How can I collaborate with my research team on award-related issues?
Use the Social link in the awards work area to have conversations with award stake holders on award-related issues. The Social link is available if you enabled integration with Oracle Social Network Cloud Service.
Consider the following examples:
You're a principal investigator on an award conducting a research project. You have concerns on the availability of funds to buy some laboratory supplies. The issue resolution requires collaboration between the award members. You can create a conversation and invite the grants administrator and grants accountant and other members to the award discussion.
After preparing the federal financial report, the grants administrator starts a conversation with the principal investigator of the award to review the report and provide feedback. After incorporating the suggestions, if any, the grants administrator submits the federal financial report to the sponsor.
Conversations are online discussions that include messages, comments, and documents. The conversation participants give their views, provide information, and upload documents. Information is shared as if everyone were working together in the same room.