How To Get Started with S1000D

S1000D Workshops, Webinars and Training offer an excellent foundation for developing your S1000D strategy.

SDL's Structured Content Technologies division has experts who have helped many organizations plan for and migrate to S1000D. We offer S1000D specification training and S1000D workshops that will give you hands-on experience with S1000D planning and production processes. For information on S1000D training or workshops, or to speak to one of our solutions consultants, email us.

S1000D

S1000D is an international standard for procuring and producing technical documentation. Included in the specification are prescribed methods for interchanging, managing, and publishing technical content.

What is S1000D

In the most simple terms, S1000D is a suite of information that includes a 2,762-page specification (Issue 4.0), a set of XML schemas, sample XML instances, and additional supporting documentation.

Where is S1000D Used

S1000D has been heavily used for quite some time to support aviation documentation in the European defense community.

Why Create Content as Data Modules

One of the primary benefits of data modules is the ability to reuse them across multiple publications and publishing outputs.

The Common Source Database (CSDB)

Not all CSDBs are alike, but at a minimum they should have the ability to import, manage, and export valid S1000D XML.

Interactive Electronic Technical Publications (IETPs)

An IETP can filter the content a user sees as runtime based on criteria such as equipment, skill level, and environmental conditions.