Revised 9/7/2018

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Institution Basic Information

As its name implies, the Institution Basic Information page of the Institution Profile provides a means for viewing and managing fundamental information about the institution such as name, contact persons, etc. This information is divided into expandable and collapsible sections, or tiles.

The Institution Basic Information component of the Institution Profile is viewable by selecting the Basic Information link from the dashboardor the Basic Information tab from the Commons menu structure. For most users, the information is read-only, however, if you hold a Commons SO role, you have the ability to edit the information. Regardless of your role, the default view of the Institution Basic Information is read-only.

Each component contains certain required information. If any of this information is missing from a section, a message displays across the top of the screen, the Basic Information link in the dashboard displays in red font, and the header of the component in error displays in red.

Additionally, within the component itself, another error message (red text) displays the error at the field level.

You can expand the component tiles partially for viewing (read-only) or entirely for editing. Tiles can be expanded:

• By clicking on the heading of an individual component
• By selecting the View All button to expand all components
• By selecting the View button in a specific header to expand that individual component
• By selecting the Edit button to update the component (SO role only)

IMPORTANT: Only those users holding an SO role can perform the edit function.

Refer to the specific related topic listed below for information on that individual component of the profile.

NOTE: To the left of the Institution Basic Information, you find the Institution Profile dashboard. This dashboard provides quick access information to items such as number of accounts, last updated date, status of required fields, etc.

See Also

• Institution Profile Module
• Personal Profile Summary Page
• Institution Name
• Institution Contact Information
• About the Institution
• Indirect Cost Negotiations
• Signing Officials and TTO Administrators
• Institution Address

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