Author what’s new

ADAM Author: discover what’s new

ADAM Author is evolving with new features designed to enhance the capabilities available to authors and to make it easier to search for and manage content.

In particular, this new version introduces support for new versions of the S1000D standard, the ability to access external actions, improved management of deleted media, and new search filters.

1. Support for S1000D 4.0.1 and S1000D 6.0

ADAM Author is expanding its support for the S1000D standard with the integration of two new versions: S1000D 4.0.1 and S1000D 6.0. Their use is subject to a specific licence.

Two new default configurations are now available:

  • S1000D 4.0.1 : new context and configuration CONF_S1000D_401
  • S1000D 6.0 : new context and configuration CONF_S1000D_60

This update enables ADAM Author to be used in documentation environments based on these versions of the standard.

2. Accessing external actions from ADAM Author

A new framework component, external-actions-component, allows you to call an external application directly from the DM/PM view in ADAM Author. The call takes into account the current domain and the selected documents.

The available actions are grouped in a new ‘Custom Actions’ context menu. This is automatically disabled when no documents are selected.

The ‘Custom Actions’ menu provides access to the external actions available for the selected documents.

This feature therefore makes it easier to access additional processing tools or applications from within the editor’s workspace.

3. Show or hide media with the status ‘deleted’

Media management is also evolving with the addition of a new option in the ‘Illustrations’ widget.

A tick box now allows you to choose whether or not to display media with the status ‘deleted’.

By default, this option is disabled: media with the status ‘deleted’ are therefore not displayed.

The new option in the ‘Illustrations’ widget allows you to include media with the ‘deleted’ status in the list displayed.

This feature allows the editor to access these media files on an ad hoc basis when needed, without cluttering the display during day-to-day use.

4. More precise search filters in generic widgets

Finally, ADAM Author enhances the search capabilities within generic widgets.

New filters allow for a more precise search amongst the displayed items. Three criteria are available: ‘starts with’, ‘contains’ and ‘ends with’.

Each criterion is linked to a text field in which the editor can enter the value they are searching for.

Advanced search allows you to specify how ADAM Author should search for the text you have entered amongst the widget’s elements.

In particular, this change makes it possible to narrow down the list of results more quickly and to find a specific item more easily when the widget contains a large amount of data.

Key points

With these new features, ADAM Author enhances both its compatibility with S1000D standards and the tools available to authors.

Support for S1000D 4.0.1 and 6.0, access to Custom Actions, management of the display of media with ‘deleted’ status, and new search filters round off the features available in the authoring environment.

If you have any questions regarding the availability, configuration or use of these features in your environment, please contact your 4D CONCEPT Project Manager.

Manager migration tracking

ADAM Manager 6.6: a closer look at migration tracking

With version 2026.2 of ADAM Manager (Manager 6.6), a new feature allows you to track the progress of migrations required during version upgrades.

The aim is to enable administrators to immediately identify any migrations that still need to be carried out and to prevent any omissions from being discovered too late.

Why implement migration tracking?

Throughout the lifecycle of ADAM Manager, certain version upgrades require IT teams to manually run migration scripts.

The migrations to be carried out are listed in the documentation, within the changelog for each version. Until now, however, ADAM Manager had no mechanism to directly verify whether these migrations had actually been applied.

A missing migration might therefore only be detected at a later stage, making it more difficult to diagnose and resolve the problem.

Version 2026.2 therefore introduces a new monitoring mechanism.

Automatic monitoring of migrations to be carried out

ADAM Manager now tracks the execution of migration web services.

When a migration remains to be carried out, a red banner appears directly on the administrators’ home page to notify them.

An alert banner notifies the administrator when one or more migrations are still pending.

This alert therefore enables the situation to be identified as soon as you log into ADAM Manager, without having to wait for a potential fault to occur.

View pending migrations

From the alert banner, the administrator can click on ‘View pending migrations’ to open a new window listing the migrations still to be carried out.

These are displayed in the order in which they are to be applied, from the oldest to the most recent versions.

The ‘Pending migrations’ window allows you to identify the migrations that still need to be applied and the order in which they will be executed.

From this window, the administrator also has direct access to the Help API. Once all migrations have been applied, the application is automatically reloaded.

What happens to other users?

To prevent ADAM Manager from being used whilst the required migrations have not yet been carried out, standard users can no longer access the application until the necessary migrations have been completed.

Access to ADAM Manager for standard users is temporarily blocked when a migration is still pending.

Once the migrations have been completed, the application can once again be used as normal.

New Web Services to facilitate diagnostics

Version 2026.2 also introduces new Web Services in the ‘Maintainer’ category.

These are specifically designed to facilitate analysis by 4D CONCEPT Support when a problem arises during a migration or whilst the application is running.

Two new Web Services are available:

GET /ws/v1/migrations/history

This Web Service allows you to view the history of migrations carried out, along with their execution status. Parameters allow you to filter the results by target version, a specific migration or a status.

GET /ws/v1/migrations/health

This web service provides an overview of the migrations that have been executed, organised by version, along with their latest status.

This information can be particularly useful to aid diagnosis in the event of a problem during a version upgrade.

What’s next?

This new feature represents a first step towards improving migration management in ADAM Manager.

Ultimately, the aim is to move towards the automatic execution of migrations, combined with a monitoring interface that allows their progress to be tracked in real time and further reduces the need for manual intervention by IT teams.

Key points

With the new migration tracking feature, ADAM Manager 6.6 enables administrators to immediately identify which migrations remain to be carried out during a version upgrade.

The alert banner, the list of pending migrations, the temporary blocking of access for standard users and the new diagnostic web services help to better secure and monitor the migration process.

If you encounter any difficulties whilst carrying out a migration, please contact 4D CONCEPT Support.

