Brief Outline of (IETM) Interactive Electronic Technical Manual -Code and Pixels

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Brief Outline of IETM
IETM or Interactive Electronic Technical
Manual as the name indicates, it is a Manual that
is interactive and in the form of
electronic/digital. The PDF file is also
electronic/digital, will that be called
IETM? Yes, undoubtedly PDF is also IETM. Its
Level 2 IETM. I need to give an example so that u
can understand better about Levels. Every one of
us must have played digital games. In that, we
need to cross various levels. The first level
would be simple, the second a little difficult,
3rd level more challenging and 4th Level
tough. The question is, why is this documentation
required? Along with phones or vehicles or any
household gadgets, we get a user manual because,
in case we have any trouble while using, we can
refer to the manual and resolve the issue,
without connecting to OEM or service centers as
might not be available 24 X7.
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Brief Outline of IETM
Hence, these documents should be in simple
language easy to navigate, and easy to reach any
point in a few clicks.
IETM JSG 0852 Code and Pixels
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Brief Outline of IETM
The bigger the system/device the more pages are
required and more variety of manuals are
required. i.e. User manual, Operator manual,
Maintainer manual, Spare list, and so on. If some
fault has occurred in the system, then the
operator may need to refer to more than one
manual and it is very difficult to refer to
multiple hardcopies. Even it is not easy to refer
to multiple PDFs and refer to the issue as there
is no linkage between all PDFs. The purpose of
the Manual is to guide the operator. If the
manual is more dynamic it will be easy for the
operator to refer and resolve the issue. Level 4
and to some extent, Level 3 will be very handy
and very fast. All the documents are converted to
a database, hence searching and inter-document
referring will become easier. I.e. a user can
search for a problem and easily reach that
particular page in seconds and also can see all
the related topics to that topic which is being
displayed. The purpose of the Manual is to guide
the operator. If the manual is more dynamic it
will be easy for the operator to refer and
resolve the issue.
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Brief Outline of IETM
Level 4 and to some extent, Level 3 will be very
handy and very fast. All the documents are
converted to a database, hence searching and
inter-document referring will become easier. I.e.
a user can search for a problem and easily reach
that particular page in seconds and also can see
all the related topics to that topic which is
being displayed.
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Brief Outline of IETM
Simple is Level 1 and advanced is Level -4
LEVEL 1 Normally scanned document Normal PDF file
LEVEL 2 Basic PDF file with indexing, internal links between pages
LEVEL 3 Intermediate HTML/XML based Software
LEVEL 4 Advanced HTML/XML based software with advanced navigation features
Indian Defense wants all the equipment to be
delivered along with IETMs since 2014. Based on
the complexity, Level 3 or Level 4 is asked in
the RFQ document. Since 2018, mostly Level 4 is
asked to deliver.
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Brief Outline of IETM
Simple is Level 1 and advanced is Level -4
IETM Interactive electronic technical Manual
Level 3,4 and 5
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Brief Outline of IETM
What is IETM is it a document similar to PDF?

• IETM Levels 3 and 4 are not any document like MS
  Word or PDF file.
• IETM is a combination of Software and database.
  All the manuals are converted to SQL database.
  Users can access data, such as manuals, drawings,
  photos, etc., by using IETM Viewer.
• IETM has 3 modes. User mode where users can
  access the documents. Admin mode where Admin can
  create users and track the activities of users
• Super admin or Authoring tool, where all the
  manuals are converted to database using this
  authoring tool.

Documentation Standards Vs IETM Standards
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Brief Outline of IETM

• Standards
• IETMs are available in 2 standards
• INDIAN Defense Standard (JSG 08522001)
• European Aviation standard (S1000D)
• INDIAN STANDARD
• Government of India, Ministry of defense has
  framed few standards, Joint service Guide
  08522001 and reframed in 2007.
• European Aviation standard It is called S1000D,
  mainly used in the Aviation industry
• If the RFQ or tender documents say it is IETM
  means, its Indian standard only. If the end-user
  wants S1000D, then specifically S1000D IETM
  LEVEL -4 is mentioned.

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What is the difference in both the
standard? Ultimately the purpose of both the
standard is the same, easy accessibility to all
the documents and key points in few
clicks. Indian Standard uses SQL Database and
IETM Viewer to see the database. IETM Viewer has
tools to navigate faster and most
effectively. Interactive electronic technical
manual (IETM) does not need any third-party
software to run. OEM can edit using the authoring
tool which is available in IETM software. S1000d
is very costly than the Indian standard.
Indian Standard is SQL based and HTML based and
s1000d is XML based
S1000D IETM Code And Pixels
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Few companies convert Documents to XML and call
them S1000D. Simple XML is not an  S1000D IETM.
If the end-user /navy/shipowner does not have a
CSDB studio then all these IETMs cannot be
imported and made a single master IETM. CSDB
studio is very costly software and is mainly
supplied by western counties. Indian version
CSDBs is not compatible with original S1000d
importing.
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Want to see the IETM software?
Until you see the software, you will not be able
to understand it fully. Hence, we strongly
recommend you have a virtual meeting for 15
minutes so that you will have a fair idea about
the IETM software. Write an email to
ietm_at_codeandpixels.net or call 9849527706 to fix
up the quick demo on IETM.
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