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An Approved DLMS Change (ADC) is a document that describes an update to the DLM 4000.25 manual or DLMS Implementation Convention. Changes are published and distributed to the Components upon approval.

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1512

Approved Change 1512: DLMS Implementation Convention Data Element Name Updates

9/15/2025
1464A

Approved Change 1464A: Administrative update to Segregation of Materiel Below Line Item (Supply)

7/30/2024
1454

Approved Change 1454: Expand Use of Shop Service Center/Shop Store Code in Defense Logistics Management Standards Transactions (Supply)

9/17/2023
1420

Approved Change 1420: Other Transaction Agreements Instrument Type and Procurement Instrument Identifier Construct (Supply)

5/26/2023
1404

Approved Change 1404: Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Recycle Control Point Removal (Supply)

1/12/2022
1400

Approved Change 1400: Air Force 947I Inventory Adjustment Transaction Cost Elements (Supply)

5/21/2021
1364Approved Change 1364: Withdrawal of ADC 246, Revise DLMS Supplement (DS) 527R and MILSTRAP Receipt Transactions to Document Use of Navy Materiel Turned Into Store (MTIS) Indicator (Supply/MILSTRAP)1/29/2020
1353Approved Change 1353: Administrative Update to Change Transportation Method and Transportation Mode Codes on all DLMS Implementation Conventions (ICs)6/12/2020
1323

Approved Change 1323: Receipt Reversal Use and Expansion of Reason for Reversal Codes in Support of DLA Disposition Services (Supply)

5/3/2019
1292

Approved Change 1292: Images of Receipt Transaction for Defense Automatic Addressing System and System Generated Materiel Receipt Acknowledgements (Supply)

4/1/2022
1287Approved Change 1287: DLMS Implementation Convention (IC) Revisions for Data Element Mapping (Form Stock Number and Manufacturer's Part Number), Removal of Plant Equipment Number, and Administrative Updates (Supply)9/26/2018
1281Approved Change 1281: Align Materiel Receipt Acknowledgement (MRA) Procedures in DLM 4000.25, Volume 2 with DLM 4000.25-2 (Supply/MILSTRAP)7/12/2018
1268Approved Change 1268: Supply Discrepancy Report (SDR) Enhancements for Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)-Related Functionality Including Base Contract Number for WebSDR and Contract Number and Secondary Document Number in Prepositioned Materiel Receipt (PMR)/Receipt/SDR for Commercial Returns (SDR/MILSTRAP/Supply)12/14/2017
1249Approved Change 1249: Revised Procedures for Directed Return of Discrepant/ Deficient Materiel including New Document Number Assignment for Return Shipment (SDR/MILSTRIP/MILSTRAP/Supply)12/22/2017
1244B

Approved Change 1244B: Establishing Visibility of Unique Item Tracking Program Items for Component-Owned Assets Stored at DoD Storage Activities and Corresponding Revisions to the Small Arms and Light Weapons Program

4/22/2022
1244

Approved Change 1244: Establishing Visibility of Unique Item Tracking (UIT) Program Items for Service-Owned Assets Stored at DLA Distribution Centers and Corresponding Revisions to Inventory Procedures Related to Capital Equipment