Manager what’s new

ADAM Manager 6.6: discover what’s new in version 2026.2

Version 2026.2 of ADAM Manager (Manager 6.6) introduces several new features relating to media management, document validation and integration with external applications.

It also enhances certain existing features, notably saved searches, data views and applicability management.

New features

1. Support for S1000D 4.0.1 and S1000D 6.0

ADAM Manager is expanding its support for the S1000D standard with the integration of versions 4.0.1 and 6.0, subject to a specific licence.

Two new default configurations are available:

  • S1000D 4.0.1 : CONF_S1000D_401
  • S1000D 6.0 : CONF_S1000D_60

These new configurations enable ADAM Manager to be used with documentation projects based on these versions of the standard.

2. A new approach to managing media with ‘deleted’ status

Version 2026.2 introduces more comprehensive management of the ‘deleted’ status for media items.

It is now possible to manually set an illustration to ‘deleted’ status from within ADAM Manager.

A new import processor, ‘media-last-issue’, also allows this status to be automatically assigned to previous versions of a media item based on its issue number. A dedicated migration is planned to apply this mechanism to older versions of media items present in existing domains.

The ‘Issue type’ field allows you, amongst other things, to assign the ‘Deleted’ status to a media item.

Additional checks

This change is accompanied by new validation checks:

  • Req_Media_LastReleasedReferenced checks that the referenced media file is indeed the latest released version;
  • Req_Media_ExpectedIssueType checks that the referenced media has a valid issue type.

A new configuration filter also allows you to exclude media that have been deleted during a bundle export. Finally, new web services (media-issuetype-deleted) enable you to carry out migration operations with different scopes and track their progress.

3. Accessing external actions from ADAM Manager

ADAM Manager includes a new framework component, external-actions-component,

which allows an external application to be called directly from the DM/PM view.

The application’s URI is defined at system level, and the call takes into account the current domain as well as the selected documents.

The available actions are grouped in a ‘Custom Actions’ context menu, which is automatically disabled when no documents are selected.

The ‘Custom Actions’ menu allows you to trigger an external action from the documents selected in ADAM Manager.

4. Outsource validation to the ADAM Datachecker Standalone Server

Version 2026.2 now allows document validation to be delegated to an external ADAM Datachecker Standalone server.

The validation plan is determined based on the capabilities provided by the Datachecker server. Remote validation can be enabled for the master validation, authoring, import and export bundle components, either as pre- or post-validation.

ACT, CCT and PCT applicability documents can also be sent to the server for validation.

ADAM Manager delegates validation operations to a dedicated instance of ADAM Datachecker Server, and then retrieves the validation results.

In particular, this architecture helps to reduce the processing load on ADAM Manager and to scale validation capabilities to accommodate large CSDBs. The dedicated server handles the validation scheme, including XML Schema/XSD/DTD, BREX, Schematron and XQuery checks.

Improvements to existing features

5. Saved searches and data views

Saved searches from Data Modules (DM) can now be used from the Publication Modules (PM) and export bundle pages.

Data views have also been updated with the addition of the ‘Saved searches’ and ‘Query Filter’ facets in the DM Data views user configuration.

These updates make it easier to reuse configured search criteria in different contexts within ADAM Manager.

6. Developments in applicability management

There have also been several developments relating to applicability models.

New migration web services enable applicability models to be analysed and regenerated according to different scopes: all domains, a specific domain, a control number or a particular configuration.

The behaviour of empty attributes has also changed. When a product or condition attribute is empty in the applicability model, any value for that attribute may be used in a DM, which will then be considered valid.

Similarly, the applicability filter will not take this attribute into account: all its values will be considered applicable.

7. Other functional developments

Version 2026.2 also includes a number of operational adjustments.

TheinWork value in Issue Info is now limited to two digits, i.e. a maximum of 99. If importing an applicability model causes the inWork value of an ACT, PCT or CCT to increase to 100, the import is blocked and an error message is displayed.

Furthermore, it is once again possible to add a company to the _COMMON project.

8. Changes to the Maintainer API

Finally, the Maintainer API has been enhanced with new capabilities relating to:

  • the regeneration of applicability models;
  • the reprocessing of CIR fragments;
  • the migration of media with the ‘deleted’ status;
  • the unlocking of bundles.

Key points

With version 2026.2 (Manager 6.6), ADAM Manager continues to enhance the management of the document lifecycle and S1000D data.

Support for S1000D 4.0.1 and 6.0, the new management of media with ‘deleted’ status, Custom Actions and, above all, the ability to offload validations to the ADAM Datachecker Standalone Server are the main new features of this version.

If you have any questions regarding the availability, configuration or use of these features in your environment, please contact your 4D CONCEPT Project Manager.

Manager 2026-1-2

ADAM Manager : discover the validation features

ADAM Manager offers a range of features designed to secure and streamline the validation stages of your documentation.

In this article, we outline two options: integrating validation directly into a workflow and automatically validating the references contained within a Publication Module (PM).

Enabling features

The two features described in this article can be enabled via the ADAM Manager settings.

If you wish to use them in your environment, please contact your 4D CONCEPT Project Manager to have them enabled.

1. Incorporate validation in the workflow

ADAM Manager allows you to add a validation step during a workflow transition involving one or more Data Modules (DM).

This feature therefore enables validation to be integrated directly into the document processing workflow, without the need for a separate operation.

How does it work?

When a workflow transition for which this validation has been configured is triggered, additional fields related to the validation appear automatically.

A ‘Validate’ step is also added to the job window to track the progress of the operation.

Example of a workflow transition incorporating a validation step. The fields associated with the validation appear in the interface, and the ‘Validate’ step is visible in the job tracking view.

2. Validate the references for a Publication Module

The second feature relates to the validation of a Publication Module (PM).

ADAM Manager allows you to add an option so that validating a PM also triggers the validation of all the references it contains.

