APL/AEL Historical

In the application: Main Menu → Parts/Products → APL/AEL Historical

Follow the sections in order, or use the contents and chapter links to go directly to what you need. Existing lessons may change example records or repeat a shared screen.

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Written walkthrough and screen references

  1. Search and read APL/AEL equipment lists
  2. Read an NSN result
  3. Read an item's technical characteristics
  4. Read an NSN's award history
  5. Find documents associated with an NSN
  6. Evaluate recorded substitute items
  7. Inspect and download item drawings
  8. Read the combined NSN research report
  9. Read FLIS identification, sourcing and reference segments
  10. Read FLIS shipping and management data
  11. Read inventory and backorders

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1. How to use APL/AEL Historical

Start with the button-specific workflow: How to use APL/AEL Historical.

Watch from the beginning

Choose a chapter
  1. 0:00 — Open APL/AEL Historical
  2. 0:20 — Choose a search field
  3. 0:46 — Use the optional CAGE filter
  4. 1:03 — Search for hydraulic pump
  5. 1:27 — Confirm the selected equipment
  6. 1:56 — Read Parts List
  7. 2:17 — Follow the cartridge-kit NIIN
  8. 2:39 — Confirm the catalog item
  9. 3:11 — Compare part references and research buttons
  10. 3:41 — Follow the supplier CAGE
  11. 4:11 — Read Component Characteristics
  12. 4:36 — Check multiple references
  13. 5:00 — Check plan-document references
  14. 5:20 — Check manual references
  15. 5:36 — Check detailed support status
  16. 5:51 — Return or start another search

2. Read NSN characteristics, awards and research records

Follow an item into characteristics, awards, documents, substitutes, drawings and its combined report. Chapters let you skip steps already shown.

Watch from the beginning

Choose a chapter
  1. 0:00 — Continue research on the same NSN
  2. 0:29 — Open Technical Characteristics
  3. 0:42 — Read each characteristic across its row
  4. 1:45 — Open Award History
  5. 2:03 — Compare the award date, quantity and price
  6. 3:06 — Open Associated Documents
  7. 3:28 — Choose the matching document number
  8. 4:01 — Read the listed specification revisions
  9. 4:43 — Open Substitutes
  10. 4:54 — Read the substitute relationship row
  11. 5:39 — Open the item's drawing list
  12. 5:50 — Compare drawing, sheet, type and revision
  13. 6:32 — Confirm the selected drawing row
  14. 6:56 — Open the combined HTML report
  15. 7:11 — Match catalog and management sections
  16. 7:52 — Read the report award quantities and prices
  17. 8:22 — Compare the report technical characteristics
  18. 8:46 — Read the report's document references
  19. 9:25 — Finish with substitutions and MOE rules
  20. 10:04 — Return to the NSN summary

3. Read NSN catalog, logistics and inventory screens

Continue from NSN details into catalog, logistics, inventory and backorder records. This shared lesson uses another item example.

Watch from the beginning

Choose a chapter
  1. 0:00 — Start at the NSN item page
  2. 0:31 — Open FLIS Header
  3. 0:33 — FLIS Header — Segment A
  4. 1:52 — Open MOE Rules
  5. 1:56 — MOE Rules — Segment B
  6. 2:52 — Open MCRL
  7. 2:55 — MCRL — Segment C
  8. 3:51 — Open Shipping
  9. 3:55 — Shipping — Segment G
  10. 5:03 — Open ML-C
  11. 5:07 — ML-C — Segment H
  12. 6:11 — Open Inventory
  13. 6:15 — Inventory
  14. 6:57 — Open BackOrder
  15. 7:00 — BackOrder
  16. 7:40 — Return to item research
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