PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-720
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 720
NOVEMBER 2012
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Finding Item Packaging Data in LIW
You can find packaging requirements for any Army-owned and
-managed item in the Logistics Support Activity’s (LOGSA) Logistics
Information Warehouse (LIW) or in the Federal Logistics System
(FED LOG) Army Master Data File (AMDF).
To use LIW, first-time users need to send in a system access
request, and a Common Access Card (CAC) is required for future
access.
FED LOG requires a subscription and should be installed on
a work computer. For information on FED LOG subscriptions or
updates, go to:
FED LOG access is also available through LIW under “Applications.”
NOTE:
If LIW is available at your work site, check LIW first for
packaging requirements prior to checking FED LOG.
3.
Enter your item’s NIIN (NSN minus frst Four digits) and click on Submit. IF you
know the SPI (special packaging instruction) number, you can enter it and click
on Review (iF you receive a message saying “no link yet available For this,” try
searching by NIIN. See the Following examples.)
4.
IF there is no packaging inFormation in LIW, check ±ED LOG next
by Following the instructions on Pages 58 and 59.
1.
Log into LIW at:
2.
±rom the home screen, click on Catalog, and then Packaging Requirements
Where to find packaging
requirements screen in LIW:
Choose this button to enter
packaging section. LIW’s
portal look is now personally
customized, so your screen
may look different. You may
need to pick and add this
button first from the LIW
application warehouse.
NIIN search in LIW showing
coded packaging requirements
NIIN search in
LIW showing SPI
Where to
Get Item
Packaging
Info
it’s
easier
than you think
to brave the
maze of rules
and regs, as
long as you
have a
map
to
find the way.
Are you pondering
packaging for a
military item?
yep!
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