Field #33 - Very Important Date (VID) Description Field Position Order

DCF Process Rules: • Rule 1 - DCF report will transmit all IBM PNs with a logistics of BuySell (BS), DirectSource (DS) and DirectBuy (DB) and will contain the data elements when NO error is found. • Rule 2 - DCF reportIBM will onlyDeCentralize transmit the File following (DCF) data Reference when an Tableinaccurate contract or price data is found. These errors will be reported to GCMs for correction. • Rule 3 - DCF report will only transmit the following data when a valid Price is available and Quota (Award split) is invalid. These errors will be reported to GCMs for correction

‘Y' indicates data will be included in DCF ' * ' indicates field(s) may or may not have data, until the data is corrected Field name Rule 1 Rule 2 Rule 3 Field Description B D D B D D B D S S B S S B S S 1 IBM PN Y Y Y Y Y Y Y IBM 12 or 7 alphanumeric material part label 2 Logistics Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Purchasing method like Buy Sell, Direct Source or Direct Buy 3 CM Name Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Contract Manufacturer who requires the partnumber 4 Council Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y IBM council name the parts belongs to Name 5 Commodity Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Type of part 6 Part Desc Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Technical description of the part 7 Vendor Y Y Y Supplier Name who supplies the part Name 8 Vendor No. Y Y IBM code which represents the Supplier number 9 Order Base Y Y * * Contract ship on order base agreement 10 Lead Time Y Y Y Y * Number of days allowed for the order to be placed to the delivery date. BS logistics will use worst case LT. 11 MOQ Per Y Y Minimum order quantity Per Line Item Line 12 Vendor Y Y Order quantity Mult. 13 Cancellation Y Y Number of calendar days to cancel an order. Terms ‘999’ =non cancellable once POs are loaded ‘888’ = TBD 14 Resch Y Y Number of calendar days to reschedule before Terms order receive date ‘999’ =non reschedulable once POs are loaded ‘888’ = TBD 15 Currency Y Y * Type of money the price is displayed in Y 16 Period 1 Y Y Y Current Price Price 17 Period 1 Y Y Current percent split Award Award 18 Period 1 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Current Period 1 award Start Date Start Date 19 Period 1 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Current Period 1 award End Date End Date 20 Period 2 Y Y Future Price Price 21 Period 2 Y Y Future Period 2 percent split Award Award 22 Period 2 Y Y Future Period 2 forecasted Start Date Start Date 23 Period 2 Y Y Future Period 2 forecasted End Date End Date 24 Period 3 Y Y Future Price Price 25 Period 3 Y Y Future Period 3 percent split Award Award 26 Period 3 Y Y Page 1Future of 2 Period 3 forecasted Start Date Start Date 27 Period 3 Y Y Future Period 3 forecasted End Date End Date IBM DeCentralize File (DCF) Reference Table

VID Change Date and VID Change Description

The VID Change Description fields will highlight specific field change by displaying the character "Y" in the field position. Character "N" means no change.

Field #33 - Very Important Date (VID) Description Field position order: 1. IBM PN 2. Logistics 3. CM Name 4. Vendor Name 5. Lead Time 6. MOQ 7. Vendor Mult. 8. Cancellation Terms 9. Resch Terms A. Period 1 Price B. Period 1 Award C. RISK D. C&R Desc E. EOL Date

Example: VID Change Date and Change Description (Field #32 and Field #33):

VID Date VID Change Description Old format 2008-09-25 NNNNNYYNNNNNYN

New format: 2010-05-11 -----67-----D-

The VID Date shows a change to one of the DCF key field(s) on May 05, 2010. The VID Change Description field will show no changes made to key fields 1-5, 8-12, 14 and changes to field 6,7,D. The VID Date and VID change Description stays the same until next change made to one of the VID key field(s).