Purpose and Audience

The purpose of this documentation is to assist you with efficient usage of the KC system by describing its features, tools and processes, including a walkthrough of:

•      Screen navigation

•      Action options

•      Using the software to accomplish tasks

•      Electronic document usage and routing

All KC documentation, whether printed or within the application, is meant to demonstrate how the system works and thus serves as a helpful desk reference during day-to-day system usage. Once familiar with the basic functionality of the KC, you can use this guide as a valuable tool for less common tasks, and as an excellent source of information should you experience any difficulties.

The audience of this documentation is any user of the system, however, the focus is on the typical end user involved in research administration activities as opposed to those involved in installation, implementation, technical configuration, maintenance, and system administration.

The term end user is meant to differentiate software developers from the users of the programs they write, and similarly, for information technology professionals to distinguish the system administrator from the users of computer systems for which the administrator is responsible.

Technical Documentation Reference:  For more technical KC documentation aimed at an IT audience, see the online Rice project’s support documentation at https://test.kuali.org/confluence/display/KRDOC which includes global user guides, installation guides, database diagrams, and technical reference guides for notification, workflow, identity management, nervous system and service bus modules.