FMNET Message 24 May 2018

FMNet Members:

1. What are your plans for Saturday, June 9, 2018?  Join your fellow Soldiers and members of the community at the 243rd Army Birthday Ball.  The event held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln Street, Columbia, SC 29201, from 5:00 – 11:00 pm. 
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/blog/2018/05/21/243rd-army-birthday-ball) 

Training Opportunities: 

1. FMNet highlights the Ultimate Training Environment System (UTES) Community of Interest (COI).  For all users who are not familiar with UTES or how to leverage this tool to conduct home station training, a blog posted within UTES COI provides an overview.  (https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/utes/blog/2017/11/27/utes-overview)  We encourage our users to leverage this superb tool; where financial managers (military and civilian) can train on identical systems used in real-time to provide Operational Contract Support (OCS)/Procure-to-Pay Business Process at home station.  Users can train together in the same room or across the globe.  
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nICwUuLGGUk)

2. Update to the US Army Financial Management Command (USAFMCOM) training Guidance, for all wishing to attend the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) E-Commerce Training event.  The training is for select personnel of FORSCOM deploying Financial Management Organizations. 
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/message/753730#753730    https://www.dvidshub.net/news/printable/135067)

3. On June 13, 2018, Department of Defense (DoD) personnel involved in the intragovernmental transactions (IGT) buy/sell process are invited to learn more about the G-Invoicing Solution (formerly, known as Invoice Processing Platform (IPP)) by participating in a free, half-day, hands-on workshop.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/events/51061?sr=stream    https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/fstraining/training/fs_GINV.htm) 

General News and Information: 

1. Are you looking for motivation, have you seen the Financial Management Warrior Challenge video?  Follow the link in miBook to the FMTube, Army Financial Management Regimental Week playlist.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/blog/2018/05/23/financial-managment-warrior-challehge?sr=stream     https://youtu.be/gs7tCx1evjw?list=PLCTJiV4oK6wI9hjLhanWIFk7E3qT4mL8i) 

2. Find the latest Instructing job aid for Deployable Disbursing System (DDS) Evolver on the UTES COI.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-472585?ru=325057&sr=stream) 

3. For all Financial Managers (FM) and are Captain Career Course (CCC) graduates, seeking Level 2 FM Certifications.  Please visit the DOD FM Certification Community of Interest (COI) for a step-by-step guide on how to accomplish this task.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-471725?sr=stream) 

4. For all subscribers looking for a TPU Vacancy, please consider the Total Force Integrator COI for a listing of TPU opportunities.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/tfi    http://www.usar.army.mil/Join-Us/Ways-to-Serve/Troop-Program-Unit-TPU/) 

5. FM Soldiers looking to enhance their capabilities, with Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification, or as a Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), please visit our Finance Certification COI.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/fco    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAd6KX0wRhA&feature=youtu.be) 

6. For all Army Financial Managers who want a greater understanding of the integration of core business processes in the Systems Application and Products Enterprise Resource Planning (SAP ERP) environment.  Please submit your application for the Intro to ERP, University of South Carolina partnership program by June 4, 2018.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-281973   Certificate in Enterprise Resource Planning with SAP TERP10) 

7. Here at the FMS, we are ecstatic about the upcoming General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) Financials course 004 starting June 11, 2018.  Please review the Welcome letter and associated material on GFEBS Financials COI.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/gfebs-financials    Certificate in Enterprise Resource Planning with SAP TERP10) 

8. For all attendees to the Financial Management Operational Budget Course (FMOBC), course 002 starting June 11, 2018.  Please review the Welcome letter and associated material on FMBOC COI.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/dormc    Certificate in Enterprise Resource Planning with SAP TERP10)

9. The Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution (PPBE) instructors here at the FMS are eager to start, course 703 beginning June 11, 2018.  Please review the Welcome letter and associated material on PPBE COI.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/ppbe     Certificate in Enterprise Resource Planning with SAP TERP10)

10. The intense four - week resident course, Advance Business Analytics Course 002-18 application deadline of June 11, 2018, is rapidly approaching.  Please submit your application as soon as possible.  To review all requirements visit University of South Carolina partnership COI. 
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/usc     Certificate in Enterprise Resource Planning with SAP TERP10)

11. Subscribers, please visit and read the read the latest questions and answers on General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS), “Variants in reports ZFSNC4”.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/gfebs-cost) 

12. View the latest Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army IPPS-A on YouTube.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/blog/2018/05/22/ipps-a-you-tube-series?sr=stream   https://youtu.be/PG8JOjqTuoo) 

13. As published in the Military Pay Message, read the latest Reserve Pay Message 18-13 update.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-472458?sr=stream) 

14. For all leadership and Stakeholders, please review the latest Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) Master Data Structure concept sketch on Diamond Sabers 2018.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-460823?ru=188526&sr=stream) 

15. As published on the Integrated Personnel and Pay System–Army (IPPS-A), TAG SENDS empowers Soldiers to ensure the Army's vision of making "One Soldier, One Record, One Army!" a success we need all Soldiers, HR Professionals and Leaders to take deliberate steps now to identify and correct data inconsistencies within the Authoritative Data Sources (ADS). 
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/message/762946#762946) 

MILPER, ALARACT, Army Directives, DFAS, & FORSCOM Financial Management Messages: 

1. MILPER messages available on the HRC MILPER web page at
(https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper)

2. ALARACTs on AKO at
(https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/550282.)

3. Army Directives are on the Army Publishing Directorate at
(http://www.apd.army.mil/Search/ePubsSearch/ePubsSearchForm.aspx?x=ARMY+DIR)   

4. DFAS MilPay Accounting Analysis Directorate Year End Processes
(https://dfas4dod.dfas.mil/centers/dfasin/yearend/) 

5. DFAS For DOD Library
(https://dfas4dod.dfas.mil/library/) 

Upcoming Events (all times Eastern Time):

1. American Society of Military Comptrollers wants to help Defense financial management professionals looking for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) courses for professional development and earn the CET credits required to maintain DoD FM Certification Program (DFMCP), CDFM, CPA, CGFM, CMA, CIA and other professional certifications.
(http://www.asmconline.org/pdi/)  

2. American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC) 2018 National Professional Development Institute (PDI) is 30 May to 1 June in Denver, Colorado 2018.  Additional details are available.
(http://www.asmconline.org/pdi/) 

Social Media: Share these links with your peers. 

Join the FMNet by visiting milSuite and signing in with your CAC (signing in establishes your milSuite account if you did not have one).  After signing in select milBook and navigate to the Army Financial Management School Community page, look for the “Join” widget on the left and click it.  Approval is automatic.
https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms     

FMtube: Visit the FMtube for video job aids https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrFUP9pi9QR6d4mDZ4-cW8Q     

One Stop: Visit us at the Home of the Army Financial Management School on the One Stop http://www.finance.army.mil/ 

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https://twitter.com/FMS29207 

This post identifies our total membership count for the FMNet (Army FM School Community of Interest) with 4,904 members as of May 24th compared to 4,831 as of the April update.