The purpose of the Manual is to guide the operator. If the manual is more dynamic that will be easy for the operator to refer and resolve the issue.
Level 4 and to some extent Level 3 will be very handy and very fast. All the documents are converted to a database, hence searching and inter-document referring will become easier.
I.e. a user can search for a problem and easily reach that particular page in seconds and also can see all the related topics to that topic which is being displayed.
Simple is Level 1 and advanced is Level -4
LEVEL 1 - Normally scanned document Normal PDF file
LEVEL 2 - Basic PDF file with indexing, internal links between pages
LEVEL 3 - Intermediate HTML/XML based Software
LEVEL 4 - Advanced HTML/XML based software with advanced navigation features
Indian Defense wants all the equipment to be delivered along with IETMs since 2014.
Based on the complexity, Level 3 or Level 4 is asked in the RFQ document. Since 2018, mostly Level 4 is asked to deliver.
What is IETM is it a document similar to PDF?
IETM Levels 3 and 4 are not any document like MS Word or PDF file.
IETM is a combination of Software and database. All the manuals are converted to SQL database. Using IETM Viewer, the user can access the data i.e. manuals, drawings, images, etc.
IETM has 3 modes. User mode where users can access the documents. Admin mode where Admin can create users and track the activities of users
Super admin or Authoring tool, where all the manuals are converted to database using this authoring tool.
