Implementation of Property Management Interface System

To: "PC - Property Clerks"<distribution>,
        "AP - Accountable Property Officers"<distribution>,
        "Alice A Sabatini, Administrative Officer, Reston, VA" <aasabati>
cc: "Lois A Dabaie, Secretary, Reston, VA" <ladabaie>,
        "Jeanne H Roen, Chief, General Services Sect., Reston, VA" <jhroen>
Subject: Implementation of Property Management Interface System
Date: Thu, 09 Nov 1995 14:45:23 -0500
From: "Lois A Dabaie, Secretary, Reston, VA" <ladabaie>


In Reply Refer To:
Mail Stop 403

                                 MEMORANDUM


                                                            November 9, 1995

To:      Water Resources Division, Administrative Officer
         Custodial Property Officers
         Property Clerks

From:    Alice A. Sabatini
         Administrative Officer, Water Resources Division

Subject: Implementation of the Property Management Interface System

Beginning January 1, 1996, the Water Resources Division (WRD) will implement 
the Property Management Interface System (PMIS) and the phase-out the tracking
 of property in AFIMS.  All WRD offices will begin using this system to track 
accountable and non-accountable property. Offices may elect NOT to track any 
non-accountable property, but must ensure that measures to assure appropriate
 safeguards and management of assets are in place.  If an office elects to 
track any non-accountable property, it MUST be tracked in PMIS; no other 
automated property system should be used.  During the months of November and 
December, users can acquaint themselves with this system.

A special userid for the M204B software is required to access PMIS without 
being billed for on-line usage.  The userid have been established for each 
cost center and a temporary password.  The system will require you to change 
the temporary password when you access the system for the first time.  When 
establishing the new password you should use between 6 to 8 characters.  The 
following are instructions for changing your temporary password for accessing 
the M204B.

To access the M204B you must have PMIS userid and password:

In a UNIX window:  (1) Type Sna (which displays cross domain screen)
		   (2) Press ENTER
		   (3) Type M204B
	 	   (4) Press ENTER
	 	   (5) Type LOGON Your PMIS USERID  PROPERTY
	               (Example: AWDXXXX REPRESENTS YOUR PERSONAL USERID)
	 	   (6) Press ENTER
	 	   (7) System will prompt you for your password. 
                       Enter your Password NEWUSER; NEW PASSWORD
	 	   (8) Press ENTER 3 times (now you are in the main PMIS menu)

If you need assistance with the password, please contact Susan Clark on 
(703) 648-5205 or (geomail skclark).  If additional userids are required, 
please contact Bonita Parker-Kotulak on (703) 648-7254 (or geomail bparker). 

The PMIS User Guide has been placed on MOSAIC for reference.  The following 
instructions should be used to access the PMIS User Guide on MOSAIC.

To access the PMIS Manual:
	
- -    Framemaker should be invoked prior to issuing the following commands.  
     In MOSIAC, click on file then click on open URL. The URL open document 
     screen will pop-up.

- -    Type http://wwwoper.er.usgs.gov/ffs/PMIS.manual.doc:  This opens the 
     PMIS manual.

We believe that the user guide is easy to use and that additional training 
will probably not be required. Use the guide to walk through the system a 
few times.   If you need assistance please contact the Property Management 
Branch on (703) 648-7322 or Office of Systems Management on (703) 648-6759.