6/7/2018
1238Approved Change 1238: Revise DLMS 527R Materiel Receipt Acknowledgement (MRA) and Disposition Services Turn-In Receipt Acknowledgement (TRA) Transactions to Allow Air Force Contractor Inventory Control Points (CICP) to Forward Transaction Images in Support of Air Force Government Furnished Property (GFP) Accountability (Supply)3/1/2017
1230Approved Change 1230: Revise Balance Affecting Transactions to Authorize Air Force Contractor Inventory Control Points (CICP) use of Batch Number, Serial Number, and Unique Item Identifier (UII) for Air Force Government Furnished Property (GFP) Accountability (GFP-A) (Supply/Finance)9/1/2017
1225AApproved Change 1225A: Approved Addendum to ADC 1225, Accommodate Moving Average Cost and Latest Acquisition Cost to Materiel Receipts (Supply)11/5/2018
1225Approved Change 1225: Revise DLMS 527R Receipt Transaction for Intra-Air Force Government Furnished Property (GFP) Accountability to Include Identification of the Contractor Inventory Control Point (CICP), Addition of Moving Average Cost (MAC), and Authorization to Use Latest Acquisition Cost (LAC) and Acceptance Date (Supply)3/7/2017
1224AApproved Change 1224A: Requirements for Air Force Government Furnished Property (GFP) Accountability including Identification of the Contractor Inventory Control Point (CICP), the Physical Location of Property, the Authorizing Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID), Disposal Information in the Issue Transaction, and Enhanced Data Content in Inventory-Related Transactions (Supply/Contract Administration)3/5/2018
1198Approved Change 1198: Establishing and Maintaining Accountability for Service Owned Capital Equipment Stored at DLA Distribution Centers10/6/2016
1185Approved Change 1185: Intra-Air Force Use of Ship-From DoD Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) in DLMS 527R Receipt Transactions for Intra-Air Force Shipments (Supply/MILSTRAP)5/3/2016
1161AApproved Change 1161A: Update Uniform Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID) Numbering System in the Federal/DLMS Implementation Conventions and DLMS Manuals (Supply/SDR/DoDAAD/Finance/Contract Administration)2/23/2017
1156Approved Change 1156: DLA Disposition Services Procedures for the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Case Number and New Indicators for FMS Freeze Information under Distribution Disposition Process Alignment (DDPA) Initiative (Supply/MILSTRIP)7/26/2016
1128Approved Change 1128: Revise DLMS 527D Prepositioned Materiel Receipt (PMR) and 527R Receipt and Associated Procedures to Support Marine Corps BRAC Storage and Distribution Interface (SDI) (Supply)4/23/2015
1111Approved Change 1111: Revise Procedures for Intransit Control of Materiel Turned In To DLA Disposition Services and Establish use of the DLMS 527R for a New Disposition Services Turn-In Receipt Acknowledgement (TRA) Transaction (Supply/MILSTRIP)8/27/2014
1109Approved Change 1109: Intra-DLA Change: Revise DLA Disposition Services Upgrade from Scrap Procedures and DLMS 527R Receipt to Allow use of Local Stock Number (Supply)3/26/2014
1106Approved Change 1106: Intra-DLA Change: New Disposition Services Term Sales Code to use with DLMS 527R Receipt for Commercial Venture (CV) and Modification of DLMS 940R Materiel Release Order for Associated Delivery Order Term Sales Contract Number (Supply)4/10/2014
1068Approved Change 1068: Enhanced Procedures for Requisitioning via DOD EMALL and GSA Internet Ordering: Component Verification of Funds Availability and Materiel Identification using the Supplier-Assigned Part Number and/or Supplier Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code (Supply/Finance) (Supply/Finance/ MILSTRIP)10/3/2013
1043C

Approved Change 1043C: Administrative Corrections for SLOA Data in the 810L Logistics Bill and other DLMS ICs (Finance/Supply)

