How to Understand the Dates on

Published Documents in SIS

Table of Contents
1. Technical Difference: Publication Date and
Date Updated
2. Understand how dates are published in
A. Core Documents
B. Periodicals
C. Service Letters
D. Service Magazines
3. Support Information

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Difference between
Publications Date and Date Updated
The Publication Date is on the cover of a
paper copy of the document.
The Date Updated is when the document was
loaded to SIS.
The dates directly relate to the document
media number and documents revision level.
Example
in SIS

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Core Documents
Core documents: OMM, D&A, Sys Op/T&A, Parts
Manuals, Specifications
Publication Date appears on the cover of paper manual
Paper copies print only month & year - March 2010
Date Updated shows when document was loaded to SIS
Example
in SIS
Example
of paper manual

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Periodicals
Periodicals: TIBs and Special Instructions
Publication Date appears on the cover of paper manual
Shown as month, day and year

Date Updated is when document was loaded to SIS

Example in SIS
Example of paper manual

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Service Letters
1. Publication Date is the letter creation date
2. Date Updated is the date it was loaded to SIS
3. When two dates appear, the first is the original followed
by the latest revision date.
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Example
in SIS

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Service Magazines
The dates stay the same as the original publication of the Service Magazine.
The dates are tied to the media number, not the individual Service Magazine
article.
When a Service Magazine is changed, a new media number is assigned.
KEY POINT: In this
example both Service
Magazines contain the
same information

Example in SIS

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Help, Data/Feedback, Support

For SIS help, use the Help link from SIS Main Menu or
from the GoTo dropdown menu anywhere in SIS.
For SIS Web data discrepancies or enhancement
requests/suggestions for improvements, use the
Feedback option from the SIS Web Main Menu or the
GoTo menu from any page in SIS.
For SIS Support, please contact the Accenture Dealer
Management Services (ADMS) 6am-6pm CST by phone
1-800-765-0999 or 1-309-675-4000 or by email at
Support.ADMS@Accenture.com

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