Is CAPWATCH a restricted app now?
Quote from: Starbird on April 09, 2018, 12:26:47 AMIs CAPWATCH a restricted app now?Yes.
Or is it just an OPSEC thing?
Quote from: Starbird on April 09, 2018, 02:38:02 AMOr is it just an OPSEC thing?More of a PII thing.
In the CAPWATCH module there is a menu option to request CAPWATCH access. Your request goes to your commander who can approve or reject your request.Who can download the data is now more controlled than before, which is a good thing. But the download is still available to anyone who needs it.
Back before the CAPWATCH overhaul/replacement, It was really useful to me as First Sergeant to be able to use CAPWATCH to track the promotion eligibility dates for the cadets under me, and also to see what promotion requirements the were missing, so I could sit down with them and make a goal and a plan for when they wanted to promote by, and what they needed to do to do that. It would be nice to retain that capability as a FlightCom. Now, however, with the new CAPWATCH, I can get to the download page, but under the organization/unit drop down select, nothing appears. Also, when I try to go to the CAPWATCH documentation, eServices ejects me to the login page. I was really excited to see that they were coming out with an API, but I can't write any sort of program to pull data from it without documentation, and the perms required for access! I had a vision for a fully automated cadet management tool, complete with attendance reporting, with email and SMS, (And potentially ES call down, that would be cool...) in addition to the spreadsheet I already had to track promotions, but at this point I guess the idea is moot.Is CAPWATCH a restricted app now? That would explain things. Or am I just doing something wrong? I guess I could see why they would make it restricted, if cadets were using the data from it irresponsibly. It would be a shame if that was the case, but I guess it could only take one act of stupidity for the powers that be to feel the need to restrict it.Perhaps someone could help set me straight.Respectfully,C/2lt StarhopEdit: Spelling.
There is a report in Cadet Promotions, Current Achievements Per Unit, that presents this data very well. Except the new PT that broke with the latest change. I don't know if it's easier to grant you access to that than CAPWATCH
I think I can sympathize with this cadet. How can it be expected that "cadets mentor junior cadets" when they do not have that info?Agree with Chick 100%!
Well, there's the good olde CAPF 66, like we used when I was a cadet, or, more 21st century-ish, a simple spreadsheet. It's not as simple or efficient as an eServices report, but it works.On a more serious note, you might ask the SM Admin or Personnel Officer to print out reports for you before the meeting.
I go through phase I and II promotion accomplishments and what is needed to complete the achievement requirements nearly every week and send it to our cadet staff. I think that should be done by the Deputy Commander for Cadets or another senior.
Some members on this service praise doing away with paper trails and extol NHQ having online records yet when cadets ask for the same access when the info was on paper, they are told "no way, go back to paper."Why the inconsistency? Those same senior members telling these cadets "use paper" should also say "you are right, you should have online access." If there is concern for misuse of this info, then require a password. This thread is making me feel ! ? ! ? ! ?
50+ cadets exceeds the span of control any cadet should have.Delegate those conversations.