ESTR System Status

The research administration and compliance suite of applications, including OAIR, ESTR-IRB, Agreements-DUA, and Data Safety, will be unavailable from Thursday, November 20th, at 7:00 pm ET until Friday, November 21st, at 7:00 am ET to complete software release activities.

This update incorporates minor application improvements for ESTR-IRB, Data Safety, and OAIR SmartForms; no enhancements are scheduled for the Agreements DUA system.

Detailed release notes with additional information will be available after the release is completed.

Please get in touch with the application help desk with any questions:

Outside Activity and Interest Reporting-OAIR: oairhelp@harvard.edu

ESTR-IRB: estrhelp@harvard.edu

Agreements-DUA: duahelp@harvard.edu

Data Safety: rshelp@harvard.edu

ESTR Downtime Schedule

Regular Maintenance
ESTR is expected to be unavailable at the following times:

  • Weekly- Sunday: 7:00pm ET to 9:00pm ET
    Weekly maintenence will bring the site offline at 7:00pm ET and complete within this window of time each Sunday.
  • Monthly- Third Saturday each month: 6:30pm ET to 12:30am ET
    Reserved for additional background updates, making the suite unavailable for a brief period of time within the window.

Enhancement/Release
Enhancement releases, also referred to as upgrades, are ordinarily completed after regular hours (Eastern Time) in December/January and July/August. Releases typically include vendor-provided updates, as well as enhancements requested by the IRB community and bug fixes. To view details about previous and pending upgrades, please visit the Support Site News page.
 

Research Administration and Compliance Suite Office Hours (ESTR-IRB, Agreements-DUA, Data Safety, OAIR)

The system support team is available during regular office hours to provide one-on-one time to demonstrate system functions, provide training, answer questions, and collect feedback. Sessions cover the entire suite (ESTR-IRB, Agreements-DUA, Data Safety, and OAIR) and are customized based on the registrant preference. 

Office hours are open:
• Tuesdays: 10:00am ET - 11:00am ET
• Thursdays: 3:00pm ET - 4:00pm ET

Please schedule time with us!
1. Visit the Bookings page (linked here) 
2. Choose a time.  Available times (not already booked) will display for 30-minute increments.
3. Share your name and email
4. Click "Book" at the bottom of the page. 

After completing the steps through Bookings, you will receive a confirmation email/calendar invitation reserving the time.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at estrhelp@harvard.edu.