This feature therefore makes it easy to extend the validation process to the items referenced by the publication.

How do you use it?

When validating a PM, a new ‘Validate references’ option appears in the interface.

Simply set the button to ‘On’ so that the validation process is also triggered for the references in the selected PM.

Tick the ‘Validate references’ box to extend the validation to include references contained in the Publication Module.

Key points

These features allow you to tailor the document approval process to your organisation’s needs: by integrating approval into the workflow or by extending it to the references of a Publication Module.

To enable any of these features or to find out more about how to configure them, please contact your 4D CONCEPT Project Manager.

Migration of our JIRA server to JIRA Cloud

Migration of our JIRA server to JIRA Cloud

In order to improve the reliability and security of our request management platform, we are currently migrating our JIRA Server instance to JIRA Cloud.

This transition allows us to benefit from:

  • continuous updates and the latest features offered by Atlassian,

  • direct support from the publisher, ensuring greater long-term viability of the solution,

  • an infrastructure that complies with international security standards, including ISO/IEC 27001.

Migration date: April 9, 2026

Impact on users

The two changes:

Creation of new user accounts: Users will receive an email invitation to create their Atlassian account.
The access URL will now be hosted on the JIRA Cloud platform.

 

This migration does not affect how JIRA is used.

 

The interface, projects, and tickets remain the same.

Service continuity

All existing data (projects, tickets, history) will be preserved and migrated to the new platform.
The goal is to ensure a seamless transition for all users.

If you have any questions or are having trouble accessing the system, our support team is here to help.

ADAM Datachecker 1.0: towards a server architecture and full integration

Advanced validation and optimised performance

Datachecker has been enhanced with a standalone architecture, extended BaseX/XQuery validation capabilities (including BREX rules), and improved validation reporting. Overall performance has also been optimised for faster and more reliable processing.
Coming soon: a dedicated server architecture and integration with QuadroFlow, paving the way for even smoother validation that is fully integrated into document processes.

Goal

Enable subcontractors to independently validate the integrity and consistency of data before transmission.

Aujourd’hui

 

  • Datachecker standalone

  • BaseX / Xquery validation capacity (BREX…)

  • Validation report

  • Enhance performance

Demain

 

  • Dedicated server
  • Quadroflow integration

ADAM Author 6.4: technical modernisation and enhanced intelligence

New features in 2026

Technical platform update

  • Angular 20
  • JxBrowser 8.12.1
  • Third-party libraries

 

New features

Applicability assertion creation wizard

 

Like ADAM Manager, the applicability assertion creation wizard in Author has also been redesigned.

This wizard will also alert the user when an applicability assertion already exists elsewhere in the document.

Former helper
New helper

ADAM Manager 6.4: taking automation further

New features in 2026

The new version of ADAM Manager brings numerous enhancements designed to improve analysis, automate complex operations, and strengthen control over technical content.
Features include an enhanced Analysis module, smarter container management, new automation jobs, and an even smoother user experience.

A more powerful and easier-to-read Analysis module

ADAM Manager has enhanced its Analysis module to offer users greater clarity and control.

 

Queries can now be:

  • categorised,
  • made visible or hidden via configuration,
  • accompanied by visual indicators to track the status of synchronisation with the database.

A new search facet, based on XQuery queries, also allows results to be refined on DM, Media and PM, in addition to the existing filters.

The result: more accurate analyses and better data readability.

Request management and synchronisation status
XQUERY-based search facet

Containers: more automation, less handling

DM container management is undergoing significant changes to improve consistency and efficiency.

The interface has been redesigned to allow separate container configurations and target projects to be defined. It is now possible to create multiple generation configurations and automatically update containers from solution DMs using XSLT mechanisms and listeners.

Containers thus remain permanently synchronised with source data, while integrating naturally with existing workflows.

PM publication: a new, more intuitive HTML view

ADAM Manager introduces a new HTML Web Light publishing mode for PMs.

This mode allows you to view a PM in HTML while retaining a complete tree view, facilitating navigation and consultation, particularly in web or wider distribution contexts.

HTML Web Light visualisation of a PM in ADAM Manager

Saved searches: a simplified experience

The management of saved searches has been redesigned to be more intuitive:

♦ Clear recording: source, title, description, visibility

♦ Centralised access via a side panel

♦ Direct execution with instant display of corresponding DMs

Result: A real time-saver for users who regularly handle complex data sets.

Search save fields
Side panel for saved searches and click-to-run with instant display of corresponding DMs

Better visibility of developments in SMEs

The PM Tree component has been enhanced to better reflect changes:

  • icons for additions and moves,

  • clearly identified deleted DMs,

  • directly visible applicability information.

Deleted DMs appear crossed out in the tree structure, while non-applicable DMs appear greyed out.

At the same time, the applicability assertion creation wizard has been completely redesigned for a more fluid and guided user experience.

Former helper
New helper

Simplified copy of user rights

ADAM Manager includes a new feature that allows you to copy access rights (domains and projects) from one user to another, directly from the GUI or via Web Service.
Available when creating or modifying a user, it facilitates profile administration and speeds up onboarding while limiting configuration errors.

Copying domain rights and projects via the ADAM Manager interface

Jobs and automation: moving faster, safely

Automatic updating of links between ICN and DM

When creating a new version of a media file, ADAM Manager now allows you to automatically update all DMs that reference it.
This update can also be triggered directly from one or more DMs.
A dedicated job analyses the selected DMs or media files in order to identify and update only the relevant links, thus ensuring consistency of references.

ADAM Manager introduces a new job for multiple DM duplication.
When launched, a window allows you to define the fields to be modified and their values for the duplicated DMs.
The process is carried out in two stages: an analysis phase checks the feasibility of the duplication, followed by an execution phase that creates the new DMs securely.

