Introduction to Authoring in S1000D

This course provides the basic understanding and knowledge to be able to author an S1000D XML data module. The information that is covered is:

• Identification and Status Section
• Common Elements

The course take a look at both the mandatory and optional requirements of a data module and how the structure is derived from the supporting schema.

For each section, there will be exercises that you will be able to complete in your own authoring tool. After completing the exercies, you will be required to submit them to the trainer who will be able to review your content. You will be able to move onto the next topic. The final exercise is to produce a Descriptive Data Module.

Note: TIM Consulting is not a supplier of software tools and does not recommend specific tools. It is recommended that the learner conduct some research into the tools of their employing organsiation and other options prior to beginning this course.

This course is aimed at Technical Writing \ Authoring Team Leads, Technical Writers \ Authors and Technical Content Creators.

Estimated Course Duration is 2 Hours

On completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

• Understand the S1000D Specification
• Describe and Author the Identification and Status Section
• Identify and Author the Common Elements of Warnings, Cautions, Notes, Titles, Text, and Lists
• Identify and Author the Figures, Multimedia, and Foldouts
• Identify and Author Formal and Informal Tables
• Identify and Author References
• Identify and Author Change Markup
• Identify and Author Caption Group
• Identify and Author Hotspot

On completion of all course modules, the final consolidation exercise will be to author a Descriptive Data Module consisting of many or all of the elements covered in the modules.