text: Appendix A
  HR SYSTEMS
  A-14. The following paragraphs discuss various HR systems used for providing HR support. All HR systems
  except for DTAS operate in NIPRNET.
  Note: The eMILPO, Enlisted Distribution and Assignment System, and Total Officer Personnel
  Management Information System (TOPMIS) will be subsumed by the implementation of IPPS-A
  Release 3 projected for December 2021.
  ARMY DISASTER PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
  A-15. The Army Disaster Personnel Accountability and Assessment System is a web-based, user friendly
  application designed to augment the disaster accountability process by aiding in the determination of the
  statuses and whereabouts of all Army affiliated personnel (military, DA Civilians, non-appropriated fund
  employees, and CAAF) and their family members when directed by the Secretary of Defense. It is the official
  tool for personnel accounting in-conjunction with natural or manmade disasters. The information in the
  system provides DOD and Army leadership a means of determining the status of Army personnel and family
  members in an affected area and facilitates the decisions on allocating resources for recovery and
  reconstitution. The Army Disaster Personnel Accountability and Assessment System meets the policy
  requirements outlined in DODI 3001.02, Personnel Accountability in Conjunction with Natural or Manmade
  Disasters, and CJCSM 3150.13C, Joint Reporting Structure–Personnel Manual, which requires each Service
  component to provide the most expeditious accountability of designated personnel categories following a
  disaster. Refer to AR 600-86, Army Disaster Personnel Accountability and Assessment Program, for specific
  policies, standards, and requirements for performing the functions of disaster personnel accountability and
  assessments.
  * After an emergency, all Army-affiliated personnel affected by the emergency (Soldiers, family
  members, and DA Civilian employees) are to report their status to their command at the first
  available opportunity. This provides commanders a means to assess the impact of the disaster on
  Soldiers and their families and to provide assistance where needed.
  * As the system is a web-based system, family members, Soldiers, and DA Civilians can use the
  secure website to update and view personal records. It can be accessed from work or home from
  any internet browser; a CAC reader is not required.
  ARMY RECORDS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
  A-16. The Army Records Information Management System identifies, arranges, and retrieves Army records
  for reference and disposition per a directive, usually an AR or DA PAM, which prescribes their creation,
  maintenance, and use. It focuses on the management of long-term and permanent records and allows the
  business process to manage short-term records. It addresses only the record copy of information; all other
  copies of the same information may be disposed of when no longer needed for business not to exceed the
  retention time of the record copy. The system simplifies recordkeeping; shifts retention and disposition
  burdens to record holding areas; improves records processing for deployed units in contingency operations;
  and provides a host of support services and automated tools on the web.
  COMMON OPERATIONAL PICTURE SYNCHRONIZER
  A-17. The Common Operational Picture Synchronizer is an enabling system available to Regular Army
  brigade S-1s, which allows a common view of authorized unit strength and personnel manning authorization
  document authorizations. It is a web-based tool designed to give HR strength managers and commanders the
  capability to view Regular Army officer and enlisted personnel strength and authorization data; distribution
  management sub-level managers at the HRC can also view this data. It provides a drill down capability to
  information at the specialty, grade, additional skill identifier, and skill qualification identifier levels of detail.
  In addition, it also provides the capability to drill down assigned strength to the individual Soldier level. The
  system compares strength data acquired from the TAPDB and authorization data from the Total Army