FAQs


Anyone with a valid UW account can sign into the application and create a cover sheet. Only those campus users that are designated as a PI or an Approver can route them through workflow.


For technical issues related to the Electronic Cover Sheet system, send an email to orsystems@uwaterloo.ca and we will help you.


If you are an Approver, you can set one person as a delegate in your absence. Within the system, click on the Help button at the top right corner for training materials on this and other subjects


Once logged in, a person who has been designated into an Approver role, will see “Approver Role(s) Held” displayed, with the relevant details.


You cannot use Internet Explorer with the Electronic Cover Sheet system.
Please use a current version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Microsoft Edge.
For support or to provide feedback, please file a ticket via email or by using the Electronic Cover Sheet support portal.