Re: Fwd: Adobe test submissions Leanne Every 29 Jan 2008 09:46 EST
Thanks, Bob. Nicely done. Leanne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Beattie" <xxxxxx@UMICH.EDU> To: <xxxxxx@hrinet.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 9:28 AM Subject: [RESADM-L] Fwd: Adobe test submissions > Here is a copy of a message I sent to the primary managers at > Grants.gov. I thought we could use an opportunity to submit a test > Adobe Forms application to make sure we had the right configuration > of Adobe Reader 8.1.1, and that we could have that program and others > on our system, and still get positive results. > > Some people have already done actual submissions, some failed but > were fixed, some were successful. For the rest, a test submission > might be useful. It is a "long-shot" as these folks are very swamped > now. But, perhaps at least worth a try. I'll post the outcome of > the request. > > Bob > ------------------------------ > Robert Beattie > UMich Grants.gov Liaison > Managing Project Representative for Electronic Research Administration > Division of Research Development and Administration > University of Michigan > xxxxxx@umich.edu (734) 936-1283 > Learn more about Grants.gov @ UMICH > http://www.research.umich.edu/era/grants_gov/ > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Bob Beattie <xxxxxx@umich.edu> > Date: January 29, 2008 9:23:02 AM GMT-05:00 > To: "Vincent (HHS/ASRT) Sprouls" "Michael (HHS/ASRT) Pellegrino" > Subject: test submissions > > Hi Michael and Vince, > > It is great to see so much activity going on with the implementation > of Adobe Forms. Such good progress. I think most people are now > understanding what is needed. > > There has been much discussion of what programs will work and not > work, and how to install them, on the Research Administrators . This > is a discussion group of some 2500 administrators around the country. > > You put up some example Adobe forms so people could have a look and > this is very helpful. May I suggest one more step that would really > help us all in understanding how the process will work. > > Is it possible that you can allow people to submit one of the example > applications to a test server so that they can be sure they have the > right configuration of Adobe Reader 8.1.1. A number of people have > expressed a concern that they cannot have different versions of Adobe > products on their computer, even if they are using only Reader 8.1.1 > for filling out and submitting. > > I know this is a bit of extra work in the middle of your already > burdened agenda. I suspect few people know that the whole Grants.gov > enterprise sits on the shoulders of about six federal staffers. Yet > this is very important, as otherwise, people's first submission > attempt will be with a real application, in perhaps a crisis mode. > > Thanks very much for your continued efforts to improve the process, > and I hope you can add the test submission option to the otherwise > successful operation. > > Bob > xxxxxx@umich.edu > > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== > ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================