Overview

• Content creation – Use intelligent forms and guided authoring enhancements to create S1000D content.
• Business rule validation – Automatically validate content according to project business rules specified in S1000D BREX data modules.
• Advanced S1000D applicability processing – Dynamically filter content according to defined attributes. System interfaces and easy-to-use web forms are provided to keep product attributes up to date.
• Transformation to legacy ATA content – Convert S1000D XML data modules to iSpec 2200 SGML manuals to provide a single, up-to-date format for authors and content consumers. The transformation is a fully automatic process that can also be used to process revisions.
• Revision management – Compare incoming revisions to customized content using intelligent XML differencing algorithms. Rules-based processing of differences speeds the revision acceptance and publication process.
• Content publishing – Output approved content directly to the TechSight/X IETP S1000D module of InfoTrust’s TechSight/X S1000D Edition or as S1000D interchange packages, HTML publications, or PDF files.

Features and Benefits

Importing Content

TechSight/X CMS S1000D provides a range of import utilities depending on the content type. All import utilities are available through a batch importer as well as through the GUI.

Importing Structured Manuals

Structured manuals in the S1000D format can be imported directly into the system. TechSight/X CMS S1000D is Boeing 787 ready, the first commercial aircraft that will be delivered with documentation in the S1000D format.

Structured manuals compliant to the ATA Spec 2200 standard will be converted during the import. This conversion process is a full automatic process which can be used to process revisions as well. Spec 2200 manuals will be broken down into S1000D data modules; for example, an AMM maintenance task will become an S1000D data module.

All content is stored in the central repository of TechSight/X CMS S1000D.

Importing Unstructured Manuals

Many aircraft manuals, especially component manuals, are not structured today. Typically they are PDF files or TIFF images. TechSight/X CMS S1000D has an import process to split unstructured manuals, extract meta data, OCR the content and store it in a semi-structured way according to the S1000D standard.

Extracting the content from an unstructured manual and storing it in a structured form allows you to search over unstructured content and change only parts of the original manual.

Graphics in any format can be imported into TechSight/X CMS S1000D. TechSight/X CMS S1000D fully supports formats such as CGM, SVG, TIFF, PNG, and JPG. Any mime type can be registered with the system.

Storing content

During the import all content is stored in a central repository. All content in the central repository is versioned (with branching), including images, schemas, XML content, unstructured manuals, and stylesheets. The TechSight/X CMS S1000D versioning system ensures full tracing and tracking and the ability to revert to older versions of any content.

Extensive Search dialogs

Search for data analysis or authoring TechSight/X CMS S1000D has extensive search capability for maintenance program tasks, job cards, engineering projects, graphics, structured manuals, and unstructured manuals. Searches can be executed, refined and stored.

Boolean expressions With TechSight/X CMS S1000D specialists can specify over 200 search criteria. Searches can be refined and exported. TechSight/X CMS S1000D supports full-text search with Boolean expressions and wild cards. Besides the standard search functionality, specialists can define XQuery reports.

Search results Searches can be used by subject matter experts for data analysis or by authors to start the authoring process directly from the search result.

Authoring Data Modules

Full support for S1000D TechSight/X CMS S1000D fully supports the S1000D schema. Rich authoring tools are available for all content types.

Authoring Graphics

Embed photos and video in your job cards and manuals TechSight/X CMS S1000D goes beyond graphics, any mime type can be authored in TechSight/X CMS S1000D. Like all content rich media objects are fully versioned in the central repository. Any authoring tool can be used for any media type. Support for rich content finally allows job card authors to embed photos, video, sound bytes, and so on in their job cards.

Batch Authoring

Adding or Removing Tails Special dialogs are available for batch updates of tails. When tails are added or removed only the batch update is run, rather than going over the content one by one.

Regulatory Required Reports

Regulatory report capabilities TechSight/X CMS S1000D has built in report capabilities to run regulatory required reports against the maintenance program. Besides regulatory required reports, several maintenance program reports are available for analysis purposes.

Publishing content

Automatic publishing of modified job cards After setting a job card as reviewed, an automatic publishing process to the delivery system is executed. The delivery system is updated only with the changed content. Automatic delivery ensures that the delivery system is always up to date without any human intervention.

Publishing of all related content of reused fragments When standard texts or reused fragments are modified, a complete republishing of all related content can be executed. This ensures that the delivery system received updates of all cards and manual content that is affected by a change in a standard procedure, caution, text, note, and so on without needing to search and update individual documents.

Workflow

Automatic workflow generation for reviewing related content When maintenance tasks are modified, they can have an effect on existing job cards. Upon checking in a change to a maintenance task, an automatic workflow process is generated notifying job card authors to review relevant job cards related to the changed maintenance task.

Reviewing Cards, Tasks, Engineering Projects, and Manuals

Previewing content TechSight/X CMS S1000D offers quick preview functions to see how the content would be used in various applications. Applicability can be set during the preview function to see how the content is used in different contexts.

Draft publishing TechSight/X CMS S1000D has a built-in publishing engine which can publish content in draft and finalized content in various formats such as HTML and PDF.

