Cluster Coordinator Home Page

 

Home Page OverviewTop

The Cluster Coordinators' (CC) home page automatically displays all the tasks pertaining to projects that currently require the CC’s action or attention.

The CC Home Page also includes several features that will allow you to navigate through the GMS and access the wanted content:

1- The Fund you are registered in;
2- Your GMS user role;
3- The log out button: click on this button to log out;
4- The Fund Home button, click on this button to access your Fund’s home.
5- Menu options at the top, which are accessible in every page of the GMS;
6- Quick Access tooltip, which is accessible in every page of the GMS;
7- A FAQ button which redirects to the according guidance in the Help portal, this feature is accessible in every page of the GMS.
8- The Tasks Overview Dashboard; which allows an easy access to all pending tasks, sorted thematically.
9- A [Customize Task list] button; which allows to customize your Tasks Overview dashboard, namely to show/hide your task lists.
10- A [Search] button; which shows the Advance Switchboard section.

A detailed explanation of the sections is given below under sections titled "Fund Home", "Tasks Overview", "Quick Access", "Advance Switchboard" and "FAQ tooltip".

 

How to navigate through the Tasks Overview Dashboard?Top

The tasks overview section in the home page will display the following lists depending on the rights given to the user role.

  • Projects Task List
  • Report (financial and narrative) Task List
  • Revision Task List
Each task list has been provided with certain common functionalities which are mentioned below: 
1. The Date Assigned column in every task list provides you with a link to open individual task items.
The information in this column can be sorted chronologically. An upward arrow indicates that the information is in ascending order and downward arrow indicates descending order.

2. The Code column provides you with a link opening the project proposal.

3. The ‘Exclude configured [instance] statuses’ option. Cluster Coordinators can request GMS Support by email to exclude specific statuses from their task lists. Hence, the requested statuses are hidden by default from the task list. However, you can still view the excluded ones and access the full list of pending tasks by un-ticking this box. 

4. A ‘Refresh’ option, allowing users to update the task list.

5. The Count option available on each task list provides you with the number of tasks currently present in the task list and a mouseover action would provide you with a status count of the tasks.

6. An ‘Export to Excel’ option, which enables the user to extract the filtered information into an excel sheet.
 

CUSTOMIZING THE TASK OVERVIEW DASHBOARD

You can choose to hide, show or set as default view the task lists by clicking on [Customize Task List].

In the pop-up window, tick the boxes of the task lists’ names to select them. Then click on one of the three different options:

Set as default: this will configure the selected task lists as appearing by default on your GMS homepage,
- Refresh: This will temporarily configure your dashboard as per your selection. However, to set this configuration as permanent, you will need to click on [set as default].
Cancel: click on this button to close the pop-up window, this will have no impact on the dashboard.

 

Quick AccessTop

The Quick Access tool, accessible on all pages of the GMS, enables users to quickly access sections in the GMS.

To access the Quick Access tool, click on this icon  on the right-hand side of the menu bar:

The tools displayed in the Quick Access panel depend on the system functions made available for your user role by the GMS Admin team.

The tools displayed in the Quick Access panel for CC Home Page are:

 

Tool Name

Description

Navigation

Additional Information

Report Overview

This option redirects the user to the Report Overview Tab which focuses on providing the user with reports regarding a project.

Report > Report  > Report Overview

 

Please access more information on this tool by clicking here.

Revision Overview

This option redirects the user to the Revision Overview Tab which displays all revision requests and revision associated with a project.

Navigation: Report  >Revision Overview

 

Please access more information on this tool by clicking here.

Monitoring Overview

This option redirects the user to the Monitor Overview tab which enables the user to access the pooled Fund Monitors created to keep track of Implementing Partner’s performance. Report > Report > Monitoring Overview Please access more information on this tool by clicking here.

Advance SwitchboardTop

The Advance Switchboard is by default not shown in the homepage, unless it has been ticked from the [Customize Task List] pop-up window.  In this case, it is accessible on prompt of the button [search].

The Advance Switchboard enables the user to display projects from the Pooled Fund based on the filter criteria selected. The data retrieved displays all projects which are in the GMS system for the selected pooled fund.

