PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-605
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 605
APRIL 2003
PS 605
APR 03
54
PS 605
APR 03
55
Logistics…
if you order
parts for your
unit, your job
just got a
little easier.
in-the-clear
text messages
about your
requisition are
now available
through
the Army
Electronic
Product
Support
web site.
how often
are the data
updated?
every
day.
on-line
warrior!
in-the-clear
messages tell you
facts about your
requisition,
things like:
• shipping instructions
• obsolete NSNs and
their replacements
• items not authorized
to your unit
“Until now, if your
requisition for an
Army-managed NSN
was rejected, you
had no choice but
to wait until a
hard copy of the
message arrived by
regular mail.”
I’m growing
old waiting for
my requisition
information to
arrive.
..
• After tailoring your query, click
on the Search button. You’ll get a
screen showing a list of messages,
sorted by message type and
DODAAC. Each listed message
will also show the Julian date,
document number, NSN, ICP RIC,
depot RIC, and a View link.
• Click on the View link. You’ll
get the entire MILSTRIP docu-
ment, including the text of the in-
the-clear message.
• If you need any help contact the AEPS help desk at AEPS-helpdesk@ria.army.mil or call
them at (888) 564-4357, DSN 793-0699.
You’ll get a screen where you can perform a search for the messages.
• You can base your search on the cancellation code on your MILSTRIP document. Or
you can search all types of MILSTRIP status codes.
• You can also tailor your search
using any or all of the following:
—document number
—DOD Activity Address Code
(DODAAC)
—national stock number (NSN)
—Army inventory control point
(ICP) routing identifier code (RIC)
—depot RIC
—document identifier code (DIC)
View link will include
in-the-clear messages
Tailor your search using document
number, for example
Now you can get
what you need
on-line in one day.
Here’s how…
The wait
sometimes
took two
weeks.
• Go to the AEPS web site at
• Click on AKO Protected Applications.
You’ll need your AKO user name and
password to enter.
• Once you reach the AKO Public
Applications page, click on MILSTRIP In
The Clear Messages.
Click on MILSTRIP In The Clear Messages
605. 54-55 (C)
3/3/03
12:35 PM
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