Submission System Settings

Submission System Settings

How to Open or Close my Submission System?

This will open and close access for all submissions. Users will not be able to login.

  1. Click Dashboard
  2. Click Speakers Module
  3. In the System Status box, Click the Open/Closed toggle for Submission System

 If you wish to set a set date and time to close the submission site

  1. Click Dashboard
  2. Click Speaker Module
  3. Click Settings button
  4. Set the Deadline by clicking the calendar icon and selecting a date and time
  5. Scroll Down and click Update button to save
    (NOTE: if you manually close access to the site/edit settings, this will override the deadline date if the deadline date has not passed.)

How to Open or Close my System to New Submissions?

This will open and close access for new submissions only.

NOTE: Updates to existing submissions will still be allowed unless you close that separately. (i.e. If Edit Submissions is Open, and New Submission is closed, this will keep the system open to edits but not allow new submissions)

  1. Click Dashboard
  2. Click your Speakers Module
  3. In the System Status box, Click the Open/Closed toggle for New Submissions


How to Open or Close my System to Submission Edits/Updates?

This will open or close access to continue to allow updates to submissions. This will change the submission system from 'write access' to 'read-access' for the submission form fields ONLY. NOTE: This edit setting does not apply to Submission Steps. Access to submissions steps must be managed within each submission step using the Display attribute setting and/or Deadline Date setting.

  1. Click Dashboard
  2. Click Speakers Module
  3. In the System Status box, Click the Open/Closed toggle for Edit Submissions


How to set up a submission site as View only?

To allow view only access to your submission site. This means all primary submitters and co-authors would be able to login and only view the abstracts. They will not be able to edit nor create new submissions.

  1. Click Dashboard
  2. Click your Speakers Module
  3. In the System Status box,
    1. Click the Open toggle for Submission System
    2. Click the Closed toggle for New Submissions
    3. Click the Closed toggle for Edit Submissions





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