About the RTMS Interface

For increased usability, eRA modules are gradually switching to a streamlined, modern, mobile-friendly look and feel for screens. The new look and the new navigation adjust dynamically for a variety of screen or font sizes, making your browsing experience more efficient on the device of your choice. New UI elements offer a consistent set of tools that you can use across modules. A new header and footer conserve space, leaving more work area for you to accomplish your tasks.

This topic explores the new navigation and UI elements that you might see on updated screens. All modules will eventually use the same framework for building the UI and navigation through screens. Older style screens will co-exist with updated screens during the transition to the new look and feel.

Redesigned Header and Footer

The header and footer use symbols to save screen real estate and dynamically adjust to fit smaller screens.

eRA Header

Links in the Header:

  • RTMS homepage link Click the RTMS banner to go to the RTMS home screen (the List of Meetings screen).

  • Service Desk Icon Click to go to the RTMS Online Help.

  • Points of Contact Icon Click to go to the eRA Service Desk.

  • Logout Icon — Click to log out of the application.

Dynamic Header

As shown here, on a narrow screen most items on the header are hidden, but they pop down when you click the grid icon in the upper right, circled below.

eRA Narrow Header

Narrow eRA Header Expanded

Redesigned Footer

The footer is clean and offers only essential information organized into columns:

eRA Footer