Features
Objects
IDMS stores information about the following items:
| Busses: | MIL-STD-1553/MIL-STD-1773 busses |
| Remote Terminals: | Remote Terminals and Bus Controllers |
| Messages: | MIL-STD-1553/MIL-STD-1773 messages |
| Data Elements: | Message components |
| Data Types: | Data Types eg Integer32 |
| Data Classes: | Used to group Data elements that have same meaning and data format. |
| Descriptive Text: | Used to store supporting information. |
| Document Definition: | Defines the IDD structure. |
Versioning Mechanism
Whenever a change is made to an interface item, the change is logged, a new version is created and a historical version
of the object is kept. The table below describes the key versioning concepts and features.
| Branch: | A branch represents an independent set of interface data. |
| Version: | Each object in the system may have several versions within a particular branch.
Version numbers are represented in the form XXX-999 where XXX is the branch designator and YYY is the version within the branch.
When the branch is initially created each object has version XXX-0.
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| Label: | A label represents a version of the whole branch at a point in time. Typically a label would be created
when a project milestone is reached, such as Design Review or IDD Release. |
| Merge: | A merge is a copy of certain items from one branch to another. |
Reporting
IDMS provides the following reports.
| Differencer Report: | This report shows differences between two branches or two versions of a single branch. |
| IDD Generation: | The function allows the user to generate a PDF version of the IDD. |
| Export: | This function produces a portable mini web version of the IDD. The output is a single zip file that can easily be emailed
to external parties. |
Computing Platform
IDMS is a web based application that is hosted on a server and accessed via a web browser on a client computer. The table below
lists the platform requirements for the server and client computer.
| Server: | Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2000 or Windows Server 2003
Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1
Microsoft SQL Server 2000
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| Client: | Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 |
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