1/26/2010

Implementation

• Classroom and scan gun training began at the Northwest Area Cache (NWK) in Redmond, Oregon the week of January 11

• A few students from the Southern California and Alaska Incident Support Caches also attended this training session

• NWK’s transition to the new ICBS system took place the week of January 18

• The timing for implementing the Wenatchee Cache depends on completion of major electrical work.  Implementing the Great Basin Cache will occur after structural improvements for earthquake protection are completed

Business Release 1.2.7.2

• Version 1.2.7.2 was deployed into production on January 11
• A large number of application enhancements, bug fixes, scan gun updates, improvements to reports, and cache-specific data cleanup were involved in this release
• Please see the “User Support & Quick Reference Guides” page for a summary of key items involved in this release (the link is shown at left)

Physical Inventory Count Functionality Improvements

• Working with cache personnel and ICBS-R subject matter experts, the Sterling Commerce Team made extensive improvements to the physical count module

• Testing of this module was completed the week of January 4, and the new version was deployed into production on January 11
• A two-hour conference call/web-based training session for cache users was held on January 7
• The new functionality is now being used by those caches that have started their annual physical inventory count process
• A reference document and three updated PowerPoint training presentations on the updated Physical Count functionality are posted on the “ICBS-R Training” page
• Users experiencing problems or needing assistance with the new module should contact the ICBS Helpdesk at 1-866-224-7677

FBMS (DOI’s Financial Business Management System) Enhancement Work

• ICBS development work to accommodate FBMS is on schedule to be completed by February 2010