There may be times when you are involved in a review process, such as an Annual Review or Promotion & Tenure. A review process is referred to as a Submission, and it requires action. The review process can be accessed via the Workflow tab of the Navigation Bar.
Commonly, emails are received whenever a submission is awaiting completion. For most users, accessing the Workflow tab brings up the Inbox and History tables (Tasks). For more information on how to access a submission, see this article.
Inbox and History Tables
When a candidate navigates to Workflow Table, they will see their Workflow Tasks. Tasks which require participation from the user will appear in the Inbox section, while completed submissions or submissions currently at another step in the process appear in the History section. The due dates for in progress tasks will also populate in the summary table.
How to contribute to a Submission
When you open a workflow task, you will see a form for candidates to fill out for their submission. Certain fields within the form may be marked as required and must be completed in order to finalize the submission. This is a configuration option that was selected when the form was created by the Workflow Administrator. Candidates may have rich text formatting options depending on the type of fields selected, allowing them to organize and emphasize their information as needed. The type of fields a candidate may see in their form are listed in the table below.
| Field Type | Example |
| Drop Down List: List of predefined values from which a candidate can select only one value. | |
| File Upload: Attach a file to supplement the workflow submission. Only one file may be uploaded at a time, but multiple files can be uploaded as a .zip file. | |
| Prior Submissions: Ability to add previous year submissions from the system to the current submission. | |
| Rating Scale: A predefined values from which only one value can be selected. | |
| Text:A single line of characters can be added. | |
| Text Area: Multiple lines of characters can be added. Images cannot be added to this field. | |
| Report: The report will automatically populate with data from the candidate's activities and can be run and/or refreshed by selecting the circle-arrow icon. | |
| Suggested Reviewers: If your process requires external reviewers, they can be added here by providing their contact information and adding more reviewers as needed. |
Saving your Progress
Since completing a form can take some time, Workflow includes the option to save progress and finish the submission later by selecting the Save Draft option from the Actions drop-down menu.
Reminders and Notifications
Based on the Workflow's configuration, candidates may receive reminder emails to notify them of approaching deadlines. Keep in mind that deadlines are soft unless the Workflow Administrator has set up an auto-advance date on the schedule which will cause the submission to automatically advance to the next step after a specified date. When an auto-advance date is not specified the submissions will not automatically advance to the next step even if a deadline is missed, ensuring that the workflow task never progresses before the candidate is ready.
Downloading a Submission to Review Outside of the Workflow Module
If you would like to review your submission outside of the Workflow module, you may be able to use the submission download functionality to download the contents of the submissions for offline viewing. The submission download functionality may be turned off for the institution by your university administrator, who will need to submit a work request to Watermark.
Finalizing a Submission
When candidates are ready to advance the submission to the next step, they simply click "Submit" from the Actions menu to move the materials to the next step in the process.
A candidate may have additional action options if their Workflow Administrator has configured different branching options that allow the candidate to withdraw or submit their task to a different reviewer.
If the candidate has the option to withdraw from the process, they will see an option to opt out of the process that has a circled "X" icon.
If the candidate is able to submit their submission to a different reviewer, they will see them listed.
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The Workflow module is available to add to Faculty Success for an additional fee. To learn more about adding it for your institution, please contact your Client Success Manager. |
