Add Attachment to QIR

NOTE: Do NOT enter any Personally Identifiable Information (PII) into the IHTA system! In addition, please address only one vendor in any (each) QIR.

# Add or Remove Attachments

An attachment may be added to a QIR when it is created or at any time during the QIR process. To add an attachment to a submitted QIR, complete the following steps:

1. The attachment(s) should be located on your computer or on the network.

1. - If the QIR has not been submitted, the New QIR window is displayed and the Attachment table is located near the bottom of the window. (Go to step 5.)

   - If the QIR has been approved, attachments can be easily added. Continue to step 2.

2. Locate the QIR and click once in the QIR row (the row will be highlighted and buttons will appear at the bottom of the table, including Edit).

3. Click Edit.

4. Click on the Attachments tab.

5. Click Add.

6. Browse to the file and click Open. The file will display in the attachment table indicating its selection.

7. The IHTA system will not accept file extension types EXCEPT .txt, .htm and .html. The most used/allowed types are .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, .xml, .csv, .xla, .xls, .xlsm, .xlsx, .xml, .ppt, .ppt, .gif, .jpg, .png and .tiff. Also, you cannot attach any file to the QIR whose file name contains the characters “;” or “=” due to VA security concerns.

8. The total number of attachments that may be added is limited to the total size of the combined files. The total size of all attachments cannot exceed 5 MB. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for each item.

9. Depending on the status of the QIR and the user's role, various buttons will display at the bottom of the window (i.e., Update, Approve, Reply, Agree, Withdraw). One of these buttons must be selected to save the attachment to the QIR.

10. To remove an attachment, locate the attachment and click once in the attachment row. The attachment row will be highlighted and buttons will appear at the bottom (or side when creating a new QIR) of the table, including Remove.

11. Click Remove. A dialog box will display. Select Yes. The attachment no longer displays in the attachment table.

12. Participants will ONLY be able to delete the attachments they added.

NOTE: Clicking Add does not save the attachment to the QIR. Depending on the status of the QIR and the participant's role, a participant must click one of the action buttons (i.e., Update, Approve, Reply, Agree, Withdraw) at the bottom of the window to save the attachment to the QIR.

See Also

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