NAVAIR INSTRUCTION 4120.11 From: Commander, Naval Air ...

NAVAIRINST 4120.11
3. MIL-HDBK-3001 is a guidance only manual providing preferred
style and format for both paper and ETM/IETM requirements and
associated examples consistent with DON Policy on Digital
Logistics Technical Data.
a. Supplies additional details and explanations for “must do”
or mandatory ETM and IETM needs contained in MIL-STD-3001. It
also provides additional Look and Feel information.
b. Identifies further definitions and solutions for MIL-STD-
3001 requirements. This includes how to develop an outline for
a Technical Manual Program, extra data necessary for developing
Common Look and Feel front matter, and examples of technical
content work packages.
c. Provides examples of how various technical content
information may be displayed on the screen and illustrates
typical techniques for navigation through different the
displayed technical data.
4. A MIL-STD-3001 Tool Kit is also available providing the
following:
a. Modular DTD(s) for each functional part of the standard
with XML tags installed in the requirements to aid authors in
the tagging process.
b. An assembly DTD to produce a complete manual.
c. A Formatting Output Specification Instance (FOSI) to
permit the formatting and printing of paper TMs in work package
format.
d. A style sheet to provide navigation and look and feel
requirements for display on the NAVAIR IETM Viewer.
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
1. XML is the NAVAIR markup language of choice. It facilitates
a wide variety of Web uses and can greatly improve viewer
communication.
a. An XML technical data application, such as MIL-STD-3001,
uses a Document Type Description (DTD). The DTD is an XML data
construction tool for identifying structure and content of the
type of document to be created. Additionally, it supplies
definitions and markup rules for applying XML in authoring
processes.
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