Q and A for B-52 conversion S1000D.pdf

This document contains a question and answer related to the fault isolation manuals for the B-52 aircraft. The manuals currently use a combination of step-by-step checks, figures/graphics, schematics, and tables to depict fault trees, as well as step-by-step malfunction indexing fault trees. The manuals do not currently utilize SSSN-tagged content.

The related federal contract opportunity is a Request for Information (RFI) for the conversion of approximately 355 B-52 Technical Manuals, totaling 120,000 pages, from SGML to XML format following the S1000D Version 4.1 data module specifications. This effort will also require the conversion of approximately 40,000 illustrations to a standard SVG format, resulting in approximately 15,000 Data Modules. The work must use a structured System, Sub-System, Sub-Sub-System Numbering (SSSN) schema and update the Technical Manual numbering using MIL-STD-1808. The B-52 Work Unit Code Manual will also require an update to include a reference for all SSSN codes to link to their respective Work Unit Codes. The contractor will be required to develop and use approximately 640 B-52 S1000D Project Business Rules and validate the entire database against a contractor-developed Business Rules Exchange (BREX) Data Module.