The Orphans job has been upgraded to further improve the processing of orphaned DMs.
After an analysis phase confirming the orphan status of the selected DMs, a modification phase now allows them to be automatically deleted while clearly identifying them in the interface.
This upgrade facilitates data cleansing and improves the quality of the repository.

When exporting multiple PMs, ADAM Manager now generates a separate archive for each PM, including all associated files (PM, DM and ICN).

On the import side, a warning message informs the user when the size of a media file exceeds the authorised limit, allowing errors to be anticipated and content to be adjusted if necessary.

APIs and cross-functional improvements

ADAM Manager has been enhanced with:

  • new fields on DM/PM/Media

  • verification of unresolved CIR references in validation jobs

  • integration of embed-type dmRef links in simple export, export bundle, publish and preview jobs

  • new buttons in the ‘Help’ section for quicker and easier access to the application’s swagger

  • new web services: automate the migration of key data (templates, system structures, metadata and applicability rules), as well as container management and DM assignment to users.

In conclusion

With this new version, ADAM Manager reaches a new milestone:

  • greater analytical power,

  • more intelligent automation,

  • and an optimised user experience for all profiles.

An evolution designed to provide long-term support to teams in managing and promoting their technical content.

2024.1 – A New Milestone, New Possibilities! (ADAM Manager)

2024.1

A new milestone,
new possibilities!

Discover the technical updates to the Author and Manager modules for 2024.

Part 3 – ADAM Manager

In 2024, the Author and Manager platforms introduce significant technical updates aimed at enhancing productivity, flexibility, and the user experience for documentation management and development teams. In this article, we explore the main innovations brought by these new versions in Release 2024.1.

New Features in Manager

New Features in the Analysis Module

Reminder: the analysis module is an option for ADAM Manager.

One of the major advancements in Manager is the improvement of the documentation analysis module, which enables more complex and flexible queries.

Queries on All Document Types

The PM and IMF document types are now included in the search scope, providing broader documentation coverage.

Independent Searches from DM/PM

Users can extract business information by targeting specific sections of documents without being tied to traditional document types.

Typed Parameters and Result Sorting

Queries can be configured with typed parameters to ensure validity, and the interface allows users to adjust the display order and column sorting.

Managing Long Queries and Save Options

The module now offers the ability to handle long queries, with redesigned result displays, and allows saving conducted searches for future access.

Open API

To facilitate integration with third-party systems, the analysis module is now accessible in integrator mode.

Please note that integration and API access are subject to specific commercial terms.
Exemple d’affichage de résultat de la page du module Analyse
Example of result display from the Analysis module page
Sauvegarder mes résultats dans les recherches sauvegardées
Save my results in saved searches

New Features of the Logistics Module

Reminder: the ADAM Logistics module is an option of the ADAM Suite

The ADAM Logistics module of the ADAM Suite now includes advanced features to optimise workflow management and document imports according to the S1000D standard.

Managing Critical States: Approval, Rejected, ReadyForRelease

Validation states such as Approval (approved), Rejected (rejected), and ReadyForRelease (ready for publication) are strictly controlled.

Automation of Transitions: From Authoring to Released

The new version of the module allows automatic management of state transitions. For example, when a document’s status changes to Released, a new version (new issue) is automatically created.

Import Error Management

In the event of an import failure due to unauthorised statuses, ADAM Logistics provides clear and visual notifications, enabling users to quickly resolve approval and validation issues.

Comparison of Document Revisions

A new feature allows users to view the differences between two revisions of the same document or between two similar-type Document Managers (DM). This facilitates version management and quickly identifies changes.

Sélectionner la révision précédente avec laquelle vous souhaiter comparer votre document
From the version history, select the previous revision you want to compare your document with.
Sélectionner un document et comparez-le avec un document de même nature
From a single document, select another document and compare it with a document of the same nature.
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Graphic Enhancements,
and IMF File Management

The management of graphic conversions has been optimised:

CGM to SVG Conversion

The configuration of CGM to SVG converters is prioritised, with a focus on Larson to ensure high-quality conversions.

Larson

Management of ICN Metadata Files (IMF)

Enhanced functionalities for IMF files have been introduced, including support for hotspots and RFUs, enabling more refined metadata management.

 

Improvements in Applicability Management

The applicability module benefits from several improvements aimed at simplifying the editing and control of applicability criteria.

Import of Applicability Templates

Users can now import templates from XML files (ACT, PCT, CCT).

Applicability Assertion Counter

The system now displays the total number of available assertions directly at the selection button level, thereby simplifying the management of complex applicability rules.

Alerts on Applicability Modifications

When changes are made to applicability assertions, an alert message now highlights the modifications made to the display text (displayText), thereby improving transparency and traceability of the changes.

Image8 - ApplicAlert
Image12 - ApplicAssert

Project and Workflow Management

The project and workflow management process has also been revised, providing greater flexibility to meet user needs.

Target Project Filtering

Projects can now be filtered based on access keys rather than user roles, offering better access personalisation.

UTF-8 Encoding Management

By default, encodings are now supported to facilitate content standardisation.

Business Behaviours

Import in the “Released” State:
Direct import into the “Released” state is now possible, particularly for the reintegration of subcontracted or legacy documents.

Eligibility Criteria:
Only documents with an issueNumber greater than 000 and inWork equal to 00 can be imported under this workflow. CIR and ICN are excluded.

1. Document Import

Configurable ICN Strategy: The tool allows configuring ICN strategies based on two approaches:

  • Standard: 3 digits for issueNumber and 2 digits for securityClassification.
  • Legacy: 2 digits for issueNumber and 1 digit for securityClassification.

New “issue”: When creating a new “issue,” it is possible to choose between retaining the source ICN strategy or adopting a new strategy.

