Streamlining standardization: a workflow system for ASD-STAN
In July 2024, TraCert launched a comprehensive workflow system for ASD-STAN, built around a web-based collaborative XML authoring tool tailored to writing standard documents. It supports more than 50 working groups drafting international standards for the aviation industry — managing role-based access, progressing standards through a defined workflow, running polls, organizing meetings, and handling approvals for publication. Approved standards flow straight into the Stan-shop.org webshop, with an AI-powered search built on a Large Language Model to help customers find the right standard fast.
One interface for everything standards writing requires
The system gives working groups a single, structured place to organize every task involved in drafting a standard — from first outline to final sign-off.
- Content quality toolsReal-time feedback on document accuracy and structure as authors write.
- Document managementRole-based access control and comprehensive document handling across groups.
- PDF conversionConvert XML documents to PDF for easy review and distribution.
Create and manage polls
To keep decision-making moving, the system includes robust polling. Users create and manage ballots seamlessly, so every stakeholder has a voice in the development process.
Approve, disapprove or abstain — with comments and a full voting history attached to each draft. It's how groups reach consensus and move a standard forward without losing the trail.
Seamless online shop integration
Approved standards publish straight into the Stan-shop.org webshop, fully integrated with the workflow system.
The result is an easy-to-use storefront where the newest standards are available to purchase the moment they're approved — no manual hand-off, no delay between sign-off and sale.
AI-powered search
The webshop features a Large Language Model–powered search that helps users find the right standard quickly, in plain language.
Instead of guessing at document numbers, customers describe what they need — and the Standard Finder returns accurate, relevant results, turning a slow lookup into a conversation.
TraCert's workflow system for ASD-STAN significantly improves the efficiency of standardization — from drafting and approval through to publication and distribution.