Approved Change 48D

Addendum for Revision to DS 945A, Material Release Advice

1. ORIGINATOR: Supply Process Review Committee, Ellen Hilert, Co-Chair, DLA 

J673, Defense Logistics Management Standards Office (DLMSO), 703-767-0676 (DSN 

427), ellen_hilert@hq.dla.mil

2. FUNCTIONAL AREA: Supply

3. REFERENCE: 

 a. DLMSO memorandum, Approved DLMS Change 48, Revisions to DLMS 

Supplements: Material Release Order and Material Release Advice (Supply/MILSTRIP), 

December 12, 2001

 b. DLMSO memorandum, Approved DLMS Change 48A, Addendum for Revision 

to DLMS Supplement: Material Release Order (Supply/MILSTRIP), February 26, 2002

 c. DLMSO memorandum, Approved DLMS Change 48B, Addendum for Revision to

DLMS Supplement (DS): 940R, Material Release Order (Supply/MILSTRIP), March 5, 

2002 

 d. DLMSO memorandum, Approved DLMS Change 48C, Addendum for Revision to

DLMS Supplement (DS): 945A, Material Release Advice (Supply), March 14, 2002

4. REQUESTED CHANGE:

a. Title: Addendum for Revision to DS 945A, Material Release Advice

b. Description of Change: This change modifies the DLMS Supplement (DS) 

945A Material Release Advice to support DLMS/DLSS conversion and make 

administrative corrections. The “must use” designation is removed from the date/time 

segment in the detail level and associated notes are adjusted. Additionally, the capability 

to pass the Special Requirements Code (containing coded entries from the Required

Delivery Date field) is provided on an interim basis to support conversion.

c. Procedures: Revise DS for 945A, Material Release Advice as follows.
Location Revision Reason Federal IC 

1 2/G62/050 Remove “must use” designation.

Revise note at the segment level:

Federal Note: Use to identify dates as appropriate.

The “must use” 

designation is not 

applicable during 

transition using the 

conversion process. The 

MILSTRIP A6_ 

(denial) is perpetuated 

from the MRO 

containing the Required 

Delivery Date which 

may be left b lank on the 

originating requisition 

and, therefore cannot be 

applied to the G62 

segment. Additionally,

no date is required 

under full DLMS when 

the transaction contains 

a reply to a cancellation 

request.

Requires a 

Federal IC 

change to retain 

consistency with 

the DS.

2 2/G6201/050 Insert enhancement note:

BU Rejection

DLMS Note: 1. Use in material release denial, 

historical material release denial, disposal release denial, 

and historical disposal release denial transactions to 

identify the date of warehouse refusal.

2. DLMS enhancement; see introductory DLMS note 

3a.

The rejection date is not 

contained in current 

denial transactions and 

was included in the DS 

as an enhancement.

DLMS note not 

applicable to the 

Federal IC.

3 2/LQ01/100 Add new qualifier and associated notes: 

AL Special Requirements Code

Federal Note: Use to identify any precedence, special 

handling, and processing requirements.

DLMS Note: 1. Use in Disposal Release Denial and 

Disposal Supply Status.

2. Under DLSS, this is carried in the required delivery 

date field.

3. The Special Requirements Code is a DLMS 

enhancement however, because this is perpetuated 

data from an earlier transaction it will be streamlined

out in a full DLMS environment. See introductory 

DLMS notes 3a and 3c. 

Adding this code 

provides functionality 

available under current 

DLSS and is required to 

support DLSS-DLMS 

conversion. The A6J, 

Disposal Release 

Denial, and the AEJ, 

Disposal Supply Status, 

perpetuate the RDD 

which may contain 

special coding requiring 

use of the Special 

Requirements Code for 

conversion to DLMS. 

In a full DLMS 

environment, the 

perpetuated RDD will 

be streamlined out and 

will not be carried in 

the DLMS.

Requires a 

Federal IC 

change to retain 

consistency with 

the DS.
d. Alternatives: None identified.

5. REASON FOR CHANGE: This change supports DLMS implementation and 

desired functionality.

6. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES:

a. Advantages: Supports DLMS implementation.

b. Disadvantages: None identified. 

7. IMPACT: 

a. Publications. Federal Implementation Conventions 945A and corresponding 

DoD 4000.25-M DLMS Supplement. The DS revision requires prior change to the 

Federal Implementation Convention (IC). 

b. DAAS DLMS/DLSS conversion map has been modified to incorporate above 

revision.