PS Magazine - MARCH 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 328
MARCH 1980
More and more
PLL
clerks and
supply types are finding the need for
an up-to-date Army Master DaTa File
(AMDF).
If you know what the AMDF teLls
you ±and which codes to ²ecode³
your job's at least possible. If you dOn´t,
it's uPhµll all the way¶
·ake a good LooK at an ¸¹DF page.
·here's a lot of info buried in those
lines and codes. BUt yoº really only
need a fEw of those codes »or most
jobs. Sure, all the inf¼'s good to ½n¾w¿
But some of those codes apply ÀostÁY
to
Âroperty
book
operations,
transpÃrtation or inventory peopÄeÅ
SOS-
Source of Supply, the activity your
requIs±t±on goes to-unless the
-_
request Is filled locaLly. SOS Is The
²³´:
same as the Rout±ng µdent±f±er Code
.± -
(RµC) on your requ¶sition. S9C is tHe
Defense Construct±on Supp·y Center¸
¹
Your support usualºy puts the SOS
»n your requIsition¼
ARC
½
AccountIng RequirEments Code ex¾
±²
Pla±ns what type paperwork accoun¿
tabiLity you w±ll need on the itemÀ
ProperÁy book and hÂnd receipt for
²!³"´µ
nonexpendabLes
(N),
ÃÄnd receipt
for
durables
(D)
and no
formal
accountability for ÅxPendables ÆX)Ç
Rc
RecoverabiºIty
Code gives yoU the
disposition aÈtion to take wÉen an
item
becomes
unsÊrviceableË
Z
means the item is nonrepairableÌ
When it becomes unserv±cÊableÍ the
maIntenance leVel that replaces it
³
dIsPoses ÎF iÏÌ Other codes tell you to
Ð
turn In or repair unserviceaBlesÌ
0
means organIzation Ñepairs the Item
Ò and
ÓIsposes
of
±t
when
un¿
repaIrable.
MAT.
´µµ¶·¶
_±
CaT
Ô
MaterIel Category Structure CoÕe
Ö
tells you who's th× Øanager, thÙ
Ú
budget codeÛ ÜnvÝntory segment and
category grouPing. Þhe part you'll be
mosß ànterested ±n is the fárst letter ±nâ
the code. ãhät letter tells you who åo
¸
yell at when there's a goof in that l±ne
on the AMDæÌ
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