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