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Notifications, Redlines, and Change History

Winnow sends a weekly report to your inbox if there are any changes to the requirements in your saved surveys during the week. Clicking the View Report link takes you to the change report for that week.

Changes are grouped by survey, and each requirement shows a colored badge indicating whether it was Added, Removed, or Updated on your survey. The reason why the change happened, or the Change Type, is also displayed under the requirement link. If a requirement has changes to view, clicking on the View Changes link for that requirement will take you to the requirement detail page with the changes highlighted.

Change Types

Here’s a list of change types that may apply to requirements in your saved survey and their meaning.

  • Amendment: Amendment to existing law or regulation.

  • Amendment Effective Date Range: Legislative amendment to the beginning or ending effective date on a requirement.

  • Duplicate: This requirement was removed from Winnow because it duplicates another Winnow requirement that already appears in your survey.

  • Enhanced Coverage: A requirement added to Winnow due to the expansion or development of existing content.

  • Newly Enacted Law: Enactment or adoption of a new law or regulation.

  • Out of Scope: This requirement was removed from Winnow because the subject matter or applicability is outside the current scope.

  • Recategorized: The topics or product parameters (e.g., open-end, closed-end) assigned to this requirement have changed. The prior version is no longer available in Winnow.

  • Refined: This requirement was revised for precision. The prior version is no longer available in Winnow, but your notification includes a requirement redline for informational purposes.

  • Recategorized & Refined: This requirement was recategorized and refined as described above. The prior version is no longer available in Winnow.

    • If Added or Removed: Refer to the survey redline to identify which requirements were added or removed. The individual requirement redline will be of limited utility.

    • If Updated: Refer to the individual requirement redline for a comprehensive view of all changes made.

  • Repeal: Repeal of existing law or regulation.

  • Updated Guidance: One or more attachments were added or removed from the requirement.