Getting started with Munitions Accountability & Audit Ledger

The Munitions Accountability & Audit Ledger records each serialized weapon and each ammunition lot as it is received, stored, issued, transferred, expended or turned in for disposal. Every movement is signed for by a named person, and inventories are reconciled against the ledger so discrepancies surface and are investigated. The ledger cannot be edited after the fact, giving inspectors and auditors a complete history for any item.

What it is for

Arms rooms and ammunition supply points still rely on paper hand receipts, local spreadsheets and property systems that each hold part of the picture. Serial numbers are copied by hand at every transfer, ammunition lots are tracked differently from serialized weapons, and inventories are reconciled after the fact. When an item cannot be found, investigators have to rebuild its history from signatures, logs and memory, often across several units.

• Serial numbers are re-keyed at each transfer, and transcription errors go unnoticed
• Hand receipts, arms room logs and the property system disagree
• Ammunition lots, issues and expenditures are reconciled late or not at all
• Rebuilding an item's chain of custody for a loss investigation takes weeks of searching

Who uses it

• Accountable officers and property book officers responsible for arms and ammunition
• Armorers and arms room custodians who issue and receive weapons daily
• Ammunition supply point and munitions storage managers
• Commanders and security managers who answer for sensitive items
• Inspectors general, inventory officers and auditors who verify accountability

Before you start

• Your organization licenses Munitions Accountability & Audit Ledger from Moraph.
• A Moraph client account in that organization, signed in.
• Access to Munitions Accountability & Audit Ledger in Moraph Apps, given by an administrator in the Moraph Portal under People and access.
• For setup: the product administrator role.

Steps to get started

1. Sign in at app.moraph.com with your Moraph account.

2. Open Munitions Accountability & Audit Ledger from the launcher. The first time anyone opens it, its workspace is created from the default described in Workspace reference.

3. Check your role: what you can see and do depends on it. See Roles and permissions.

4. Product administrators: work through Set up Munitions Accountability & Audit Ledger before your team starts.

5. Everyone else: start with Everyday tasks.

Where to go next

• Set up Munitions Accountability & Audit Ledger
• Everyday tasks
• Connect your systems
• Security, data and compliance
• Troubleshooting and the support guide
• Product overview on moraph.com