Main Menu

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Overview
The Main Menu provides the ability to review, edit or submit requests, create new standard or vehicle requests and searching capability for requests by a variety methods.

Access
Once logged in, the system will automatically display the Main Menu.  The Main Menu can be accessed from any screen by clicking the Main Menu link located on the left side of the dark blue banner line. 

General Features
    My Recent Requests - Provides quick access or status information for recent requests.
    Create New Requests - Create requests for standard or vehicle requests.
    Search By - Search for one or more request by submit date, agency authority number and more.
    Keyword Search - Find requests that contains a specific keyword

Main Menu:

 

My Recent Requests

The My Recent Requests window on the Main Menu lists the last 15 requests associated with your Login Id.  This allows you to quickly review status or access a recent request.  Depending on the status of the request, you can review, edit or submit the request for agency or GA Surplus Programs approval.

Click the to review a request:

 

Review a Request

Review an approved request

The screen below is an example of an approved request providing the following information:

Review Standard Request Screen for an approved request:

  1. Click Close to return to Main Menu
Review active or non-approved requests
The screen below is an example of an active request which provides the following functions:

Edit a Request

1. Click Edit Request button.

The edit screen will allow editing of contact and location information and the editing of line items.  After editing, the request can be cancelled, saved as draft or submitted for approval.

Standard Request Edit Screen:

 
Edit Request Line Items


Line items can be edited by clicking on the Edit hyperlink for a specific line item.

After clicking the Edit hyperlink, the screen will refresh and provide three options for editing the selected line item:

Submit Request For Approval

Submit for Agency Approval

If the creator of the surplus request only has "preparer" rights, the request must be first approved at the agency level before it can be submitted to GA Surplus Programs for approval.

1. Agency preparer reviews requests and clicks the Submit Agency Approval button.


After clicking the Submit Agency Approval button, the following confirmation screen will appear.  The preparer submitting the request has the opportunity to send an email to a person in their agency responsible for approving the request.

1. Enter a valid email address in the Email Address textbox and click Send Notification.

If you do not wish to send notification, click Close to return to the Main Menu.


The following email will be sent to the email address on the previous screen. 

 

Submit for Approval by GA Surplus Programs

To submit a request for approval by GA Surplus Programs, the current user must have agency submitter rights and the request status is "Pending Agency Approval".
After carefully reviewing the request, the request can be submitted for approval by Clicking the Submit For Approval button.  Additionally, the request can be Cancelled, Closed and Saved as Draft or Rejected.
 

After clicking the Submit for Approval button, the following confirmation will appear.

Reject Request

If problems are found with the request, the agency approval can reject the request and send the request back to the agency preparer for editing or modifications.

To reject a request, click the Reject Request button.

After clicking the Reject Request button, the following screen will appear. 

To reject the request:

1. Enter a brief explanation for the rejection of the request.
2. Click Submit.

An email will be sent to the agency preparer with the rejection message.  The agency preparer can modify the request and submit again for agency approval.

Close request without rejecting:

1. Click Close button.

After clicking the Close button, you will be returned to the Main Menu.  The request can be review again at a later time.

 

Save Request As Draft

Requests can be saved and worked on at a later time if interruptions occur or the current request is contains too many line items to enter in the current work session.

To save request as draft:

1. Click Save as Draft

The following message screen will appear. 


Cancel Request

Canceling the request will change the status of the request so that it will no longer be accessible. 

To cancel a request:

1. Click Cancel Request

The following confirmation screen will appear as a safety guard against accidentally canceling a valid request.

To confirm canceling a request:

1. Click Confirm Cancel.

The request has been cancelled and is no longer accessible.