P 292205Z OCT 15
FM DFAS CLEVELAND OH
TO AIG 4676
AIG 4678
AIG 4730
BT
UNCLAS
MSGID/GENADMIN/NMPO/JFLQ//
SUBJ/NSIPS SYSTEM OUTAGE//
MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 52/15//
REF/A/MSG/PPIB 15-19 NPC DTG 151030Z OCT 15//
REF/B/MSG/MPA 42/15 DFAS DTG 161839Z SEP 15//
NARR/REF A IS PAY AND PERSONNEL INFORMATION BULLETIN 15-19 WHICH
ANNOUNCED THE NSIPS SYSTEM OUTAGE FOR ALL USERS.  REF B IS MILITARY
PAY ADVISORY 42/15 WHICH ANNOUNCED THE DJMS UPDATE SCHEDULE FOR THE
PERIOD OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2015//
POC/MR. RON ATES/NPC PERS-2/RON.ATES@NAVY.MIL/(901) 874-4363//
RMKS/1.  REF A ANNOUNCED THE COMPLETE NSIPS SYSTEM OUTAGE FOR ALL
USERS DUE TO THE ORACLE PEOPLESOFT 9.2 UPGRADE.  THIS COMPLETE SYSTEM
OUTAGE WILL OCCUR EFFECTIVE 1800 (CST) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015
THROUGH 0800 (CST) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2015.
2.  ASHORE NSIPS USERS. DURING THE SYSTEM OUTAGE ASHORE USERS WILL NOT
HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO CREATE OR SUBMIT TRANSACTIONS TO EITHER DFAS OR
NPC AND SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVING ANY TRANSACTIONAL FEEDBACK.
3.  AFLOAT NSIPS USERS. NSIPS USERS UTILIZING NSIPS WEB AFLOAT WILL
HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO CREATE AND SUBMIT TRANSACTIONS TO BOTH DFAS AND
NPC BUT WILL NOT RECEIVE TRANSACTIONAL FEEDBACK ON ANY TRANSACTIONS
SUBMITTED TO EITHER HQ CORPORATE DATA BASE.
4.  OFFLINE E-LEAVE TRANSACTIONS DURING OUTAGE. THE PROCEDURES TO
ACCOUNT FOR LEAVE DURING THE NSIPS SYSTEM OUTAGE THAT WAS NOT ENTERED
IN NSIPS PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 5TH IS OUTLINED IN REF A, SUBSECTION III.
5.  MID-MONTH UPDATE.  PER REF B, DJMS MID-MONTH UPDATE FOR THE
NOVEMBER 13TH REGULAR PAYDAY, IS 2030 (EST) NOVEMBER 5TH. ALTHOUGH
FIELD OFFICES CAN STILL SUBMIT PAY IMPACTING TRANSACTIONS ON NOVEMBER
5TH (LAST DAY PRIOR TO MID-MONTH UPDATE) YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE FEEDBACK
ON THESE TRANSACTIONS. THEREFORE IT IS STRONGLY ADVISED THAT ALL FIELD
OFFICES SUBMIT THEIR LAST TRANSACTIONS AFFECTING MID-MONTH PAYDAY ON
NOVEMBER 4TH VICE NOVEMBER 5TH IN ORDER TO ENSURE PROPER POSTING TO
DJMS VIA SYSTEM GENERATED FEEDBACK.
6.  REQUEST WIDEST POSSIBLE DISSEMINATION.//