P 171525Z SEP 15
FM DFAS CLEVELAND OH
TO AIG 4676
AIG 4678
AIG 4730
BT
UNCLAS
SUBJ/ AD04 PROCESSING//
MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 43/15//
POC/LAURA ANDREWS DFAS-CL FIELD SERVICES/CODE JFLS/TEL:  216-204-4317//
RMKS/1. MILITARY PAY OPERATIONS HAS IDENTIFIED A SYSTEM PROBLEM
WHEN PROCESSING FID AD04 FOR AN ALLOTMENT ADDRESS CHANGE.
WHEN AN AD04 IS PROCESSED THE SYSTEM CONVERTS THE TRANSACTION
TO THE WRONG RECORD LENGTH RESULTING IN THE TRANSACTION
VALUES MOVING TO THE WRONG PLACE IN THE ALLOTMENT ENTRY FIELDS.
2.  TO PREVENT THIS ERROR, AN ALLOTMENT ADDRESS CHANGE SHOULD
BE PROCESSED USING AA04 TO CHANGE THE ADDRESS FOLLOWED BY
AN AD04 TO CHANGE THE COMPANY CODE.  IF THE AMOUNT OF THE
ALLOTMENT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, PROCESS AN AD07 (INCREASE)
OR AD08 (DECREASE) TO CHANGE DEDUCTION AMOUNT.
3.  WIDEST DISSEMINATION REQUESTED.//