PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-610

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 610

SEPTEMBER 2003

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-610 - Page 29 of 33
DO use only 31/2-in high density disks.
DO NOT send ZIP files.
DO NOT send <DIR> files.
DO NOT send 51/4-in disks.
DO NOT use non-ASCII formats
unless you can successfully convert
them to ASCII.
Here are a
few tips when
sending LOGSA
electronic
data for a
tailored
pubs list…
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Ask for an Equipment Query User
Interface Program (EQUIP) Disk. The
disk contains an IBM PC (DOS) compat-
ible software program that prompts you
for the data, including line item numbers
(LINs) and UIC. You don’t have to enter
NSNs and quantities. They’re used by the
PLL/ASL program.
Before you enter the data, make copies
of the four files on the EQUIP Disk. That
way you’ll have files on hand if you want
tailored pubs lists in the future.
After you enter the data, mail the disk.
Or you can send only the qry.dat file as
an email attachment. Never send the .exe
file as an email attachment; it won’t
make it through the firewall.
Another method is to send the recapit-
ulation of equipment part of the MTOE.
Send it on a 31/2-in disk or as an email
attachment. Just make sure you include
your UIC.
If your list of equipment contains fewer than 10 LINs, LOGSA will accept them
over the phone.
You can also fax your LINs. Center them on the paper so that digits don’t get cut
off. Use a size 14-point font and leave 11/2-in margins on each side.
If you happen to be visiting Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, you can deliver your
LINs in person. Just phone LOGSA and they’ll direct you to the right office.
When you ask for your tailored pubs list, make sure to include the maintenance
level(s) you want the list to cover, your name, rank, UIC for each unit, postal mail-
ing address, email address, and DSN or commercial phone number.
One “Do” and Four “Don’ts”
Publications…
Y
ou never know when your unit might deploy. That’s why it pays to be ready. Part
of readiness lies in having all your equipment publications on hand.
How do you find out what publications your unit needs? Ask the USAMC
Logistics Support Activity (LOGSA) to put together a complete tailored pubs list-
ing for you.
Requesting a Tailored Pubs List
For LOGSA to create the list, they’ll need to know what equipment you have. If
your unit uses the Standard Property Book System-Revised (SPBS-R) or Unit Level
Logistics System S-4 (ULLS S-4), ask your property book officer to download a
copy of your unit’s hand receipt onto a MS-DOS 31/2-in disk.
After you download the data, mail the disk to LOGSA.
Or you can send the file data as an e-mail attachment.
For those units who don’t use
SPBS-R or ULLS S-4, LOGSA
offers several options:
You can submit your unit
identification code (UIC). Using
the UIC and the Army Total
Asset Visibility (ATAV) data-
base, LOGSA can create a tai-
lored pubs list.
so many
publications.
how can I tell
what pubs my
unit needs?
fewer
than 10
lins?
phone
‘em in!
I hope you
made
copies
of the four
files on the
equip disk
before you
sealed that.
look at
me! I’m a
tailored
pubs list!
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8:58 PM
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