Frequently Asked Questions

Situations where total effort shown on ECC Effort Statements does not equal exactly 100% fall under one of these two situations:

1. ECC Rounding causing total effort to be greater/less than 100.00% by margins ~0.01%: All effort statements are a reflection of 100% of the listed individual's total institutional activity, regardless of their actual FTE. However, each field on an effort statement is rounded to the hundredth's place individually, prior to any grand total being calculated. In some situations, this causes the total "Computed Effort" amount on the statement to stray from 100% by a margin of a couple hundredths of a percent. For the purposes of effort reporting at UW, this small of a margin from 100.00% is de minimis, and the certification can be completed as is.
2. Changes after pre review, causing "Certified Effort" values to be unaligned with "Computed Effort": Total effort can be significantly over 100% when this occurs, necessitating refresh or "reset" of the statement. Any user can fix this by clicking the "Reset Statement" button in the top left corner of the effort statement - screenshot