Universal Application: Extend Deadline – Foundant Technologies

This article references the Universal Application feature. Refer to Extend Deadline if you do not use this feature.

To extend a deadline for a universe that is already accepting applications, there are two options.

Change the hard deadline to a soft deadline.
- Applicants will see that their application is overdue after the deadline but can still submit the form.
Change the date of the hard deadline.
- Applicants will be able to submit their application until the date of the new deadline.
- The hard deadline can be edited from the Application tab on a universe, the Requests tab on the User Summary page, or the Application Draft workload page.

The start and end dates of the universe on the Summary tab control applicants' ability to start a new request. If the end date for the universe has passed, no new draft requests can be started, even if the application deadline is extended.

Change a Hard Deadline to a Soft Deadline

Click Tools on the upper navigation bar, and then click Process Manager.
Click the universe name.
Click the Application tab.
Click the Hard Deadline toggle to turn it off.
- A grey color indicates that the toggle is turned off.

Edit the Hard Deadline Date

There are three options to edit the hard deadline date: from the Application tab on a universe, the User Summary page, or the Application Draft workload page.

Edit the Hard Deadline Date From the Application Tab

There is the ability to edit the hard deadline date by the entire universe or by opportunity in batch.

Click Tools on the upper navigation bar, and then click Process Manager.
Click the universe name.
Click the Application tab.
Click the date and time field to update the auto configured deadline date.
Select the new deadline date and time.
- This new deadline will apply to any new requests started in the universe.
Click the pencil icon next to Hard Deadline.
- This allows the new deadline to be applied to any existing draft requests in the universe.
Check the box next to the opportunity/universe to edit the hard deadline date for requests in the Application Draft workload page.
- Check the box next to each opportunity if the common request was already submitted.
- Check the Universe box, which is the first one on the list, to update the common applications in the Application Draft workload page.
- Check the select all box, to update all the requests in the Application Draft workload page tied to the universe.
Click the date and time field.
Select the new deadline date, hour, and time, and then click Save.

Edit the Hard Deadline Date from the User Summary Page

Navigate to the User Summary Page for the user.
Click the Request History tab.
Click Edit Deadlines.
Check the box next to each request to update the hard deadline date, and then click the date and time field.
Select the new deadline date, hour, and time, and then click Save.

Edit the Hard Deadline Date from the Application Draft Workload Page

From the Dashboard, click the Application Draft workload page.
Click the paper and pencil icon next to the request that will be updated.
Click Edit Deadline.
Click the date and time field.
Select the new deadline date, hour, and time, and then click Save.