Traditional Homepage
This section of the help file will discuss how to read the Request Information area and the additional functions of certain columns, how to use the Quick-Search function, the use of the Export function, and will touch on how to access the Search Parameters (Traditional) and New Request areas of the site.
If you are using a Traditional Setup, then the page you arrive on will look something like the one below. If this page is not familiar to you or you are uncertain what your request is, please see the Homepage: Identifying my Setup section.
There are two sections to this page. The first section, at the top, is the Functions portion of the page.
On the left of the Functions section are the Sandwich Icon and the Request # Search tools. On the right is the New Request and Export functions.
Sandwich Icon
This button can be pressed to open up the Search Parameters (Traditional) pop-out window, which allows you to change what your Homepage displays. The default parameters will only display requests that still require further action.
Request # Search
Typing a request's unique Request Number into this box and clicking the magnifying glass icon will cause the site to override all other parameters and pull up that specific request.
New Request
Clicking on this button will open the New Request page. This page will be further detailed in the Traditional Workflow section of the help file.
Export
Clicking this button will allow you to convert and save all of the currently displayed information on your Homepage as an Excel file. You may wish to use this function to save a copy to your hard drive or print a physical copy.
The lower section of the page is the Request Details area. This area has 13 information columns, and displays requests under the hospitals they were placed at. Hospitals are organized alphabetically.
Each of the 13 columns has been briefly defined below. Blue-text columns are clickable will have more details later in this section.
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Req. Date
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Period
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Degree
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Cohort
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Course
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Displays the unique Request Number of the request.
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Lists the date that the request was originally placed.
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Marks the first and last requested dates for the rotation period.
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Lists the student's academic Degree (optional).
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Lists the student's academic Cohort (optional).
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Lists the academic course the student is enrolled in for the rotation (optional).
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Program
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Dprmnt
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Unit
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A/R
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Schld
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Status
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Req. Student
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Displays the the Hospital Program the student will be rotating under.
Note: Hospital Program names may not exactly match University Program names.
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Lists the Hospital Department the student will be rotating in (optional).
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Lists the Hospital Unit the student will be rotating in (optional).
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Indicates the total Approved Spots vs. the Requested Spots.
Note: Approved Spots may be more or less than the Requested Spots.
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Displays the number of students currently assigned to the rotation.
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Displays the current approval status of the placed request.
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Displays the name of the student the request was placed for, if applicable.
Note: A student displayed in this column is not scheduled and must still be registered for an account.
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Note: If a column has arrow markers next to the item name, you can click the arrow to organize the requests under each organization by ascending or descending order.
#
Every request entered in mCE is provided a unique Request Number, which is used to identify each request. As you become more used to using the site, the Request Number will become one of the easiest methods for locating your Requests. The Request Number can be clicked to open up the Request Details page, which allows you to review the original request that was placed.
Note: The # column will also denote clones with a 
marker above the number.
marker above the number.Period
The Period column provides a general date range that the student will be rotating with in.
Note: The Period column will mark requests with an 
icon if the request used the Custom Dates option.
icon if the request used the Custom Dates option.Clicking on the Period will open up a calendar view for the rotation.
Highlighted dates indicate which days were originally requested for the rotation. Additionally, basic information about the requested time schedule can be found at the top.
Schld
The Schedule column will remain blank until the request is approved. A blue 0 will appear in this column once the request is approved, and the number will rise or fall as students are scheduled or removed from the rotation.
Clicking on the number will open the Schedule Students window. This page will be further detailed in the Traditional Workflow section.
Status
The status column will display one of five status messages, which have been defined below.
Draft - The request has been partially built, but has not been submitted to the hospital yet.
Waiting on Hospital - The request has been submitted for approval and is waiting on a hospital admin to review it.
Approved - A hospital admin has reviewed and approved the request. You can begin scheduling students at this time.
Cancelled - Either the school or hospital cancelled an already-approved request. Potential reasons for cancelling include the student being dropped from the request, or the request being placed to the wrong location/program.
Declined - The hospital has reviewed the request and determined they cannot accept the requested rotation at this time.
The status can also be clicked to open up the request's Notes page, shown below.
The Notes page keeps track of the when status updates occur and, if you click the Add Note button, can be used to communicate back-and-forth with the hospital about the request.
Note: If you left the lastest note, you can click the pencil icon underneath it to edit the note.
