There are a number of key concepts which are useful to know when using the Awards entry system:

• Registration / login
• an account must first be created and you must login before you can submit an entry
• After registration you can select and save for later but you must click the email activation link before you will be able to finish an order
• Basket - this is where all entries are held before completing the process (it functions like a shopping basket)
• Saved Items
• if you can't finish the entry immediately you save use the "Save for later" button to move an entry to the "Saved items"
• You can return at a later stage and complete missing information, mode the saved item to the basket and process it
• "Process x Items" - the green button at the bottom of the basket
• This button is only available if ALL items in the basket have ALL required information
• After clicking this button your items are move from the basket into a "Transaction"
• Transaction
• A transaction holds all of the items which you wish to process
• Initially a transaction is "Incomplete" - your order is not finished until the transaction is completed
• Incomplete - the entry process is not yet finished but been started, items are moved out of the basket into a transaction
• Completed - after the final "Complete" button is clicked on the summary screen, a transaction is completed and the entry is logged into the system
• Transaction ID - a unique reference to a transaction usually of the form: ABCDEF000001
• Nomination code - a unique reference for nominations or other items in a basket, usually a random sequence of letters and number e.g. NDU5TC7IQOICKTU

The videosbelow demonstrate a number of the processes associated with making Awards entries

• How to complete and entry
• "Save for later", the "Basket" and "Saved Items"
• Modify a completed entry
• Completing an incomplete entry

This video looks at the end-to-end process of entering a free-to-enter awards

• We look at selecting a category and logging in
• We see how all required fields must be completed before we can process the entry
• We follow the "Process" button to the "Personal Information" screen
• Finally after reviewing the summary page we use the "Complete" button to finalise the entry.

The events entry process allows for saving of partially completed entries

• here we see the "Basket" and "Saved Items" and their functions
• We use the "Save for Later" button to move an entry into the saved items
• We log out and log back in and retrieve the entry from saved items after completing all required fields
• We complete the process to finish the entry

Nominations can be edited up to the Awards Entry closing date, even after they have been submitted.

• Locate a completed entry via the "My transactions" menu
• Click on the transaction code to access the transaction detail
• locate the nomination inside the transaction via its linked code or using the "Items" tab
• Edit the entry and use the save button to store changes

Once the green "Process x items" button has be clicked a "transaction" is created

• Transactions contain the awards entries (nominations)
• Transactions are Incomplete until the final processing button "Complete" has been clicked
• Incomplete transactions can be found via the "My Transactions" menu
• After locating an incomplete transaction the green "Complete" button can be used to start the process of finishing the entry