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In a technical editing department, the creation of technical documents is only half the battle. A large part of it is also the organisation of the content: Variant management, terminology, translation management and the automation of tasks are just a few keywords.

Technical Documentation

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  • CCMS (58)
  • Translation management (11)
  • Smart Information (36)
  • Quality control (34)
  • Documentation (27)
  • Networking service information (14)
  • Trends (9)
  • terminology management (8)
  • Tools and technology (7)
  • AI technology (7)
  • Digitalization (14)
  • Content Delivery (19)
  • Digital Information Twin (15)
  • Product news (2)
  • After sales service (2)
  • Automation (12)
  • Increase efficiency in service (8)
  • Identifying spare parts (2)
  • Spare parts catalogue (1)
  • Variant management (14)
  • Modularization (8)
  • Reuse (5)
  • Service portal / Customer portal (2)
  • Layouts and formats (2)

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Terminology management – a call for clarity and comprehensibility

When it comes to good technical documentation – such as a manual, online help or a knowledge article in a service databas…

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Modularisation for beginners

Getting modularisation right is a critical success factor when working with content management systems such as SCHEMA ST4…

Less is more: controlled language for more efficient documentation  

Less is more: controlled language for more efficient documentation

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