SETTING UP THE LOCATOR FILE A stock locator file is the heart of the stock location system. It is an address directory of all stored items. The file is made up of a deck of cards. There is one card for every NSN in stock. Thee cards show the item's storage location, UI, and condition code. You can find a list of the condition codes that the Army supply system uses and their explanatjons in AR 708-1, Chapter 7, and AR 725-50, Table C-28. For manual locator files, place the cards in NUN order. When you file locator cards by NIIN order and the first two digits of the NIIN are the same, file these cards in ascending order of the next three digits. If your DSU operates using SARSS, the location is maintained by the SARSS at the DSU. When the SARSS interfaces with DS4, setting up and maintaining the locator file becomes a SARSS responsibility. For more information on setting up and maintaining the locator ftle, see TM 38Ll9-2, Chapter 4. If your DSU operates under the DS4 or SAILS automated systems, file the cards in location sequence. TMs 38-L32-12 and 38-L32-13 explain how to setup locator files under automated systems. Other information can be added to the cards, such as nomenclature, expiration date, and the CIIC. The locator file will also have a card for each empgl storage location. You can use these cards when you assign new storage locations. If your unit has no ADPE, use DA Form 2765 (Request for Issue or Turn-In) (showing DIC YDL) to make a temporary location card. Send a stock location card also to the SCS and MMC. The temporary location card will be maintained until the SCS and MMC provide a printed DA Form 2000-3 (Installation Inventory Count Card) (showing DIC YDL) as an output to your unit. If your DSU has ADPE, the SCS and MMC provide a preprinted deck of stock location cards (showing DIC YDL) for each NSN in stock. The deck is in stock number sequence. DA Form 2000-3 is a multipurpose card that can also be used as a location survey work card. Use DA Form 2765 to report items that need locations added to or deleted from the locator deck You should also use it to combine two or more locations into one. Stock location cards for shelflife items should ffrst be placed in NSN order and then filed by condition code. The first locator card within a specific condition code should be for the item having the least amount of shelf life left. This card should be