RF Business System, PIAI and Oracle

Please select the appropriate option below:

For Principal Investigators, Project Directors and their Administrative Staff

The RF Business System consists of a suite of web-based tools:

  • Principal Investigator Award Interface (PIAI)
  • QuickView

PIs and their staff can also see monthly summaries of their Awards and Projects using the Monthly Award Summary and Monthly Project Summary Systems (needs a Lotus Notes login)

STEP I: Request a Portal Account at the RF Web Site Registration - Request a User Account page. Make sure to use your Stony Brook email address to register and select "Principal Investigator and Staff" as your role.

STEP II: To request access, complete, sign and obtain the appropriate signatures on the RF Business System User Form for Academic Departments.

Note:

  • The Award PI must sign the form if access is requested for the entire Award.
  • The Project PI must sign the form if access is requested for a Project.
  • The Dean/Chair/Director must sign the form if access is requested for the entire campus organization (Department).
  • Designee signatures in lieu of Award PI / Project Director / Chair / Dean / Center Director will not be allowed.
  • Request is only given to view account expenditure data and balances. This form does not serve as a Record for Authorized Signatures or to authorize expenditures.

For Administrative Departments (Human Resources Services, Procurement, Accounting, etc)

The RF Business System consists of a suite of web-based tools:

  • Oracle E-Business System
  • Principal Investigator Award Interface (PIAI)
  • QuickView
  • Oracle Discoverer Reporting System

STEP I: Request a Portal Account at the RF Web Site Registration - Request a User Account page. Make sure to use your Stony Brook email address to register and select "RF Administrator and Staff" as your role.

STEP II: To request access, complete, sign and obtain the appropriate signatures on the RF Business System User Form for Administrative Offices.

Note: The form must be signed by the supervisor/manager. 

Help
For security access to any components of the RF Business System, complete the appropriate form and fax it to Tony DeVietro at 2-5704. You may contact him at adevietro@notes.cc.sunysb.edu or 2-9840 with any questions you may have with accessing the RF Business System.

Training
For training in PIAI contact Marie Bilbao in the Office of Grants Management at 2-1953 or via email: Marie.Bilbao@stonybrook.edu