CarlJohan Wiln Saab Technologies carljohan'wilensaab'se

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Carl-Johan WilénSaab Technologiescarl-johan.wile
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IETP/IETMs Are they based on Information
Exchange Standards?
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Scope of presentation

• The Technical publications process
• Standards in the process
• The missing standards - if there are any

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IETP or IETM?
IETP IETM Interactive Electronic Technical
Publication/Manual
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The technical publications processA generic
model
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• The ingredients
• Information objects
• Database
• Output generator
• Viewer/Printer

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• The ingredients
• Information objects

• Data Modules- the containers, or basic
  objects, to which graphic, audio, video and VR
  objects are tied
• Graphics
• Audio/Video
• Virtual Reality

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• The ingredients
• Information objects
• Data Modules
• Graphics
• Audio/Video
• Virtual Reality
• Information objects Database
• Store for information objects incl
  configuration control

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• The ingredients
• Information objects
• Information objects Database
• Output generators

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• The ingredients
• Information objects
• Information objects Database
• Output generator
• Viewer/Printer

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The technical publications process Standards in
the process
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• Graphics
• Vector graphics
• CGM V3 ATA profile
• WebCGM (ATA)
• CALS CGM
• SVG
• Raster graphics
• CALS Raster
• TIFF (eg ATA)
• ...

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Information objects Database rules

• Informationobjects Database
• Basic rules
• Rules for Id- and status information of objects
• CSDB (Common Source DataBase)
• AECMA Spec 1000D
• ATA 2200

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Delivery to customer/user - Interchange std
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Paper distribution standards
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Digital distribution standards

• IETP/M
• Page-oriented
• PDF-file/Acrobat
• SPDL

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Digital distribution standards

• IETP/M
• generation
• Propriety formats
• viewer
• Propriety formats

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IETP/M metafile

• Metafile
• Information about the structure, interactions,
  links

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IETP/M metafile
A standard for distribution of IETP/M is missing!
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IETP/M viewer
IETM/P metafile

• Viewer/Browser
• A need for basic rules

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The technical publications process - a generic
model
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First attempt to harmonize IETMs

• Informal meeting in Paris was held at CALS Europe
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• Reps from US DoD, ATA and AECMA
• Metafile approach introduced by Eric Jorgensen,
  US Navy

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ISO HLSG CALS
ISO High Level Steering Group on CALS

• ISO HLSG CALS ran during 1996-97
• A single suite of integrated technical
  documentation standards.
• Create a single IETP/M metafile standard..

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IETP/M standards harmonization

• ICC Workshops on IETP-standards harmonization
  (June and Oct 1998)
• Attendees from Australia to Sweden, from USA to
  Japan (Telecom, Defense industry, DoD/MoD, etc)

• Agreed on
• a generic model for The technical documentation
  process
• a definition
• and
• a baseline requirement specification

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• The Spec (at Change 8) includes the following
  types of IETPs
• IETP-L Linear
• IETP-D Database
• IETP-I Integrated
• IETP-H HTML

Class 3 Class 4 Class 5
Not complete

• Work has started on IETP-X (XML)
• and will be included in Change 8.1 during year
  2000

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IETM/PMetafilestd
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New Joint International IETP-team
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AECMA DTDs IETPs