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Request a Material Master for a Non-Standard Class 7 or 2 (N) Item (ZNONSTD)

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Use ZNONSTD to request a Material Master Record for a Non-Standard Class 7 or CLass 2 Non-Expendable item. 

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Enter selection criteria in the Request Non-Standard Material screen. 


After you enter the manufacturer's part number (MPN) and your force element, direct GCSS-Army to check for an existing Material Master for the MPN.

If a Material Master Record exists, the item can be entered in a purchase requisition and you do not need to continue with the ZNONSTD transaction.
 
Note: If the Material Master has no LIN, but needs one, the PBO will use the ZLIN transaction to submit a request to AESIP to assign a LIN.

In this simulation, there is no existing Material Master. You must execute the ZNONSTD transaction. 

Enter the Force Element that represents your Unit's Company Headquarters.
Check to see if your Part Number (MPN) is linked to an existing Cage Code.
The Information dialog box displays the message No existing Cage Codes available for the part number provided! 

This message indicates that there is no existing MPN:C_Cage# in GCSS-Army. 

Close the Information dialog box and perform the following steps to identify a cage code.
The status bar displays the message No values found.
The Material Master Record is not created until after the PBO provides approval. 

Enter the manufacturer's cage code description in the Name field.

If you only know the company name and not their actual CAGE code, use the company name as a search term for the CAGE code. 

Warning: Do not enter the vendor where the item is procured (For example, Home Depot is a supplier and not a cage code manufacturer/vendor).

Enter the portion of the item's Cage Code description that you know.

Use asterisks (*) before and after your entry to perform a wildcard search. 

A wildcard search directs GCSS-Army to search its database for any item that contains what you entered between the asterisks.
In this simulation, your search returned two possibilities.
Click the C_1GE11 DELL COMPUTER CORP from the list. 

The Similar Material segment at the bottom of the Request Non-Standard Material screen aids you in your non-standard material data entry. 

Do you have a similar material that is listed already in GCSS-Army?

Answer No if there is no similar material that you can reference.
  

Answer Yes if you want GCSS-Army to display a list of similar materials.  Reference a similar material to populate several required data fields on the next screen. 

This simulation references a similar material.

Direct GCSS-Army to provide a list of similar items.
Enter descriptive text to describe your non-standard item.
You may only know a portion of the similar item’s description. Enter the portion that you know.

Use asterisks (*) before and after your entry to perform a wildcard search. A wildcard search directs GCSS-Army to search its database for any item that contains what you entered between the asterisks.
Select the similar material that best describes your non-standard material.

In this simulation, use the first listed item which is already selected.
Your similar material is displayed in the Cataloged NIIN? field.

If you did not reference a similar material, you must enter the FSC (Federal Supply Class), the SCMC (Supply Category Material Code), and the Acct. Requirements Code (ARC). You also need to add descriptive comments about the item. Mandatory entries are identified by the checkmark in the field.


Note: The Acct Requirement Code (ARC) is Non-Expendable N.

If the item normally requires serial number accounting.

When entering data, be as thorough as possible. 

Make an entry in every needed field and then provide as much text about the item so the PBO can make an easy review for approval and AESIP can also quickly process the item without having to do a lot of additional research.

The Information dialog box displays the message Material was requested for approval: XXXXXX:C_XXXX. 

Note: The material number format for the non-standard material is MPN:C_Cage#.
GCSS-Army returns you to the initial Request Non-Standard Material screen.
 

You have used ZNONSTD to request a Non-Standard Material Master Record for a Class 7 or a Class 2 Non-Expendable item. The PBO has received the request for approval in their GCSS-Army Business Workplace. 

From this screen, you can do either of the following:

  • Process another request for another Non-Standard Class 7 or Class 2 Non-Expendable Item.

  • Exit the transaction.

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