ACTO 10 will go live concurrently with the release and should be available in RAFAC Key Documents tomorrow as well.
New e-learning course for SMS is available which will take you through the Event Management side of things which is the major change in this version.
Happy to answer general questions on here but the Bader Service Desk should be used to report any major issues that you experience following the release
How will the closure of open events effect events that straddle the time frame? For example a Squadron FT Extended Footprint, the event will have commenced but isn’t yet complete?
With regard to updating primary, secondary email and phone number. Is that to prepare for when Cadet portal reaches us in January? Or for when SMS is Live 2moro?
On a packed train so apologies for not reading it properly
So that risk assessments etc can be added.
ESFs now need Gp Cpt sign off.
Once signed off Sqn commanders can self authorise activities within acfti level on esf without further sms approval.
Unless specifically required by the acfti. E.g. overnight etc
OK - but surely stuff like that would be better recorded on something like Sharepoint, in a folder called approved ESFs, or even a list with approval turned on, with all the documentation co-located…? Seems like a misuse of SMS tbh.
For all of the reasons listed above for a start. Try and remain calm and maintain some perspective - there is one developer doing the work and he has asked for a little patience and humility. Also, Wednesday was selected because it causes the least impact across the Corps. It is also only 1700 hrs and I don’t think your parade night has begun…
Monsieur Elliot, with all this typing you have done, I’m guessing you have zero ridges on your fingers…just between me and you I think that bank job would be a doddle, you know with you having no finger prints left
I think people have plenty of notice about the time frame of no SMS so I’d not stress, we only log into SMS for printing a register off and that’s 7pm onwards. How did the old brigade cope before SMS?
The wait will be worth it …after all, we have been waiting for this long to get it out the door, so a few more hours won’t stop the organisation from functioning (on a Wednesday ;))
Yay. The ‘it’s not my parade night / doesnt affect me Guv’ brigade have spoken.
Alternatively, realise this sort of thing does affect people.
If the advertised time is 1200 til 1600 then it should be complete in that time.
Else in future say SMS will be unavailable on 25th-26th sept. Or what ever time frame.
I know the bader man is doing his best etc etc.
Doesnt make it ideal.
Btw, in the ‘old days’ we didnt need seperate permissions for a sports night or to file things electronically. Or even an electronic register.
