National Transit Database

Pilot Training Guide

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Pilot Guideline– Enter 2013 Report Year “Original Submission” Data

• Goal: Report year 2013 Close out • ‘Print All’ from Legacy for full report• Not required: Reportable Segments, Safety and Security• Monday 5/19-Friday 5/23

– Validation, Revision and Submission• Tuesday 5/27- Friday 5/30

– Feedback • Monday 6/2- Friday 6/6

Project Timeline– Pilot Mid-May through Mid-June 2014– NTD Training August 2014– Live for 2014 Report Year

NTD Next Generation Project

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Agenda• Introductions• System Overview• Demonstration• Administrative Notes

– Please mute your phone– These sessions are recorded (to be

posted)• Questions

– Real-time chat & after every slide

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Login• Named Accounts• User Types/Roles

– NTD Contact– CEO– Validation Team

• States have the option to grant direct access for rural sub-recipients

• Modified Reporter Numbering Scheme

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News• Upon login the

user is directed to the newsfeed

• Real-time updates of ongoing processes

• Built-in communication system for your team

• Search by name or Star for filter

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Navigation

• News: Events, messages, and posts• Tasks: Assigned to you or your group• Records: Annual Report Packages• Reports: Reports, charts, and graphs• Actions: Administration

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Tasks• Task = Step in a Process• View Your assigned tasks

– Ex: Report Kick-off, Monthly Ridership

• Select a Task to Complete It

• Tasks require input • Filter by

– Starred – Status– Deadline

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Records Records

My NTD Reporter Profiles

Profile

Profile Actions

NTD Report Packages

Report Summary

Report Actions

Two kinds of Records:

• Reporters• Reports

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Reporter Profile

The Reporter Profile is one half of the Records tab, where users can view a summary of their vital information.

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Profile Actions

The Profile in NextGen NTD is a new feature that contains essential information about a reporter from one report year to the next. Information contained in the profile, in concert with other processes, are used to generate appropriate report packages and forms.

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Report Homepage• The other half of the

Records tab is the Report Homepage, where users can view a summary of their Annual Report.

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Report Actions

• ThReport Actions lists the necessary components of your Annual Report as determined by your Reporter Type.

Some actions, such as Submit Annual Report Package, are seen only by specific user types—in this case the CEO.

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Report Submission Process

Report Kickoff

Monthly Ridership

Annual Forms

Manage Issues Submission

Validation Team

ReviewRevision

Closeout

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Report Kickoff• Accepting a Task• Confirm Reporter Contact Information• Confirm Mode Information• Confirm Reporter Type (previous

fiscal year)• Declare Reporter Type (new fiscal

year)

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Monthly Ridership• Accessible Through Tasks• Click Edit to enter data in a month• Click Tab to commit data to database• Click Submit ONLY when all data

points (12x4 = 48) have been entered.

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State & Rural (Part I)• State Report Kickoff defines

subrecipients (both new and existing)• Location of subrecipient kickoff

determined by reporting status– If subrecipient is granted self-reporting

rights, then the kickoff task is the responsibility of the subrecipient

– If the subrecipient is denied self-reporting rights, then the kickoff task is the responsibility of the state

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State & Rural (Part II)• Rural subrecipients cannot submit a report

package. This remains a responsibility of the State.

• There is no RU-10 or RU-30– RU-10 functionality now part of the

Profile– RU-30 is currently being redesigned, and

not included in Pilot• State FFA-10 (new functionality) is

currently being redesigned

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Forms• Grouped by module• Designed in 2 ways

– Type A) • Read-only summary page• Editable sections• Examples include, F-10, F-30, A-10, A-30, S-

10, S-20– Type B)

• Dynamic content• Examples include D-10 (non-form examples

include Reportable Segments (Profile), and Report Kickoff

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Contractual Relationship (B-30)

• Split in two parts:– Manage B-30 function accessible on

Basic Information Module (Add/Remove Contractual Relationship buttons)

– B-30 form requires user input to display all data points.

• User must define contractual relationship first by clicking Update upon entry into the form.

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Sources of Funds (F-10)• Read-only

summary page on entry

• Edit form by section to improve data accuracy.

• Summary page updates upon return to show totals

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Revenue Vehicle Inventory (A-30)

• Combined A-30 and R-30

• Select a fleet, then click a button to accomplish data-entry tasks

• Less reliance on acronyms during data-entry

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Federal Funding Allocation Statistics (FFA-10)

• First, select Reporting Method

• Second, select UZA

• Distribute within a single UZA

• Repeat as necessary across all UZAs

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Issue Management –Report Level

Issue Management exists in two places; the first is at the Report Level.

By clicking on View Issues at the Report Level, the user can see all the issues for a report package.

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Issue Management –Form Level

Issue Management is also located at the Form Level

When accessing Issue Management at the form level, the system displays only those issues associated with that particular form.

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Issue Detail (New)

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Issue Detail (Complete)

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Submission & Closeout

In order to submit a Report Package a reporter must complete all forms and have no open issues.

By clicking the Submit Annual Report Package action the user will either initiate the closeout process OR receive notification regarding outstanding issues preventing submission.

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Validation Team has rejected Report Package

System creates Revision 1 due to Report Package rejection

Example of Validation Team acceptance of Report Package

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ResourcesNTD Help Desk (Charlottesville Ops Center)

Validation Analysts888-252-0936 NTDhelp@dot.gov

• Use the Newsfeed to contact your Analyst directly! (see next slide)

• Pilot Feedback Form– To be tasked at the end of Pilot

• Deliverables– Training Presentation & Tutorials to be

posted online– Application Access & Login to be sent

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Contacting Your Analyst• Use

Messaging function at the top of your Newsfeed to contact your analyst

• Posts are always public

• An unlocked message allows users to add new participants

• A locked message allows for a private conversation between original participants

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Feedback Form• Your

feedback is important to us!

• Upon completion of Pilot the form is accessible via Tasks