e-GGRT Basic Use and Navigation

This page describes the basic use and navigation features of e-GGRT that are common to all e-GGRT pages.

Please note that all e-GGRT sessions end after 15 minutes of inactivity. e-GGRT will generate a 5-minute warning message before automatically ending your e-GGRT session. If your session is ended due to inactivity, any unsaved data on current page will be lost.

After 10 minutes of inactivity, a countdown will begin, starting from 5 minutes, and signing the user out when it reaches zero. The counter is visible in both the popup warning screen and the tab header where e-GGRT is open. 

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1. e-GGRT Section Tabs

The e-GGRT application is divided into the following basic sections:

  • Home
  • Facility Registration
  • Facility Management
  • Data Reporting

You may access each section using the navigation tabs at the top of the screen.

Feature Element

Element Description and Functionality

Home tab

The Home tab serves as the primary landing page when users log in to the e-GGRT system. For more information please refer to the e-GGRT Home Help page.

Facility Registration tab

Click the Facility Registration tab to register a facility. For more information please refer to the Facility Registration help page.

Facility Management tab

Click the Facility Management tab to perform personnel management for a facility and any other facility editing functionality. For more information please refer to the Facility Management help page.

Data Reporting tab

Click the Data Reporting tab to report required information and submit an Annual Report for a facility

2. Help Panel

The Help Panel is located on the left side of the screen and provides access to general e-GGRT help as well as more detailed help content that is relevant to the active e-GGRT page.

Feature Element

Element Description and Functionality

e-GGRT Help link

Click this link to access general help for the e-GGRT system

Page-specific/related help links

Click this link to access specific help content related to the page being viewed (multiple links will be available for some pages)

3. Header Ribbon

The header ribbon is located near the top of the screen below the e-GGRT section tabs and provides access to your user profile information and a link to log out of e-GGRT.

Feature Element

Element Description and Functionality

User greeting

The user greeting displays the name of the user currently logged into the e-GGRT system

My Profile

Click the "My Profile" link in the header ribbon to edit your name, organization name, address, phone and FAX, email, and security question/answer. For more information please refer to the User Profile help page.

Logout

Click the "Logout" link in the header ribbon to end your e-GGRT session

4. Workspace

The white section of each e-GGRT page represents the workspace for that page. The workspace features and elements are unique for each e-GGRT tab and underlying page.

5. Page Footer

The Page Footer, located at the bottom of each e-GGRT page, provides access to the Paperwork Reduction Act Burden Statement and e-GGRT contact information and displays the e-GGRT version and page identifier for reference.

Feature Element

Element Description and Functionality

Paperwork Reduction Act Burden Statement

Click the link to view the Paperwork Reduction Act Burden Statement

Contact Us

Click the link to search the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), submit a question about e-GGRT, submit a question about the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (Final and Proposed Rules), or Contact the e-GGRT Help Desk

e-GGRT version

The current version of e-GGRT is displayed in the lower right corner of the page. The version code includes the reporting year (RY) and the current release number.

e-GGRT page identifier

The page ID displayed in the lower right corner of the screen is unique for each e-GGRT page. This page ID may be useful when submitting questions to the e-GGRT Help Desk.

See Also

Screen Errors
Timeout Warning

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