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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto">The MyFunding upgrade is complete and operational. The PERIS™ Team is now resolving identified issues and bug fixes. The following items have
 been resolved: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto">Send for Subaccount Review notification<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto">Complete Subaccount Review notification (Department Administrator field must be completed on the Funding Proposal)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto">Mapping of Senior/Key Personnel’s department and organization on the SF-424 application<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto">Award workflow map
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto">Email notification link errors<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto">Department Administrator added as cc on PI certification notification<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto">Additional information:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto">Deliverable notifications have been disabled temporarily so that we can modify the recipient list.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto">For pre-existing MyFunding records, the newly required Short Title field is the first 50 characters of the Long Title.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto">Budget travel grid functionality has not changed.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto">Please see the
</span><a href="https://electronicresearch.pitt.edu/training/quick-guides/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto">new guides</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto"> for detailed information.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto">If you were unable to attend a training session last week, please use the following Zoom link to join the training session<b>, “A Tour of MyFunding”,
</b>which will highlight new features and changes resulting from the MyFunding upgrade.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto">Thursday, August 3, 10-11am
</span><a href="https://pitt.zoom.us/j/99432808766"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto">https://pitt.zoom.us/j/99432808766</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Thank you for your patience and understanding as we continue to update and resolve items post upgrade.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto">If you have any questions or experience any issues,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"> please contact Natalie Kaczmarek </span><a href="mailto:nem44@pitt.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto;color:#337AB7">nem44@pitt.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"> or
 the PERIS™ team </span><a href="mailto:peristeam@pitt.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto;color:#337AB7">peristeam@pitt.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">. If you
 would like to schedule training, please contact Eric Larson </span><a href="mailto:elarson@pitt.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto">elarson@pitt.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">.
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