Technical Publications published in electronic format are
becoming increasingly popular in part due to their
interactivity, convenience and ease of use. Traditional
paper based Technical Publications for a complex
platform such as an aircraft or warship can occupy a
large and often expensive storage space, whereas their
electronic versions occupy little space, are easier to
navigate and are often interlinked and referred to as
Interactive Electronic Technical Publications (IETPs).
IETPs are broadly broken down into the following
functional classifications:
Interactive Electronic
Technical Publications (IETPs)
IETP Standards
ASD S1000D is the international specification for the
production of technical publications. It defines the
requirements for Interactive Technical Publications as a
set of information necessary for the description,
operation and maintenance of a product, optimally
arranged and formatted for visually informative and
interactive screed presentation to the end user via an
electronic display system.
The ASD S1000D specification requires that a document
be broken down into individual data items called data
modules. Each data module can be marked with
individual XML labels and metadata to form part of a
hierarchical XML structure that permits single data items
to be updated without changing the data path, structure
or format of the document.
ASD S1000D is maintained by a Steering Committee,
which includes board members from across international
aerospace and defence organisations.
Business Rules
The development of a robust set of Business Rules is
paramount to the production of an IETP.
General Business Rules cover overall decisions made by a
project that are not covered by any of the ASD S1000D
standard’s business rule categories. They serve as the
overall decisions for the implementation of ASD S1000D
and include:
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The issue of ASD S1000D to be used
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Parts of ASD S1000D to be used
•
Defining the terms used throughout
the project
In addition to general business rules there are rules that
define particular elements of a project such as:
•
Product Definition
•
Maintenance Philosophy and
Concepts of Operation
•
Security Business Rules
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Business Process
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Data Creation
•
Data Exchange
•
Data Integrity and Management
•
Legacy Data Conversion Management
and Handling
•
Data Output
Data Module Requirements List
The content developed using ASD S1000D
stores data in the form of Data
Modules in a common Source
Data Base. Each Data Module
is identified through the Logistic
Support Analysis Record and
assigned a unique Data Module
Code that implies its type and the
content it will hold. This information is
recorded in a Data Module Requirements List
and provides the foundation upon which
each Data Module is produced and the
overall content and structure of the IETP.
The current ASD S1000D lists 21 different
Data Module types with the most common being:
Common Source Data Base
The key element in information management is the
Common Source Database (CSDB). It is an information
storage and management tool which contains all data
objects required to produce ASD S1000D Technical
Publications in an IETP format. ASD S1000D does not
specify the design and implementation rules for the
CSDB, it only specifies the data structure for the
information objects. Data Module content is gathered
and managed in the database to produce platform-
independent output either as a page orientated
document or in an IETP format. Data managed within
ASD S1000D is not duplicated within the CSDB and data
objects are written once, stored and used multiple times
within a document set. A single change to an individual
Data Module can update multiple outputs and support
multiple deliveries.
IETPs for use in the UK MOD
The UK MOD use IETPs to support technically complex
military equipment. The IETPs are developed in
accordance with ASD S1000D and built into a proprietary
viewing software. The trilogiTM system provided by BAE
Systems is the UK MOD’s preferred IETP viewing platform
although it also uses Customer IETP developed by
Leonardo to support its helicopter fleet.
•
Crew/Operator Information
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Descriptive Information
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Fault Information
•
Illustrated Parts Data
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Maintenance Checklists and Inspections
•
Maintenance Planning Information
•
Procedural Information
•
Process Information
•
Training Information
•
Wiring Data Information
Want to know more about IETPs?
Why not get in touch with our documentation engineers
who will provide advice and guidance to support the
development, production and delivery of your IETPs.
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