View/Suppress Messages

View Messages Select Main Menu | View Notification Messages to access the View Notification Messages. A list of Notification Message Results is displayed and sorted by Due Date. You may go directly to a specific Invention or Patent record. For Invention specific notification messages select the 'Invention Report Number' link to view the 'Modify Invention Report - Invention Report Form' page for the selected invention report. For Patent specific notification messages select the 'Patent Docket Number' link to view the 'Modify Patent Report - Patent Report Form' page for the selected patent report. Alternative Ways to Sort and View Messages The list of notification messages defaults to sorting by Due Date but it can be sorted in ascending or descending order by Message Number, Posting Date, Due Date, Invention Report Number, Invention Title, Invention Docket Number, Invention Report Date or Patent Docket Number. Additionally, a user can select the 'Export Messages' button located at the bottom of the message table to export the current list of messages to a spreadsheet. Suppress Messages The iEdison system allows you to suppress your view of a notification message. To Suppress Individual messages, select the checkboxes next to the messages and then click "Suppress Message" to suppress the selected messages. Note: The checkboxes only apply to Suppress Message(s) functionality. The selected notification messages will be removed from your view and you will be returned to the View Notification Messages - Outstanding Messages page. Please note that the message will still appear for all other accounts within your organization and will be included in the number of outstanding notification messages in a weekly e-mail from iEdison.     Field Definitions No. (Message Number) The message number uniquely identifies the iEdison notification message. Posting Date The posting date indicates the date the message was generated in the iEdison system. Message The text of the message. Due Date The due date indicates the date an action is required. Invention Report Number The Invention Report number of the invention for which the message has been generated. Invention Title Indicates the title of the invention with which the message is associated. Invention Docket Number The docket number of the invention for which the message has been generated. Invention Report Date The Invention Report date of the invention for which the message has been generated. Patent Docket Number The patent docket number of the patent for which the message has been generated. Assigned To The individual assigned to the invention report associated with the message. This field will only be displayed in the output file when messages are exported.       See Also Add/Edit Foreign Filings Add/Edit Grant/Contract Numbers Add/Edit Inventors Add/Edit Keywords Add/Edit Subcontractor Details Add/Modify Invention Reports Add/Modify Patent Reports Add/Modify/View Utilization Reports Generate Confirmatory License Help with Formats - Grant/Contract Number Help with Formats - Patent Number Invention Overview Invention Report: Duplicate Title Troubleshooting: Viewing PDF/TIFF Documents Upload Invention/Patent Report Datastreams