If you are not ready to submit the document , press the Draft button. The document will be saved in draft form. If you are ready to send the document , press the Submit button. To retrieve an SF-52 that was saved as a draft click on the Views button on the PATS Forms Main Screen . Make any necessary changes before submitting Users can make changes and save as a draft multiple times before submitting.
Users also have the option of deleting a draft by clicking on the delete button.
Additional buttons appear if you have saved an SF-52 as a draft. Edit Use this button to edit a previously drafted SF-52. To open the Out Box click on the Out Box button on the PATS Forms Main Screen. The Out Box contains a historical record of all submitted and deleted SF-52 forms.