This military standard established the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) and the Extensible
Markup Language (XML

XML

Extensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....

) requirements for use in Army digital publications. Within this military standard , Army
publications SGML/XML requirements are separated by publication types. There are specified sections
for administrative publications, training and doctrine publications, technical and equipment publications
and Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-A). This new publication of the standard contains the
XML requirements for Technical Manuals (TM) developed in accordance with the functional requirements
contained in MIL-STD-40051-1 and MIL-STD-40051-2, GCSS-A collection and reporting of maintenance data developed in
accordance with MIL-STD-3008, and administrative publications developed in accordance with AR 25-30.
The XML requirements are applicable for the development, acquisition, and delivery of Electronic and
Interactive Electronic Publications (EP/IEP) such as Electronic and Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals
(ETM/IETM

IETM

An IETM or Interactive Electronic Technical Manual is a portal to manage technical documentation. IETMs compress volumes of text into just CD-ROMs or online pages which may include sound and video, and allow readers to locate needed information far more rapidly than in paper manuals...

). The previous SGML for training and doctrine publications functional requirements, developed
in accordance with TRADOC Reg 350-70 and TRADOC Reg 25-36, remain unchanged. Specific Interactive
Multimedia Instruction (IMI) functionality is currently contained in MIL-PRF-29612, The Development
and Acquisition of Training Data Products and TRADOC Reg 350-70, Systems Approach to Training
Management, Processes, and Products.