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Concept of Operation Documents
 FINAL CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS FOR A TYPE DESIGNATION AUTOMATED SYSTEM January 30, 1998
This "Concept of Operations" (CONOPs) for a Type Designation Automated System (TDAS), is the third release and is designated as the"final" report. The final release contains updated information, as well as process and functionality flow charts for the TDAS.
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INTERIM CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS FOR A TYPE DESIGNATION AUTOMATED SYSTEM October 31, 1997 non-CDRL
This interim "Concept of Operations" (CONOPS) for a Type Designation Automated System (TDAS) provides the project background, as well as a description of the current manual type designation process. The document provides a series of operational scenarios for the automation of the TDAS, and an analysis of the proposed automated TDAS. The document also addresses design and implementation issues such as: legacy data, security, the DLSC Information Hub, integration of the EDA/SQL commercial-off-the shelf (COTS) software product, and database design.
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PRELIMINARY CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS FOR A TYPE DESIGNATION AUTOMATED SYSTEM May 1, 1997 non-CDRL
The Defense Logistics Services Center (DLSC) supports defense system procurement via assigning, tracking, and retiring National Stock Numbers (NSN) for all equipment used by the Department of Defense (DoD). Military Service Type Designation organizations such as the U.S. Army's Communication and Electronic Command (CECOM) and the Air Force Material Command (AFMC), assign a nomenclature to each piece of equipment by naming and codifying equipment according to a type designation which specifies the installation, equipment type, and purpose of the item. The request for a NSN assignment to DLSC comes after the type designation has been assigned. DLSC, CECOM, and AFMC need to share some common information such as type designation, drawing number and part number for cataloging, provisioning, supply support, part break-out for second source procurements and other logistics functions. At the time of this initiative the type designation process was a manual activity and type designation data sharing was not timely and contributed to the duplication of acquisition and logistics efforts, inability to find parts in inventories, and duplicate parts in inventories.
This initial concept of operations document describes the current manual type designation process and how an automated system can overcome inefficiencies in this process. Topics in this concept of operations include: requirements, scope, constraints and assumptions, a series of operational scenarios, a summary of advantages and limitation of an automated type designation process, and in initial discussion of implementation issues.
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Systems Administration Guides
TYPE DESIGNATION AUTOMATED SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE
The Type Designation Automation System (TDAS) is an automated system that facilitates the assignment and support of type designations in accordance with Military Standard (MIL-STD)-196D (the Joint Electronics Type Designation System). This TDAS is phasing out the manual paper based Military Service Type Designation System (MSTDS) in use at Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM). This document is intended to provide an overview of the newly automated system maintenance issues and a reference guide for administering the software application.
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Version 2.5 - December 1998 (non-CDRL)
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Version 2.1 - August 7, 1998 (non-CDRL)
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Version 1.0 - February 1998 (non-CDRL)
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User Guides
TDAS Database Description (May, 1999)
The TDAS database is used to house type designation and nomenclature information for various military organizations. This database description document provides an overview and description of the database including a top-level design (logical view) of the database, the relationships of the database tables , as well as the names and definitions of the the data elements in each table.
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TYPE DESIGNATION AUTOMATED SYSTEM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTROL POINT USER'S GUIDE
The Type Designation Automated System (TDAS) facilitates the assignment and support of type designations in accordance with Military Standard (MIL-STD) 196. TDAS automates the submittal and support of DD Form 61s, the retrieval of type-designation data previously stored in the database within TDAS, and the assignment of nomenclature. TDAS supports five groups of users:
- Department of Defense Control Points (DoDCPs)
- Military Department Control Points (DCPs)
- Submittal Review Points (SRPs)
- Manufacturing Contractors, and
- Read-Only Users
This guide describes the actions, reports, help available to the Department of Defense Control Point (DoDCP) Users.
Version 3.0 - February 1999 (non-CDRL)
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Version 2.5 - December 1998 (non-CDRL)
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TYPE DESIGNATION AUTOMATED SYSTEM MANUFACTURING CONTRACTOR USER'S GUIDE
The Type Designation Automated System (TDAS) facilitates the assignment and support of type designations in accordance with Military Standard (MIL-STD) 196. TDAS automates the submittal and support of DD Form 61s, the retrieval of type-designation data previously stored in the database within TDAS, and the assignment of nomenclature. This Guide describes the actions, reports and help information available to manufacturers who submit electronics product information to the TDAS system.
