MEDALS — Military Engineering Data Asset Locator System Document Number

MILITARY ENGINEERING DATA ASSET LOCATOR SYSTEM (MEDALS) DOCUMENT NUMBER: A THIRTY-TWO POSITION ALPHANUMERIC OR SPECIAL CHARACTER NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ORIGINAL DESIGN ACTIVITY OR PREPARING ACTIVITY OF A DOCUMENT TO IDENTIFY THAT DOCUMENT. REFERENCE NUMBERS THAT INDICATE MEDALS MAY MAINTAIN AN INDEX OF ENGINEERING DRAWINGS FOR THIS SPECIFIC REFERENCE NUMBER, SHOULD BE SEARCHED FOR IN MEDALS AS BOTH DOCUMENT NUMBER AND PART NUMBER. IN MOST INSTANCES A REFERENCE NUMBER IN FED LOG IS ACTUALLY A DOCUMENT NUMBER IN MEDALS.

This is a free-text or numeric FLIS field — it has no enumerated code values. The definition above is its official cataloging meaning.

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What is MEDALS in FLIS / NSN cataloging?

MEDALS (Military Engineering Data Asset Locator System Document Number) mILITARY ENGINEERING DATA ASSET LOCATOR SYSTEM (MEDALS) DOCUMENT NUMBER: A THIRTY-TWO POSITION ALPHANUMERIC OR SPECIAL CHARACTER NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ORIGINAL DESIGN ACTIVITY OR PREPARING ACTIVITY OF A DOCUMENT TO IDENTIFY THAT DOCUMENT. REFERENCE NUMBERS THAT INDICATE MEDALS MAY MAINTAIN AN INDEX OF ENGINEERING DRAWINGS FOR THIS SPECIFIC REFERENCE NUMBER, SHOULD BE SEARCHED FOR IN MEDALS AS BOTH DOCUMENT NUMBER AND PART NUMBER. IN MOST INSTANCES A REFERENCE NUMBER IN FED LOG IS ACTUALLY A DOCUMENT NUMBER IN MEDALS.

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