Reviewing a Program Action Form for Approval

The Program Action Form will automatically send an email to the approver’s CWRU email address when action is required. Each email generated by the system will contain a direct link to the dashboard, the action required, and the role for which the email was generated. If there are any questions, please email programprocess@case.edu.

 

  1. Go to the Dashboard and locate the proposal requiring action by

    • Clicking on the direct link found in the workflow email; or

    • Go to https://futurebulletin.case.edu and access the workflow tab (1), then click to highlight the proposal in the list of Page Titles (2)

    Screenshot of CourseLeaf Dashboard
  2. Select the proposal you wish to review so it displays in the Page Review Window

  3. View changes made: The default view will show all changes made to a proposal. If you would like to review changes by a specific user, click the “Filter by” (1) drop-down menu and select an editor whose changes you wish to review

    Screenshot of CourseLeaf View Changes
    • Edits to the PAF will be shown in a red(strikethrough)/green(underlined) markup: red for deleted text, green for new text

    • Hide changes: Selecting ”Hide changes” will allow you to view the proposal without color-coding or markup

    Screenshot of CourseLeaf Hide Changes
  4. As an approver, you have three main actions available during your review: Edit, Rollback, or Approve

    Screenshot of CourseLeaf Approver Actions
    • Edit (1) 

      • If there are changes that need to be made to a proposal prior to approving it, you can choose to make edits to the PAF yourself using this option.

        1. Click “Edit” to open up the PAF editing window.

        2. Make any changes to available fields in the PAF.

        3. Scroll to the bottom of the form and click “Save.”

          • Changes will be seen by subsequent approvers during their review.

      • When edits are complete, select another action (Rollback or Approve) to move the proposal past your step in workflow.

    • Rollback (2)

      • “Rollback” will send the PAF back to a previous step in the workflow or to the initiator of the PAF, depending on your selection (the default is the previous step).

      • You may opt to use this feature after editing a proposal if previous approvers should review and approve changes you made. This will allow them to review and re-approve based on your edits to the proposal.

        1. After clicking “Rollback,” select the individual/step where the PAF should return (1).

        2. Enter a Comment/Reason in the space provided about why the proposal is being rolled back (2).

        3. Click “Rollback” in the popout window (3).

          Screenshot of CourseLeaf Rollback Changes
    • Approve (3)

      • Clicking “Approve” will move the proposal to the next step in the workflow.

  5. Additional Actions:

    • Reviewer Comments

      If you do not have edits to a proposal but would like to make a comment viewable to subsequent approvers, you can opt to add a reviewer comment.

      • From the PAF viewing window, click “Add Comment,” which opens a popout comment field.

        Screenshot of CourseLeaf Reviewer Comments
      • Enter text in the popout window and click “Save.”

      OR

      • Click “Edit” to open the editing window.

      • Enter your comment into the “Reviewer Comments” textbox.

        Screenshot of CourseLeaf Reviewer Comments
        Screenshot of CourseLeaf Save Comments
      • Scroll to the bottom of the proposal and click “Save Changes.”