Administration Course Assessments
Groups - ANS ✔✔6 major breakouts of MMPA
Categories - ANS ✔✔Groups subdivided into sets of entries related to same subject
Entry/Format Identifiers (FIDS) - ANS ✔✔Detailed set of related items
6 Groups - ANS ✔✔Fixed, variable open, future, suspense, les remark, closed
Fixed - ANS ✔✔Always used to update the MMPA
Variable Open - ANS ✔✔Currently applicable to members record
Future - ANS ✔✔Occur at specific time (clothing allowance)
Suspense - ANS ✔✔Awaiting further input
Les Remark - ANS ✔✔Change MMPA
Closed - ANS ✔✔Contain 3 types of data and are identified by a hypen/dash
1st Line of MMPA - ANS ✔✔Query on a member
2nd Line of MMPA - ANS ✔✔Provides help or info on maneuvering in MMPA
, 3rd Line of MMPA - ANS ✔✔Privacy act statement
4th Line of MMPA - ANS ✔✔Covers items to quickly verify you have correct member
5th Line of MMPA - ANS ✔✔Reference to items found in body of MMPA under same FID
Format Identifiers (FID) - ANS ✔✔2 character, alpha, numeric, or alpha-number code which
identifies type of entry
1st Character of FID - ANS ✔✔Identifies the entry category
2nd Character of FID - ANS ✔✔Defines the entry type within category
How many categories is MMPA divided into - ANS ✔✔14
Category A - ANS ✔✔Allotments
Category B - ANS ✔✔Leave
Category C - ANS ✔✔Collections
Category D - ANS ✔✔Deductions
Category # - ANS ✔✔Entitlements