3.6 Technical Data Management
An introduction  to the management, storage and configuration of Technical Data, with an ILS viewpoint .
Examine Definitions of:
  • Technical Data Management (TDM)
  • Technical Data
  • Continuous Acquisition Life-cycle Support   (CALS)
Ability to explain the terms and requirements of having technical data that is CALS compliant.
Objectives
  • Implementation considerations
  • Relevant legislation and policy
  • Technical Data Management (TDM)
  • As the name suggests, TDM is the management of all information relating to a Materiel System
  • The management of technical data, its movement and the media through which it is stored and presented.
What is it?
It can be many things that influence the resultant Materiel System, but commonly includes:
  • Drawings
  • Manuals, Publications
  • Engineering change documentation
  • All supporting electronic media related to the equipment