R 141906Z JUL 21 MID600050802494U
FM DFAS CLEVELAND OH
TO AIG 4730//
AIG 4676//
AIG 4678//
BT
UNCLAS
SUBJ/IATS MANDATORY VERSION UPGRADE TO 7.3.1 NLT AUGUST 31, 2021//
MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 11/21//
REF/A/MSG/DFAS CLEVELAND OH R061534Z APR 21//
AMPN/REF A IS TRAVEL TECHNICAL MESSAGE TTM 21-04 DETAILING THE DFAS
MIGRATION PLAN TO MS SQL, CAC ENABLING VERSION OF THE INTEGRATED
AUTOMATED TRAVEL SYSTEM (IATS)//
POC/DAVE HARD/PERS-2/EMAIL DAVID.V.HARD.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL//
RMKS/1. THIS MILITARY PAY ADVISORY ANNOUNCES THE MANDATORY IATS
VERSION UPGRADE TO 7.3.1 NO LATER THAN SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2021.
IAW REF A, DFAS WILL BEGIN THE MIGRATION PROCESS TO IATS VERSION
8.0 IN AN UPCOMING VERSION RELEASE FOR CAC ENABLING AND MS SQL.
ALL NAVY ACTIVITIES PROCESSING TRAVEL CLAIMS UTILIZING THE INTEGRATED
AUTOMATED TRAVEL SYSTEM (IATS) MUST UPGRADE TO VERSION 7.3.1 NO LATER
THAN SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2021.  FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN THE
NAVY TRAVEL CLAIM PROCESSING ACITIVITY'S ABILITY TO SUBMIT NON-DTS
TRAVEL CLAIMS TO DFAS TO PROCESSING AND PAYMENT.  ADDITIONALLY, ALL
NON-COMPLIANT COMMANDS WILL BE STRICKEN FROM ALL FUTURE IATS VERSION
UPGRADE DISTRIBUTION AND THE COMMAND'S UIC WILL BE TERMINATED AS AN
AUTHORIZED NAVY ACTIVITY TO SUBMIT NON-DTS TRAVEL CLAIM PAYMENTS TO
DFAS FOR PAYMENT.
2. REQUESTING ASSISTANCE. ANY NAVY TRAVEL CLAIM PROCESSING ACTIVITY
REQUIRING A COPY OF IATS VERSION 7.3.1 SHOULD CONTACT THE DFAS IATS
HELP DESK TO REQUEST A COPY AND FOR ANY ASSISTANCE AT THE FOLLOWING
EMAIL: DFAS.INDIANAPOLIS-IN.ZTD.OTHER.IATS-HELP-DESK@MAIL.MIL, OR
TELEPHONE (317) 212-7718.
3. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION POSSIBLE.//