Not Processed. Why is the certifier listed multiple times?

How do I view a listing of certifiers associated to a principal investigator in my department?

The View the Research Staff of a PI is missing certifiers associated to a principal investigator’s award(s) in my department? Why is this?

How do I process cards that were certified in my department(s)?

How do I determine what cards need to be certified?

How do I review a card that has a status Certified/Processed?

A certifier’s ECRT card has the status Not Certified/Not Processed/Pending Payroll or Not Certified/Not Processed/Re-Opened By Payroll Adjustment Reconciliation. Why is this?

The first subtotal line on the subsequent pages of a Certification Payroll Report appears to be incorrect. What should I do?

Can multiple cards be reviewed simultaneously if I am using dual monitors?

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