Information models play a central role in the introduction of XML-based content management systems. Such a model contains a multitude of rules controlling the quality of structured contents and information processes; these rules could be based on industry-specific requirements, for example. Until now, there has been no standardized model for plant construction and mechanical engineering. That is why specialists from business, science and services got together and developed an information model: PI-Mod. Several software manufacturers already offer this model for their systems.
The introduction of an XML-based documentation system requires multifaceted planning and far-reaching decisions. To give an example, the selection and introduction of special content management systems for technical editing was described in detail in the tekom CMS studies of 2005 and 2008 [1]. As well as IT project management, these studies explain the preparatory planning work that has to be performed within the company. This work can be summarized under the term "content engineering" and contains decisions on the structuring of information, on modularization and variant management, and on rules on phrasing and formatting. Such rules have to be developed or introduced on the basis of standards.
The selection of a suitable information model is particularly important for XML applications because it maps most of the specified rules. The XML structure elements it contains provide the ...
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