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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
1503

Approved Change 1503: DLMS Implementation Convention Notes Updates

Microsoft Excel Icon Spreadsheet of all changes in MFR 1503

7/3/2025
1420

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

5/26/2023
1412

Approved Change 1412: Replacement of Data Universal Numbering System Number with Unique Entity Identifier and Electronic Funds Transfer Indicator to Wide Area Workflow

4/13/2022
1353Approved Change 1353: Administrative Update to Change Transportation Method and Transportation Mode Codes on all DLMS Implementation Conventions (ICs)6/12/2020
1335Approved Change 1335: Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) Changes to Support Purchase Card Receiving Report and Property Book Identifier6/16/2020
1254Approved Change 1254: Remove Unit of Measure Code Validation from DLMS XML Schemas3/22/2017
1215Approved Change 1215: Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) Revisions to Include Multiple Serial Numbers for Serially Managed Items Without Registered Unique Item Identifiers (UII) and Supply Condition Codes for Property Transfer and Repairable Receiving Reports for Government Furnished Property (GFP) (Supply/Contract Administration)1/22/2019
1202Approved Change 1202: Processing of Advance Shipment Notice (ASN) for Certificate of Conformance (CoC) or Alternate Release Procedures (ARP) and Edit Blocking Inappropriate Supply Discrepancy Report (SDR) for Missing Quality Assurance Representative (QAR) Signature (Discrepancy Code D4) and Associated Suspended Receipt (SDR/Supply/Contract Administration)7/12/2016
1183Approved Change 1183: Revise Federal Implementation Conventions (IC) 856 (Ship Notice/Manifest), DLMS IC 856 (Advance Shipment Notice) and Federal IC 857 (Shipment and Billing Notice) to add Final Shipment Indicator and Final Invoice Indicator (Supply/Contract Administration/Finance)10/28/2015
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
1157AApproved Change 1157A: Update Uniform Procurement Instrument Identification (PIID) Numbering System in the Federal/DLMS Implementation Conventions and DLMS Manual (Supply/Contract Administration)2/23/2017
1140Approved Change 1140: Administrative Revision to Federal Implementation Convention (IC) 856 Ship Notice/Manifest to Add Item Unique Identification (IUID) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Clause 252 211-7003 Compliance Check (Supply/Contract Administration)7/16/2014
1139Approved Change 1139: Administrative Revision to Federal Implementation Convention (IC) 856 Ship Notice/Manifest to Provide Additional E-mail Notifications (Supply/Contract Administration)7/16/2014
1136Approved Change 1136: Revise Unique Item Tracking (UIT) Procedures to support DODM 4140.01 UIT Policy and Clarify Requirements (Supply)12/9/2014
1121Approved Change 1121: Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) Update to Permit Multiple Product/Service Pairs on Receiving Reports and Property Transfer Documents (Supply/Contract Administration)7/15/2014
1113Approved Change 1113: Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) Advance Shipment Notice (ASN) Revisions Including Enhancements for Security Cooperation (SC) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) (Supply/Contract Administration)7/2/2014
1112Approved Change 1112: Revise Federal Implementation Convention (IC) 856 Ship Notice/Manifest to Identify Item Unique Identification (IUID) and Embedded IUID Marks Data to the Receiving Report for Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) (Supply/Contract Administration)5/5/2014
1075Approved Change 1075: Implementation of Geopolitical Entities, Names, and Codes (GENC) Standard by DoD Components for the Identification of Countries and their Subdivisions (DoDAAD/MAPAD/Supply/Finance/SDR)1/17/2014
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
0439Approved Change 439: Revise Advance Shipment Notice (ASN) (DLMS Implementation Convention (DLMS IC) 856) for Additional Content for Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support (DMLSS)/Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) Interface (Supply/Contract Administration/Finance)7/6/2011
0438Approved Change 438: Revise Advance Shipment Notice (ASN) (DLMS Implementation Convention (DLMS IC) 856) to add the Purchase Request (PR) Number supporting the Electronic Document Access (EDA)/Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) Interface (Supply/Contract Administration/Finance)7/6/2011
0362Approved Change 362: Revised DLMS Implementation Convention (DLMS IC) 856, Advance Shipment Notice/Receiving Report (ASN/RR): Void, Replace, Change, and Contract Number Type (Wide Area Work Flow/Contract Administration/Supply Interface)4/8/2010
0303Approved Change 303: Transportation Identification Numbers in Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) (Supply/Contract Administration/Transportation)10/7/2008
0231Approved Change 231: Inclusion of Data Supporting Wide Area Workflow Transaction Exchange for Item Unique Identification (IUID), Zero Lot Shipments, and Performance Notification for Services3/20/2007
0177Approved Change 177: Advanced Shipment Notice (ASN) 856 Cancellation and Correction Functionality (Post Acquisition/MILSCAP)9/14/2005
0165Approved Change 165: Optional Capability for Sending Information Copy of DLMS Implementation Conventions 856, 856S, 861, 867I, 870M, 945A, and 947I to a Component Unique Item Tracking (UIT) Registry (Supply)6/10/2005
0129Approved Change 129: New DLMS Supplement for DLMS ASN Following Federal IC 856, Shipment Notice/Manifest10/1/2004
0122Approved Change 122: Revision to Federal IC 856, Ship Notice/Manifest, Supporting Foreign Currency Requirement for Unique Item Identification (UID) Registry6/24/2004