Update: Defense Security Assistance Management System - DSAMS - software evaluation

DISAM Journal, Fall, 2000 by Nels E. Berdahl

When a case hold milestone has been posted, the user may continue with normal processes but may not change the status of that case version. If a suspend milestone is recorded, the system will prevent edit capability on all windows related to that case version. Remove hold and remove suspend milestones must be recorded by an authorized user to release the hold or suspend on the case.

Enhancements

Several technical changes were made in Release 6 of DSAMS to improve processing times and speed up data retrieval. There also have been numerous functional changes that previous users of DSAMS will find helpful. My favorites are the automatic generation of default (required) milestones and the linkage of certain milestones to the change case status window. The expired note feature will be popular with case writers, as it greatly simplifies replacing an expired standard note. Logisticians will appreciate the ability to record separate freight/forwarder or mark For codes at the line or subline level, not to mention having ready access to the MAPAD addresses. Financial types will like the year-end roll over and revision (Navy) functionality. Who could not fall in love with the ability to re-calculate all line pricing from the line list window with a single click? Then again, two new reverse pricing options give pricing personnel more flexibility than ever before. And if the improved assign task functionality do esn't get your RAM heated up, then the 100 management reports will simply make your day! It is great to see so many of the recommendations made by DSAMS users come to life in DSAMS Release 6.

More Information

More information about the DSAMS project is available on the DSAMS project web site: http://dsams.dsca.osd.mil. Current and back issues of the DSAMS Dialogue, a monthly project update, are posted on this page. The DSAMS dialogue provides timely and meaningful information for DSAMS users at all organizational levels.

Nels E. Berdahl, has been employed by Information Spectrum, Inc. since December 1998 to provide DSAMS training and field support under contract to the DSAMS PMO. He is a former DISAM professor and has been involved in the DSAMS project since the fall of 1996.