S1000D and S-Series
SNS
Definition
What SNS Means
SNS stands for
Standard Numbering System
The SNS is how a product is divided up for documentation purposes, and it becomes part of the address of every module written against it. S1000D publishes example systems for various product types, and civil aviation programs often build on the same chapter logic as the ATA chapters.
Choosing an SNS is one of the earliest and least reversible decisions on a program. Change it later and every data module code changes with it, along with every cross-reference, which is why it is a business rules decision made deliberately rather than a default accepted quietly.
Also written: standard numbering system
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Related Terms
The structured identifier that gives every S1000D data module a unique address encoding what it covers and what kind of information it holds.
Business RulesThe decisions a program makes about everything its specification deliberately leaves open, from coding schemes to applicability to permitted content.
ATA ChapterThe numbering scheme that divides an aircraft into standard systems, so the same subject sits at the same number across manufacturers.
S1000DThe international specification for producing technical publications from a common source database, used across aerospace, defense, land and sea programs.
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