DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY CODE (DAC): A CODE WHICH ESTABLISHES THE TYPE AND AVAILABILITY OF TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION. NUMERIC CODES INDICATE TYPE AND AVAILABILITY OF THE DOCUMENTS TO ORIGINATOR AT TIME OF SUBMISSION OF REFERENCE NUMBER AND ITEM IDENTIFICATION CATALOGING TRANSACTIONS. ALPHA CODES INDICATE THE SAME DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AND WILL BE FURNISHED BY AN ACTIVITY IDENTIFIED BY THE REFERENCE NUMBER ACTION ACTIVITY CODE /RNAAC-DRN 2900/ THROUGH CROSS-SERVICE AGREEMENT. SEE VOLUME 10, TABLES 5 AND 15 AND QUICK INFO ON-LINE.
Governing regulation: HTTPS://WWW.DLA.MIL/PORTALS/104/DOCUMENTS/DLMS/CDS/MANUALS/CDTS_VOLUME_10.DOCX
Code values (17)
| Code | Meaning | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drawing Was Available to the Rnaac | THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS REPRESENTED BY A DRAWING AND THE DRAWING WAS AVAILABLE TO THE RNAAC, WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE SUBMITTING ACTIVITY, AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION OF THE REFERENCE NUMBER. THE RNAAC WILL FURNISH THE DRAWING UPON REQUEST. |
| 2 | Drawing Was Available to the Rnaac | THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS REPRESENTED BY A DRAWING AND THE DRAWING WAS AVAILABLE TO THE RNAAC, WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE SUBMITTING ACTIVITY, AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION OF THE REFERENCE NUMBER; HOWEVER, THE RNAAC CANNOT FURNISH THE DRAWING. |
| 3 | Technical Documentation Other Than a Drawing | THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS REPRESENTED BY TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION OTHER THAN A DRAWING AND THE DOCUMENTATION WAS AVAILABLE TO THE RNAACC, WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE SUBMITTING ACTIVITY, AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION OF THE REFERENCE NUMBER. THE RNAAC WILL FURNISH THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION UPON REQUEST. |
| 4 | Technical Documentation Other Than a Drawing | THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS REPRESENTED BY TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION OTHER THAN A DRAWING AND THE DOCUMENTATION WAS AVAILABLE TO THE RNAAC, WHO MAY ORMAY NOT BE THE SUBMITTING ACTIVITY, AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION OF THE REFERENCE NUMBER; HOWEVER, THE RNAAC CANNOT FURNISH THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION. |
| 5 | Drawing Was Not Available to the Rnaac | THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS REPRESENTED BY A DRAWING, BUT THE DRAWING WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE RNAAC, WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE SUBMITTING ACTIVITY, AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION OF THE REFERENCE NUMBER. |
| 6 | Technical Documentation Other Than a Drawing | THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS REPRESENTED BY TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION OTHER THAN A DRAWING BUT THE DOCUMENTATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE RNAAC, WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE SUBMITTING ACTIVITY, AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION OF THE REFERENCE NUMBER. |
| 9 | Document Availability Is Not Required | THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS OF THE TYPE FOR WHICH AN INDICATION OF DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY IS NOT REQUIRED. |
| A | Drawing Is Available for Unlimited Use | THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS REPRESENTED BY AN ENGINEERING DRAWING AND THE DRAWING IS AVAILABLE FOR UNLIMITED USE. THE DRAWING WILL BE FURNISHED BY THE ACTIVITY IDENTIFIED BY THE RNAAC UPON REQUEST. |
| B | Drawing Is Available for Limited Use Under the Terms of the Rights-in-data Clause | THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS REPRESENTED BY AN ENGINEERING DRAWING. THE DRAWING IS AVAILABLE FOR LIMITED USE UNDER THE TERMS OF THE RIGHTS-IN-DATA CLAUSE OF THE CONTRACT BY WHICH THE DATA WAS OBTAINED AND WILL BE FURNISHED BY THE ACTIVITY IDENTIFIED BY THE RNAAC UPON REQUEST. DESCRIPTIVE DATA BASED ON LIMITED RIGHTS INFORMATION WILL NOT BE RELEASED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH PUBLICATIONS OR OTHER MEDIA. |
| C | Drawing Is Available for Unlimited Use But Under Security Measures | THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS REPRESENTED BY AN ENGINEERING DRAWING. THE DRAWING IS AVAILABLE FOR UNLIMITED USE BUT UNDER THE SECURITY MEASURES SPECIFIED FOR THE LEVEL OF SECURITY CLASSIFICATION ASSIGNED. THE DRAWING WILL BE FURNISHED ONLY TO QUALIFIED REQUESTERS BY THE ACTIVITY IDENTIFIED BY THE RNAAC. |