2. Media Management

Workflows are now separated for each document type:

  • DM: default-dm (previously generic-du).
  • PM: default-pm.
  • Media: default-icn (previously generic-du).

The available states remain unchanged.

Note: The final status for media will be Released.

3. Document-Type-Specific Workflows

When the workflow is initiated, the following actions will be performed on the documents:

  1. Increment inWork.
  2. Change the issue type to “changed”.
  3. Set qualityAssurance to Unverified.
  4. Clear the reasonForUpdate and changeMark fields.
  5. Delete items marked as deleted.

4. Improvement of DMs/PMs Cleanup During Revision

When the workflow is initiated, the following actions will be performed on the documents:

  1. Set the issueNumber to 000 and inWork to 01.
  2. Set the issueDate to the current date.
  3. Change the issueType to “new”.
  4. Set qualityAssurance to Unverified.
  5. Add the DM source identifier (sourceDmIdent).
  6. Clear revision markers (changeMark, changeType, RFU).

5. Duplication of DMs/PMS During Revision

6. Granularity of ACT/BREX References

Ability to enrich information such as IdentExtension and Language from the DM state editing interface.

Metadata Enhancements and Other General Features

SNS Facilitator for DU Searches

The tool allows automatic input of SNS search criteria (SC, SSC, SSSC, AC) based on a source DM.

Other enhancements

UX : Revue de certaines icônes pas suffisamment explicite. Ici la remise à zéro des critères de recherches.
UX: Review of certain icons that are not explicit enough. Here, the reset of search criteria.
Affichage d’informations spécifiques (indexation BaseX, fragmentation…)
Display of specific information (BaseX indexing, fragmentation, etc.).
Filtre de recherche sur les sélecteur de templates.
earch filter on template selectors.
[PM.TREE] affichage des éléments ajoutés/modifiés en cours d’édition.
[PM.TREE]: Display of items added/modified during editing.

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We wish you a pleasant discovery of this 2024.1 Release and hope it enhances your experience when using our ADAM Suite.

Kind regards,
The ADAM Team

2024.1 – A New Milestone, New Possibilities! (ADAM Author)

2024.1

A new milestone,
new possibilities!

Discover the technical updates to the Author and Manager modules for 2024.

Part 2 – ADAM Author

In 2024, the Author and Manager platforms introduce significant technical updates aimed at enhancing productivity, flexibility, and the user experience for documentation management and development teams. In this article, we explore the main innovations brought by these new versions in Release 2024.1.

New Features in Author

In addition to the technical update, Author introduces new features designed to enhance the user experience and improve efficiency.

New editing features

Insertion at the Point of Use

Users can insert CIR, RAW DATA, DMRef, PMRef, ICN fragments (illustration, symbol, multimedia) at the exact cursor position in the document.

Highlighting Non-Breaking Spaces

Users can select a style sheet to clearly identify non-breaking spaces.

Support for Larson SVG Files

Support for Larson SVG files generated from CGM extraction, ensuring better compatibility with this graphic format.

Publication Filtering by Applicability

Users can now configure the publication of a Data Module (DM) directly within the interface, in the same way as in Manager. This feature includes the ability to filter publications by applicability.

Image7 - Applic01
Image7 - Applic02
Image7 - Applic03
Image7 - Applic04
Image7 - Applic05

Reduction of Applicability Expression Format

A simplified format for visualising applicability is now available to facilitate reading and management.

Managing Multiple Values for Applicability Conditions

When editing applicability expressions, it is now possible to select multiple conditions of the same type at the second level of the expression.

Alerts on Applicability Modifications

When changes are made to applicability assertions, an alert message now highlights the modifications made to the display text (displayText), thereby improving transparency and change traceability.

Applicability Assertions Counter

The system now displays the total number of available assertions directly on the selection button, making it easier to manage complex applicability rules.

Performance and Ergonomics Improvements

Display of Workflow Status

An additional column has been added to the DM and PM widgets to show the workflow status of documents. The colour codes used in Manager are now also applied in Author.

Warning About Loss of Undo Capability

When a user switches to XML view, a message is now displayed to alert them of the loss of undo history (UNDO).

Modification of the Button Allowing Project Switching from the Home Page

Image3 - BoutonChangeProj

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Kind regards,
The ADAM Team

2024.1 – A New Milestone, New Possibilities! (technical post)

2024.1

A new milestone,
new possibilities!

Discover the technical updates to the Author and Manager modules for 2024.

Part 1 – Technical Core, ergonomics, and IT

In 2024, the Author and Manager platforms introduce significant technical updates aimed at enhancing productivity, flexibility, and the user experience for documentation management and development teams. In this article, we explore the main innovations brought by these new versions in Release 2024.1.

Technical Core Update

The 2024 versions of Author and Manager are built on modernised technological foundations to improve performance, security, and ensure better compatibility with recent systems. Here are the key updates:

  • Upgrade to Java 17.
  • Update to Oxygen 26.
  • Update to JxBrowser.
  • Upgrade to Spring Boot 3.
  • Updates to Postgres 15, Solr 10, and adoption of Angular and Bootstrap 5.
  • BaseX 10.

Information Systems and Support

Faster Document Opening for more convenience.

New “Technical Support” Role: This role, dedicated to technical teams, allows managing Web Services (WS) migrations without accessing business domains via the HMI. It simplifies technical interventions while minimising risks.

Simplified and Trusted Installations

Ansible scripts have been introduced to automate and simplify the installation and updates of the ADAM Suite (Manager and Publisher). This allows technical teams to deploy new versions more quickly and maintain a stable environment.

During the installation of ADAM Author, the default path now offered is fully synchronised with the application version, making the update process smoother.

The installation of ADAM Author is now more secure, with a certificate issued by a Trusted Third Party (Qualified Trust Service Provider - QTSP) accompanying the executable file.

