Reviewing and approving Proposals in ePAWs 2.0 starts with logging into the application, selecting the appropriate role, and reviewing the “My Pool” widget on “My Dashboard.”

Note: In ePAWs 2.0, the role of ePAWs Department Approver is used by both Department Approvers and those who get notified of the existence of a proposal, but take no action on it.

Users with an approval/notification role on a proposal will receive an email notification alerting them to a proposal that has been submitted for review and approval:

• Once logged into ePAWs, select the appropriate role from the drop down in the upper right corner of the application (Approver or Top Approver)

• Select the “My Dashboard” link at the top menu and view the “My Pool” widget, where you will see proposals that are awaiting action and have not yet been assigned to an approver

• Approvers assign the record to themselves by selecting the 3 actions dots and “Assign to Me”
  • 3 dots are seen either by selecting the record ID link to open the proposal, and selecting the 3 actions dots in the upper right corner; alternatively, select the 3 action dots on the right side of the record line in the “My Pool” widget
  • Enter an optional comment and Select the “Assign” butto

• Review the proposal; the left frame provides high level information about the record; select the “Review Data via Proposal Wizard“ link to review the proposal details
• Once the review is complete, select the “View ePAWs Record” link in the upper right corner

• Once back on the General Information tab, the approver has the ability to return the record to a previous stop for correction, or to approve the record and send to the next stop
• If returning, select the stop to which you want to return the record; add an optional comment as to the reason for return, and select “Return”
• If approving, enter an optional comment and select “Approve”