| D | Drawing Is Available for Limited Use Under the Terms of the Rights-in-data Clause | THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS REPRESENTED BY AN ENGINEERING DRAWING. THE DRAWING IS AVAILABLE FOR LIMITED USE UNDER THE TERMS OF THE RIGHTS-IN-DATA CLAUSE OF THE CONTRACT BY WHICH THE DATA WAS OBTAINED, AND UNDER THE SECURITY MEASURES SPECIFIED FOR THE LEVEL OF SECURITY CLASSIFICATION ASSIGNED. THE DRAWING WILL BE FURNISHED ONLY TO QUALIFIED REQUESTERS BY THE ACTIVITY IDENTIFIED BY THE RNAAC. DESCRIPTIVE DATA BASED ON LIMITED RIGHTS INFORMATION WILL NOT BE RELEASED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH PUBLICATIONS OR OTHER MEDIA. |
| E | Engineering Data Other Than an Engineering Drawing | THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS REPRESENTED BY ENGINEERING DATA OTHER THAN AN ENGINEERING DRAWING. THE DATA IS AVAILABLE FOR UNLIMITED USE AND WILL BE FURNISHED BY THE ACTIVITY IDENTIFIED BY THE RNAAC UPON REQUEST. |
| F | Engineering Data Other Than an Engineering Drawing | THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS REPRESENTED BY ENGINEERING DATA OTHER THAN AN ENGINEERING DRAWING. THE DATA IS AVAILABLE FOR LIMITED USE UNDER THE TERMS OF THE RIGHTS-IN-DATA CLAUSE OF THE CONTRACT BY WHICH THE DATA WAS OBTAINED AND WILL BE FURNISHED BY THE ACTIVITY IDENTIFIED BY THE RNAAC UPON REQUEST. DESCRIPTIVE DATA BASED ON LIMITED RIGHTS INFORMATION WILL NOT BE RELEASED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH PUBLICATIONS OR OTHER MEDIA. |
| G | Engineering Data Other Than an Engineering Drawing | THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS REPRESENTED BY ENGINEERING DATA OTHER THAN AN ENGINEERING DRAWING. THE DATA IS AVAILABLE FOR UNLIMITED USE BUT UNDER THE SECURITY MEASURES SPECIFIED FOR THE LEVEL OF SECURITY CLASSIFICATION ASSIGNED. THE DATA WILL BE FURNISHED ONLY TO QUALIFIED REQUESTERS BY THE ACTIVITY IDENTIFIED BY THE RNAAC. |
| H | Engineering Data Other Than an Engineering Drawing | THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS REPRESENTED BY ENGINEERING DATA OTHER THAN AN ENGINEERING DRAWING. THE DATA IS AVAILABLE FOR LIMITED USE UNDER THE TERMS OF THE RIGHTS-IN-DATA CLAUSE OF THE CONTRACT BY WHICH THE DATA WAS OBTAINED, AND UNDER THE SECURITY MEASURES SPECIFIED FOR THE LEVEL OF SECURITY CLASSIFICATION ASSIGNED. THE DATA WILL BE FURNISHED ONLY TO QUALIFIED REQUESTERS BY THE ACTIVITY IDENTIFIED BY THE RNAAC. DESCRIPTIVE DATA BASED ON LIMITED RIGHTS INFORMATION WILL NOT BE RELEASED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH PUBLICATIONS OR OTHER MEDIA. |
| U | May or May Not Be Available to the Rnaac | A REFERENCE NUMBER REPRESENTED BY A BAR CODE STRUCTURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ORGANIZATION SUCH AS GLOBAL STANDARDS 1 (GS1). THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION MAY OR MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE TO THE RNAAC. NOTE: GS1 IS THE ORGANIZATION FORMED AS A RESULT OF THE MERGER BETWEEN THE UNIFORM CODE COUNCIL (UCC) AND EAN INTERNATIONAL. |
| X | Dac Not Known | DAC NOT KNOWN. FOUND ON U.S. NSNS THAT WERE ASSIGNED BEFORE 1975. CANNOT BE USED FOR NEW ITEM ASSIGNMENT, OR ANY MAINTENANCE ACTION ON OLDER NSNS. |
About DAC
What is DAC in FLIS / NSN cataloging?
DAC (Document Availability) dOCUMENT AVAILABILITY CODE (DAC): A CODE WHICH ESTABLISHES THE TYPE AND AVAILABILITY OF TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION. NUMERIC CODES INDICATE TYPE AND AVAILABILITY OF THE DOCUMENTS TO ORIGINATOR AT TIME OF SUBMISSION OF REFERENCE NUMBER AND ITEM IDENTIFICATION CATALOGING TRANSACTIONS. ALPHA CODES INDICATE THE SAME DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AND WILL BE FURNISHED BY AN ACTIVITY IDENTIFIED BY THE REFERENCE NUMBER ACTION ACTIVITY CODE /RNAAC-DRN 2900/ THROUGH CROSS-SERVICE AGREEMENT. SEE VOLUME 10, TABLES 5 AND 15 AND QUICK INFO ON-LINE.
What does DAC code 1 mean?
DAC code 1 means "Drawing Was Available to the Rnaac". THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS REPRESENTED BY A DRAWING AND THE DRAWING WAS AVAILABLE TO THE RNAAC, WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE SUBMITTING ACTIVITY, AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION OF THE REFERENCE NUMBER. THE RNAAC WILL FURNISH THE DRAWING UPON REQUEST.
How many DAC codes are there?
The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency defines 17 DAC (Document Availability) code values in the FLIS published code dictionary. Each is listed on this page with its official meaning.
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