Shading for renewal of a series/iterative submission

[Username]

Hi, if we are renewing an iterative submission, would the yellow shading for previously approved copy or the blue shading for iteration be preferred?

[Jennifer Carroll]

Hello @username

Apologies for not seeing this sooner.

Thanks for your question. To clarify, iterative submissions (i.e. different iterations within the same PAAB eFile) do not require light blue shading. Blue shading is requested for child files that are part of a series. The blue shading is used to identify the common copy between the child and the parent eFile.

However, whether you’re renewing an iterative submission or a series parent or child submission, you would shade the copy yellow. Once the submission is a renewal, it is more helpful to reference the backfile to which the copy is 100% pickup rather than shading it in relation to a parent file where the copy may be as little as 60% common.

When using the “express renewal” feature, we will not require that the shading be adjusted by virtue of the way in which the “express renewal” platform functions and the nature of the guarantee that nothing has changed.