The S1000D Process Data Module specification is a standard for interactive processing structures resulting in a sequence of data modules. Example usages are:

• Interactive Fault Analysis applications
• Guidance applications for complex procedures
• Product advisory applications such as: "which laptop should I choose?"
• Interactive market surveys
• etc

Although the S1000D Process Data Module is an S1000D standard which primarily targets interactive fault analysis, the specification itself is useful in a broader sense beyond the Aerospace and Defense industry.

A Logic Engine implementation is capable of compiling Process Data Modules and present this as an interactive application to the end-user. Besides an interactive, web-based, application the X-Hive/Process Data Module Logic Engine can be published as a PDF document. X-Hive/Process Data Module Logic Engine offers an interactive, "wizard-like" web application to the end user, where the end-user is guided through the process defined in the Process Data Module ensuring that the all steps in a procedure or fault isolation are followed. The wizard like web interface helps the end-user by supplying additional information and by interfacing to external systems or devices.

X-Hive/Process Data Module Logic Engine eliminates the need to change your application whenever your process changes. With the Process Data Module the logic is part of the document. Whenever procedures or processes change you only have to change the Process Data Module content which is interpreted by the logic engine. Eliminating the need to re-program your logic, significantly reduces costs of operations in a changing world.

A demonstration of the X-Hive/Process Data Module Logic Engine can be found be found here: [demo]. X-Hive's Logic Engine is capable of generating a PDF version of a Process Data Module. We created an S1000D Process Data Module for this demo, based on this [data module] the [PDF] can be generated.

The X-Hive/Process Data Module Logic Engine can be run as a standalone web application, it can be embedded in any IETM Viewer application and is also part of AMDS-DS. The Logic Engine can retrieve referred data modules from an X-Hive/DB database or directly from the disk.