I-Suite
2013
I-Suite Update
Version 13
I-Suite
2013
General Focus
• Development
– Minimal changes to current I-Suite
– Primary Focus is e-Isuite
• Supporting Multiple Operating Systems
– Windows 7
• Reminder to run I-Suite in XP compatibility mode
– Thin Clients/Remote Desktop
• Review the supporting document on Home Page
of the I-Suite Webpage: http://isuite.nwcg.gov
I-Suite
2013
General Changes
• New field available to capture resource
cell phone number
• Reference Data Update
– Cost Rates are being reviewed and will be
updated
I-Suite
2013
Resources/Demob
• New functionality
– Added the ability to collect Name on Picture ID
data during the Check-in process
I-Suite
2013
Resources/Demob Cont.
• Bug Fixes
– Release Date for Strike Teams
– Check-in date
– Changing or entering a release date on a
Parent record
– Running a Section Report when sorting by
Subsection will no longer generate an error
I-Suite
IAP
2013
• New Functionality
– Added option to export an entire Plan as individual PDF
documents
– Added the ability to insert and delete rows on the ICS
205
– Double spaces will replace Semi-Colons to distinguish
data elements in Block 6 of the ICS 204
• Bug Fixes/Changes
– Deleting a line on the ICS-204 no longer changes the
font on the form
– Identified and corrected data entry fields lengths that
did not match database field lengths
I-Suite
2013
Time
• Bug Fixes
– Contractor and/or Agreement Data
– Finalized OF-286 Invoices
– Missing Days of Postings Report
• Future Changes
– Replace Social Security Number with the
Employee Common Identifier (ECI)
• ECI is a unique number generated from the
Casual Pay System for all AD/Casual Resources.
• Change affects numerous systems
• Possible mid-season patch
I-Suite
Cost
2013
• New Functionality
– The “Actuals Only” checkbox is now
available at the subordinate resource
level
• Bug Fixes
– Assign Dates
– Incorrect Cost Estimates
I-Suite
2013
Custom Reports
• “New” Cell Phone Number field will be
available in most custom report views
• The vCost view includes the Cost Update
level field
• The vContractorResources view includes
Contractor address and phone number
• New Report Views
– v288Invoices
– V286Invoices
I-Suite
2013
Supply
• The Supply Bar Code project was used on 9
incidents in 2012
• Kits have been re-built and pre-positioned at
National Caches for use in 2013
2014 Training
• Currently 2 sessions scheduled at the
Redmond Training Center:
– March 16 – 20, 2014
– April 13 – 17, 2014
– DNR – Dates to be determined
e-ISuite
2013
What is it?
• Two types of e-ISuite
– Enterprise – web-based
– Remote Site – networked at an incident
e-ISuite
2013
Implementation Status
• Delay in original schedule due to change in
software development contractor
• Phase 1 Completed
• Phase 2 ongoing
• Scheduled deployment May/June 2014
• I-Suite will be decommissioned after successful
implementation of e-ISuite (approximately
December 2015)
e-ISuite
What’s Included
2013
• What Stays the Same?
– Current I-Suite capabilities
• What’s New?
– Resource Inventory
– New software to generate reports
– Upward reporting capabilities
• Security
– Separation of Duties will be met through having
2 types of user accounts
– Allows the appropriate user to update rates or
include rates specific to a geographic area or
State
e-ISuite
2013
Home Page
e-ISuite
2013
Add an Incident
e-ISuite
2013
Resource Inventory
e-ISuite
2013
Agency Implementation
• Individual Agency CIO/Fire Director/Chief
approval or direction to use e-Isuite
• Training
• Use of e-Isuite
• The e-ISuite Project Team will be requesting
information on trainees to determine needs
nationally – beginning January 2014