This document provides 5 tips for using the Career Information Management System (CIMS) to monitor Career Development Board (CDB) records: 1. View CDBs due by searching the "CDB Notification" and "Due" status and entering a date parameter. 2. View pending CDBs by searching the "CDB Notification" and "Pending" status. 3. View completed CDBs by searching the "CDB Notification" and "Completed" status to see goals and comments. 4. View verified CDBs by searching the "CDB Notification" status and filtering for "Verified" to see goals and comments. 5. Generate and print CDB minutes

1. 5 Tips
• Go to ‘Career
Development > Forms
> CDB Minutes’
• Enter ‘ Run Control
ID’ for a report you
previously created or
click ‘Add New Value’
and enter Run Control
ID of your choice.
• Click ‘Add’.
• On the ‘CDB Minutes’
page, select type of
highlighting: report by choosing the
CIMS and CDBs
options that you want
to see on the report.
• Click ‘Run’.
brought to you by OPNAV N16 FIT and the CIMS Program • On the ‘Process
Scheduler Request’
of CDB and Due date. you to update/save ‘Reason’, CDB page opens,
screen, click ‘OK’.
NOTE: When ‘Reasons’ appear Pending CDB without allowing CDB to be changed.
• Click ‘Report Manager’
in bold red, Sailor has not
4.View‘Career Development
switching menus. link at top of CDB
received a CDB since reporting • Once CDB is saved, close
Use Career Information to the command.
Verified CDBs. Minutes page (or
window and click another • Go to on menu at left,
Management System • Click any name and a new name to repeat process.
window opens, allowing > Lists > Unit Tracking’. near bottom of the
(CIMS) to monitor
3.View‘Career Development
you to create/save CDB • Select ‘CDB Notification’ selections.)
Career Development and ‘Verified’.
without switching menus. Completed CDBs. • Your report will be at
Board (CDB) completion • Enter Date Parameter. top of the list.
• Once CDB is saved, close • Go to
records. > Lists > Unit Tracking’. NOTE: Dates cannot be more • Click ‘Refresh’
window and click another than one year apart.
NOTE: Dept/Div CCs can use name to repeat process. • Select ‘CDB Notification’ periodically until
tips for monitoring CDBs only for and ‘Completed’. • Check UIC(s). ‘Status’ changes to
personnel to which they have
been given access in CIMS. 2.View‘Career Development
Pending CDBs.
• Check UIC(s).
• Click ‘Process Request’.
• Click ‘Process Request’.
• View list of personnel with
‘Posted’.
• Click yellow ‘View’
• Go to Verified CDBs, along with
1.View‘Career Due.
NOTE: Date parameter not button in the ‘View
> Lists > Unit Tracking’. required because all CDBs in Goals and Comments. Report’ column.
CDBs
• Select ‘CDB Notification’ ‘Completed’ status will display. • Click ‘Reason’ and a new • In ‘File List’ column,
• Go to Development
and ‘Pending’. • View list of personnel with window opens, allowing click on the link ending
> Lists > Unit Tracking’.
• Check UIC(s). Completed CDBs, along a view of CDB in Inquire in .PDF to view report.
• Select ‘CDB Notification’
• Click ‘Process Request’. with Goals and Comments. (read only) mode for • Right click on link and
and ‘Due’. NOTE: Date parameter not • Export to Microsoft Excel, if personnel that are STILL ‘Save As’ to your local
• Enter Date Parameter. required because all CDBs in desired for reporting. ONBOARD the command. computer.
NOTE: Dates cannot be more ‘Pending’ status will display.
• Click ‘Reason’ and a new NOTE: CCCs cannot view
than one year apart. • View list of personnel with • To print NSIPS/CIMS
window opens, allowing CIMS Inquire information for
• Check UIC(s). Pending CDBs. transferred personnel. documents, refer to
• Click ‘Process Request’. CDB to be changed or ‘5 Tips’ highlighting
• Click ‘Reason’ and a new
5.Print CDB Minutes Form.
• View list of personnel with verified. NSIPS ESR (Part 1 of
window opens, allowing NOTE: When Dept/Div CC clicks
CDBs due, along with type 2), Tip #5.
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