Interim Release

CWS/CMS Interim Release 8.19.2

Co-Ex SPOCs and Technical Contacts:
October 10, 2022, REMINDER:  
The deadline to install R8.19.2 is fast approaching. We see that your county has not installed it yet. We want to avoid issues with all the remaining counties loading at that last moment.  Therefore, we are requesting that you please make the time to install it at your earliest convenience.
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September 26, 2022 UPDATE: 
  • There was a delay in staging the Release 8.19.2 cwscms.msi file planned for last Friday. The file is now available on the CWSDFSr server for COEX counties and will be available once it syncs up to your county server (typically happens once/hour). This delay will not impact the 9/27/2022 Go-Live date, and all counties/users have until 10/25/2022 to install it on their workstations.
  • We do not generate individual Release Notes for Interim releases; however, the 8.19 Release Notes attached have details on page 4 of the JV-237 Proof of Service-Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program Placement document.
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On Tuesday, September 27, 2022, starting at 6:00 PM, the Interim Release 8.19.2 will go-live for the CWS/CMS application. This interim release is mandatory and will add the JV-237 Proof of Service-Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program Placement document dated 10/1/2021. (SCR 8916). There will be a four-week grace period to implement the update. A warning message to update to the latest code version will begin one week before the end of the grace period.
 
Important Dates
  • Friday 9/23 - Stage the MSI file
  • Tuesday 9/27 - Go-live
  • Tuesday 10/18 - R-10008 will appear, telling the users that R8.19.2 is available and they have until 10/25 to install it
    • R - 10008 Updates for CWS/CMS Release 8.19.2 are available. To receive them, please restart the workstation (or follow county-specific procedures). If this workstation is not updated by 10/25/2022, access will be denied.
  • Tuesday 10/25 - R-10009 will appear, telling the users that R8.19.2 is available and they cannot continue until they install it
    • R - 10009 Updates for CWS/CMS Release 8.19.2 are available. To receive them, please restart the workstation (or follow county-specific procedures).
 
Action Required
  • Co-Existent Counties
    Distribute the release through the normal county process. Co-Existent Counties should plan to deploy the update at their earliest opportunity after 6:00PM on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.  

    Dedicated Counties
    Release 8.19.2 will be installed automatically via normal release deployment process. 
  • For best results the users should do the following on Tuesday, September 27, 2022:
    • Reboot the workstation and log into Windows at least once to receive the Release 8.19.2 installer.
    • When leaving the office at the end of that day, reboot the workstation again but do not log into Windows.
    • Leave the workstation powered on so that automatic installation can occur overnight.
If users experience any issues with CWS/CMS, please follow your county process for reporting issues or you may contact the IBM Boulder Help Desk at 1-800-428-8268.