Introduction
The Forest Legacy Information System (FLIS) is a system for managing and processing proposals and acquisitions related to USFS Forest Legacy program funds. FLIS enhances the relationships between tracts and projects to more accurately reflect the reality of the actual Forest Legacy Program. FLIS also extends the system to monitor and document the Forest Legacy process from the initial draft stage to the final approval – a process that involves Organizational, State, Regional, and National users.
The system also provides information archives at various points as Projects/Tracts advance in status. FLIS provides tools to follow the process from initiation to conclusion, cataloguing historical reports for Projects/Tracts as they advance through the system.
Users of the Forest Legacy Information System are authenticated and managed through the National Information Center [NIC] Portal. The NIC Portal is an application that handles all FLIS user administration (i.e. requesting and granting of accounts as well as user authentication). The NIC Portal is also the source of organization information (including organizational hierarchy). The system uses information provided by the NIC Portal to determine the “type” of the user – either National, Regional or State/Organizational. Depending on a user’s role (State/Org, Regional, or National), the system will display the appropriate homepage with the assigned read/write permissions.
Note: For information about NIC Portal accounts, see the NIC Portal Account Requests (https://apps.fs.usda.gov/nicportal/lib/requestaccount.pdf).
The major functions of the Forest Legacy Information System (FLIS) are to:
• Provide state and organizational users the ability to create/update information for Tracts that are identified as possible candidates for the Forest Legacy Program, and to associate various Tracts with Projects.
• Allow state users to submit Projects for review and approval.
• Provide functionality for Regional users to identify, select, and submit projects/tracts for funding.
• Give Regional and National users the authority to review and modify projects/tracts within their respective regions.
• Allow Monitors to enter reports for Conservation Easement tracts.
The user interface is designed to support Netscape 6 and above and Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 – 8.0. The interface will be based on the HTML 4 standard. JavaScript must be enabled to allow advanced functionality to operate.