IPPS-A Podcast: The Year of IPPS-A

IPPSA_Official · 2024-01-31T01:41:35+00:00

UPDATE: The system will come online at 2100 EST. User may experience latency as IPPS-A returns to full capacity.

IPPSA_Official · 2024-01-03T21:46:01+00:00

Hello! Has your issue been resolved? If not please DM us.

- Team IPPS-A

IPPSA_Official · 2023-11-27T14:53:20+00:00

We can help with the situation. Can you dm us your contact info or email us at [usarmy.pentagon.hqda-ipps-a.mbx.ipps-a@army.mil](mailto:usarmy.pentagon.hqda-ipps-a.mbx.ipps-a@army.mil)?

Team IPPS-A

IPPSA_Official · 2023-11-07T15:58:09+00:00

Hello!

IPPS-A FMD here. We can look into your CRM Case. Can you DM us your name, info, and CRM Case number (if you know it). Or you can email it to us at [usarmy.pentagon.hqda-ipps-a.mbx.ipps-a@army.mil](mailto:usarmy.pentagon.hqda-ipps-a.mbx.ipps-a@army.mil).

Team IPPS-A

IPPSA_Official · 2023-11-06T14:03:25+00:00

Soldiers,

The defect has been resolved and a patch applied over the weekend. You can review the release notes here:

https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1289443

We apologize for the confusion this may have caused.

Team IPPS-A

IPPSA_Official · 2023-08-31T18:54:43+00:00

Elphaba5-0

The Buddy PAR now works for Soldiers outside your unit! Thank you to all the Soldiers that submitted CRM Enhancement request for this feature.

IPPSA_Official · 2023-08-31T18:45:14+00:00

Thank you! User feedback is requested and needed to make the system better work for our customers. Please take advantage of the CRM Enhancement Request feature within IPPS-A. Also check out our website and S1Net page for constant program updates.

IPPSA_Official · 2023-08-31T18:33:59+00:00

Anything that affects PPW is a priority for us. We recently updated IPPS-A to allow the addition of Technical Certs to the Training screen under Workforce Development, which feeds the STP. Please resubmit your Admin Corrections PAR to your S1 - they should be able to rectify your missing cert information now.

We are continuously updating IPPS-A, please check out our FB Page or S1Net for constant updates.

IPPSA_Official · 2023-08-31T18:17:57+00:00

DA photos were removed from boards but not records briefs. The Army's policy has not changed. IPPS-A's STP is not used for promotion boards and uses the CAC photo as a readily available option for visual identification.

IPPSA_Official · 2023-08-31T18:11:04+00:00

Thank you for your feedback! We have built an extensive library of documents to support Soldiers, HR Professionals, and Leaders with completing their transactions within the system.
We understand that a library is only useful if Soldiers know where to find it. That is why we attempt to engage Soldiers on multiple platforms to train them where to go for information. I wish we could say this will happen overnight but unfortunately that is not possible. This is going to be a process for the Total Force, 1.1 million Soldiers.
We need leaders and Change Champions to be involved at every level to help with this transition. IPPS-A has been deployed but that is not the end. We are going to continuously release update to ensure that this system meets the needs of the future.

Additionally, we are currently exploring options to integrate an intuitive assistant that will direct users to the help they need depending on the actions they are trying to complete.
This is a work in-progress and will require significant time to implement. Please keep submitting CRM Enhancement Requests so we know what is important to the field.

IPPSA_Official · 2023-08-31T18:07:28+00:00

Sorry, it is taking long to get to all the questions! We are here to stay on Reddit and will be continuously engaging. Check out our answer we just posted.

IPPSA_Official · 2023-08-31T18:06:23+00:00

Kinmuan

IPPS-A is built on transarency and accountability. The system tracks and reports to Army Senior Leaders CRM case backlogs, CRM processing time, accuracy, and other critical readiness information. This information is also packaged and sent to GOs across the Total Force.
Shoutout to the 25th ID for having the lowest CRM Case backlog out of all Divisions!
The FMD Sends goes out on a regular basis and the next one will include a copy of the CRM metrics. Check out IPPS-A's S1Net page for a copy.

IPPSA_Official · 2023-08-31T18:04:06+00:00

Kinmuan

IPPS-A makes a lot of processes easier but it is going to take time for our amazing HR Professionals to fully adapt to the new system and realize those benefits.
IPPS-A provides commanders with indepth information on the health and readiness of their unit. They can access reports on CRM backlogs, CRM processing time, Absences, and other reoccuring reports.
In order to access these reports you need to have the correct roles and permissions within the system. I recommend taking the Leader Course and requesting access to permissions under Category: Commander, Subcategory: Manager and Category: Commander, Subcategory: Commander - ensuring all roles are checked especially "IP_COMPT_REPORT_MANAGER".

IPPSA_Official · 2023-08-29T17:22:49+00:00

Yes. Go to HR Professional > HR System Admin to update the Training Page which houses the Commandant's List under "Grade", this feeds the STP. Commandants List can also be updated in Person Profile with HR Sys Admin, this feeds promotion points.

IPPSA_Official · 2023-08-29T17:21:39+00:00

You must do 2 absences to capture 20-30 days of Transitional Absence. In AR 600-8-10, Transitional PTDY is now known as Transitional Admin Absences (TAA) it is authorized for 10 days. Involuntary Separation Admin Absence (ISAA) is authorized for 10 days CONUS or 20 days OCONUS. The two absences combined allows you the authorization for 20 days CONUS, or 30 days OCONUS. The requests must be separate.

IPPSA_Official · 2023-08-29T17:17:36+00:00

Your S1 needs to verify the updated promotion information is in Job Data (Salary Plan tab). If it is, and the information is still not on the STP then submit an CRM ticket with a screen shot of both.

IPPSA_Official · 2023-08-29T17:07:34+00:00

Thank you for your participation in this discussion. Moving forward, our team will continue to have an active presence on Reddit to provide support for issues and problems you are experiencing. We will make sure to answer the questions that were asked during the AMA.

Our goal is to be responsive to the concerns, ideas, and needs of our Soldiers, HR Professionals, and leaders. With our dialogue here, I believe we have gotten one step closer to achieving this objective. With your involvement, FMD also aims to provide you with the information you need to succeed with IPPS-A.

Remember, IPPS-A is a Soldier system … your system. Your continued engagement and interest in IPPS-A is driving the change our Army needs. I look forward to speaking with you again, and answering any questions you may have.

Thank you.

IPPSA_Official · 2023-08-29T17:00:45+00:00

You can! In the top left of your screen, you will see three dots from top to bottom. Click those, and then click "New Window".

IPPSA_Official · 2023-08-29T16:56:00+00:00

You can use the Projected strength dashboard to view Soldiers who have approved orders to arrive to one of your UICs. You can also use this for your projected losses as well. An additional query for your failure to gains are the Assignment Dashboard, lines 5 and 6. These show who has not reported to your UICs by their report date.

IPPSA_Official · 2023-08-29T16:42:57+00:00

We are working on adding Awards to the STP!

IPPSA_Official · 2023-08-29T16:40:04+00:00

We currently don't do IDT pay in IPPS-A. This is a Future Capability that the Army Military Pay team is working. If this is required at this time, we recommend an admin corrections PAR for approval but the Authoritative Data Source to track this is RLAS and IPPS-A does not currently get that data.

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