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notusCSDB®: S1000D-Compliant CSDB for Aerospace & Defense

Deploy a production-ready S1000D Common Source Database in under a day. notusCSDB enforces governance, 
validation, and traceability while reducing lifecycle cost for defense and aerospace programmes. 

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At a Glance:

Supports All S1000D
Issues

BREX & Schema Validation at Every Stage

SaaS or On-premises Deployment

Integrated Compliant Publishing

What our customers
say about us

“ Never had an issue to complain. I receive regular newsletters informing me of new services/software, so all is good. [The Aerospace and Defence team] are very good at understanding and resolving any issues I may have in an acceptable time frame.“

– Safran Seats GB

“ Very professional team! Great communication, polite, willingness to help and explain, going the extra mile when additional understanding is needed. Great product, Great Support.“

– Lionbridge

“ We are extremely happy with the support we have received from [the Aerospace and Defence team] while we have been having our formatting apps created and fine tuned. In my opinion, your reply and solution turn-round rate is fantastic, better than any support system I have ever had to use. Thanks.“

– BAE Systems

Who It’s For

notusCSDB is built for organisations to manage, deliver and maintain S1000D content for complex aerospace and defense projects: 

  • Defense primes & subsystem suppliers 
  • Aerospace OEMs & Tier 1 integrators 
  • MRO and sustainment organisations 
  • Programmes requiring ITAR-controlled workflows 
  • Large-scale digital transformation initiatives, including DEEAMS

Why notusCSDB®

Deliver Compliant S1000D Programmes Faster—With Lower Lifecycle Cost

Reduce Deployment & IT Overhead

Go live in less than a day with SaaS or on-prem deployment. No long configuration cycles or heavy infrastructure requirements.

Enforce Governance and BREX Compliance

BREX checks, schema validation, and structured multi-stage approvals ensure every module meets strict aerospace and defense standards.

Increase Accuracy Through Full Traceability

Impact analysis, related-item tracking, version rollback, and a full audit trail reduce downstream errors and compliance risk.

Publish Compliant PDFs & IETPs

Generate interactive Class 2 IETPs and specification-compliant PDFs using notusBookBuild.

Sustain Long-Life Programmes with Through-Life Support

Obsolescence management, LSA integration, and structured change feedback loops support fleets that operate for decades.

Trusted by the UK MoD’s DEEAMS programme to support modernized, AI-enabled logistics workflows.

Core Capabilities

System Architecture

  • Supports all S1000D issues 
  • Secure silo separation 
  • Built-in HTML/PDF previews 
  • SNS import/export/editing

User Experience

  • Customizable dashboards 
  • Role-based access 
  • Workspace save/load 
  • Robust version & in-work management

Project Management

  • Workflow status tracking with time/percentage completion 
  • Custom reporting with Excel exports 
  • Configurable metadata, roles, and groups

Governance & Compliance

  • BREX and schema validation at every stage 
  • Multi-stage structured reviews 
  • “As printed” PDF annotation for complete traceability 
  • Immutable audit trail and rollback 
  • Proof-of-competency tracking 
      

Import / Export

  • DMRL import with automated module creation 
  • Bulk import/export 
  • Related-item packaging 
  • Drag-and-drop PM/DDN build tools

Integrations

  • Eclipse S1000D plugins for FrameMaker, Arbortext, and oXygen) 
  • APIs for automated data exchange 
  • Direct publishing integration with notusBookBuild

End-to-End S1000D Governance and Publishing

Pairing notusCSDB with notusBookBuild delivers a complete, compliant workflow: 

  • Govern and validate content inside NotusCSDB 
  • Publish Class 2 IETPs and spec-compliant PDFs in minutes, not weeks 
  • Includes stylesheets for S1000D, ATA CMP, AESP, and Crew FRC 
  • Scale from desktop publishing to enterprise platforms without tool switching

Through-Life Support

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Sustainment Ready from Day One

Designed for decades-long defense programmes: 

  • Obsolescence management 
  • Logistic Support Analysis (CIR, IPL) exchange 
  • Structured change, issue, and review tracking 
  • Feedback integration from maintainers and operators

Supported Authoring Tools

Work in the Tools Your Authors Already Use

notusCSDB integrates with the industry’s leading S1000D editors: 

  • Adobe FrameMaker 
  • PTC Arbortext 
  • oXygen XML Editor 

Authors can validate against BREX rules, insert repository items, and track related items—directly inside the editor. 

Technical Specifications

  • XML, SGML, CGM, SVG support 
  • SaaS or on-prem deployment 
  • ITAR-controlled secure archive 
  • Full audit, versioning, approval metadata 
  • Compliant with S1000D, ATA CMP, AESP, Crew FRC

See How Fast and Compliant S1000D Can Be With notusCSDB

Speak to our Aerospace & Defense team to review your programme requirements. 

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