70-FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION CONVENTIONS FOR ASC X12 4010 TRANSACTIONS; 511R -- REQUISITION IC, ET AL. The Joint Federal/DoD Logistics Functional Working group is developing standard implementation conventions to be used by the Federal Government in transmitting electronic data using ANSI X12 Version 4010. Federal Implementation Conventions for ASC X12 transactions: 511R -- Requisition IC, 517G -- Material Obligation Validation (GFM Validation), 830W -- Planning Schedule with Release Capability (War Material Requirement), 527D -- Material Due-In and Receipt (Due-In/Advance Receipt/Due-In Validation), 527R -- Material Due-In and Receipt (Receipt, Inquiry, Response and MRA), 830W -- Planning Schedule with Release Capability (War Material Requirement), 846A -- Inventory Inquiry/Advice (Asset Reclassification), 846D -- Inventory Inquiry/Advice (Logistics Reassignment Transfer/Decapitalization), 846F -- Inventory Inquiry/Advice (Ammo Freeze/Unfreeze), 846P -- Inventory Inquiry/Advice (Physical Inventory/Transaction History), and 180M -- Return Merchandise Authorization and Notification (Material Returns Reporting) are available for public comment. Documents are available in electronic format from the World Wide Web (WWW) at http://snad.ncsl.nist.gov/fededi/cbd.html and from anonymous FTP at snad.ncsl.nist.gov, directory pub/fededi/LFWG. The FTP login is anonymous and your E-Mail address should be entered as the password. Electronic comments are preferred and should be addressed to logfwg@edi.oti.disa.mil and jp.favreau@nist.gov. The public comment period closes July 30, 1998 (or 30 days from the date of publishing) Contact Jean-Philippe Favreau EDI Standards Management Program, Attn: Joint Federal/DoD Logistics Functional Working Group Information Technology Laboratory National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST-North, Room 458, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, Tel: (301) 975-3634. Posted 06/30/98

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