DPAS SCR: 01848

• SCR Number
  01848
• Title
  Enable Kit Assembly Substitution Items
• DPAS Module
  Warehouse
• Reporting Organization
  Army: ASA(ALT)
• State
  New
• History
  Submitted 11/18/2022
• Description
  Change Request: Process Improvement

  
  

  Description:

  DPAS has the capability to manage configured kits, but currently does not provide for the capability to complete the kit using valid substitute items.  The DPAS Kitting process should provide the capability to utilize substitute items to create managed kits.  

   

  Recommended:

  1. Modify the SKO Catalog for managed kits to denote whether a substitute item is authorized to be used for the item in the kit.
  

  2. Provide for the selection of substitute items for creating a kit when a substitute is authorized.

  3. The completed kit form that lists the items in the kit should display the planned kit item with an annotation that the kit was assembled using the identified substitute Item.

   

  Mission Critical:

  This functionality is needed as the planned item is not always available when a fielding occurs, thus the PM must utilize valid substitutes.

   

  Benefits:

  This change will enable kit fielding to occur of Kits when substitute items are used and inform the user that the kit was assembled using one or more substitute items.

   

  Frequency: Weekly

   

  Users:

  This feature will be utilized by the ASA(ALT) PMs in fielding of the next generation of equipment to the U.S. Army. It is believed that other DPAS users that are managing kits would benefit by having this functionality as all Services support the concept of substitutes.