Produce your publications faster with Mekon Eclipse Create for iSpec2200 application pack. Built on the unmatched power and usability of Adobe FrameMaker, it was designed from the outset for technical authors creating technical publications in a busy production environment.
Version 4.2 of the pack adds the latest iSpec 2200 DTDs to the expanding list of supported documentation types. No other applications come close to matching the broad coverage and depth of detail unique to Mekon’s ATA applications. Authors benefit from the easy-to-use design of Eclipse Create and the enhanced functionality that it adds to FrameMaker’s already impressive capabilities.
Version 4.2 provides many powerful new features including:
Although the latest versions of the DTDs are available, previous DTD releases continue to be supported.
Many special features are included to ensure that the formatting always meets your needs.
Eclipse Create for iSpec2200 lets you publish your Component Maintenance Manuals (CMMs), Abbreviated Component Maintenance Manuals (ACMMs), Illustrated Parts Catalogues (IPCs) and service Bulletins (SBs) to a wide range of output formats. You can publish single documents or collections to SGML, PDF and high quality printed output.
The Mekon applications have been designed to give the highest possible quality output for PDF and print. The formatting follows the ATA or Airbus specifications, but also allows some additional control to address ambiguities in the specification or customer-driven alternatives. Our plug-in technology also allows project-specific formatting requirements to work alongside or completely replace the existing ATA rules.
You can now save to SGML with a single click. This method overwrites the original SGML instance, ideal for integration with database systems. Alternatively, click shift and Save SGML to write out an SGML instance without processing instructions to the location of your choice. SGML processing instructions are used by Mekon applications to store advanced formatting information that is not implied by the basic SGML structure.
We have added a user-friendly way to create ISO special character entities, which is more robust than the standard implementation. We also include the special “Mekon ISO Entity Symbol” font to ensure that all of the permitted ISO characters are available for use.
The application’s Maintenance Task Oriented Support System (MTOSS) is a standard but unique numbering scheme that has been designed to improve the organisation of technical manuals. It also enables automated data retrieval and re-purposing. Eclipse Create for iSpec2200 manages the creation and integrity of the MTOSS codes, ensuring unique codes throughout the document while keeping the author’s additional work to the absolute minimum.
Automatic attribute setting dramatically reduces creation and editing time. It also reduces the opportunity for human error. Even a small ATA document will have hundreds of attributes that need to be managed. With Eclipse Create for iSpec2200, if you set the Chapter number, that value will be copied down the structure to elements that need it.
The entire revision process is tightly controlled according to ATA guidelines. The “Active Revision” feature ensures that the correct revision date is applied to all changed anchors, while previously published anchors cannot be deleted during normal editing. You can create Incremental Revisions as SGML for the active revision with a single click.
The LEA (List of Effective Anchors) is automatically generated and updated in the background during normal editing. When you are ready to deliver your ATA SGML documents, the LEA should be included as required by iSpec2200.
Mekon is able to provide SE guidance and training on the specification, and to give advice on third-party applications that will automatically check textual content against the rules of ASD SE.
The IPL forms an integral part of the CMM application, with the information formatted in accordance with ATA recommendations. Having entered the parts data into the IPL, use the application to generate the CMM equipment and numerical indexes automatically, saving considerable amounts of time and improving the overall accuracy of the CMM.
| SGML Application | DTD Versions |
| Aircraft Maintenance Manual PageBlocks (AMM) | 3, 4, 4.1 |
| Component Maintenance Manual (CMM) | 3, 4, 5, 5.1, 6.1 |
| Abbreviated CMM (ACMM) | 3, 4, 5, 5.1, 6.1 |
| Service Bulletin (SB) | 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Illustrated Parts List (IPL) | 3, 4, 5, 5.1, 6.1 |
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