12/22/2014
1042Approved Change 1042: Revise Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) Advance Shipment Notice (ASN) to Accommodate DLA Interface for Reparable Government Furnished Property (GFP) (Supply/Logistics)1/7/2013
1017Approved Change 1017: Intra-DLA Change: Revisions to Procedures and to DLMS 527R Receipt and 947I Inventory Adjustment, and MILSTRIP to Support the Upgrade from Scrap Process used by DLA Disposition Services under Reutilization Business Integration (RBI) (Supply (DLMS/MILSTRIP))9/18/2012
1016Approved Change 1016: Intra-DLA Change: New Disposition Services Indicator for Controlled Property Branch Verified, for DLA Disposition Services use with DLMS 527R Receipt Transactions under Reutilization Business Integration (RBI) (Supply)6/12/2012
1007Approved Change 1007: New DLMS 842P, Product Quality Deficiency Report (PQDR) Data Exchange and Enhanced Exhibit Tracking via Standard Logistics Transactions10/1/2012
0466Approved Change 466: Revised Procedures to Support Requisitioning and Transaction Exchange associated with DLA Disposition Services under RBI3/28/2012
0461Approved Change 461: Revision for Commercial Asset Visibility-Organic Repairables Module (CAV-ORM) Estimated Completion Date (ECD) on MILSTRAP DAC/DLMS 947I and Administrative Update to 527D, 527R, 856S, and 867I (Supply/MILSTRAP)12/1/2011
0445Approved Change 445: Adopt Navy Serial Number and Lot Number Transactions (NAVSUP P-724 BG1/BG2) to Air Force and Marine Corps Ammunition System Use for DLMS 527R Receipt, 846R Location Reconciliation Request, 867I Issue, and 947I Inventory Adjustment (Supply)9/8/2011
0443Approved Change 443: Intra-DLA Revisions to Procedures and to 527R Receipt and 947I Inventory Adjustment for the Downgrade for Scrap Process for use by DLA Disposition Services under Reutilization Business Integration (RBI) (Supply) (Staffed as PDC 462)11/15/2011
0442Approved Change 442: Intra-DLA Revisions DLMS 527R Receipt and Associated Procedures for Use by DLA Disposition Services under Reutilization Business Integration (RBI) (Supply)1/6/2012
0436

Approved Change 436: Administrative Revisions to DLMS Implementation Conventions to Remove Obsolete Routing Identifier Code (RIC) "Streamline" Notes and Update MILSTRIP/DLMS Documentation Associated with RICs (Supply/MILSTRIP/DODAAD)

8/4/2011
0435

Approved Change 435: DLMS Revisions for Standard Financial Information Structure (SFIS) (Supply/Finance)

