Multi-Node Award

Multi-Node Awards can be created with children in the current hierarchy with a variety of options for the source data. 

•      New Blank Award:  populate data in the new child award by creating a new, blank Award document.

•      New Child Based On Parent:  copy Award data (excluding Time & Money and Budget) from the parent Award.

•      New Child Based On Award Currently In Hierarchy:  copy Award data (excluding Time & Money and Budget) from any Award selected from the current Award hierarchy.

•      New Hierarchy From Copy Of Entire Current Award Hierarchy:  copy Hierarchy Award(s) with a variety of source and target options for the copy action.

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Copy Option:  Copying descendents is only possible when there are descendents available to copy.   You must have the Create Award permission to maintain Award Hierarchies.

 Automatic Population When Copying:  New child or copy actions result in automatic population of the following fields:

•      Transaction Type – New

•      Notice Date – Null

•      Comments – Copied Award

Exluded Data Fields As A Result Of Copying:

•      all Time & Money amounts

•      all Budget information

•      all Subawards information (Approved AND Funded)

•      Payment Schedule information

•      Sponsor Funding Transferred information

•      Approved Equipment

•      Approved Foreign Travel information

•      Funding Proposals

•      Notes

The following screen shots depict examples of multi-node awards.

Figure 1603  One Parent Node and Two Children (Sibling) Nodes

 

Figure 1604  1st Node Expanded

 

Figure 1605  2nd Node Expanded

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The first node (parent) is now collapsed above the second node detail display.

Figure 1606  2nd Child Node Expanded

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Scrolling may be required to view all of the content in the subsections for descendant nodes.  When necessary, the KC system automatically displays a standard web page vertical scroll bar with up/down arrow buttons to allow you to adjust the particular section or subsection.

 

Copying

 

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When you copy an award using the award hierarchy actions, the new award will include the credit split information along with the investigator and unit information.