Interactive Electronic Technical Manual Solutions
IETM Classes: A Primer
An Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) is all the information a technician needs to do his job: procedures, parts information and theory information loaded on a lightweight portable computer he can take with him to the machine to perform maintenance. Below is a list of DoD IETM Class Specifications:
- Class 0 (Print or hardcopy) - Paper tech manuals with multiple volumes not linked or integrated. Maintainer uses table of contents or index for Data. High false-removal rates probable. Difficulty in updating or maintaining.
- Class I/II - Page turners and scrolling documents with some indexing and hyperlinking. End-user searches for data. High false-removal rates probable.
- Class III - SGML- or XML-tagged documents, some level of intelligence added, hyperlinking through linear structure. Maintainer searches for Data. High false removals rates probable.
- Class IV - Authored directly to database for interactive electronic output, authored for maximum viewing ease. False removal rates non-existent, hierarchical structure.
- Class V - IETM linked to or embedded in the equipment’s operating system and/or maintenance network, integration with equipment diagnostics expedites. Troubleshooting, spares ordering and maintenance planning with increased equipment availability.
Extend supports Class I thru IV IETMs, with emphasis on classes III through IV. Our Class III solution uses legacy SGML converted to XML with a context-sensitive search engine for quick and easy data retrieval.
Extend is IETMs technology developed by Long Wave, that allows for automatic updating of technical data via an XML platform. Extend provides leading technology for pure XML solutions and the flexibility for seamless integration into your current system. It allows you to use a single XML dataset as a ‘database’ of information and provides the ability to export out the data to Print (hardcopy), CD-ROM, Inter/Intranet and wireless media. Update the XML and the updates flow automatically to each medium. No need to keep several versions of your data updated because the technology pulls all of its information from a single, source XML document.
Standards Experience
Long Wave’s employees have experience with many different standards. Below is a list of standards we have experience with in developing extend IETMs:
U.S. and International Standards
- ASD/AIA S1000D
- MIL-PRF 38784
- MIL-PRF 38807
- MIL-PRF 38769
- MIL-PRF 5096
- MIL-PRF 83405
- MIL-PRF 38804
- MIL-PRF 38807
- MIL-PRF 7700
- MIL-PRF 38384
- MIL-PRF 38413
- MIL-PRF 38793