10/3/2011
0390Approved Change 390: Revise DLMS 527R Materiel Receipt Acknowledgement (MRA) and Receipt Functions to Require the DOD Contract Number for Transactions Associated with Government Furnished Materiel (GFM), and for MRA Associated with Contractor Furnished Materiel (CFM) (Supply and Contract Administration)1/28/2011
0386Approved Change 386: Revised Data Content for DLMS Inventory Adjustment and Supply Discrepancy Report (SDR) Supporting Mapping Enterprise Business System (MEBS) and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Product Code Value Update5/21/2010
0381AApproved Addendum to Approved Change 381A: Procedures and Additional Data Content supporting Unit of Use Requirements under Marine Corps BRAC SDI11/1/2010
0377Approved Change 377: Transaction Copies Required for DLA Support of Navy BRAC SS&D/IMSP Depot Level Reparables (DLRs), Navy Program-Managed Materiel, and Nuclear Consumable Support Materiel6/23/2010
0373Approved Change 373: Document Process for Material Control Tracking (MCT) Tag Number and Revise DLMS 527D, 527R, 940R, and 945A in Support of Navy BRAC SS&D/IMSP (Supply) (Staffed as PDC 393)5/21/2010
0351Approved Change 351: Revisions to DLMS Implementation Convention 527R for FA2 Accounting Data Segment to Support Army Medical Material Agreement (AMMA) Receipt Processing (Supply/ Finance)11/24/2009
0348Approved Change 348: Revise DLMS Implementation Convention 527R and 527D in Support of Mapping Product Requirements (Supply)10/26/2009
0347Approved Change 347: Revise DLMS Implementation Convention (DLMS IC) 527R Receipt, 867I Issue, 945A Materiel Release Advice, and 947I Inventory Adjustment to Support Unique Item Tracking for Air Force Positive Inventory Control (PIC) (Supply) (Staffed as PDC 370)10/27/2009
0342Approved Change 342: Revise DLMS 527D Advance Receipt Information and 527R Receipt in Support of Navy Enterprise Resource Program (ERP) and Commercial Asset Visibility II (CAV II) Systems with Interim Measure for CAV Detail Receipt Transaction (Supply)10/7/2009
0313Approved Change 313: Revisions to DLMS 527R to Add Code for MILSTRAP DRB Functionality and to Address Enhancement for MILSTRIP Advice Codes Used with 527R Receipt and Response to Inquiry for Materiel Receipt (Supply) (Staffed as PDC 330 and released as Request for Implementation Date for ADC 313)2/2/2012
0274Approved Change 274: DLMS and DLSS Changes to Support Army Exchange Pricing (Supply/Finance/MILSTRIP/MILSTRAP/MILSBILLS) (Staffed as PDC 269)4/1/2008
0272Approved Change 272: Revise DLMS 527R and MILSTRAP Receipt Transactions to Add Discrepancy Indicator Codes for use with Intra-Army Single Stock Fund (SSF) Discrepancy Receipt Process (Supply/MILSTRAP)3/4/2008
0267Approved Change 267: Interim Change for DLMS 527R Receipt to Support Intra-Army Direct Support/Reparable Exchange Decapitalization Transactions1/30/2008
0261Approved Change 261: Migrate Serial Number and Lot Number Transactions (NAVSUP P-724 BG1/BG2) to DLMS 527R Receipt, 867I Issue, and 947I Inventory Adjustment1/7/2008
0247Approved Change 247: Revise DLMS Supplement 527R to Authorize Use of Transportation Control Number (TCN) with Materiel Receipt Acknowledgement (MRA) and Receipt7/3/2007
0234Approved Change 234: Identification of Intra-Army Data Requirements for DLMS 527R Receipt and DLMS 527D Due-In and Receipt Information (ARI) and Administrative Update to Batch/Lot and Unique Item Identifier (UII) Length4/9/2007
0221AApproved Change 221A: Revised Procedures associated with the DLMS Enhancement for Communication of Unit Price (Supply/Finance/MILSTRIP/MILSTRAP/MILSBILLS)8/3/2011
0218Approved Change 218: Revise DLMS Supplement (DLMS IC) 527R and MILSTRAP Receipt Transactions to Document Use of Distribution Standard System Operations Control Number and Additional Z4/Z6 Requirements11/14/2006
0216Approved Change 216: Revise DLMS Supplement (DLMS IC) 527R Receipt in Support of Commercial Asset Visibility (CAV) and Administrative Changes for Army Medical Materiel Agreement (AMMA)11/7/2006
0200Approved Change 200: Revisions to DLMS Supplement 527R to Support Requirements for Army Medical Material Agreement Receipt Transactions6/14/2006
0199Approved Change 199: Revisions to DLMS Implementation Convention 527R to Support Requirements for Tailored Vendor Relationships Materiel Receipt Acknowledgment Transaction6/14/2006
0197Approved Change 197: Request for New Type of Physical Inventory/Transaction History Code and Add Code to Historical Transactions (DS 527R, 867I, 940R, 945A)6/5/2006
0157Approved Change 157: Optional Capability for Sending Information Copy of DLMS Supplements 527D and 527R to a Component Unique Item Tracking (UIT) Registry (Staffed by PDC 163)(Supply)3/31/2005
0148Approved Change 148: Inclusion of Data Supporting UID-DS 527D (Due-in/ARI) and DS527R (Receipt and MRA)2/11/2005
0133Approved Change 133: Revision to DS 527R, Receipt, Inquiry, Response, and Material Receipt Acknowledgement (MRA) to Accommodate Commodity-Unique (Mapping Products) Data10/1/2004
0130Approved Change 130: Army/DLA Unique Changes to 527R, Material Receipt, and 856S, Shipment Status, to Support Shipment and Receipt of TPF Assets by UMFPs8/5/2004
0073Approved Change 73: Revision to DLMS Supplement 527R, Receipt, Inquiry, Response and MRA, DLMS Business Rules Clarification8/15/2002
0072Approved Change 72: Revision to DLMS Supplement 527R, Receipt, Inquiry, Response and MRA, DLMS Business Rules Clarification8/9/2002
0068Approved Change 68: Revision to DLMS Supplement 527R, Receipt, Inquiry, Response and MRA to Incorporate Standard Notes (Supply)8/6/2002
0051Approved Change 51: Revision to DLMS Supplement 527D and 527R in support of Medical Requirements (USAMMA ERP);12/18/2001