The S1000D CSDB and the S-Series – Members question
The S1000D CSDB is a tool specifically designed to support the required and necessary, often complex, components of an S1000D project.
The S1000D CSDB is a tool specifically designed to support the required and necessary, often complex, components of an S1000D project.
What does good look like is a question I tend to get from senior managers and decision-makers in organisations. Answering this question always takes a little bit of navigating as explaining to non-believers what S1000D is and why it does what it does is tricky to sell in an elevator pitch. It becomes even more…
ROI in S1000D is tough to spot if you are not fully aware of the entire S1000D process, the role of modern technical publications and the opportunity presented through Industry 4.0. On my training courses, we look at RoI, and it is always a question asked of me. The first thing I will do is…
Selecting S1000D software is an area where we spend a tremendous amount of time here at Tech Data World. Often our clients are not sure of the questions that they must ask any potential vendor, nor do they know where the hidden pitfalls lay and then potentially ending up with the software that is not…
Legacy conversion to S1000D is one of the most significant discussion points during my training sessions. We will often spend a couple of hours talking about converting ‘legacy’ content and legacy formats to an S1000D methodology. I dislike the term ‘legacy data’ for me this conjures too many images of ‘no longer needed’ or ‘irrelevant’.…
5 S1000D questions I always get during my S1000D training and consulting. This week’s YouTube tutorial I will tell you the five common questions asked during my S1000D training sessions. I could have selected many questions I receive, but I am kicking-off with those that will benefit the community. Regardless of who I am training,…
S1000D Issue 4.1 Patch C – Recently there was a patch update to an earlier version of S1000D. The management committee at S1000D announced a minor patch update to Issue 4.1 of the specification, with patch 4.1 C. Here is why Issue 4.1 was updated. Many projects are using Issue 4.1, and this minor update…
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly of S1000D – developing a case for S1000D-based technical publications. S1000D is where I spend a great deal of my time. Helping clients decide on if, when and how they should be investing in their technical publications. The debates then start with why S1000D and why not something else?…
Episode 2 of the TDW Show is now available on YouTube, in the TDW app or via your TDW free account on our website. Unfortunately, in this episode, we were not able to include the interview we had planned for this show due to the current global pandemic. In this show, we look at the…
The S1000 DMRL a fundamental building block of a successful S1000D project. Data Management Requirement Lists – Whether you refer to the DMRL as the Data Management Requirement List(s), the Data Module Requirement List(s) or some other strange acronym I’ve heard on the circuit. The role is the same, an essential component to project scope…