Unstructured Manuals

Automatic conversion of unstructured manuals from PDF to S1000D TechSight/X CMS S1000D has a built in conversion utility to convert unstructured manuals from PDF to an S1000D structure. Table of contents structures are generated, unstructured manuals are split into single-page PDFs which made searchable through automatically generated meta data documents.

Revision processing

Import and decomposition Revisions from OEMs are processed. In the case of ATA iSpec 2200 content the incoming revision is split into fragments and new revisions are imported in the content repository.

Conflict resolution As part of the revision process a difference report is produced. TechSight/X CMS S1000D has a conflict resolution tool to merge changes from the OEM and the airline in a side-by-side comparison dialog.

Process Data Module Implementation

Advanced Fault analysis TechSight/X CMS S1000D has a complete implementation of the S1000D Process Data Module which allows engineers to built interactive fault analysis dialogs which are capable of gathering data.

 

Overview

• TechSight/X CMS ATA is the ATA iSpec 2200 authoring module of the TechSight/X system. It contains two sub-components: one for Document Administration functions and another for the authoring interface.
• The TechSight/X CMS ATA Administration sub-component handles the conversion of the manufacturer's SGML data into XML and imports it into the system. It also handles the publishing of the data into our TechSight/X Publisher and TechSight/X IETP ATA products, or back out as airline-authored SGML.
• The TechSight/X CMS ATA Navigator subcomponent allows the technical publication author to make changes to the manual and validate those changes for accuracy. It is also the interface for the changes to be reviewed and conflicts to be resolved when a new version of the manufacturer's data is brought into the system.

• Platform Independent - TechSight/X CMS ATA runs on Windows NT®, Windows 2000®, Windows 2003®, and UNIX systems
• ATA Compliant - TechSight/X CMS ATA uses the ATA iSpec 2200 and major manufacturer DTDs to validate data, ensure authored changes are compliant with ATA rules, and to display the manual in the TechSight/X IETP ATA viewer according to ATA standards.
• Document type compatibility - TechSight/X CMS ATA currently supports the following types of manuals:

• Airframe: FRMFIM, BFIM, IPC, TSM, SDS, SPM, TCM, and WDM
• Engine: EM, EIPC, CIR, and SPM
• Flight Operations: FCOM, MEL/CDL, AOM, QRH, and FCTM
• Company Procedure Manuals

• Manufacturer data compatibility - TechSight/X CMS ATA currently supports the following types of fleets:
• Airbus: A300, A310,A318/319/A320, A330, and A350
• Boeing: 737-300/400, 737-600/700/800/900, 757, 767, 777, 787, MD88, MD95, and MD11
• GE Engines: CF6, CF34, and CFM56
• Pratt Engines: JT8D, 2000, 4052, 4152, and 4460
• Rolls Royce Engines: Trent 800 and V2500

• Data integrity - TechSight/X CMS ATA maintains data integrity through data checking and validation during the import, authoring, and publish processes. The files are maintained through a document management system with document locking and check in/out functionality, so data is never lost.
• Revision support - TechSight/X CMS ATA supports revision updates from the manufacturer with insertion of supplemental data in the form of any recognized file format, imports of SGML temporary revisions (TRs), and full SGML manual revisions. Each revision is incorporated into the manual with conflict resolution for documents that were changed by the airline authors.
• Authoring support - TechSight/X CMS ATA is a full-scale authoring environment for airline tech pubs writers. It supports additions, deletions, and updates to the manufacturer's version with either XMetaL or PTC Arbortext Editor.
• GUI interface - TechSight/X CMS ATA has intelligent user interfaces for both the TechSight/X CMS ATA Administrator and TechSight/X CMS ATA Navigator components. The Administrator is able to start, stop, continue, or rollback an import or publish function. The writer receives dialogs to deal with adding or changing to reduce the amount of human error in filling out metadata.
• Document lifecycle and workflow - TechSight/X CMS ATA maintains a document lifecycle for the manual throughout the system. The manual will pass through the states of Imported, Draft, Validated, Approved, Published, and Released, with each state maintaining integrity of the current and previous versions of the manual.
• Data delivery - TechSight/X CMS ATA has an expanse of data delivery options to choose from. The most common is to publish the manual to our TechSight/X IETP ATA web server. Additionally, the manual can be delivered as a complete SGML manual with our export function, or synchronized with an additional web server or laptop for offline viewing of the manual.
• User based roles - TechSight/X CMS ATA has a security model based on user roles. The user can be classified as a Document Admin, Tech Writer, Reviewer, and/or System Administrator. Each role has certain restrictions and permissions within TechSight/X CMS ATA that control what the user can do.
• System Administrator function - TechSight/X CMS ATA contains advanced system administration functions to keep the system functioning with only scheduled downtime. The system administrator has an interface to delete an invalid manual, kill user sessions, and to have autocompile turned on for easier debugging.
• Documentation - TechSight/X CMS ATA has a built-in help system for easy access to users and an extensive User guide for training users. Additionally, system administrators can read the TechSight/X CMS ATA Architectural overview to be able to administer the system.

