Effort Reporting
Temple University's Effort Reporting System (ERS) is a web-based system that generates periodic effort reports for research personnel who have time devoted to sponsored projects.
Personnel receive notifications when reports are ready to be reviewed and certified. Users can gain access to the system by logging on with their AccessNet user ID and password.
Effort reporting is essential for the proper allocation of salary expenses to sponsored agreements. As such, the integrity of the University’s effort reporting process is of the utmost importance.
Faculty/PIs are responsible for certifying their own Effort Reports and those of the staff members, graduate students, and post-docs that have been assigned to them (i.e., those working on the faculty member's grant(s).
Effort reporting is an after the fact confirmation, so that costs distributed represent actual costs. Effort reporting is completing quarterly
Users can gain access to the system by logging onto the TUPortal with their AccessNet user ID and password and selecting “Effort Reporting System” from the menu on the left. The system can also be accessed through the following link: http://ers.temple.edu, again, by utilizing your AccessNet user ID and password.
Research Accounting Services serves as the Help Desk for all issues relating to the Effort Reporting System. Staff can be reached via email at ers@temple.edu.
For more information and the full policy please visit here: https://research.temple.edu/research-
administration/post-award-management/effort-reporting-system
Frequently Asked Questions
What is my User ID and password to logon to ERS?
You can log on to ERS by using your AccessNet User ID and password. This logon is the same as the logon for the Temple Portal. If you cannot remember your AccessNet User ID and/or password, you will have to contact the Computer Services Help Desk at extension #1-8000.
I am on a Temple campus and ERS won’t allow me to log on?
To log on to ERS you must use your AccessNet User ID and password. If you have made 5 attempts to log on and were not using the correct User ID and password, the ERS system will lock you out. To correct this, you will need to contact the Computer Services Help Desk at extension #1-8000.
Who is required to have a certified Effort Report?
All employees who have salaries that are being charged to a sponsored project or who have effort on a sponsored project are required to complete effort reports. Effort reports are automatically generated for individuals who have had salary charged to a sponsored agreement during the quarter or semester.
Whose Effort Reports are faculty members responsible for certifying?
Faculty/PIs are responsible for certifying their own Effort Reports and those of the staff members, graduate students, and post-docs that have been assigned to them (i.e., those working on the faculty member's grant(s).