Problems with the 22 July 2003 MCTFS Update and Extract (U E)

1. THIS MESSAGE IS SENT TO INFORM COMMANDERS THAT DUE TO A 
SYSTEM FAILURE DURING THE 22 JULY UPDATE AND EXTRACT (U&E) PROCESS,
SOME MARINES WILL NOT RECEIVE ALL RECENTLY REPORTED PAY-RELATED
ENTILTLEMENTS IN THEIR 1 AUGUST PAY CHECK. WHILE THE ERROR WILL 
NOT AFFECT A MARINE'S BASE PAY, PAY TRANSACTIONS SUCH AS TAX
EXEMPTIONS, BAH, FSA, CSB, START/STOP CONUS COLA, SPOUSE SGLI, AND
FORFEITURES MAY BE AFFECTED. 
2. MCTFS CONDUCTS BI-MONTHLY U&ES TO RECONCILE EACH MARINE'S PAY
RECORD AND CALCULATE THE ACCURATE PAYDAY AMOUNT BASED ON DATA 
RESIDENT IN MCTFS AT THE TIME OF U&E. DURING THE U&E FOR THE 
1 AUGUST 2003 PAYDAY, THE AUTOMATED FILE TRANSFER AND RECONCILIATION
PROCESS SERVER WENT DOWN, EFFECTIVELY STOPPING ANY FURTHER DIARIES 
FROM BEING LOADED THROUGH THE AUTOMATED COLLECTION SERVER PROCESS. 
APPROXIAMATELY 80% OF THE REQUIRED TRANSACTIONS HAD BEEN COMPLETED 
AT THE TIME OF THE MALFUNCTION. THOSE PAY RELATED DIARY ENTRIES 
THAT FAILED TO LOAD AS A RESULT OF THE SERVER MALFUNCTION WILL NOT 
TAKE EFFECT UNTIL THE 15 AUGUST PAYDAY. 
3. AGGRESSIVE EFFORTS ARE ONGOING AT DFAS KANSAS CITY AND WITHIN 
M&RA (MI) TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SERVER FAILURE, AND TAKE
CORRECTIVE ACTION TO PREVENT A REOCCURENCE OF THIS EVENT. 
ADDITIONALLY, THE LOCAL MISSO IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND
ASSIST COMMANDS AS REQUIRED.