Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH)
Interactive Electronic Technical Publication (IETP) – Lessons Learnt
INTRODUCTION
• Constraints• Issues• Recommendations
CONSTRAINTS
• Inherited Data• Specifications• Categories of Technical Publications• Hard Copy Requirements• Time
Inherited Data
• EC & ECD Combined Data Module Requirements List (DMRL) for HAP Tiger (Bilateral Program)
• EC DTDs and Stylesheets (Adept SGML)• Linked HAP Tiger S1000D Data Modules
in French
Specifications
• DEF (AUST) 5629A• AAP 5030.001 & 5030.002• AECMA S1000D
Categories of Publications
• Australian Aircraft Publications• Technical Data Modules in a Common
Source Data Base (CSDB) for an IETP to S1000D
• Foreign Source Data issued externally to Defence but authorised for use
Hard Copy
• Aircrew Manuals– Flight Manual and Aircrew Check List– Flight Test Schedule– Weapons Delivery Manual
• Weapons Loading Manual and Check Lists• Technical Maintenance Plan• Planned Servicing Schedules
Time
• Requirements Analysis, TIL and TIAL• LSAR and Technical Publications – parallel
activities• Translation and Edit (Grammatical & Technical)• Hard Copy Requirements from IETP• Retrospective IETP authenticity – maintenance
policy, LSAR, LORA, RPSL and S&TEPL• Configuration Differences
ISSUES
• ILS (ACQ) SOW - Contract looked for AA initiative
• EC CSDB & Viewer (DocMust & X-Indoc) not obtainable
• New SGML Package (Epic) and Stylesheet Customisation
• Australian CSDB & Viewer (ADG’s R4i) Development and Functionality - Costs
• Paradigm Shift
ILS Statement of Work
• ILS (ACQ) SOW specified TI Deliverables– Relevant CALS Compliant standard– Technical Information Repository– Technical Publications Identification– Production of Technical Publications as per Approved
ISP & TIL with any new DTDs and FOSIs– Technical Publications Validation and Verification– Other Technical Information (excludes Tech Pubs)
• TI Payment Deliverables– CDR(ACQ)-ILS-008 TIL payment milestone – to IETP
DocMust and X-Indoc
• DocMust - EC Proprietary Software• X-Indoc – Still being developed• Software Tools and Content in French
SGML Package
• Adept to Epic Editor• Epic v Framemaker• Stylesheet availability (DTDs & FOSIs) and
necessary customisation• Technical Writer Training
Australian CSDB & Viewer
• Seeking a Developer• CSDB Development in return for S1000D
experienced resources (personnel)• Progressive Improvements• Dynamic ARH S1000D Guidance
Document (Business Rules) and ARH Tiger specific DMRL
• Pioneering in New Territory
Paradigm Shift
• Technical Publications (CALS compliant) written in accordance with DEF(AUST) 5629A
• Technical Data Modules written in accordance with AECMA S1000D
• IETM (ATA 100 & 2100) v IETP (AECMA S1000D)
RECOMMENDATIONS
• Contract Deliverable Requirements List (CDRL)• Requirements Analysis • Aircraft Specific S1000D Guidance Document
(Business Rules) • Data Module Requirements Analysis (DMRL)• Progressive Build-up of IETP• Entire IETP
CDRL
• Technical Publications Plan – ISP• S1000D Guidance Document• Technical Information Repository - DMRL
and TIL/TIAL (List of non-IETP)• CSDB & Content – (DMRL & LOAP)
Requirements Analysis
• Technical Publications Identification -LOAP
• Technical Publications Plan (including Technical Data Management)
• Development Strategy – LSAR Schedule• Hard Copy Requirements – Specify Layout
DEF(AUST) 5629A/AAP 5030 v S1000D• Validation and Verification
Business Rules
• Customer/Subcontractor Collaboration• CSDB Functionality• Infoset Content• Data Delivery and Acceptance
DMRL
• Planning List – Perceived Existing, New, Tailored Data Modules
• Maintenance Concept• LSAR, LORA Output• CSDB Driver• Historical Trail
Progressive IETP Build-up
• Validation and Linking of Technical Content
• Payment Milestones• Progress against DMRL
Entire IETP
• What Constitutes an Entire IETP?– When the CSDB contains ALL the Technical
Data Modules specified in the Aircraft DMRL• Does the Entire IETP Satisfy the Entire
Aircraft Technical Publications Requirement?– Not necessarily, hence the need for the
Requirements Analysis and TIL/TIAL