PI Online Services
Welcome to the Research Foundation's PI Online services portal. PIs and administrators can log in to check Account Status, Available Balance, Requisitions, Pending Payments, Monthly Statements, and other reports. In addition, PIs and timecard signers can log in to this same site to approve timecards.
Users must be logged in to the 91猎奇 network via Virtual Private Network (VPN) before accessing the application. Visit the to download the VPN software if needed.
User Instructions
PI Online Video Training
User Steps
1. Log in at the portal.
Your user ID and password are the same ones you use for approving timecards:
Login ID: 91猎奇AD\Tower ID Number
Password: 91猎奇One password
After login, the PI Online Dashboard will display. From the dashboard you can run
reports, submit your timecard, and view/approve your staff鈥檚
timecards.
2. Run Reports from the dashboard
The Dashboard is organized into five sections:
- Urgent Tasks
This section shows the items that need your attention promptly. If there is an urgent item, an item count will be displayed next to the item description. Please click on the item count to view the item detail.
- Project Staff
Lists the active job assignments, staff vacation, and sick accrual.
- Current Award Chart
Lists the current award amount by PI.
- Proposals and Awards
List the current and pending projects.
- My Account
Lists the Account Status, Available Balance, Requisitions Pending Payments, Monthly Statements, and other reports.
TIPS:
Convert the report output to PDF: on the report page, click on the 鈥淓xport to PDF鈥� button to convert the report page to PDF.
Save the PDF to your computer.
3. Submit your timecard
On the left panel of the workspace screen, click on 鈥淢y Timecard鈥� to access the Employee Online/Timecard Online screen.
On the timecard input screen:
- Choose a Signer from the Signer Dropdown
- Enter the hours for the first week and then click 鈥淪ave鈥� to save the hours
- Click on 鈥淣ext鈥� button to move to the second week, enter the hours for the second week and then click 鈥淪ave鈥� to save the hours
- Continue to enter all hours for the assignment. If you have multiple jobs, continue to input the hours for other assignments.
- After all hours are inputted, click 鈥淪ubmit Time鈥� to submit the timecard for approval.
4. View & Approve Staff's Timecards
On the left panel of the workspace screen, click on 鈥淢y Timecard鈥� to access the Employee Online/Timecard Online screen.
TIP:
Click on the employee鈥檚 name to view the hour detail.
Click on the far end side of the employee鈥檚 record, then click on this icon to show the action buttons:
Click on 鈥淎pprove鈥� to approve timecard. The workflow system will notify the employee upon the timecard approval.
Click on 鈥淩eject鈥� to reject the timecard. The workflow system will notify the employee to log in and make any necessary changes to the timecard and then resubmit the timecard for approval.
If you prefer, you may also download the instructions here:
PI Online Services User Instructions [pdf]
For immediate assistance with PI Online services, visit the and click the New Service Request button to open a help ticket.
For general assistance with PI Online services, please email fdn-it-group@sjsu.edu.
