Michigan Electronic Grants System - Plus (MEGS+) Review Comments for Agencies Michigan Department of Education

Review Comments – What’s Gone  No longer any “Notes” buttons  No longer any “General Comments Applicant”  Confusion as to where MDE Consultants can “put” comments Michigan Department of Education

Review Comments - New Features  Allows agencies and MDE Consultants to make comments on any application page where a Review Comments window exists while the application is in any status  Allows the MDE reviewer to leave a comment in an application that may require an agency response  Interactive icons that provide a visual to assist with comment review  Error check to ensure all required responses are addressed Michigan Department of Education

Review Comments – in General  To open any review comments window click the Review Comments button  Review Comments windows are tied to specific pages within an application  Not all pages within applications include Review Comments windows Michigan Department of Education

Review Comments – View/Edit Menu  Comments Column  Lists date of most recent comment  Lists total number (#) of comments for each page  Status column  Displays interactive icons to assist with comment review Michigan Department of Education

Review Comments – Agency Review  Agencies can review, compose and respond to comments in their applications  Agencies can add comments to their application at any time  Comments made by an agency cannot be edited or deleted once saved  Once comment information is saved it is automatically available for anyone to view  Review comments look the same for each application page Michigan Department of Education

Review Comments – Agency Review  Each application page that has a Review Comments window will display comments for that application page only  The Review Comments window for the View/Edit Menu will display comments for all pages  MDE Consultants do not receive any sort of notification when a comment is added  Agencies do not receive any sort of notification when comments are added by MDE Michigan Department of Education

Review Comments -Create a Comment Michigan Department of Education Subject – Composer should include a brief but detailed description of the comment Comment – The comment text box allows for 2000 characters Save Answers/Comments – Saves the entered data as a new comment from the applicant for this review comment window only. A timestamp will appear once the comment is saved. Saved comments cannot be edited or deleted

Review Comments –Multi-instance Pages  Review Comments can be set up to provide a separate Review Comments window for multi-instance pages if requested by the Program Office that administers the application  To open the Review Comments for a multi- instance page:  (1) first select the page from the drop down  (2) click Go for the page to load  (3) then click Review Comments to open the window Michigan Department of Education

 If Review Comments are set up for each individual page the drop down window will note which page(s) require action  The Requires Action pages are where the application reviewer has left comments that require a response Michigan Department of Education Review Comments –Multi-instance Pages

Review Comments – Received Comments & Replying to “Requires Response”  Agencies can review and respond to comments from application reviewers  View/Edit page will display which application pages have general comments left by the reviewer  A page within an application can have a comment left by the MDE Consultant that requires a response Michigan Department of Education

Review Comments – Responding to Required Comments  Click the Received Comments link  Comments that require a response are marked with a red asterisk  Click Reply and a comment box will open Michigan Department of Education

Review Comments – Responding to Comments  Enter an appropriate response in the text box – click Save Answers/Comments  Once saved the comment will appear under Comment History Michigan Department of Education

Review Comments – Responding to Comments  After an agency responds to the comment and clicks Save the icon will change to a on the View/Edit page  Agencies cannot re-submit an application until the required response is provided Michigan Department of Education

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Review Comments – Error Checks Michigan Department of Education

Review Comments - Troubleshooting  Operates best with Internet Explorer  If Review Comments is not displaying correctly be sure compatibility is off  Tools  Compatibility View Settings  Box should be empty Michigan Department of Education

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