Your Sidebar Explained

1)  Under Communications you can find the following:

1. Notifications – provides access to your full list of notifications. Also allows for search, sorting, and exporting of notifications
2. Invention Discussion – provides access to all open (pending and/or not closed) communications with contractors/awardees
3. Requests – provides access to all requests. Also allows for searching of requests

2) Under Submit Report you can complete the following actions:

1. Invention – allows you to submit a new Invention Report (note: you will need to specify under which organization/contractor this invention is being reported)
2. Patent – allows you to submit a new Patent Report (note: you will need the Invention Report Number to submit a Patent Report using this method)
3. Utilization – allows you to submit a new Utilization Report (note: you will need the Invention Report Number to submit a Utilization Report using this method)

3) Under Search/Manage Report are links to search for existing Inventions, Patents, Utilizations, and Documents.

4) Under Generate Report are links for generating Custom and Standard Reports.

1. Custom – allows you to build your own report from various iEdison data fields
2. Standard – allows you to select reports from pre-developed reports

5) The Bulk Upload link is for uploading large quantities of Invention, Patent, and/or Utilization Data at one time. See the Bulk Upload Instruction Page for additional details on how to use this functionality.

6) Under Manage Profiles are links for managing:

1. My Profile – allows you to edit your personal information and manage your email notification preferences
2. User Profiles – allows you to manage iEdison user accounts for your agency (admins only)
3. My Agency Profile – allows you to edit preferences and information for and about your agency (admins only)