How To:  Manage Alerts in CMS

Step 1 – Log in to CMS

1. Go to https://ofweb.stanford.edu
2. Enter your SUNet ID and Password
3. Click SU CMS USER to open CMS

Step 2 – From the Account Balances screen, search and select the account (PTA) to review associated alerts

1. Select Alerts tab
2. Enter account (PTA ) search criteria
3. Click Go – Execute Your Search

Step 3 – Review alerts for Employee Labor, Students, or Goods & Services

1. Select one of the following tabs: Employee Labor, Student or Goods & Services
2. Select the period for which you want to view alerts (Last 30, 60, or 90 days)
3. Select Show Removed Alerts or Hide Removed Alerts from the drop-down menu
4. Use the table below to interpret alerts and take appropriate action
   
   

   Type of Alert
   Reason for Alert	A Hard Salary Distribution Commitment has been updated in CMS with no corresponding update to your forecast.	A Hard Salary/FTE Commitment has been updated and has automatically replaced your CMS forecast entry.	A People or Goods & Services Hard Commitment has been updated in CMS with no related CMS forecasts.
   Recommended Action	Review the Hard Commitment change Click "Reset CMS to Match Hard" button on the page to delete the employee / student forecast Or Modify current employee / student forecast and remove alert	Review the Hard Commitment change Remove Alert as desired	Review the Hard Commitment change Remove Alert as desired

Step 4 – Compare Hard Commitment Change Type information to CMS Override (forecast)

1. Review where hard commitment change(s) occurred as indicated by a "Y" in the Hard Commitment Change Type section
   
   
   Note:  A corresponding "Y" in the CMS Override section lets you know which of your forecast entries was impacted.
   
   
2. Select the box in the Remove column to remove alerts
3. Click Save