Does anyone know why it takes so long for DTMS to update your SRB ?

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 15 Jun 2019 04:52:46 -0400

I been asking different people and I am getting different answers varying the length of time it takes to update. Some say 2-4 days, Some say a week and, I've heard of a cases that took up to a month. Does anyone knows is something is being done to fix this?

Response by SSG Steven Borders made Jun 15 at 2019 6:10 AM

SSG Steven Borders — Sat, 15 Jun 2019 06:10:52 -0400

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member I don't remember using DTMS to update your SRB when I was on active. On the reserve side it is instantaneous. I use CSMM, and then go into SRB from there I update what ever is needed for the SM's. But in all reality it shouldn't take more than 24 hours.

Response by SFC Marc W. made Jun 15 at 2019 7:55 AM

SFC Marc W. — Sat, 15 Jun 2019 07:55:49 -0400

No, nothing is being done to fix it. They are literally two different systems that have to talk to each other which is why you see varied times for updates. DTMS is hot trash, but the government already sunk money into it, so they're going to get something out of it.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 15 at 2019 10:28 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 15 Jun 2019 10:28:59 -0400

While DTMS has issues, and I personally hate it. You have to take into account that you would be very hard pressed to find a database system that could handle the 400,000+ people and all the metrics it tracks.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 15 at 2019 2:21 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 15 Jun 2019 14:21:31 -0400

I can answer this one.
The military has different databases, many, many different databases. DTMS is one database and its used to track training. Emilpo is the database that creates your SRB. Certain databases are the source for specific information. So, while emilpo shows your weapons Qual, APFT, ETS, BASD, and projected assignment - that information is input in RETAIN, EDAS, DJMS and DTMS. When you input or change information into one database it can't automatically update all the other databases at once or it would cause errors. So, at the end of the night database A will update database B. The next night database B will update database C. The next night database C will update database A and the loop is closed. How long it takes something to update depends on where the source database is in this loop and where you're pulling the data from.
This is an overly simplified version of the actual process and any HR guru will tell you it's much more complicated than that.

Response by 2LT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 15 at 2019 5:41 PM

2LT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 15 Jun 2019 17:41:29 -0400

Simple answer to this question. Your training or orderly room soldier sucks. As soon as he/she inputs it into the system is takes less than a day to show on your SRB.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 17 at 2019 5:17 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 05:17:57 -0400

It usually only takes about 2 business days to populate info input in DTMS to you SRB. That applies to weapons qualification info and apft data. Everything else is updated by your S1/ PAC.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 11 at 2020 11:01 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 11:01:32 -0500

I'm sitting at 7 days.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 14 at 2021 3:30 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:30:27 -0400

I have the same problem now. My weapon qualification record was updated in DTMS a week ago. Everyone else has their update shown on ERB except me. I’m about to lose my P status in a month.