RMS Upgrade – December 2025

Published December 9, 2025, via Research News

The Research Management System (RMS) upgrade was successfully implemented into the RMS Production environment on Monday, December 15, 2025.
 
Before accessing RMS, please clear your cache. Instructions can be found on the RMS webpage under “RMS Troubleshooting.” It is important to clear cache for “all time” and not just for a week, month, etc.
 
Upgrade Notable Changes: 

  • Proposal Development (PD)
    • Human Subjects Clinical Trials (HSCT) tab
      • Users will be able to download, enter data, and upload the study record for System To System (S2S) submissions. This will allow users to send the form to other individuals for completion.  
    • Budget tab
      • On the Budget Detail tab, a personnel cost issue on proposals with mid-month project periods is resolved.
      • “Process” and “Close” buttons are available when importing subaward budgets from Adobe forms.
    • Personnel tab
      • File “upload” and “remove” icons align correctly with the headers.
    • PC Form tab
      • Intermittent issue where the tab was not accessible is resolved.
    • Drag & Drop upload functionality was added to additional places throughout RMS.
    • Most required fields have enhanced formatting (e.g. red font) when not answered.
  • Proposal Tracking (PT)
    • Submission Status History
      • “Add” field is relabeled “Update Status”
  • RMS Home Page
    • “Search for Items” field is labeled “Locate Records”
    • “Things to Do” is labeled “Assignments”
    • For Assistance section

Possible Issues and Work-Arounds: 

  • The WU Setup Questions tab has additional white space at the bottom of the screen. The content ends with the Export Controls section. 
  • The WU Full Review Docs tab has additional white space at the bottom of the screen. The content ends with the boxes around NAME and ATTACHMENT.
  • Throughout other areas of RMS there are additional white spaces. This may be less noticeable while working on larger screens.

Training Materials: 

If you have any questions please contact Teri Medley.