Do I need a cover sheet for IDOC if I do everything online?

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Unless I missed it, I do not see “cover sheet” is mentioned anywhere for electronic document submission. So less headache than by snail mail?

Inside the IDOC portal, the help says the following:

"Electronic Submission of Documents

Q: What types of document formats do you support for upload?
A: You may upload any of the following document types:
JPG, TIF, GIF, Word (DOC, DOCX), Excel (XLS, XLSX), and PDF (must not be password protected)

Q: What is the process for uploading documents?
A: Follow these simple steps in order to upload your documents to IDOC.

Make sure your documents are saved in an accessible place on your computer or device.
Click the Upload Documents button on the IDOC Document Management Dashboard page.
A window will appear with upload instructions.
You can repeat the file selection process and upload as many files as you like.
When you have finished uploading files, your files will appear in the My Uploads section of the IDOC Document Management Dashboard page.
NOTE: Don't be concerned if your documents still appear as Required Documents even after you can see the Document Package in My Uploads. That will remain the case until they have gone through a validation process that can take 2-3 business days to complete."
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I don’t know and the process is new this year but if you didn’t find a reference to a cover sheet I probably wouldn’t worry about it. It’s likely whatever registration process you went through and other questions you may have answered and the system knowing what documents you uploaded serves the purpose of the old cover sheet. You may get a response from others who have used the new process this year.

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Thanks, annoyingdad.
I shoot an email to College Board and hopefully will get a

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Thanks for you input, annoyingdad.
I sent an email to College Board, asking the same question. An automatic reply says I should receive a reply within 24 hours, which should be sometime next Monday.

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Got the following reply. So yes, no cover sheet for online submission.

Hello Iamabigbug,

Thank you for your email regarding the Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC). A cover sheet is not required if you elected to upload your documents electronically.

Should you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact The College Board.

Mrs xxxxxx
PROFILE Customer Service Representative

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Thanks for doing the legwork. One less question I have to ask.