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Part 2 - ADAM Author
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Part 3 - ADAM Manager
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We wish you a pleasant discovery of this 2024.1 Release and hope it enhances your experience when using our ADAM Suite.

Kind regards,
The ADAM Team

Adoption of CalVer Naming and New Schedule

Dear Customers and Partners,

We are thrilled to share with you significant changes in our development process, designed to improve the clarity, predictability, and efficiency of our products. These changes reflect our commitment to meeting the evolving needs of our clients and partners.

 

New Naming Strategy: CalVer

To align the naming of our products, we are adopting the CalVer (Calendar Versioning) strategy.

This approach allows us to name our versions more intuitively and in sync with time. For example, a version labeled “2024.1” might include Manager (6.0), Author (6.0), Publisher (3.0), Viewer (2.0), etc.

Besides simpler correspondence with our contracts and commitments, this will help you, our clients, and partners, to better understand and anticipate updates to our products.

 

Schedule with Fixed Dates

We are introducing a deployment schedule with fixed dates to make our release cycles more predictable. This will allow IT Departments to prepare more effectively for deployments and avoid delays due to last-minute adjustments.

 

Versioning Policy: Major, Minor, Maintenance

  • Major: A major update will be released once a year. This approach aims to minimize the efforts required by IT Departments by limiting infrastructure changes, while ensuring the security and updating of our applications.

  • Minor: Also once a year, these updates will be spaced six months apart from the major versions. They will offer an opportunity for specific client projects, based on a stable version, without incorporating major changes.

  • Maintenance (OCM): We will offer a monthly version during the first three months following a release, then a quarterly version. A 4D CONCEPT committee, combining technical and functional aspects, will determine the eligibility of features and bug fixes for each version.

We also offer our clients the opportunity to test the Release Candidates (RC) before the official launch, thus contributing to the early stabilization of versions.

 

Provisional Schedule

We are confident that these developments mark a turning point in how we develop and deploy our solutions, with an emphasis on transparency, reliability, and your satisfaction.

We look forward to your feedback and are ready to answer any questions you may have.

 

The ADAM Support Team

Optimization of Release Notes in the ADAM Suite: A Functionality-Centered Evolution

Dear users,

 

We are thrilled to announce a major evolution in the way we manage our Release Notes. This transformation is part of our commitment to enhance your experience and effectively meet your documentation needs.

 

1.  Centralization of information for a global view

Say goodbye to multiple Release Notes for each update and bugfixes. From now on, a major version benefits from a single Release Note which is updated with each minor version. Whether you consult version 5.6.0 or 5.6.2, you will be greeted by the same note. This centralization offers you an overview of the new features and the evolution of bug corrections.

 

 

2.  Total transparency on version support

Knowing the lifespan and support of a version is essential for planning your deployments. That’s why we have made this information accessible by displaying the support dates for each version.

 

 

3.  Intuitive navigation with Search and Filtering

Navigating through the Release Notes has never been simpler. Thanks to our advanced search and filtering system, quickly access relevant information, without having to browse through long pages.

 

 

4. Improved readability by distinguishing the Release Note and the Changelog

The distinction between a Release Note and a Changelog is crucial. The Release Note focuses on the new features, improvements, and corrections made to a specific version to inform and guide users. The Changelog, on the other hand, offers a detailed technical history of the changes made to the source code over time.

With this update, we have taken measures to clarify this distinction in the ADAM software suite:

  • Release Note focused on Functionality: We have redesigned our Release Notes to be focused on functional aspects. They highlight the new features, improvements, and bug corrections of each version. Their goal is to provide users with a clear and concise overview of the updates, without overwhelming them with technical details.

 

  • Changelog for Technical Details: The technical information, previously partially integrated into the Release Notes, has been moved to the Changelog. It offers a detailed tracking of technical changes. It is mainly aimed at developers, testers, and anyone wishing to have a deep understanding of technical changes.

 

5. The same approach for the entire ADAM Suite

This evolution of Release Notes management will be deployed across the entire ADAM software suite, ensuring uniformity and clarity in all our documentation.

 

 

In conclusion, this overhaul of the Release Notes reflects our desire to provide you with quality documentation, aligned with the current standards of software development.

You will find:

  • Release Notes:
    • on the support site, under the “documentation” section
  • Changelog:
    • In the deliverables, under the “installation guide” section
    • On the support site, under the “documentation” section

We look forward to receiving your feedback and suggestions.
Your feedback is essential for us, as it helps us to continue innovating and improving our software products.

 

Warm regards,

 

The ADAM team.

The ADAM SUITE is undergoing a technological evolution.

 

 

ADAM SUITE must follow the versions made available on its technical base to respond to security, performance, and obsolescence issues. This evolution of the technical components is expected to occur in the first half of 2024.

Our clients have their limitations and IT strategies, and our teams will work together to tackle them. Hence, our teams will be eager to provide guidance on the optimal deployment alternatives provided by these advancements. You can rely on us.

 

Updated components

 

What are these new features bringing?

Spring Boot will facilitate deployments and expedite the installation of new versions by utilizing these technologies and techniques. We will provide you with the following options:

  • Around Tomcat. We will provide two deployment solutions:
    1. “Standalone” with Spring Boot technology and the Tomcat server embedded in the application.
    2. “Expert” under Tomcat to retain customization possibilities.
  • With ANSIBLE version 2. We recommend implementing this scenario as it offers numerous advantages.
    We will furnish deployment scripts that customers can modify to their environments to enhance automation.

Not only that, but we will also do a webinar about these innovations in the coming months. This communication aims to prepare CIOs who oversee operating applications for these methods.

The ADAM team.

 

About ANSIBLE

Ansible is an open-source automation tool that is used for various IT tasks, including configuration management, application deployment, and task automation.

