Application Section Comments
On each submitted IRB application or one pending review/approval, users will see a “View Comments” panel on the right-hand side of the page listing unresolved comments for that section (note: the panel is disabled on unsubmitted, approved, and inactive/closed applications).
This panel allows comments to be visible in each section as the user works through the application to provide a response or complete a review.
When in the “View Comments” panel:
 
  • Users have the ability to indicate whether a comment has been resolved. If the comment has been marked resolved, the resolved comment will display under a Resolved Comments tab to the right after the panel has been refreshed (e.g., Press F5 on your keyboard). 
  • If you have submitted your application and are awaiting ORI/IRB review, please refrain from adding or editing existing comments and/or changing the resolved/unresolved status of them. 

  • The user has the option to collapse the “View Comments” panel by clicking the pin icon in the upper right corner of the panel.
  • When the panel is collapsed, click the vertical “View Comments” tab to expand the panel.
  • If the user leaves the section in which the Comments panel was collapsed, the system doesn’t remember the setting and the user will need to click the pin icon again to collapse the panel, if desired.

  • Any user (Researcher, ORI, IRB) can indicate a comment has been addressed by clicking the “resolved” checkbox. Likewise, any user can click the “resolved” checkbox to remove the check mark if the comment is deemed not truly addressed/resolved. There might be restrictions implemented at a later date regarding who can use the “resolved” checkbox.
 
Adding Section Comments:
 
  • To add a comment, click the “+ New Comment” button; in the window that opens insert the comment and click “Add Comment” to save it.
  • You can only edit a comment you personally authored/ inserted. Use the blue “Edit” link to the right of your name to make an edit.
Application - "All Comments"
  • Implementation of the features in the “View Comments” panel has not yet altered the application’s “All Comments” window (accessed from the Application Links menu on the left) except for an additional column indicating “true” or “false” for whether the comment has been resolved.