Overview of DCPDS Regional User’s Module

The purpose of this module is to allow regional DCPDS users to download their regional transaction files. Any errors in the transaction files can be recorded in an Excel spreadsheet also available for download. These discrepancies can then be uploaded to CAS2Net.

Topics Covered

•Logging in•Welcome screen and Navigation Bar•Regional notices•Downloading transaction files•Error reporting spreadsheet•Uploading error reports•Logging out•Help desk contacts

Logging inOpen the following web-site in your browser:

https://acqdemoii.army.mil/cac/cas2net

You will likely be prompted to enter your CAC pin.

Read the Usage Policy and click the I Agree button.

Logging in

Click the CAC Login button.

Choose the appropriate certificate if prompted to do so.

After you login to CAS2Net, you will see this welcome screen. Click the Regional Notices link on the navigation frame on the left-hand side of the screen.

Welcome Screen

To download transaction files for DCPDS, click the Retrieve Regional Transaction Files button.

Regional Notices Screen

Regional Notices

The first row in the table is a link to an Excel Error Reporting spreadsheet for reporting problems with the transaction files. The last four rows are links to typical transaction files. The number of transaction files may vary for each region. The File Description column indicates the contents of the file. All files can be downloaded to your workstation.

Note: Ensure you right-click the link desired and select the Save Target As menu for Internet Explorer; Save Link As or Save Link Target As for Netscape Navigator.

Error Reporting Spreadsheet

The Error Reporting spreadsheet, downloaded from CAS2Net, contains three worksheets where discrepancies in data can be entered and uploaded. The first sheet, Need Record, is to request a missing transaction record for employees in your regional database.

Error Reporting Spreadsheet

The second sheet, Extra Record, is to report transaction records that don’t match an employee in your regional database.

Error Reporting Spreadsheet

The last sheet, Other Error, is to report any other discrepancies between transaction records and your regional database.

After the Error Reporting spreadsheet has been completed it needs to be uploaded to CAS2Net. To upload the spreadsheet, click the Upload Error Reporting Spreadsheet button.

Regional Notices Screen

Upload Error Report

Select the Error Reporting spreadsheet from your local computer by clicking the Browse button. You can add text describing the errors in the File Description box. Once the file is selected click the Upload File button.

Logout

When you are done, click the Logout link to leave CAS2Net.