Here’s a brief summary of Ansible’s key features and capabilities:

  1. Automation: Ansible allows you to automate repetitive and complex tasks, making it easier to manage and configure systems and applications.
  2. Agentless: Unlike some other automation tools, Ansible is agentless, meaning it doesn’t require any software to be installed on the target systems. It communicates with remote systems using SSH, making it lightweight and easy to set up.
  3. Declarative Language: Ansible uses a declarative language to define the desired state of systems. You specify what the end result should be, and Ansible takes care of figuring out how to get there.
  4. Playbooks: Automation tasks in Ansible are defined in YAML files called playbooks. Playbooks describe the tasks to be performed on specific hosts or groups of hosts.
  5. Idempotent: Ansible playbooks are idempotent, meaning they can be run multiple times without causing harm. If a task has already been completed and the system is in the desired state, Ansible won’t make any changes.
  6. Extensible: Ansible can be extended through modules, which are reusable units of code that perform specific tasks. A vast library of Ansible modules is available to support a wide range of operations.
  7. Inventory: Ansible uses an inventory file to keep track of the target hosts it manages. This file can be static or dynamic, allowing for flexible host groupings and organization.
  8. Role-Based: Ansible promotes the use of roles to organize and reuse sets of tasks. Roles can be shared and reused across different playbooks.
  9. Community and Ecosystem: Ansible has a large and active community, contributing to its extensive library of roles and modules. It also integrates well with other tools and systems.
  10. Security: Ansible employs secure communication via SSH, and it doesn’t require a centralized server for operation, making it a secure choice for automation.

Ansible is widely used by DevOps teams and system administrators to streamline and simplify infrastructure management and application deployment processes, making it a valuable tool for modern IT operations.

 

Analysis, control, search, discover the advanced features of ADAM Manager’s Search and Analytics module.

Documentation processing is alive and well! For many, that’ s not a surprise. Once a project is completed, many external parameters and factors can impact the documentation during the product life cycle. A change of parts, a tool, a reference number or a consumable, or a customer request or a new normative or regulatory constraint, are all reasons why documentation has to be modified and/or updated (RFU, reason for update).

The issue is therefore no longer whether or not the publication assets will be impacted over the 20 to 30 years of product use, but to visualize precisely and quickly where this will be the case.

THE IMPACT ANALYSIS

In most cases, modifications are in response to typical cases that have an impact on the publication assets, such as updating a tool, which may, depending on the case, have a knock-on effect on a set of procedures.


At best, a modification can be limited to updating the reference number of a tool. However, as mentioned above, changing a tool, even if it has the same purpose as the previous one, can have an impact on the way certain tasks are carried out.

Impact analysis meets the important need of quickly and easily identifying all the data modules that reference the tool in order to analyze them and, if necessary, assign them in batches to specialists who can update them.

This sort of impact can be extended to any change in support elements required to carry out tasks, be it an item, an ingredient, test equipment, a change of location, a warning message, a hazard, a sign, a name, etc.

In a system where configuration management is an important element, the Search and Analytics module allows you to search for specific configurations and provide a list of document objects corresponding to your configuration criteria.

MASS CHECKS

In the same way, the Search and Analytics module allows for mass checking of your publication assets. In the case of a modification affecting a greater or lesser number of documentary units (DMs), this ensures that all the documentary units that need to be modified have been modified, and that the entire revised content corresponds to the impact analysis.

It is also possible to perform a search to extract Data Modules with their RFUs (reasons for update) to ensure that none have been forgotten. In fact, an exhaustive list of all the RFUs per documentary unit can be obtained.

ADVANCED CONTEXTUAL SEARCHES

Another way to take advantage of this module, besides impact analysis, is to develop and perform contextual searches on the XML structure of the document, such as searching for a word in an ‘Abbreviation’ tag rather than searching for that word independently of its semantics.

The Search and Analytics module, a quiet revolution, increases the publication-asset search and analysis capabilities tenfold. It offers new perspectives to users and managers, who can now easily and quickly anticipate, quantify and check all and any updating work.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

The Search and Analytics module allows the user to perform advanced search queries on the XML structure of the Data Module. The aim here is to have a list of DMs available as a result.

For instance, the queries could be:
– What are the DMs that refer to such and such an identifier or such and such a tool?
– Which DMs contain at least one inline applicability??
– Which DMs specifically contain this text in the RFU?
– Others


These requests based on the XQUERY language can be created by an administrator with sufficient knowledge of that language, and are taken into account in real time as soon as they are made available on the server.

Users can then enter parameters before executing them, define how the results are displayed, and export them in CSV format. The user can access details of a DM with a simple click.

Naturally, a list of queries accompanies the Search and Analytics module by default. They cover a wide range of current topics including:
– Full text search on content bloc.
– Return all RFU element on all domain search.
– Return RFU element with a specific id
– Return Tool element with a specific toolRef
– Return Supply element with a specific text on name (e.g ‘grease’)
– Return DM with an issueType changed
– Search the impacted DM by a revised CIR fragment
– Search Abbreviation on content (ATA2300)
– Search techLabel on content
– Search reference to the document
– Return all inline applic element on all domain search

4D Concept offers services for tailor-made customer solutions and for training users.

ADAM Manager 5 breaks the sound barrier

 

This is an important period for the ADAM suite and especially the Manager module. Graphic redesign, improved performance, enhanced security, 4D Concept has not left anything out of its version 5 offering of the CSDB S1000D, the most powerful on the market.

 

Security

Security is a major issue in the management of sensitive projects. In an increasingly agile and flexible context for employees, who are now more than ever in home-offices with all the problems inherent in remote working, the heart of the matter is system intrusion resistance, which sends a shiver down the spines of managers and CIOs alike.