Following are the filter options available:

*Please note, you can hover over the question mark icon near the filter’s title to access more information.

Under the Filters section:

 Select Allocation year (drop down box): Lists the years of allocation available in the GMS system for the pooled fund.
• Select Allocation Type (drop down box): List of allocations related to the pooled fund.  (Standard or Reserve Allocation).
• Select Cluster (drop down box): List of clusters defined for the pooled fund.
 Select Organization type (drop down box): List of Organization Type in the pooled fund.(International NGO, National NGO, Other, UN Agency)
• Project Code (text box): Search a project by Project Code.
• Select Organization (drop down box): List of organization names for organizations that have created a project in the pooled fund.
• Select Admin Location 1 (drop down box): Lists the regional locations in the country.
• Select Project Status (drop down box):-Lists the project statuses currently available in the pooled fund. for the filtered projects. The list of choices applies for both Standard and Reserve Allocation Project Statuses.
• Select Report Status (drop down box): Lists of narrative and financial reports available for the pooled fund on which basis projects can be filtered.

Under the Implementation section:

• Date (drop down box): Select the start and end dates to filter the relevant projects,
 Duration (drop down box and text box): choose the duration characteristic from the drop-down list, and insert the duration in the text box, to filter the relevant projects.

To reset the bottom filters, click the [Reload Filters] button

Click the [Clear] button to reset the entire Advance Switchboard filters.

Example: A list of projects that meets a set of filter criteria.

A brief description of the columns and buttons is given below:

 Admin Actions:

Print Proposal: Clicking on this icon will print the project proposal.

View:  Clicking on this icon will allow viewing the project on GMS. 

Edit : Clicking on this icon will allow editing the project on GMS. This icon will be displayed only if the user can edit in the current project status.

 Primary Cluster: Displays the primary cluster group(s) to which the project proposal belongs to.
• Project Code [Allocation]: Displays the system generated project code and allocation that the project proposal belongs to.
 Org: Displays the Implementing Partner's organization name
 Project Title: Displays the project proposal's title.
• Budget: Displays the project proposal's budget.
• Project Status: Displays the current status the project.
• Start Date: Displays the project's implementing start date.
• End Date: Displays the project's implementing end date.
• Due Diligence: Displays whether the Implementing Partner's Due Diligence has been approved or not.
• View Version(s): Displays if project revisions have been made.
• Partner Project Risk: Is determined at budget clearance stage of the project. At budget clearance, the partner’s risk becomes the partner project’s risk. The partner project risk is used to define the operational modalities applicable to this project. The partner project risk never changes, even if the partner’s risk is re-calculated through the Partner Performance Index.

• Partner Risk: Displays the current risk of the partner. It can be different from the Partner’s project risk, as it can be re-calculated any time through the Partner Performance Index.

Click the [Show Filters] button to revert to the Advance Switchboard present on the GMS Home page.
Click the [Export Project Summary] button to export the project summary information in an Excel format.
Click the [Export Full Dump] button to export the detailed project information in an Excel format.

 

How to use the FAQ Tooltip?Top

The FAQ tooltip is accessible on all pages of the GMS. It redirects to a guidance note dedicated to the page.

In the example below, upon clicking on the FAQ tooltip of the Strategic Review’ page, a new tab will open on your browser, opening the specific related section in the ‘Strategic Review’ article of the Help portal.

What is the Fund Home Page?Top

In the Fund Home page, users can view the following features: 

1- A Login button, to login to GMS
2- A year tab, allowing users to filter this page’s information per year,
3- A list of all CBPFs, enabling users to filter this page’s information per CBPF,
4- A contributions/allocations section, providing users with funding information on the pooled funds as follows:

a. Contributions:
- The Fund Name,
- Commitments in US$ per Donor, and
- Paid Contributions in US$ per Donor.

b. Allocations:
- the Fund Name
- The implementing partners (UN Agencies, International NGOs, national NGOs, Red Cross/Red Crescent Societies),
- The clusters, and
- The budget allocated to the according cluster and partner.

5- The map provides a broad overview of the CBPFs worldwide,
6- The legend completes the map, indicating the amounts allocated in US$ per CBPF.