R 171527Z AUG 07
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO MARADMIN
AL MARADMIN(UC)
BT
UNCLAS
MARADMIN 498/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI/TFSD//
SUBJ/CHANGE 1 TO TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/
(TFSMS)PERIOD OF UNAVAILABILITY//
REF/A/MSGID/MARADMIN/091329ZJUL07//
NARR/REF (A) IS MARADMIN 403/07, TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TFSMS) PERIOD OF UNAVAILABILITY.//
POC/C.C. CHEEK/GS-14/TFSD DC CDI/LOC:QUANTICO VA/
TEL:DSN 278-6086 /TEL:COM (703)-784-6086/
EMAIL:CYNTHIA.CHEEK@USMC.MIL//
POC/J.B. PALMER/MAJ/TFSD DC CDI/LOC:QUANTICO VA/
TEL:DSN 278-6200/TEL:COM(703)-784-6200/
EMAIL:JEFFREY.B.PALMER1@USMC.MIL//
POC/S.G. SANDERS/CAPT/TFSD DC CDI/LOC:QUANTICO VA/
TEL:DSN 278-6663/TEL:COM(703)-784-6663/
EMAIL:SHAWN.SANDERS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES
MODIFICATIONS TO THEPLANNED PERIOD OF TFSMS AVAILABILITY
DESCRIBED IN REF (A).
2.  BACKGROUND.  DUE TO DELAYS IN THE TFSMS SYSTEM UPGRADE
PROCESS THE TIMELINE FOR TFSMS AVAILABILITY WAS MODIFIED. 
TFSMS WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TOECRS FROM NOW UNTIL 26 AUG 2007. 
ALTHOUGH SUPERUSERS WILL BE ABLE TO ENTER THE APPLICATION TOECR
CREATION IS NOT AUTHORIZED.  COGNOS IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, IT
IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT ALL QUERIES ONLY BE CONDUCTED AGAINST
PUBLISHED DATA.  QUERIES CONDUCTED AGAINST THE APPROVED DATA
WILL BE INCORRECT WHILE TFSD IS IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING THE
202K PLAN AS WELL AS UPDATING THE NEW MOS BUSINESS RULES. TFSMS
WILL REOPEN FOR SUBMISSION OF TOECRS EFFECTING EQUIPMENT CHANGES
ON 27 AUG 2007. TFSMS WILL REMAIN CLOSED FOR TOECRS EFFECTING
MANPOWER CHANGES UNTIL 16 NOV 2007 IN ORDER TO COMPLETE A DATA
CLEANSING EFFORT IN SUPPORT OF THE DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER
(DMDC) REQUIREMENTS.  THIS EFFORT INVOLVES MANPOWER DATA AND
REQUIRES THE SYSTEM CLOSED FOR MANPOWER TOECRS. DURING THIS
PERIOD, ANY TOECRS CREATED THAT AFFECT UIC OR BIC ATTRIBUTES
WILL BE DELETED FROM THE SYSTEM.  THIS IS NECESSARY AS PENDING
TOECRS INTERFERE WITH THE ABILITY TO CLEANSE THE DATA.
3.  TIMELINE FOR TFSMS CLOSURE AND TOECR SUBMISSION:
         27 AUG 07 - TFSMS OPEN (LIMITED) EQUIPMENT TOECRS ONLY.
         16 NOV 07 - TFSMS OPEN TO MANPOWER TOECRS.
4.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN AMOS, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR
COMBAT DEVELOPMENT//