Approved Change 49B 

Revision to DLMS Supplement (DS)

517M, Material Obligation Validation (MOV)

1. ORIGINATOR:

a. Sponsor: 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. REQUESTED CHANGE:

a. Title: Revision to DS 517M, MOV

b. Description of Change: ADC 49/49A opened the unit of issue data element,

provided for correct placement of the associated note, and opened the LQ qualifier for 

Document Identifier Code in the detail table. This revision opens the LM/LQ loop in the 

header table for identification of the Document Identifier Code during DLSS/DLMS 

transition. (Item 3 is new to ADC 49B.) 

c. Procedures: Revise DLMS Supplements as indicated. 

# Location Revision Reason Federal IC 

1 2/QTY03/10 Open data element:

C001 Composite Unit of Measure 

Notes are associated with data element 355, Unit or Basis for 

Measurement Code:

Add Federal Note: Use to identify the unit of issue for the 

material validated.

Add DLMS Note: DLMS users see the Unit of Issue and 

Purchase Unit Conversion Table for available codes.

Reinsertion of 

previously 

streamlined data to 

support DLSS-DLMS 

conversion. The 

indicated placement 

of the note is 

consistent with other 

DLMS DSs.

Open data 

element. 

Requires a 

Federal IC 

change prior 

to DS 

update.

2 2/LQ01/80 Add qualifier and note:

0 Document Identification Code

DLMS Note: 

1. The DLSS DI Code is retained in the DLMS to facilitate 

transaction conversion in a mixed DLSS/DLMS environment. 

Continued support of the DI Code in a full DLMS 

environment will be assessed at a future date. 

2. Future streamlined data; see introductory DLMS note 3c.

This data element 

was apparently 

dropped during IC 

development and is 

being reinserted. DI 

Code is necessary to 

perform the 

conversion between 

DLMS and DLSS 

transactions.

Add data 

element. 

Change to 

Federal IC 

not required 

prior to DS 

update.
3 1/LM/040

1/LQ/050

Open LM/LQ segments.

Add qualifier and note:

0 Document Identification Code

DLMS Note: 

1. The DLSS DI Code is retained in the DLMS to facilitate 

transaction conversion in a mixed DLSS/DLMS environment. 

Continued support of the DI Code in a full DLMS 

environment will be assessed at a future date (Applicable only 

to DI Code AP8 and AP9). 

2. Future streamlined data; see introductory DLMS note 3c.

DI Code is necessary 

to perform the 

conversion between 

DLMS and DLSS 

transactions. The 

detail loop cannot be 

used because the 

table 2 LM/LQ is 

inside the QTY loop 

and the AP9 and AP8 

do not have 

quantities.

Open 

segments/ 

data 

element. 

Requires a 

Federal IC 

change prior 

to DS 

update.

d. Alternatives: None identified.

4. REASON FOR CHANGE: This change is required for successful conversion 

between the DLSS MOV transaction and the corresponding DLMS implementation. 

Under the original DLMS concept the unit of issue applicable to the MOV would be 

resident in both the sender and receiver’s systems and transmission was not considered 

necessary. Current thinking is that the unit of issue must be retained to support 

conversion and may be retained under the future DLMS. The DI Code is also required 

for successful conversion of MOV transactions.

5. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES:

a. Advantages: Supports DLMS implementation.

b. Disadvantages: None identified.

6. IMPACT: 

a. Publications. Corresponding Federal IC.

b. DAAS DLMS/DLSS conversion maps as applicable.