UltraCSDB, S1000D  Common Source Database CSDB

UltraCSDB is a comprehensive and powerful S1000D Common Source Database (CSDB). UltraCSDB provides centralised management, workflow, storage and retrieval of S1000D & iSpec 2200 projects, data modules, publication modules, IETP-X, stylesheets, business rules, digital assets and more. UltraCSDB has built-in tools for authoring, quality assurance and business rules checking and a high end publishing system. UltraCSDB is an open system that allows easy and quick configuration to add support for any additional schemas, data module coding systems, numbering systems and workflow. UltraCSDB is a cost effective Commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) application that requires no professional installation and is extremely easy to use with minimal training which makes it suitable for both small and large projects.

 Why Choose UltraCSDB 2.0

• The most versatile, flexible and complete common source database available today.
• Works out of the box for S1000D (Issue 1.6 through 3.0), ATA 2200 and CALS.
• Everything you need supplied in one package.
• Integrated authoring and publishing tools.
• Open system allows easy and quick configuration to add support for any additional schemas, data module coding systems, numbering systems and workflow.
• Unparalleled responsive and rich graphical user interface.
• Easy to install, setup and use. No professional installation and minimal training required.
• Fully scalable architecture allows thousands of concurrent users from authors to connected IETP viewer applications (with military level X.509 or custom client/server encryption).
• The most cost effective complete solution available for both small and large projects.

 Complete S1000D Solution

• Manages the complete production and workflow of S1000D data modules, digital assets, IETP and print publications.
• Unparalleled easy-to-use, graphical user interface.
• UltraCSDB provides centralized management, storage and retrieval of S1000D projects, data modules, publication modules, IETP-X, stylesheets, business rules, digital assets and more.
• Integrated authoring and publishing tools.
• Open system allows easy and quick configuration to add support for any additional schemas, data module coding systems, numbering systems and workflow.
• No professional installation required. Minimal training required.
• Versatile, flexible and cost effective solution.
• Suitable for both small and large projects.

 Scalable Architecture

• Fully scalable web service architecture
• Allows thousands of concurrent users
• Integrate any authoring or viewing tools
• Integrated Authoring with UltraXML:Author
• Connects to UltraXML server for automated print production
• Encrypted communication
• API Available

 Configurable Document Types

• S1000D Issue 1.6 to 3.0 and iSpec ATA 2200 supported out of the box
• Support any new S1000D issue or any other Document Type such as CALS through XML project type configuration files
• Entire system logic is configurable through easy to read external XML server files, including:

• Custom Data Module Code formats
• Illustration Control Number formats
• Standard Numbering System formats
• Information Codes
• Applicability and Metadata
• Dialog boxes
• XML Default Skeleton Structures
• Workflow
• Many more!

 Project Management

• Full support for S1000D issue 1.6 to 3.0, ATA 2200 and CALS. Other suitable DTDs can be supported by the use of external configuration file.
• Manage an unlimited number of projects with a project folder tree hierarchy.
• Archive and backup projects from the user interface.
• Graphically define your Standard Numbering Systems (SNS) within the application, or externally in XML format.
• Define project information codes, document types and business rules.
• Import SNS from existing projects or from the SNS library on the server.
• Customize data module skeletons for each project type or S1000D issue.
• Add and manage database users directly from the client.
• Superior user management with user groups, email and instant message notifications.
• Assign users to projects and groups.
• Assign roles to users and groups.
• Define and generate reports on project schedules, user workloads and workflow trails.
• Adaptive user interface shows only features available for the role of the user and only assigned projects thereby increasing the efficiency of project managers, authors and reviewers.
• Asset and link visualizations with link checking and project validation.

 User Management

• Add and manage database users from the client.
• User management with users organized into groups.
• Notifications via Email/Instant Messaging.
• Assign users to projects and groups.
• Assign roles to users and groups.
• Groups useful in configurable workflow. Example: Allow 1 or more from a named group to author/approve etc.
• Adaptive user interface shows only features available for the role of the user and only assigned projects thereby increasing the efficiency of project managers, authors and reviewers.

 Workflow

• Complete workflow and management implemented to official S1000D standards.
• Workflow takes users through authoring, review, comment, actioning, approval and raise issue processes.
• Assign multiple reviewers per data module or package, with workflow defined conflict resolution.
• Allocate single authors or author groups per data module. Workflow defined job acceptance rules.
• Configurable workflow.
• Workflows are saved as XML configuration files.
• Request assets during the authoring workflow process with asset validation on check in.
• Full digital asset and publication module workflow with versioning.
• Workflow tracking and audit trails.

