PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-583
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 583
JUNE 2001
PS 583
JUN 01
58
Army users should always use the
Army Interactive Query
because that’s where
you find the AMDF, SB 700-20 and other Army-unique data. Clicking on the green
tank gets you there quickly. Then check out these research tips on the most common
query types (QT).
* The
Part Number (PN)
query lets you search for items by PN or partial PN.
The standard search can be up to 32 alpha-numeric characters long. You should
remove special characters like slashes (/) and dashes (-) since FED LOG will ignore
them anyway.
Wild card searches require at least one character followed by the asterisk. Partial
PNs use the wild card to search the FED LOG file. All QTs use the asterisk to iden-
tify wild card searches and it is always the last character in the input data. The sys-
tem lists all NSNs that match your part number.
Wild card searches will list all NSNs with a PN that starts with your partial PN
input. The wild card is handy when all you have is a partial PN.
* The
Item Name
query lets you search using the name you call the part.
Just input the words you use to identify the part and FED LOG will do the rest.
Make sure each word is separated by a comma or space and is no longer than 32
alpha-numeric characters. You need at least one character, then the asterisk and a
space or comma between each word to use the wild card.
All NSNs that match the words you input will be listed. Wild card output will
include all NSNs that use the partial words in any way within its own item name.
* The
Characteristics
query lets you search by item characteristics—size, volt-
age ratings, material composition, etc, or with partial characteristics when using the
wild card.
Each characteristic can be up to 32 alpha-numeric positions long and must be sep-
arated by a comma or space when more than one characteristic is input. The space
or comma comes after the asterisk when using the wild card.
All NSNs that use the characteristics you input will be listed. Wild card results
will include all NSNs that use the partial data anywhere in its characteristics.
Be sure you limit the use of
Item Name
and
Characteristics
queries to general
purpose needs. If the part has any special needs—like material composition and tol-
erances or precision sizing—contact your local US Army Materiel Command
(AMC) Logistics Assistance Office (LAO) for help. They can quickly and accurate-
ly ID your parts and help you avoid equipment failure and personnel injury.
FED LOG even lets you use some QTs together so you can more exactly define
your search. The following chart shows which QTs can be used together (identified
with the
X
) or only used
individually (identified with the
O
). The O means that one
of the items can be used with the QT and all items with an X, but never at the same
time as other O items.
Thus, the PN query can
be used in combination
with the IN (X) and
either the CAGE (O) or
the SN (O) but not both
at once since they carry
the O.
Increase your understanding of FED LOG by using its tutorial (click on the red
apple), its user’s manual (click on the open book) or by going to its web site at
.
Learning
FED LOG
is
not
mission:
impossible.
M
any folks have no problem with FED LOG
NIIN/NSN/PSCN
queries because
they use ‘em all the time. But how about using FED LOG as a research tool? Or
using its wild card feature—the asterisk [*]—to get an NSN for the part you need?
Make sure you are in the
Army Interactive Query
mode
Click on the Green Tank
to get
Army Interactive
Query
mode
Click on the Open
Book to get the FED
LOG User’s Manual
Click on the Red
Apple to get to the
FED LOG Tutorial
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