UltraXML ATA  Solution for Aerospace

Built-In ATA iSpec2200 Support

UltraXML has built-in support for all the authoring,  formatting and publishing  requirements of technical documentation specified by the ATA iSpec 2200 Component Maintenance Manual (CMM), Air Craft Maintenance Manual (AMM) and Service Bulletin (SB) DTDs. It enables instant formatting of CMM, AMM and SB ATA iSpec 2200 documents and conforms to the ATA DTD ATA-TEXT//DTD CMM-VER6-REV1-LEVEL2. Practices Manuals, Aircraft Ground Equipment and Overhaul Manuals.

UltraXML ATA Edition enables instant formatting of your CMM ATA iSpec 2200 aerospace technical documents and conforms to the ATA CMM DTD ATA-TEXT//DTD CMM-VER6-REV1-LEVEL2. The inbuilt stylesheet can be applied to your native ATA SGML or XML data giving strict conformance to the ATA specifications.

UltraXML supports 100% the requirements of the Airbus A340 & A380 SGML business rules. This then can be easily modified to support any Aircraft and or Component Manufacture requirements with out having to use any programming requirements.

Native XML/SGML Support

UltraXML:ATA is a fully native XML solution. ATA XML or SGML is left untouched when formatting:

• No formatting commands or Processing Instructions are ever inserted into your source data, so your data will always remain valid and meet ATA requirements.
• No external books, scripting, extensions or compiling is required when working with your documents as UltraXML ATA works with the raw XSLT and XML data in real-time.

User Friendly

The ATA Stylesheet configuration Wizard lets users quickly define formatting specifics such as document fonts and relative indent spacing between <prclist> levels to enable easy customer specific setup.

UltraXML ATA also enables project specific formatting requirements by allowing easy graphical modification and configuration of your ATA stylesheets. Take ‘snapshots’ of your customer driven alternative stylesheets for later instant recall using drag and drop.

Interactive

Real-time WYSIWYG formatting of ATA enables you to edit and author your ATA documents with the formatting applied as you edit. With constant validation, popup hyperlink error messages and warnings take the author / editor directly to any invalid data or incorrect reuse of reference values.

When authoring content XML attributes are automatically inserted along with any configured default attribute values (such as chapnbr, sectnbr and subjnbr), thereby cutting down the required authoring time. The next XML / SGML elements are suggested by the system when authoring CMM data and are inserted as required.

DTD Entity references can easily be inserted into the document by dragging and dropping the entity name from the tags list into the page.

High Quality PDF Output

UltraXML provides exceptionally high quality printed output for your ATA documents through Postscript or PDF output. UltraXML is a World leader in typographical quality, utilizing a formatting engine built and matured over 12 years. UltraXML has comprehensive support for keep with next/previous and widow/orphan controls, thereby making sure that your CMM documents are always easy to read. UltraXML uses its own Postscript engine to create very efficient and small sized Postscript and PDF files.

ATA CGM

UltraXML:ATA supports ATA level CGM vector graphics. Intelligent CGM or hot spotted graphics are supported so that embedded links in the CGM images seamlessly flow through to the final production PDF output.

Automatic CMM Tables

UltraXML:ATA Edition automatically inserts tables such as the Record of Revisions, Record of Temporary Revisions and Service Bulletin List. Each table will extend to the bottom of the page as required, no matter how many row entries there may be. Derived information such as the List of Effective Pages, Table of Contents, List of Tables and List of Figures are automatically created when formatting.

Hyperlinks and Bookmarks

Bookmarks are created by the system for “key” attributes and automatic hyperlinks created from <refint> elements to bookmarks. Hyperlinks work on screen as well as in the PDF output.

Utilizing a secondary built in stylesheet all “key” attribute values used for bookmark references can be listed or printed enabling users to instantly check that their “key” attribute values comply with ATA rules.

MTOSS (Maintenance Task Oriented Support System) Codes

MTOSS codes can be switched on or off instantly by activating a different built-in UltraXML CMM stylesheet.

Relative Numbering

Relative Page numbering (e.g. from “pgblknbr” numbers) as well as figure numbering relative to “pgblknbr” attribute is fully automatic. The relative numbering scheme is used throughout the CMM document including the footer page number, list of effective pages and table of contents.

Page Revision Dates

Page dates for the footnote, intelligently uses the most recent “revdate” attribute that lands on that current page during formatting. The list of effective pages will also automatically pick up these most recent dates used.

Revision bars

Revision bars highlight all revisions in the left margin marked between <revst/> and <revend/> elements. Users can easily configure the appearance and behaviour of the revision bars.

Tables

Tables can repeat over any number of pages and headers are repeated according to the ATA specification. IPL and Vendor table header text not found in the ATA source data can easily be configured.

Intentionally Blank Pages

Blank Pages are automatically inserted so that significant sections such as <pgblk> always start on right hand pages. The document may be viewed in single page, facing pages (showing left & right pages) or multiple pages view, with editing always remaining interactive in either the Code Editor or the Page View.

ASD-STE100 Simplified English Support

This is achieved by the use of MAXit Plug-in for UltraXML which is is a fully ASD-STE100 Simplified English standard compliant and a sophisticated grammar checker that interactively shows you how to improve and simplify your text. The program encompasses the rules for ASD-STE100, ATA iSpec 2200 and Simplified English vocabulary. The advanced version has thousands of editing rules, based on the IBM style guide for Controlled English. The simplification is ideal for non-aerospace applications like Life Sciences, Banking, Telecommunications, Computer Software, Automotive and many other industries.

Fast and Efficient

UltraXML:ATA is fast! Over 100 pages of typical ATA content formats in under 8 seconds on a low end specification 2GHz PC running Windows XP.