IETM vs PDF Manuals

Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) is a digital, searchable, and organized version of an interactive user manual, instruction manual, or User Handbook. IETMs provide easy access to technical information and enhance defense equipment maintenance, training, and support processes. It also acts as digital repository for the system

• IETM or Interactive electronic Technical Manual, as the name indicates, it is a Manual which is interactive and in the form of electronic/digital.
• Then PDF file is also electronic/digital, will that be called IETM?
• Yes, undoubtedly PDF is also IETM. It’s Level 2 IETM.
• IETM Level 1 and 2 are PDF files.
• IETM Levels 3 and 4 are not any document like MS Word or PDF file.
• IETM is a combination of Software and database. All the manuals are converted to SQL database. Using IETM Viewer, the user can access the data i.e. manuals, drawings, images, etc.
• IETM has 3 modes. User mode where users can access the documents. Admin mode where Admin can create users and track the activities of users.
• Super admin or Authoring tool, where all the manuals are converted to database using this authoring tool.