Gating Question

When an applicant chooses to apply to a multitrack opportunity, they will first answer a gating question based on either their primary organization, or a question created by the administrator:


Primary Organization

Applicant view of selecting a Primary Organization for a multitrack competition. Question at top reads: "Select the organization that best applies to you." Dropdown field shows a variety of choices.

Administrator Created

Applicant view of selecting a Primary Organization for a multitrack competition. Question at top reads: "How many years have you been at the university?" Note below the dropdown field reads: Please select the number of full years you have been at the university. For example, if you have been at Demo University for 2 years and 7 months, select the 0-2 years option."."

Completing the Application Form


Once the applicant clicks Continue, they are taken to the appropriate application form, based on their response to the gating question. They should then continue with the application and Save as Draft or Submit as needed.

Sample application form with track selection at top: Education

Changing Response to Gating Question


If an applicant needs to change their response to the first question, the should click the Select Organization or Select Response button on the right side. 

Select Organization blue button outlined in red on right.

A message displays informing them that no application information from the current application will be saved. The applicant must click Confirm to abandon the current application and select a new response to the gating question.

Change Selection pop-up modal reads: "Changing your selection will result in losing any application information you have entered. This information cannot be recovered. Are you sure you want to continue?" Cancel and Confirm buttons show below.

Have more questions about this topic? Go to the Community Forum to pose the question to other users or submit a support ticket to InfoReady.