Configuration Control for Product Documentation

A Way of Integrating STEP & SGML
(V0.4)


31-August-1996

Reiner Reschke
EuroSTEP GmbH, Germany
Fichtenstr.10
D-87648 Aitrang

Hugh Tucker
Documenta ApS, Denmark
Marievej 7
DK-2900 Hellerup


Table of Contents

Page 1
Introduction
Purpose of this Document
Intended Audience
Structure of This Document
Page 2
The Problem Domain
Introduction
Integration Needs
Product Data Management
Product Documentation MAnagement
Requirements
Page 3
Configuration Control for Publications
Introduction
The Vision
Product Structures
Information Objects
Page 4
Integrating the Processes of Product Documentation and product Data
The Authoring Process
Authoring with Information Objects
Building Document Frameworks - an Editorial process
The Publishing Process
Technical Foundation - Summary
Page 5
STEP & SGML Interoperability Requirements
STEP
SGML
Levels of Interoperability

Technical Annexes

These annexes are a collection of working papers that are included for information and discussion:

Page 6 - Annex 1 - Semantic Information Classes
Page 7 - Annex 2 - SGML Representations & SGML_String
Page 8 _ Annex 3 - A Typical Example

Glossary and References

Annex 4 - Glossary
References

Revision History

Version

Date

Editor

Comment

V0.1

11.May-96

R. Reschke

H. Tucker

Initial draft of a new white paper for T14

v0.2a

1996-06-01

H. Tucker

Re-organization /re-write & inclusion of intro. Sent to RR for confirmation. (up to page 7)

v0.2b

1996-06-05

H. Tucker

Continuing from pg 7; revised text;

v0.2c

1996-06-14

H. Tucker

added code for EXPRESS

v0.3

1996-06-23

R. Reschke

editorials, references and other clean-up work

v.04

1996-08-01 through

1996-09-15

H. Tucker

general editing and wordsmithing

added document frameworks

changed title from Authoring and Publishing to Product Documentation

restructuring: shortened paper and created annexes - not enough time to complete editing