Overview

Job cards – Create, edit, and search job cards used to perform routine maintenance. Reuse content from manuals and other work cards to eliminate duplication and increase efficiency. A fully functional WYSIWYG interface is available for job card authoring.

Maintenance program tasks – Create, edit, search, and report on tasks to establish and maintain the approved maintenance program. Program specialists work in an intuitive, browser-based environment, using forms to author maintenance tasks. Task authoring is significantly simplified by lookups from database tables for Reference/Origin/Type, Parts, Tools, Configurations, Skills, Zones, Panels, Circuit Breakers, User Attributes, Group and Tail Effectivity, Failure Effect Categories, and so on.

• Maintenance program tasks: Create, edit, search, and report on tasks to establish and maintain the approved maintenance program. Program specialists work in an intuitive, browser-based environment. InfoTrust TechSight/X CMS Task Card uses advanced browser forms to author maintenance tasks. Task authoring is significantly simplified by lookups from database tables for Reference/Origin/Type, Parts, Tools, Configurations, Skills, Zones, Panels, Circuit Breakers, User Attributes, Group and Tail Effectivity, Failure Effect Categories, etc.
• Job Cards: Create, edit, and search job cards used to perform routine maintenance. Reuse content from manuals and other work cards to eliminate duplication and increase efficiency. A full-blown WYSIWYG interface is available for Job Card authoring.
• Build from AMM information - allows a card to quickly be constructed from maintenance manual data
• Integrate company information - allows mixing company task data with the maintenance data to build a card that is right for the environment it will be used in the system
• Integration with IETP - allows work card information to be distributed along with maintenance data to any web browser
• Conflict Resolution - uses a robust conflict resolution mechanism in order to help an author identify and correct situations where both the work card customizations and the source data were changed during an authoring cycle
• Integration with other systems - can be integrated with existing planning and scheduling systems so that work cards and packages can be delivered to the right place at the right time

Features and Benefits

Authoring Job Cards

Advanced WYSIWYG User Interface TechSight/X CMS Task Card has a full-blown WYSIWYG interface for job card authoring. Besides the WYSIWYG mode, structured authoring is offered with drag and drop support. Many helper dialogs with database-driven lookups support the author in building job cards more efficiently.
Advanced content reuse TechSight/X CMS Task Card enables reuse of content such as standard texts, cautions, warnings, notes, or any fragment from maintenance manuals supplied by the OEM. Job card authors see the entire job card in the authoring environment while reusing fragments from other documents which are clearly defined by a highlighted background. Typically over 95% of the job cards within an airline contain standard texts, standard warnings, cautions and notes. With TechSight/X CMS Task Card these standard texts are maintained only once and reused anywhere.
Positional Cards TechSight/X CMS Task Card fully supports positional job cards where positional card have their own preliminary requirements but fully reuse content from the master positional card. Typically over 20% of the job cards are positional cards which now have to be authored only once instead of keeping redundant copies.
Associate Maintenance Tasks TechSight/X CMS Task Card associates maintenance program tasks with job cards. Job cards authors can therefore significantly improve their efficiency since support dialogs are available to select information from the associated task only.
Tail Effectivity, Location Effectivity, and Company Effectivity Anywhere in the content of the job card effectivity filtering might be applied. Effectivity filtering is not limited to Tail effectivity. Location specific filtering, Company specific filtering etc might apply as well. TechSight/X CMS Task Card effectivity filtering eliminates the need to maintain multiple job cards for various locations, executing parties, and so on.
Authoring Maintenance Program Tasks Advanced browser interface TechSight/X CMS Task Card uses advanced browser forms to author maintenance tasks. Task authoring is significantly simplified by server side lookup from database tables for Reference Origin Type, Parts, Tools, Configurations, Skills, Zones, Panels, Circuit breakers, User attributes, Group and Tail effectivity, Failure effect categories etc.
Integrates with legacy systems TechSight/X CMS Task Card bridges with legacy systems to integrate maintenance documentation with legacy content; for example, to enrich part information with stock data. A generic API is offered to integrate any legacy system with TechSight/X CMS Task Card.
Effectivity Task effectivity can be applied by server side lookups from definition files in the database.

Overview

• Job Cards for engineering modifications: Create collections of engineering job cards for accomplishing required inspections and modifications using intuitive web forms. That information can then be kept in sync automatically with both airline and manufacturer changes to the maintenance data.
• Service bulletin support - allows service bulletins in both SGML and non-SGML format to be imported into the system, and then maintained by the system.
• Airworthiness Directives - maintain airworthiness directives in the same manner as service bulletins.

Features and Benefits

Enginering Projects

Service Bulletin Conversion Incoming service bulletins from OEMs are automatically converted into job cards which can then be authored using the rich authoring environment for work sections within the engineering project.
Bulk Authoring Bulk editing of all the underlying engineering cards for an engineering order significantly reduces the time to select tools, parts, and so on.
WYSIWYG Engineering Card Authoring TechSight/X CMS Task Card offers a WYSIWYG and a structured authoring view for engineering cards