Starting a Proposal
###################


.. |ico4| image:: /images/landingPageIcons.png
   :width: 20%
   :alt: Landing page icons


.. |iconview| image:: /images/viewicon.png
   :width: 20%
   :alt: View Icon

.. |iconedit| image:: /images/editicon.png
   :width: 20%
   :alt: Edit Icon

.. |iconclone| image:: /images/cloneicon.png
   :width: 20%
   :alt: Clone Icon

.. |confirmBtn| image:: /images/confirmBtn.png
   :width: 20%
   :alt: Confirm Button

Landing Page
============
On the landing page is a summary table of the submissions associated with you, either as a creator, or as a contributor. The table in :numref:`Figure %s <figure3>` lists submissions with the following information:

- **Actions** (|ico4|) on each submission. See  :numref:`Table %s <mytest>`.
- **Submission ID** : Unique identifier for each submission.
- **Cycle Selection** : SKAO observing cycle associated with the submission.
- **Title** : The title of the submission.
- **Type** : The type of submission. This can be either a proposal or a Science Verification.
- **Status** : Current status of the submission (e.g., draft, submitted, Under Review, Accepted, Withdrawn, Rejected). 
- **Last Updated** : Date and time the submission was last modified.
- **Call Closes** : Date when the cycle associated with the submission will close.

.. _figure3:

.. figure:: /images/landingPage.png
   :width: 100%
   :align: center
   :alt: Image of the landing page
   :class: with-border

   Image of the landing page.



.. _mytest:


.. list-table:: : Icons and Functions
   :widths: 25 50
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Icon
     - Purpose
  
   * -  |iconedit| (Edit)
     - Edits the details of a submission. This is only active for submissions in "Draft" status.
   * - |iconview| (View)
     - Views the summary of a submission.
   * - |iconclone| (Clone)
     - Creates an exact copy of a submission. This can be useful for creating new submissions based on similar submissions already created.


Key Information and Actions
===========================

.. |ico1| image:: /images/addSubmissionBtn.png
   :height: 4ex
   :alt: Add submission button

.. |ico2| image:: /images/landingPageFilter.png
   :width: 20%
   :alt: Page filter

.. |ico3| image:: /images/landingPageSearch.png
   :width: 35%
   :alt: Page search filter

-  Click |ico1| to create a new submission. 
-  Use the drop down |ico2| to filter submissions by status.
- The search bar |ico3|  allows you to search submissions by title and submission ID.
- The table is sortable by clicking on the column headers


Next Steps
==========

- |ico1| opens up a cycle selection modal.
- Select the appropriate cycle for the submission and click |confirmBtn| to proceed 
- The application progresses to the :doc:`Title Page </userGuide/TitlePage>`.

.. figure:: /images/cycleSelectionProposal.png
   :width: 100%
   :align: center
   :alt: Image of the Cycle Selection Modal
   :class: with-border

   Image of the Cycle Selection Modal.


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