| What is UID Registry? | | | | Submission of items to the UID Registry can be |
| The UID Registry is essentially a software | | | | done in three different ways such as: |
| system which has been created by the DoD | | | | Direct UID Registry Transaction: You can submit |
| (Department of Defense). The UID Registry acts | | | | all computer files that contain your UID |
| as a repository for information on all the items | | | | information via the Internet safely and securely. |
| which meet UID standard norms and criteria. It | | | | WAWF Web Interface: UID registry can also be |
| enables the DoD to have better visibility into their | | | | done through the WAWF Web Interface. The |
| wide network of assets. If you want to comply | | | | Wide Area Work Flow system can accept the |
| with the DoD mandate for UID (Unique Item | | | | UID data with the receiving reports and combo |
| Identifier), you must submit all relevant and | | | | (2-N-1) documents. The WAWF system forwards |
| essential UID information to the UID registry. | | | | all the UID data to the UID Registry. |