This is why 4D Concept has made it one of its main areas of focus, now and for the years to come, and particularly since the beginning of 2020 with the implementation of the ISO 27001 certification reference system dedicated to the security of information systems.

ADAM Manager 5 is already benefiting from these developments, with a first major technical upgrade linked to a version upgrade of the technological bricks used and the replacement of those considered outdated, guaranteeing greater stability and much better resistance to intrusion.

ADAM Manager 5 is already ready for these changes, with a first major technical upgrade linked to a version upgrade of the technological bricks used and the replacement of those considered outdated, guaranteeing greater stability and much better resistance to intrusion.

 

Performance

Powerful tools are prerequisites for successful project management. ADAM Manager 5 already outperforms the competition in this respect.

Nevertheless, we have thoroughly tested the solution through a major performance study which makes it possible for us to guarantee optimal response times and import times (-66%), check-ins (-25%), execution of requests known as “usual Admin”, which are very resource intensive (-78%) because they feed

the Dashboards, and PDF publications (-15%).

 

ADAM Manager 5 drives your projects 1.5 times faster than the previous version.

All tests were carried out on an AWS environment.

 

Ergonomics

You won’t recognize Manager!

The development teams have been working hard for a year to keep all the strengths of ADAM Manager while offering a new graphical interface that is simpler, more readable, easier, just better! Manager 4 users will not be lost, and the new users will appreciate a more modern and user-friendly GUI.

Finally, the overall ergonomics have been designed to integrate authoring skills into ADAM Manager in the very near future. Web authoring is coming…

 

ADAM is on track for S1000D 5.0

Since the beginning of the year, ADAM received many improvements, becoming always closer to our customers’ and users’ expectations.

ADAM Manager

ADAM is now in capacity to:

  • Handle S1000D 5.0 to manage, write et publish your content.
  • Manage a JOB queue to optimize long and greedy tasks.
  • Directly connect to JIRA, leader project manager software to steer your documentation and your teams day to day.
  • Export, publish and preview CIR format from the writting and to the publishing.

connecteur JIRA sofware ADAM Viewer

    ADAM Author benefits from:

  • A CSNRs links generation assistant (CSNRefs)
  • A gathering CIR Widget.
  • A multiple preview management (HTML, PDF).
  • An ability to search in previews.
  • A S1000D style sheet improvement.

 

To contact our sales team and find out about all new features of the ADAM suite, click here

 

ADAM Author is a “tagless” XML editor, based on a robust engine, open to API, and rapidly configurable for your particular business, regardless of your editorial structure or your DTD or XSD. Together with ADAM Manager CMS, ADAM Author lets you expand production power, reduce errors and improve overall quality so that you can focus on the fundamentals – the content.

More about ADAM

 

RELEASE NOTE – NEW VERSIONS OF ADAM AUTHOR AND MANAGER

Our team has just gone live with important new features for ADAM Author and Manager.

 

ADAM Author, the technical authoring tool, has been completely redesigned with a brand-new graphical interface. The user experience has been rethought with an innovative ergonomic design that guides authors in the execution of their tasks.

 

ADAM Manager is now equipped with innovative features that have a direct impact on users’ ability to manage their workflow and make the viewing and publishing processes more fluid.

 

“These latest versions of Author and Manager are definitely major improvements to the ADAM Suite, strengthening its authoring and publishing abilities.”

Alexandre NIO – Product Owner – ADAM

 

As these updates facilitate exchanges between Author and Manager, the ADAM suite provides you with many useful improvements:

 

 

  • WORKFLOW: Make it easier to set up one or more workflows on S1000D documentary units.
  • PERFORMANCES: Save time with a thumbnail display of illustrations and their asynchronous loading, optimisation of data module loading time and enhancement of the Author view style sheet.
  • PREVIEW: Read your contents easily in ADAM Author and Manager with an HTML preview.
  • PUBLICATION: Create filtered publications directly from Manager.
  • DEPLOYMENT: Maximize your deployments with external services.
  • REFERENCE: Open references straight from Author

 

 

Contact our sales team and find out about all new features of the ADAM suite.

PSA chooses the ADAM Suite for its documentation production

With a view to improving their after-sales documentation production process, PSA wanted to migrate some of its editorial tools towards a solution that would:

  • Include a tool for writing structured and multilingual technical documents that complies with precise business rules and reference terminology,
  • Publish each type of document according to different corporate identities and style guides.

The documentation solution proposed and implemented by 4Dconcept is based on the ADAM software suite, directly interfacing PSA’s SCRIPTA editorial system.

ADAM improves productivity while proposing simple and easy-to-use mechanisms to facilitate the documentation process.

XML document structure within ADAM is compliant with PSA structures, to allow early rounds of document validation and revision.

ADAM Suite, which tightly integrates a very efficient writing tool with a powerful XML database, provides significant productivity gains and great ease of use, according to users in major companies.

ADAM product support platform

Out of concern for quality and visibility, we have in place an ADAM product support platform. We are constantly looking for new ways of further sharpening our customer focus.

This collaborative and intuitive platform allows you to interact with our product teams through the Questions / Answers section, but you can also find answers to certain technical requests and “how-to” questions in the FAQ section.

You can also access information about what’s new in the Blog section, sales brochures and technical documentation in the Resources section, and everything you need to know about the latest versions of our ADAM tools in the Release notes section.

Key strengths:

  • Valuable source of user information
  • Great forum of mutual exchange
  • Simplified Google-bar search function
  • Information about new releases / updates
  • Platform in French and English

Objectives:

  • Monitoring news and product development
  • Providing quick and easy access to first level documentation and online resources
  • Surveying and centralizing your requests
  • Creating a true user community around ADAM products 

We have tried to make our ADAM platform very simple and user-friendly. We hope that it will be of great help to you in your user experience of our ADAM tools.