Being on the Navy side of the house, I'd never heard of a TFR. Looking at the Mat KNet, it mentions this:
The Unsatisfactory Condition Reporting System (UCRS) is an ADM(Mat) web-based application sponsored by DGMSSC/DMPP 5. It provides automated tools for submitting, processing and tracking notifications related to unsatisfactory conditions. It may be used by all members of all branches of the Canadian Armed Forces, from units in the field, to various headquarters. Access is available to anyone having DIN capability. It should not be used where other reporting methods take precedence for operational reasons or Federally and/or Provincially legislated reporting procedures exist.
The UCRS is divided into four major areas:
Unsatisfactory Condition Reporting Module (UCR)
Technical Failure Reporting Module(TFR) - for Army only
Suggestion Award Module (SA) – for Army only (for submissions on Army Centrally Managed Equipment and Material)
Material Authorization Request Module (MAR) – for Army only
The UCRS also provides quick access to Equipment and Materiel search engines, such as CGCS and EID web sites.
Each of the four major areas are described in further detail below:
UCR: (Used by all environments) The electronic UCR captures Trouble Reporting data from Operations personnel, Qualified User Operators, Maintenance and Support Staff, specialist authorities, LCMM's and technical authorities in a structured relational database that is easily portable to other external systems and makes them visible and accountable to the Customer.
TFR: (used by Army/Land Maintenance System (LMS) supervisors and technicians) The electronic TFR captures Trouble Reporting data from the technician directly involved with the maintenance of the equipment in a structured relational database that is easily portable to other external systems and visible to the Customer. The TFR should normally be completed by the maintenance organization that diagnoses the failure. The intent of the electronic TFR is to advise all levels of the Land Maintenance System (LMS) technical net, including the Life Cycle Material Manager (LCMM), of technical failures of materiel for which the LMS has maintenance responsibility. It may also be used by LCMM for other projects such as reporting warranty failures, monitoring major modifications or gathering support to validate a particular failure trend. It is not intended that the TFR replace the Unsatisfactory Condition Report (UCR)
SA: (used for submissions on Centrally Managed Army/Land Equipment, Items & Material only). A suggestion is a written proposal, plan or practicable idea for improvement of the operations, safety, as well as details of policy and processes related to the in-service phase of the equipment life-cycle of any federal department or agency, that, if adopted, could result in tangible or intangible benefits
MAR: (used by Army/Land units only) The MAR is a vehicle for the army field units to request entitlement increase on given materiel. The workflow manages, and routes the MAR electronic documents from the originator to the assigned OPI and then to the MAR Coordinator, dictated by critical fields being correctly populated within the document
There, I've learned something today. Time for a coffee!
