R 011237 Z OCT 08
MARADMIN 558/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI/TFSD//
SUBJ/REQUIRED ACTION FOR PENDING TOECRS AS OF 14NOV08 WITHIN
THE TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TFSMS)//
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EMAIL:DARYL.BANKS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE
THE TFSMS UPGRADE AND IDENTIFY THE REQUIRED ACTION ON ELECTRONIC
TOECRS THAT ARE PENDING AS OF 14 NOV 08. 
2.  THE TFSMS WILL BE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY
ON 14 NOV 08 IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT VERSION 2.4 UPGRADE.
THE TFSMS WILL BE BROUGHT BACK ONLINE 17 NOV 08 AFTER THE
REQUIRED TESTING AND SYSTEM VALIDATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 
THERE WILL BE NO ACCESS TO THE TFSMS APPLICATION OR THE
COGNOS REPORTS PORTAL DURING THIS TIME. 
    A.  CHAIN OF COMMAND (COC) WORKFLOW USERS SHOULD NOT
CREATE ANY ELECTRONIC TOECRS AFTER 01 OCT 08 UNTIL THE
VERSION 2.4 UPGRADE IS COMPLETED.
    B.  ANY ELECTRONIC TOECR CREATED IN COC WORKFLOW
WHICH HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED AND IS IN A PENDING STATUS
AS OF 10 NOV 08 WILL BE DELETED.
    C.  ANY ELECTRONIC TOECR SUBMITTED THROUGH COC
WORKFLOW WHICH HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED AT THE MARFOR LEVEL
BY 10 NOV 08 WILL BE DELETED WITHIN THE SYSTEM AND MUST
BE RESUBMITTED BY THE REQUESTING COMMAND. 
    D.  ANY ELECTRONIC TOECR SUBMITTED THROUGH COC
WORKFLOW WHICH HAS BEEN APPROVED AT THE MARFOR LEVEL, BUT
HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY TFSD AS OF 10 NOV 08, WILL BE
EXTRACTED BY TFSD FOR MANUAL PROCESSING AND ENTRY TO
TFSMS ONCE VERSION 2.4 HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED.  ONCE THE
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION HAS BEEN EXTRACTED FROM THE
ORIGINAL ELECTRONIC TOECR, THE ORIGINAL ELECTRONIC TOECR
WILL BE DELETED SINCE IT WILL NOT BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE
VERSION 2.4 FORMAT.
    E.  ELECTRONIC TOECRS CREATED BY USERS WITHIN THE
FUNCTIONAL DIRECT (FD) WORKFLOW SHOULD NOT BE SUBMITTED
ELECTRONICALLY AFTER 10 OCT 08.
    F.  TOECRS SUBMITTED VIA HARD-COPY WILL BE PROCESSED
AS NORMAL AND WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THIS UPGRADE. 
3.  MARADMIN APPROVED FOR RELEASE BY LTGEN GEORGE J.
FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND
INTEGRATION.//