{"id":2250,"date":"2023-02-07T15:41:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T20:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/era\/?page_id=2250"},"modified":"2025-06-17T15:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T19:07:49","slug":"go-live-faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/era\/go-live-faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions: PT\/PAM Go-Live"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-content-card migrated-html-box wp-block-ncst-html-box has-reynolds-400-background-color\">\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n        \n                    <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Quick Links<\/h3>\n        \n                    <div class=\"content-card__teaser\">\n                <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/era.ncsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Log in to RED<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/sponsored_research_activity_reporting\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"93\">Log in to SRAR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/research-education\/red-system-training\/sponsored-programs\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"121\">Find Training<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-accordion\" >\n    <div class=\"accordion isLinked\" id=\"ncst-accordion-mrz1ks\">\n          \n<details class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion-item\" name=\"mrz1ks\"  >\n      <summary class=\"accordion-item__header\">\n        <span class=\"accordion-item__expansion-indicator\">\n          <span class=\"ncst-plus-minus-toggle\"><\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-item__label h6\">Will RADAR still be accessible?<\/h2>\n      <\/summary>\n      <p>\n        \n\n<p>RADAR will be retired on Aug. 7, 2023. From Aug. 1-7, RADAR will be view-only \u2014 you will only be able to look up historical information (entered prior to Aug. 1). RADAR will be offline from July 28 to July 31, for data migration into RED.<\/p>\n\n\n      <\/p>\n  <\/details>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion-item\" name=\"mrz1ks\"  >\n      <summary class=\"accordion-item__header\">\n        <span class=\"accordion-item__expansion-indicator\">\n          <span class=\"ncst-plus-minus-toggle\"><\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-item__label h6\"><strong>What data will be transferred from RADAR to RED?<\/strong><\/h2>\n      <\/summary>\n      <p>\n        \n\n<p>All data needed for pre-award, post-award, audit and public-records request purposes will be available in RED. This will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All awards and executed agreements, including Testing Services Agreements and Fabrication Service Agreements with an end date of July 1, 2016, or later;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All proposals submitted from FY2020 to present, including non-funded proposals; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All \u2018File Only\u2019 records (e.g., master research, joint faculty, collaboration and data use agreements).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If a record that has continuing administrative value for the purposes above somehow slips through the cracks during data migration, you can contact SPARCS and they will either retrieve the information or move the record to RED, as appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For reporting needs that require capturing long-term sponsored projects data within or beyond the ranges described above, you&#8217;ll use the Sponsored Research Activity Reporting (SRAR) system, powered by SAS Visual Analytics. <\/p>\n\n\n      <\/p>\n  <\/details>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion-item\" name=\"mrz1ks\"  >\n      <summary class=\"accordion-item__header\">\n        <span class=\"accordion-item__expansion-indicator\">\n          <span class=\"ncst-plus-minus-toggle\"><\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-item__label h6\">How will I pull the data I&#8217;m used to getting from RADAR?<\/h2>\n      <\/summary>\n      <p>\n        \n\n<p>To look up information on individual projects, you can simply query records in RED. You&#8217;ll be able to search for projects in various ways, including but not limited to by sponsor, PI name or ledger-5 account number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To generate reports, create comparisons, etc. based on data from multiple projects, you&#8217;ll need to use the Sponsored Research Activity Reporting (SRAR) system, powered by SAS Visual Analytics. SRAR will include <em>all<\/em> data from both RADAR (historical) and RED (active). SRAR will support trend reporting, including date-limited and multi-year reports.<\/p>\n\n\n      <\/p>\n  <\/details>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion-item\" name=\"mrz1ks\"  >\n      <summary class=\"accordion-item__header\">\n        <span class=\"accordion-item__expansion-indicator\">\n          <span class=\"ncst-plus-minus-toggle\"><\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-item__label h6\"><strong>Will I have access to the same things in RED that I found in RADAR?<\/strong><\/h2>\n      <\/summary>\n      <p>\n        \n\n<p>For most users, yes. However, RED will capture more proposal content in fields instead of attachments, so RED security is based on RADAR\u2019s attachment access rights.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All researchers have full access to the records on which they are named.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others may use the <a href=\"http:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/sponsored_research_activity_reporting\">Sponsored Research Activity Reporting (SRAR)<\/a> viewer to find information about projects by sponsor, researcher, college, department and other criteria.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For non-researchers who require access to sponsored programs records in RED, including attachments, please email <a href=\"mailto:SPS@ncsu.edu\">SPS@ncsu.edu<\/a> with the OUC (2-digit, 4-digit or 6-digit) and a brief description of the business need.