DLMS Data Dictionary

The Authoritative Resource for DLMS X12 Data Elements and Codes

This Data Dictionary is the authoritative reference for all data elements used across Defense Logistics Management Standards (DLMS) Implementation Conventions (ICs). It provides standardized definitions and technical specifications for DLMS and its underlying ANSI ASC X12 data structures.

What This Dictionary Provides:

  • Clear Definitions: Find the official business definition and purpose for every data element used in DLMS transactions.
  • Technical Specifications: Get the exact technical format, length, and structure for each element as it appears in an X12 transaction.
  • DLMS to X12 Mapping: Understand exactly how a DLMS business term maps to a specific X12 segment and element (e.g., "Ship-To Address" maps to N1*ST in the 511R transaction).
  • Authoritative Code Lists: Access the complete and current lists of approved codes and qualifiers used in logistics transactions, such as status codes, discrepancy codes, and unit of issue codes.

Who Should Use This Resource:

  • System Developers & Integrators: To correctly build, map, and test DLMS-compliant applications.
  • Logistics & Supply SMEs: To understand the precise meaning and proper use of data in our business processes.
  • Data Analysts & Managers: To ensure data quality, standardization, and interoperability across systems.

Key Implementation Notes:

  • Relationship to Implementation Conventions (ICs): This Data Dictionary is a reference tool that enhances and supports the DLMS Implementation Conventions (ICs); it does not replace them. For proper implementation, users must consult the detailed guidance and business rules contained within the applicable IC.
  • Governing Standards: All data elements are governed by the Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASC X12) and the policies within DLM 4000.25, Defense Logistics Management Standards (DLMS). The ASC X12 is the governing source for X12, which is an electronic data interchange (EDI) standard.
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Category Details
IC 945A
SEGMENT NAME LQ-Industry Code Identification
REF LQ01
ID 1270
X12 MIN MAX '1/3
ELEMENT NAME Code List Qualifier Code
CODE 0
CODE NAME Document Identification Code
GENERAL CODE DEFINITION Identifies transaction specific operation to which they apply and indicates the intended purpose and use of the transaction data
CODE DLMS NOTE 1. The MILSTRIP DIC is retained in the DLMS to facilitate transaction conversion in a mixed legacy MILSTRIP-DLMS environment. Continued support of the DIC in a full DLMS environment will be assessed at a future date. 2. In a mixed legacy MILSTRIP-DLMS environment, for the inter-service ammunition interfaces, when including BG1/BG2 data, Army must use 2 iterations of LQ to provide DIC AR_ as well as either DIC BG1 or BG2 as applicable, to alert DAS of the BG1/ BG2 requirement for inter-service ammunition transactions. See ADC 1040. Z - Cancelation Reason: 1. Use to specify the reason for requisition cancelation subsequent to receipt of the associated release order. 2. For DLA Disposition Service, available codes are: YD - DLA Disposition Services Customer No-Show YE - DLA Disposition Services Sales Customer Refused - Penalty May Apply YF - DLA Disposition Services Sales Customer Refused - No Penalty YG - DLA Disposition Services Sales Reutilization/Transfer/Donation (RTD) Customer Declined with Prior Notice YH - DLA Disposition Services RTD Customer Refused Without Prior Notice YI - DLA Disposition Services Commercial Venture (CV) Rejected by Government Liquidators (GL) YJ - DLA Disposition Services Field Office Cancelation of Redistribution Order due to Change in Disposition Instructions 3. Authorized for intra-DLA use between DLA Disposition Services Field Offices and DLA Disposition Services. DLMS enhancement; Refer to ADC 49 and 1034B.
PROPOSED CODE CHANGES
DLMS MIN MAX 3-Mar
DOD AND OTHER NAMES Address Document Identification Code, DIC, Document Identifier Code
FLIS DRN
ADC
VALID INPUT CODES DLM 4000.25, Volume 2, Appendix 7.1 - Document Identifier Codes, DLM 4000.25 Volume 6, APPENDIX 2.1, https://www.dla.mil/Defense-Data-Standards/Publications/Appendices/
REFERENCED SERVICE OR AGENCY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS