IETM capabilities

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IETM/IETP Standards/Technology/Interoperability
Tom Patton
www.techsight.com
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IETM/IETP Interoperability

• Agenda
• Background
• MIL-PRF-87269/AECMA-1000D Assessment
• Interoperability Approach
• Technology Demonstration
• Conclusions/Recommendations

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General Dynamics Focus - Marine, Land Combat, And
Information Systems Technology

• Avionics Information Systems
• Rugged wearable Computers
• Voice Data Communications
• Telemedicine
• ASW C2
• Data Processing Systems

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Background

• US Navy
• Trident SWS IETM - Mil-Prf-87269 Integrated
  Procedures
• Phalanx Diagnostics
• US Marines
• Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle IETMs -
  Integrated Diagnostics
• Chrysler Corporation
• Vehicle Diagnostics and Publishing
• GE Aircraft Engines
• ATA 2100 A/C Engine Technical Manuals
• US Airways
• ATA-2100 Aircraft Maintenance Applications
• F. A. Davis
• Web Based Medical Dictionary
• Kaplan Educational Centers
• SGML Training Systems Using Standard Web Browsers

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MIL-PRF- 87269/AECMA 1000D

• Content Management
• Manage at the DTD Element Level
• Supports Sophisticated Information Types
• Interactive Procedures
• Context Filtering
• Evaluation of Equations
• Property Management
• External Interfaces
• Assessment
• Very Powerful Delivery Capabilities
• Very Powerful for Process interoperability
• Delivery Platform Dependency

• Content Management
• Manage at the Data Module Level
• Supports Necessary Information Types
• Descriptive
• Procedures
• Parts
• Schedules
• Air Crew
• Assessment
• Supports Federated Content Authoring
• Supports Necessary Delivery Capabilities
• Delivery Platform Independence

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Content Interoperability

• Industries and Programs Have Different Content
  Models and Data Formats
• These Systems Need to Coexist and be
  Interoperable
• JIA is the Way!
• Standards
• W3C Recommendations
• Technology
• Based on Widely Accepted Internet Products
• Interoperability
• XML(SGML), HTML, VRML
• Legacy Formats (PDF, Word, etc.
• Consistent User Interfaces
• Registration of Domain Dependent Variables
  (URLs etc.)

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ePublishing Technology Approach

• Based on XML Recommendations
• Consistent with the JIA Mil Handbook
• Based on Microsoft Windows Products (Initially)
• Uses IE 5 for Client Delivery
• Client Uses Commercially Available Plugins
• Graphics Display
• Print-on-Demand Header User and System Data
• Supports both Standalone and/or Internet/Intranet
  Delivery
• DTD Independent
• Supports Interoperability between

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Architecture
CSDB/EDMS
Delivery Inter/Intranet or Standalone
Rules Search Chunk TOC
Ext. Interface
XSL Style Sheets
Server
Source
Publisher
Client
Runtime
SGML/XML AECMA
Indexing TOC Generation Chunking (If Necessary)
IIS or PWS XML/XSL ASPs/Java Scripts TSX SW
IE 5.X ActiveX CGM Plugin ScriptX Plugin
XML XSL Indexes
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Current Capabilities

• Collections and Documents
• Synchronized TOCs
• Tables
• Complex CALS
• Inline or Separate Window
• Graphics
• CGM, Group 4 TIFF, JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG
• Inline or Separate Window
• Illustrated Parts Catalog
• Synchronized Assembly Drawing and Parts Table
• Search
• Full Text, Proximity, Boolean
• Interactive Procedures
• Print on Demand
• User Data, Footer/Header Control
• Can Support For Industry Standard DTDS

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DTD Demonstration Status

• J2008 Automotive
• Concept Demonstration Available on the TechSight
  Web Site.
• AvP70
• Tornado Cross Service Guide
• AECMA 1000D
• EDPOC Demonstration (600 DMs Published)
• ATA-2100
• 130 MB SGML AMM Deployed and Being Used to
  Support Performance Characterization
• MIL-PRF-87269
• Description Operations and Maintenance
  Demonstration in Development

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Conclusions/Recommendations

• Interoperability Is Achievable
• Web Technology and XML Standards Are the Way
  Forward
• Fusing DTDs Is Not Necessary
• AECMA 1000D Is a Great Start
• We Should Judiciously Integrate the Best That
  269 Has to Offer
• Lack of Open Data Has Stifled Progress
• Representative Databases Need to Be Provided
• Authority and Practices for Registry Functions
  Need to Be Established
• Needed to Assure Content Interoperability

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TechSight XML Publishing Demonstration

• TechSight Web Site
• www.techsight.com
• XML Demonstration
• www.techsight.com/demos/advancedxml
• Contact
• Tom Patton
• 413-494-3554
• thomas.patton_at_gdds.com