Syllabus

 The documentation landscape

 The new needs
 Definition of new standards
 SGML concepts
 SGML language
 The ATA SGML approach
 Structure of the ATA specification 2200
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 The DTD technical requirements

 AMM SGML structure
 Glossary

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 The ATA SGML approach
• Writing of recommended specifications for industry
ATA publications catalogue
– ATA Specification 2200 (also called iSpec2200)
• Information Standards for Aviation Maintenance
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 The ATA SGML approach
• Before 1989:
ATA specification 100
• From 1989 to 1994:
SGML specifications are appendices of the ATA spec 100
• In 1994:
Creation of the ATA specification 2100
• In 2000:
Creationof the ATA specification 2200
Based on the two specifications:
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ATA 100: manufacturers' technical data

ATA 2100: digital data standards for aircraft support

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 Syllabus
 The documentation landscape
 The new needs
 Definition of new standards
 SGML concepts
 SGML language
 The ATA SGML approach
 Structure of the ATA specification 2200
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 The DTD technical requirements

 AMM SGML structure
 Glossary

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Table Of Contents

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 Chapter 2.1 : The Business Requirements

Lists the DTDS by field of application

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 Chapter 4.2: DTD Structure

The blue sensitive zones gives the

access to the dictionary
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 Common Support Data Dictionary

Gives information about an element / attribute

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 Chapter 4.2.3 : The Technical Requirements

The intent of the ATA is to maintain as much commonality between DTDs

as possible.
The principal common mechanisms are:
Effectivity Management,
Cellular Tables,
Revision Management,
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Graphic Referencing Mechanism,

Internal and External References Management,..

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 Syllabus
 The documentation landscape
 The new needs
 Definition of new standards
 SGML concepts
 SGML language
 The ATA SGML approach
 Structure of the ATA specification 2200
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 The DTD technical requirements

 AMM SGML structure
 Glossary

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 AMM SGML Structure
AMM
cho
rep
rep INCREV TR
PGBLK
TITLE MFMTR CHAPTER

rep
SECTION

rep
SUBJECT

rep
PAGEBLK
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cho
rep
Descriptive TASK
contents

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 AMM SGML Structure
• Introduction
The aim of the AMM (aircraft maintenance manual) document is to provide
technicians with the information needed for aircraft maintenance.

• The SGML structure of the AMM is:

A manual front matter (MFMATR) composed of preliminary data:
– A transmittal letter,
– An introduction chapter,
– An effectivity cross reference table,
– A service bulletin list…
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 AMM SGML Structure
• AMM SGML structure (cont’d)
Nested structures
– CHAPTER eg: 24 electrical power
– SECTION eg: 24-22 AC main generation
– SUBJECT eg: 24-22-18 sensor TDC-AC
– PGBLK eg: 401 removal / installation
– TASK eg: 000 removal of the sensor

Note: A page block can be composed of

– A description/operation section (D/O page blocks),
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– Or a series of maintenance tasks (TASK)

• Each task consists of topics (TOPIC) and a topic of subtasks
(SUBTASK)

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TASK
PGBLK
AMM SGML Structure

SUBTASK
TOPIC

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 Syllabus
 The documentation landscape
 The new needs
 Definition of new standards
 SGML concepts
 SGML language
 The ATA SGML approach
 Structure of the ATA specification 2200
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 The DTD technical requirements

 AMM SGML structure
 Glossary

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 Glossary
• AECMA Association Européenne des Constructeurs de Matériel Aéronautique
• AMM Aircraft Maintenance Manual
• ATA Air Transport Association
• CALS Computer Aided acquisition and Logistics Support (1990)
• CCITT Consultative Committee on International Telegraphy and Telephony
• CGM(I) Computer Graphics Metafile (Interactive)
• DOD Department Of Defense
• DTD Document Type Definition
• FCOM Flight Crew Operations Manual
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• FOSI Formatting Output Specification Instance

• JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group
• SGML Standard Generalized Markup Language (ISO 8879 - 1986)

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