 DMRL and Data Module Management

• Check out and check in of data modules for authoring.
• Define, list and attach tasks and files to data modules.
• Complete asset reference management.
• Validation and cross reference checking of entire DMRL with notes placed on problem data modules.
• Automatic management of data module IDSTATUS metadata and reference lists on check in.
• Business rules checking and validation.
• Automatic link checking highlights problem data modules.
• Illustrate cross references from any data module
• Easy to read grid view of data module requirements list.
• Related assets and references listed under each data module.
• Real time rendered data module content preview integrated into the client.
• Check out and check in of data modules.
• Drag & drop data modules (DMCs) to DMRL from the SNS tree.
• Data Module XML skeleton creation and management.
• Managed applicability sets
• Include applicability information in data modules.
• Define, list and attach tasks and files to data modules.
• Complete review workflow
• Multiple review comments and comment attachments.
• Advanced filtering, ordering, searching and configurable DMRL views.
• Asset reference and cross reference management.
• Validation and cross reference checking of DMRL
• Automatic link checking highlights problem data modules.
• Real time rendered data module content preview integrated into the client.

 Multiple Language Support

• Unicode enabled.
• Multiple language support.
• Unicode enabled.
• Store and manage multiple language versions for each data module in a project.
• Export or publish your chosen language with optional default to primary language for untranslated data modules.
• Optionally default to primary language for untranslated data modules.
• Data Module differencing (XML difference) for external translation management.

 Business Rules

• S1000D BREX (Business Rules Exchange) support.
• Read, edit, manage and export BREX lists in the CSDB client.
• Project BREX lists available to integrated authoring tools.
• ISO Schematron support On both UltraCSDB Server and authoring software
• Business rules checking and validation.

 Import / Export

• Import / Export Data Dispatch Note (DDN) and transfer package support.
• Import and export of DMRLs from Microsoft Excel.
• Import / Export assets.
• Attach assets to data modules.
• Export business rules.
• Export data module lists.
• Export publication modules.
• Optional applicability filtering of data module content on export.

 Effective Data Reuse

• Fast and simple linking of data modules from other projects.
• Break links to edit locally within the project.
• Link to other links.
• Common XML and text phrase management allows consistent content whilst authoring.

 Powerful Search Features

• Full text search.
• Applicability search and filtering.
• Regular expression search.
• Boolean expression support.
• Contextual search.
• Search in XML tags, metadata, content or both.
• Display of available searchable metadata fields from S1000D or custom project type.
• Search results displayed along with project, DMC and text / preview.
• Create links to data modules from search results (add to DMRL).
• Export from search results.

 Asset Management

• Store and manage digital assets of any size in the central database.
• Import / Export assets with name to ICN mapping feature.
• Attach assets to data modules with customizable ICN generation and management.
• Add unlimited attachments or original asset sources per asset.
• Import / Export original asset source files and composed asset.
• Full integrated workflow and versioning for all digital assets.
• Server generated thumbnails and full integrated workflow for digital assets.
• Export of multimedia assets into your IETM / IETP-X.

 Integrated Authoring Tools

• UltraXML:Author connects directly to UltraCSDB and reads all available project information and business rules for fast error free authoring.
• Simple asset, hotspots and data module reference insertion.
• Integrated BREX and applicability definitions.
• Schema validation.
• Simplified technical English checking.
• Schematron business rules validation.
• Optionally integrate your own authoring tools using the UltraCSDB2.0 API.

 Publishing

• Store, archive and manage publication modules and stylesheets.
• Full integrated workflow and versioning for publication modules.
• Visually define publication issues and publication orders.
• Create interactive PDF manuals and books.
• Publish your S1000D projects to S1000D book format, ATA CMM, AESP format or any customized publication format using UltraXML or any other suitable XML publishing software.
• Export standard S1000D data module lists (DML), IETP-X and publication modules.
• Define your own granularity and customize publication module creation to meet requirements for any schema.
• Stylesheet management.
• Applicability filtering.
• Looseleaf support.

 Application Programming Interface (API)

• UltraCSDB exposes over 200 API functions as a web service.
• Integrate your own authoring tools.
• Create your own custom CSDB applications / widgets.
• Open development system allows for creation of 3rdparty custom ‘Plug-in’ workflow activities.
• Support for any custom schema, coding systems or future S1000D issue through XML configuration files.
• All external communication encrypted to military standard X.509 or custom encryption.

 Trade-in allowance

If you've been using one of the other CSDB products available on the market and would like to upgrade to UltraCSDB, you will be entitled to a special trade-in allowance for your old product. Save up to 20 percent on WebX's UltraCSDB by trading in your existing CSDB product. If you would like to find our more email us today.