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# Create a Quarterly Effort

This article walks through the steps to create a new quarterly effort record in PEARS.

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#### Navigate to Quarterly Efforts

From the PEARS homepage, hover over the **Reflect** menu and click **Quarterly Efforts**.
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#### Click Add Quarterly Effort

On the Quarterly Efforts list page, click the **Add Quarterly Effort** button.
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#### Select a Reporting Period

![Screenshot: The quarterly effort creation form showing the Reporting Period, Quarter, Cooperative Extension Appointment, and Program Areas fields](/files/7ptB1Y1ChcAJGVX8V7vj)

In the **Reporting Period** field, select the reporting period for this quarterly effort record.
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#### Select a Quarter

In the **Quarter** field, select the quarter you are reporting on:

* **Oct-Dec**
* **Jan-Mar**
* **Apr-Jun**
* **Jul-Sep**

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#### Enter Cooperative Extension Appointment

In the **Cooperative Extension Appointment** field, enter your appointment as a decimal value between **0.0** and **1.0**. For example, enter **0.75** for a 75% appointment.
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#### Select Program Areas

In the **Program Areas** field, select the program area(s) that apply to your work during this quarter. At least one program area is required.
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#### Add Comments and Uploads (optional)

In the **Comments** field, enter any additional notes about your effort for the quarter. In the **Uploads** section, attach any relevant documents.
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#### Save and Continue

Click **Save and Continue** to save the record and proceed to the [Demographics and Effort](/reflect/quarterly-efforts/demographics-and-effort.md) page.

![Screenshot: The bottom of the quarterly effort form showing Comments field, Uploads section, and Save and Continue button](/files/gGx40RagZCJ5Rx0e2ZI5)
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