1. TATS – TA Report Submission Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Primary Health Care

2. 2 Uploading Site Visit Reports Site visit reports for site visits with end dates ON or AFTER August 12, 2013 will be uploaded in TATS. Site visit reports for site visits with end dates BEFORE August 12, 2013 will be uploaded in MSCG, not TATS. TATS and MSCG

3. 3 Units – Topics Covered This training will be broken down into the following units: Unit 1: Roles Involved Unit 2: Activities Performed by Each Role Unit 3: Access TA Report

4. 4 ROLES INVOLVED Unit 1

5. 5 Roles Involved Following roles participate in the TA Report module: Consultant Vendor Staff: Technical Assistance Reviewer (TAR) HRSA Staff: Project Officer (PO) HRSA Staff: Branch Chief / Program Quality Controller (PQC)

6. 6 ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY EACH ROLE Unit 2

7. 7 Activities Performed by Each Role Consultant can: Access TA Report Start/Edit TA Report Submit TA Report TAR can: Assign TA Report Access TA Report Review TA Report Provide Recommendation

8. 8 Activities Performed by Each Role PO can: Access TA Report Review TA Report Provide Recommendation PQC can: Access TA Report Review TA Report Provide Recommendation PO Contributor can: Access TA Report Contribution Start/Edit TA Report Contribution Submit TA Report Contribution

9. 9 ACCESS TA REPORT/CONTRIBUTION FROM PENDING TASK LIST Unit 3

10. 10 Unit 3: Access TA Report/Contribution From Pending Task List Topics Covered – Section List This unit is divided into the section listed below: Section 1: Accessing TA Report Task From Pending Task For Consultant

11. 11 The Prepare TA Report - List page opens. Locate the appropriate task, and then click Edit/Start TA Report under Options (B). Click the Expand button to expand (or contract) the record to display additional detail (A). The task Status (C) indicates where the task is in its lifecycle. Task statuses are described in the table on the next slide. Access TA Report From Pending Task List – for Consultant

12. 12 Resources – Consultant TA Report will open a pop-up window which displays the latest TA report and the review comments – if any. Action History will open the a pop- up window which will display all the actions taken on the task so far. It will list the individual who took the action and the date when the action was taken. Quick Tip: If consultant is accessing the TA report for which revision(s) was requested; the latest TA report can be accessed by clicking Last TA Report link.

13. 13 Top Navigation Panel You can click the Contract/Expand button to show (or hide) the Top Navigation panel (A). In TATS, for data entry pages the top navigation will be collapsed.

14. 14 Page Actions – Consultant Page ActionDenotes SaveThis action will allow user to save the information provided on this page. Save and ContinueThis action will allow user to save the information provided on this page and navigate to the Prepare TA Report list page. SubmitThis action will allow user to save the information provided on this page and submit the task. User will be able to submit the task only when all the required information is saved on this page and no errors are listed on the page. Consultant role will be able to perform actions (listed on this slide) on the TA report tasks assigned to them. Selecting the action and clicking the Go button will allow user to complete the corresponding action (A). User will not be able to complete the action selected if any critical errors are listed on the page. Critical errors typically have following icon appended to the error message:

15. 15 Complete TA Report - Consultant Under TA Report Template section - click on the report template (if available). Download and save the TA report template on your laptop/computer.

16. 16 Complete TA Report – Consultant (contd.) Fill the TA report using the template and upload it using the Attach button listed under Latest TA Report section. Quick Tip: Once the TA report is uploaded, you can remove it using the remove button. Additionally, you can update the description for the uploaded TA report – if applicable. Provide comments under Consultant Comments section – if needed. Select Save action from the drop down list provided (A) and click Go (B) to save the information provided.

17. 17 Submit TA Report Once the TA Report is uploaded, and it is ready for TAR approval, select Submit from the drop down option (A) and click Go (B). The system will display the notification page.

18. 18 Submit TA Report TA Report – Submit page opens. A.The “To” field will list all the TARs belonging to the vendor who provides the TA services to the HRSA Unit (to which the entity belongs to). B.The CC list will include the default assignees for this entity and all the individuals who worked on the TA report task. Verify the individuals listed on the CC field. You can add/update the email addresses. C.Verify the information in the email body. D.If you want to go back to update the TA report details click “Cancel”. Provide additional comments – if needed. E.Click Confirm to approve the task.

19. 19 Request Change If you choose to send the task to previous role (Consultant for TAR, TAR for PO, and PO for PQC) requesting changes – provide comments (A). Select Change Request from the drop down option (B) and click Go (B). You will be navigated to the notification page.

20. 20 For questions, please contact: Ellen Czeh Special Assistant on Contract Coordination Office of National Assistance and Special Populations 301-443-9459 eczeh@hrsa.gov TATS