Version 3.0 - January 1999 (non-CDRL)
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Version 2.5 - December 18, 1998 (non-CDRL)
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Version 2.1.2 - November 16, 1998 (non-CDRL)
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TYPE DESIGNATION AUTOMATED SYSTEM DEPARTMENT CONTROL POINT USER'S GUIDE
The Type Designation Automated System (TDAS) facilitates the assignment and support of type designations in accordance with Military Standard (MIL-STD) 196. TDAS automates the submittal and support of DD Form 61s, the retrieval of type-designation data previously stored in the database within TDAS, and the assignment of nomenclature. TDAS supports five groups of users:
- Department of Defense Control Points (DoDCPs)
- Department Control Points (DCPs)
- Submittal Review Points (SRPs)
- Manufacturing Contractors, and
- Read-Only Users
This user guide describes the actions, reports, and help for user's at the military Department Control Point (DCP) level (e.g. US Army, US Air Force).
Version 3.0 - January 1999 (non-CDRL)
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Version 2.5 - December 18, 1998 (non-CDRL)
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TYPE DESIGNATION AUTOMATED SYSTEM READ-ONLY USER'S GUIDE
The Type Designation Automated System (TDAS) facilitates the assignment and support of type designations in accordance with Military Standard (MIL-STD) 196. TDAS automates the submittal and support of DD Form 61s, the retrieval of type-designation data previously stored in the database within TDAS, and the assignment of nomenclature. TDAS supports five groups of users:
- Department of Defense Control Points (DoDCPs)
- Military Department Control Points (DCPs)
- Submittal Review Points (SRPs)
- Manufacturing Contractors, and
- Read-Only Users
This guide describes the actions, reports, help available to the Read-Only Users.
Version 3.0 - January 1999 (non-CDRL)
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Version 2.5 - December 8, 1998 (non-CDRL)
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Version 2.1.2 - November 20, 1998 (non-CDRL)
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TYPE DESIGNATION AUTOMATED SYSTEM SUBMITTAL REVIEW POINT USER'S GUIDE
The Type Designation Automated System (TDAS) facilitates the assignment and support of type designations in accordance with Military Standard (MIL-STD) 196. TDAS automates the submittal and support of DD Form 61s, the retrieval of type-designation data previously stored in the database within TDAS, and the assignment of nomenclature. TDAS supports five groups of users:
- Department of Defense Control Points (DoDCPs)
- Military Department Control Points (DCPs)
- Submittal Review Points (SRPs)
- Manufacturing Contractors, and
- Read-Only Users
This guide describes the actions, reports, help available to the Submittal Review Point Users.
Version 3.0 - January 1999 (non-CDRL)
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Version 2.5 - December 1998 (non-CDRL)
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AERONAUTICAL AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT TYPE DESIGNATION AUTOMATED SYSTEM USER'S GUIDE VERSION 2.1 August 28, 1998 non-CDRL
The Aeronautical and Support Equipment Type Designation System (ASETDS) facilitates the assignment and support of type designations in accordance with Military Standard (MIL-STD)-196 (the Joint Electronics Type Designation System). This document provides an overview of the ASETDS, and includes a reference guide for using the software application. The ASETDS is designed to support both local users and external users; e.g., Manufacturing Contractors
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TYPE DESIGNATION AUTOMATED SYSTEM USER'S GUIDE
The Type Designation Automated System (TDAS) facilitates the assignment and support of type designations in accordance with Military Standard (MIL-STD) 196. TDAS automates the submittal and support of DD Form 61s, the retrieval of type-designation data previously stored in the database within TDAS, and the assignment of nomenclature. TDAS supports five groups of users:
- Department of Defense Control Points (DoDCPs)
- Military Department Control Points (DCPs)
- Submittal Review Points (SRPs)
- Manufacturing Contractors, and
- Read-Only Users
Version 2.1 - August 17, 1998 (non-CDRL)
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Version 2.0 - June 4, 1998 (non-CDRL)
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Version 1.0 - February 19, 1998 (non-CDRL)
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TYPE DESIGNATION AUTOMATED SYSTEM WEB CLIENT USER'S GUIDE VERSION 2.1 July 6, 1998 non-CDRL
The Type Designation Automated System (TDAS) facilitates the assignment and support of type designations in accordance with Military Standard (MIL-STD) 196. TDAS automates the submittal and support of DD Form 61s, the retrieval of type-designation data previously stored in the database within TDAS, and the assignment of nomenclature. TDAS supports five groups of users:
- Department of Defense Control Points (DoDCPs)
- Military Department Control Points (DCPs)
- Submittal Review Points (SRPs)
- Manufacturing Contractors, and
- Read-Only Users
This guide describes the actions, reports, and help available in the web client (i.e., web browser) version of the TDAS software.
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