New Version of PERMS Integrator Available
Version 3.54 June 2010, of PERMS Integrator is now available.
This version fixes a few problems encountered in version 3.53 March
2010, plus introduces a few new features. In version 3.53, we
consolidated the batch files into a single PERMS batch.
In this version, we give you the ability to split the PERMS
batch out by organization for the MILPO Orders export process. We
also now include a new capability to save the AFCOS orders TIFF
images into the PERMS Integrator database. Coming in the next
version, we will give you a facility to extract these TIFF images
based off of several query mechanisms such as order date, type,
SSN, etc. The idea here is to help support mobilizations by quickly
consolidating the relevant AFCOS orders in one location.
New Version of DA2-1 Product Available
Version 1.47 Feb 2010 of the DA2-1 application is now available.
This version includes updates and enhancements to get ready to move
the 2-1 data to an ERB/ORB. Some of the data does not map directly
to the ERB/ORB from the 2-1. For example, in the Record of
Assignments, there was only one field for some data, while on the
ERB/ORB, it was split into multiple fields.
Be sure you are running at least version 1.78 Feb 2010 of
CMSWebServices before installing this version of the 2-1.
Promotions Management Product Functionality Now in Beta
We recently added new functionality to our Recruiting and
Retention application that allows you to track and manage
promotions (what we consider a vital piece for "Retention"). This
tool gives the commanders the ability view a roster of all soldiers
that are eligible for promotions and allows the commander to put in
their recommendation for promotion, modify the date they are
eligible for promotions if necessary, and enter in any sort of
notes about the soldier that are related to the promotion. Along
with this roster are reports showing when soldiers were promoted
(in SIDPERS) and exceptions for when they were NOT promoted. This
allows commanders (and Joint Forces HQ) to keep better track of
promotions and ensure they are done in a timely manner.
For soldiers in grades E1-E4, we are currently working on
generating an electronic transaction to automatically update
SIDPERS. Once the commander gives his approval that the soldier can
be promoted, the system will create a GRCH transaction and send it
to E-Trans Manager so that it can be processed into SIDPERS.
If you are interested in this functionality and would like to
take a look at it, send an email to ngsales@twinengines.com.
Internet demos or fully functional evaluation versions of the
software are available