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.