RAAUZYUW RUDIDFB1700 1811530-UUUU--RHMCSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 301530Z JUN 09 ZYB FM DFAS CLEVELAND OH//JFLG// TO AIG 4676// AIG 4678// BT UNCLAS //N07220// MSGID/GENADMIN/DFAS-CL CODE JFLG// SUBJ/NAVY DJMS PROCEDURES TRAINING GUIDE FOR ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE PERSONNEL// MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 24/09// POC/JULIAN MELL AND RONNALL RUFF/FIELD SERVICES DIVISION/MPO-CL CODE JFLG/COMM (216) 522-5886/DSN 580-5886// RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO ANNOUNCE THE THE NAVY DJMS PROCEDURES TRAINING GUIDE (PTG) IS AVAILABLE ONLINE IN A NEW HTML FORMAT. 2. THE NEWLY FORMATTED PTG IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS: https://dfas4dod.dfas.mil/SYSTEMS/djms/ THE FORMAT IS IN HTML AND PROVIDES THE USER WITH MANY CONVENIENCES NOT AVAILABLE IN THE PREVIOUS ONLINE VERSION. THE TABLE OF CONTENTS CAN BE EXPANDED SO THAT THE PART, CHAPTER, OR SECTION CAN BE SELECTED. USERS WILL BE ABLE TO SELECT THE SECTION WITHIN A CHAPTER THAT REQUIRES REVIEW. THE LINK TO FIGURES, ILLUSTRATIONS, TABLES, APPENDICES, AND THE SUMMARY OF CHANGES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE TOP LEFT OF THE SCREEN AT ALL TIMES. 3. THE NEW HTML FORMAT ALLOWS THE USER TO SELECT THE SECTION REQUIRED FOR VIEW AND CONTINUOUSLY SCROLL DOWN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITHOUT A PAGE BREAK. WITHIN THE PTG, LINKS ARE PROVIDED TO FIGURES, ILLUSTRATIONS, TABLES, AND OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION THAT IS REQUIRED TO SUPPORT THE CONTENT BEING PRESENTED. 4. THE NEW ONLINE PTG INCLUDES ALL CHANGES THROUGH CHANGE 19, DATED JUNE 2009. USERS SHOULD CHECK THE SUMMARY OF CHANGES FOR REVISIONS THAT WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE MANUAL FOR CHANGES 17 AND 18. CHANGE 19 WILL BE THE LAST NUMBERED CHANGE TO THE PTG. ALL FUTURE CHANGES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN FIVE WORKING DAYS OF VERIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF THE REQUESTED CHANGE. ALL FUTURE CHANGES WILL BE NOTED AND TRACKED IN THE SUMMARY OF CHANGES WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHANGE LISTED IN THE COLUMN NEXT TO THE DESCRIPTION OF EACH CHANGE. USERS SHOULD FREQUENTLY CHECK THE SUMMARY OF CHANGES FOR UPDATES. 5. USERS WILL BE ABLE PRINT THE CHAPTERS AND SECTIONS WITHIN THE ONLINE VERSION THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES. PAGE BREAKS ARE BUILT INTO THE DOCUMENT AND DO EXIST FOR THIS PURPOSE. 6. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT HARD COPIES WILL NO LONGER BE MAILED TO USERS. SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN EXTENSIVE CHANGES AND A REARRANGEMENT OF MATERIAL WITHIN THE MANUAL. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL USERS BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE LOCATION OF SELECTED TABLES, FIGURES, ILLUSTRATIONS AND CHANGES IN CONTENT. 7. FOR CONTENT CHANGES TO THE PTG, USERS SHOULD CONTACT DFAS-CL FIELD SERVICES DIVISION, COMM. (216) 522-5886 OR DSN 580-5886. FOR EDIT CHANGES CONTACT JULIAN.MELL@DFAS.MIL AND RONNALL.RUFF@DFAS.MIL OR CALL (216) 522-5886 OR DSN 580-5886.// BT #1700 NNNN