Brief Outline of (IETM) Interactive Electronic Technical Manual -Code and Pixels

The "Brief Outline of IETM - Code and Pixels" PDF document offers a comprehensive overview of Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs), emphasizing the value of IETM Level 4 software in expediting access and solving problems methods, the difficulties associated with traditional manual referencing, and the capabilities of IETM viewers in terms of reading and using manuals, drawings, and images.

1. Brief Outline of IETM

2. IETM or Interactive Electronic Technical Manual
as the name indicates, it is a Manual that is interactive and in the form of electronic/digital.
The PDF file is also electronic/digital, will that be called IETM?
Yes, undoubtedly PDF is also IETM. It’sLevel2IETM.
I need to give an example so that u can understand better about Levels. Every one of us must have played digital
games. In that, we need to cross various levels. The first level would be simple, the second a little difficult, 3rd level
more challenging and 4th Level tough.
The question is, why is this documentation required?
Along with phones or vehicles or any household gadgets, we get a user manual because, in case we have any
trouble while using, we can refer to the manual and resolve the issue, without connecting to OEM or service centers
as might not be available 24 X7.
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3. Hence, these documents should be in simple language easy to navigate, and easy to reach any point in a few
clicks.
IETM JSG 0852 | Code and Pixels
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4. The bigger the system/device the more pages are required and more variety of manuals are required. i.e. User
manual, Operator manual, Maintainer manual, Spare list, and so on.
If some fault has occurred in the system, then the operator may need to refer to more than one manual and it is
very difficult to refer to multiple hardcopies. Even it is not easy to refer to multiple PDFs and refer to the issue as
there is no linkage betweenallPDFs.
The purpose of the Manual is to guide the operator. If the manual is more dynamic it will be easy for the operator to
refer and resolve the issue.
Level 4 and to some extent, Level 3 will be very handy and very fast. All the documents are converted to a
database, hence searching and inter-document referring will become easier.
I.e. a user can search for a problem and easily reach that particular page in seconds and also can see all the
related topics to that topic which is being displayed.
The purpose of the Manual is to guide the operator. If the manual is more dynamic it will be easy for the operator to
refer and resolve the issue.
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5. Level 4 and to some extent, Level
3 will be very handy and very
fast. All the documents are
converted to a database, hence
searching and inter-document
referring will become easier.
I.e. a user can search for a
problem and easily reach that
particular page in seconds and
also can see all the related
topics to that topic which is
being displayed.
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6. Simple is Level 1 and advanced is Level -4
LEVEL 1
Normally scanned
document
Normal PDF file
LEVEL 2 Basic PDF file with indexing, internal links between pages
LEVEL 3 Intermediate HTML/XML based Software
LEVEL 4 Advanced
HTML/XML based software with advanced navigation
features
Indian Defense wants all the equipment to be delivered along with IETMs since 2014. Based on the complexity,
Level 3 or Level 4 is asked in the RFQ document. Since 2018, mostly Level 4 is asked to deliver.
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7. Simple is Level 1 and advanced is Level -4
IETM – Interactive electronic technical Manual – Level 3,4 and 5
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8. WhatisIETMisitadocumentsimilartoPDF?
❖IETM Levels 3 and 4 are not any document like MS
Word or PDF file.
❖IETM is a combination of Software and database.
All the manuals are converted to SQL database.
Users can access data, such as manuals,
drawings, photos, etc., by using IETM Viewer.
❖IETM has 3 modes. User mode where users can
access the documents. Admin mode where Admin
can create users and track the activities of users
❖Super admin or Authoring tool, where all the
manuals are converted to database using this
authoring tool.
Documentation Standards Vs IETM Standards
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9. Standards:
IETMsareavailablein2standards
▪INDIANDefenseStandard(JSG0852:2001)
▪EuropeanAviationstandard(S1000D)
INDIANSTANDARD:
GovernmentofIndia,Ministryofdefensehasframedfewstandards,JointserviceGuide0852:2001andreframedin
2007.
EuropeanAviationstandard:ItiscalledS1000D,mainlyusedintheAviationindustry
IftheRFQortenderdocumentssayitisIETMmeans,it’sIndianstandardonly.Iftheend-userwantsS1000D,then
specifically“S1000DIETMLEVEL-4”ismentioned.
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10. Whatisthedifferenceinboththestandard?
Ultimatelythepurposeofboththestandardisthe
same,easyaccessibilitytoallthedocumentsand
keypointsinfewclicks.
IndianStandardusesSQLDatabaseandIETMViewer
toseethedatabase.IETMViewerhastoolsto
navigatefasterandmosteffectively.
Interactiveelectronictechnicalmanual(IETM)does
notneedanythird-partysoftwaretorun.OEMcan
editusingtheauthoringtoolwhichisavailablein
IETMsoftware.
S1000disverycostlythantheIndianstandard.
S1000D IETM – Code And Pixels
IndianStandardisSQLbasedandHTMLbasedand
s1000disXMLbased
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11. FewcompaniesconvertDocuments
toXMLandcallthemS1000D.
SimpleXMLisnotanS1000DIETM.Ifthe
end-user/navy/shipowner doesnot
haveaCSDBstudiothenalltheseIETMs
cannotbeimportedandmadeasingle
masterIETM.
CSDBstudioisverycostlysoftwareandis
mainlysuppliedbywesterncounties.
IndianversionCSDBsisnotcompatible
withoriginalS1000dimporting.
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12. Until you see the software, you will not be able to understand it fully. Hence, we
strongly recommend you have a virtual meeting for 15 minutes so that you will
have a fair idea about the IETM software.
Write an email to [email protected] or call 9849527706 to fix up the quick
demo on IETM.
Want to see the IETM software?
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