Since it moved to Berkeley National Lab in 1996, the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) has been developing and using a web-database application to help Principal Investigators apply for NERSC resources. Over the past four years, this Energy Research Computing Allocations Process (ERCAP) system has become a key tool for collaboration between PI's, peer reviewers, Department of Energy Program Managers, and NERSC staff.  ERCAP currently uses the following technologies:

• Oracle Database Management System for proposals, reviews, and awards data plus metadata

• Seeker Software Framework and Embedded SQL engine for flow control and database access

• Netscape Enterprise Server and NSAPI, which works in conjunction with the ESQL engine

• TCCS (Trivial Configuration Control System) for source code control

• Silktest regression testing software, for automated testing of web forms

This talk will discuss the architecture, development, and operation of ERCAP to date.