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Contract for product support information you can trust through life

From support data requirements to governed sustainment information

Defence assets remain in service for decades. ShareAspace helps teams define, acquire, validate, govern and reuse structured materiel and product support information across suppliers, programmes and sustainment.

Support decisions are only as strong as the information behind them

The challenge

Integrated Product Support depends on information that is complete, current, structured and connected to the right configuration. In practice, support information is often requested too late, delivered through fragmented channels and handled differently across projects, suppliers and divisions.

Product support data arrives in inconsistent formats

Requirements are unclear or difficult to verify

Supplier deliveries take too long to review

Parts, documents and applicability are disconnected

Requirements are unclear or difficult to verify

Sustainment decisions rely on incomplete or outdated information

Turn product support information into a governed lifecycle asset

The outcome

ShareAspace helps organisations move from fragmented data deliveries to controlled, repeatable and traceable product support information management.

1 - Define what must be delivered

Specify the product support information required by contract, supplier, programme and lifecycle stage.

2 - Acquire data in a controlled way

Collect information from primes, suppliers, partners and internal systems through governed processes.

3 - Validate before approval

Review, verify and validate information before it is accepted for operational use.

4 - Maintain configuration context

Keep support information connected to the correct asset, system, part, document and variant.

5 - Reuse trusted information

Make approved information available for maintenance, logistics, upgrades and sustainment decisions.

One controlled process from requirement to reuse

How it works

ShareAspace gives teams a practical way to manage product support information across the IPS/ILS lifecycle.

Define

Set clear information requirements for support data, documents, parts, structures and deliverables.

Request

Share structured requests with suppliers, partners or internal teams so deliveries are aligned from the start.

Receive

Collect submissions in a controlled environment with visibility of what has been delivered and what is missing.

Validate

Review and verify information against agreed requirements, structures and programme needs.

Approve

Approve trusted information for operational use while maintaining accountability and traceability.

Reuse

Use governed data across maintenance planning, logistics support, upgrades and future change.

Capabilities for governed IPS/ILS information

Capabilities

ShareAspace acts as an integration and governance layer for secure collaboration across organisations, domains and lifecycle stages.

Contract for product support data

Move beyond document-only exchanges. Define and request structured product support information that support teams can actually use.

Control supplier deliveries

Manage supplier submissions, acknowledgements, reviews, approvals and handovers in one controlled environment.

Govern parts, documents and applicability

Connect parts, documents and support information to the correct asset, programme and configuration context.

Strengthen configuration traceability

Maintain a clearer view of changes, revisions and configuration context across systems, organisations and lifecycle stages.

Support standards-based interoperability

Work with recognised product lifecycle and IPS/ILS information models, including PLCS, AP242 and relevant ASD S-Series specifications.

Govern access across organisations

Share sensitive product and support information with the right stakeholders while maintaining accountability and traceability.

How NDMA is improving control of supplier-delivered materiel data with DIGIMAT

The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency launched DIGIMAT, powered by ShareAspace, to create a more standardised, governed and scalable approach to materiel data acquisition.

DIGIMAT gives NDMA an environment to define data requirements, receive supplier deliveries, validate information, enrich datasets and approve data for operational use.

Case studies

How NDMA is improving control of supplier-delivered materiel data with DIGIMAT
Download the case study to see how the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency is creating a more governed and scalable approach to materiel data acquisition, validation and operational use with DIGIMAT, ...

Keep product support information usable across systems and through life

Standards-based IPS/ILS data

IPS/ILS information cannot be locked within a single system, a single supplier delivery, or a single project phase. It has to remain understandable, traceable and reusable as assets change, configurations evolve, and sustainment responsibilities move across organisations.

ShareAspace provides a standards-based information layer for managing product support data across engineering, logistics, supplier and sustainment environments. It helps teams preserve structure, context, and traceability as information moves between systems, contracts, and lifecycle stages.

Support the data standards your lifecycle depends on:
  • PLCS
  • AP242
  • S3000L
  • S2000M
Work with your existing digital landscape
  • CAx/BIM
  • PLM/PDM
  • ERP
  • ILS
  • ALM
  • TechPubs
  • Etc...

Learn more

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