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n      <\/p>\n  <\/details>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion-item\" name=\"mrz1ks\"  >\n      <summary class=\"accordion-item__header\">\n        <span class=\"accordion-item__expansion-indicator\">\n          <span class=\"ncst-plus-minus-toggle\"><\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-item__label h6\">What if I can&#8217;t find what I need in RED?<\/h2>\n      <\/summary>\n      <p>\n        \n\n<p>If the records you can see in RED don&#8217;t get you what you need, the <a href=\"http:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/sponsored_research_activity_reporting\">Sponsored Research Activity Reporting (SRAR)<\/a> viewer might be able to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If neither SRAR nor RED has what you need (for example, a document from a project that wasn\u2019t converted to RED), SPARCS might be able to retrieve the information for you. Please email <a href=\"mailto:SPS@ncsu.edu\">SPS@ncsu.edu<\/a> with a brief description of what you are looking for. PI name, sponsor, sponsor award number and RADAR reference number are especially helpful if available.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further support and training, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/red-sp-training\">go.ncsu.edu\/red-sp-training<\/a>, contact <a href=\"mailto:red-training-team@ncsu.edu\">red-training-team@ncsu.edu<\/a>, or call the <strong>SPARCS Helpline<\/strong> at <strong>919.515.4267<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n      <\/p>\n  <\/details>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion-item\" name=\"mrz1ks\"  >\n      <summary class=\"accordion-item__header\">\n        <span class=\"accordion-item__expansion-indicator\">\n          <span class=\"ncst-plus-minus-toggle\"><\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-item__label h6\">Where will I be able to get help or find training resources?<\/h2>\n      <\/summary>\n      <p>\n        \n\n<p>Training resources will be available online at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/red-sp-training\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"go.ncsu.edu\/red-sp-training\" target=\"_blank\">go.ncsu.edu\/red-sp-training<\/a>. Additionally, there will be opportunities to attend facilitated training (e.g., via Zoom) sessions leading up to and after the launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit REPORTER to register for virtual or in-person <a href=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/research-education\/red-system-training\/sponsored-programs\/instructor-led-training\/\">training sessions<\/a> on the new systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need help in a more timely fashion (during regular business hours), call the SPARCS Helpline at 919.515.4267.<\/p>\n\n\n      <\/p>\n  <\/details>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion-item\" name=\"mrz1ks\"  >\n      <summary class=\"accordion-item__header\">\n        <span class=\"accordion-item__expansion-indicator\">\n          <span class=\"ncst-plus-minus-toggle\"><\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-item__label h6\">What will happen to PINS? Other systems?<\/h2>\n      <\/summary>\n      <p>\n        \n\n<p>PINS will be integrated with RED and will continue to serve as the university&#8217;s proposal routing system until the eventual implementation of RED\u2019s Proposal Development (PD) module. Please continue to route proposals and agreement requests through PINS; these will be imported into RED as they were into RADAR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cayuse 424 will also remain available to campus users until the PD module has been implemented.<\/p>\n\n\n      <\/p>\n  <\/details>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion-item\" name=\"mrz1ks\"  >\n      <summary class=\"accordion-item__header\">\n        <span class=\"accordion-item__expansion-indicator\">\n          <span class=\"ncst-plus-minus-toggle\"><\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-item__label h6\">How will I generate a Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure (RPT) Report?<\/h2>\n      <\/summary>\n      <p>\n        \n\n<p>Beginning with the <a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-excellence\/reappointment-promotion-and-tenure\/rpt-updates\/\">2023-2024 RPT cycle<\/a>, the list of grant activity known as the RPT Report will be available <a href=\"https:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/rpt_sponsored_programs_report\">here<\/a>. Watch this <a href=\"https:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/rpt_report_printing\">video<\/a> to learn how to generate and print a PDF of the new RPT Report, powered by SAS Visual Analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n      <\/p>\n  <\/details>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion-item\" name=\"mrz1ks\"  >\n      <summary class=\"accordion-item__header\">\n        <span class=\"accordion-item__expansion-indicator\">\n          <span class=\"ncst-plus-minus-toggle\"><\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-item__label h6\">What&#8217;s the difference between PT and PAM? Why do we need both?<\/h2>\n      <\/summary>\n      <p>\n        \n\n<p>The Proposal Tracking (PT) module houses records of proposals, including those that were never awarded. The Post Award Management (PAM) module houses records of awards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PT is technically part of the &#8220;Proposals&#8221; module in RED, which will eventually include both PT and Proposal Development (PD) \u2014 the equivalent of PINS. So you may never or rarely see the words &#8220;Proposal Tracking&#8221; actually used in RED.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And while, depending on your role, you may not need to ever personally use PT, PAM will still rely on it behind the scenes to function properly.<\/p>\n\n\n      <\/p>\n  <\/details>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion-item\" name=\"mrz1ks\"  >\n      <summary class=\"accordion-item__header\">\n        <span class=\"accordion-item__expansion-indicator\">\n          <span class=\"ncst-plus-minus-toggle\"><\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-item__label h6\">Why are we doing this? What benefits does RED have over RADAR?<\/h2>\n      <\/summary>\n      <p>\n        \n\n<p>RED is being implemented in phases; the implementation of PT\/PAM is part of a larger effort known as the Enterprise Research Administration (ERA) project. 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