PROVIDING ENHANCED FUNCTIONALITY IN AN INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC TECHNICAL MANUAL

1 . A method for displaying applicability for an interactive electronic technical manual system (IETM) configured to provide electronic and credentialed access via an IETM viewer to technical documentation for an item, the method comprising:

receiving input of a selection a particular topic found in the technical documentation for the item to view textual information for the particular topic made by a user signed into the IETM, wherein the selection of the particular topic is performed by the user via the IETM viewer executing on a user computing entity; and

responsive to receiving the input of the selection of the particular topic:

determining whether the user is signed into the IETM for a specific object for the item;

responsive to determining the user is signed into the IETM for the specific object:

determining whether each applicability element found in the textual information for the particular topic is related to the specific object; and

generating a window to display the textual information in which each of the applicability elements in the textual information related to the specific object is configured as viewable and selectable by the user and each of the applicability elements in the textual information not related to the specific object is configured as not viewable;

responsive to determining the user is not signed into the IETM for the specific object, generating the window to display the textual information in which each of the applicability elements in the textual information is configured as viewable and selectable by the user; and

providing the window for display via the IETM viewer.

2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving input of a selection of a particular applicability element displayed on the window, wherein the selection of the particular applicability element is performed by the user via the IETM viewer; and

responsive to receiving the input of the selection of the particular applicability element:

generating a preview window comprising a meaning of applicability for the particular applicability element; and

providing the preview window for display via the IETM viewer, wherein the preview window is superimposed over at least a portion of the window.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the meaning of applicability comprises at least one of a condition applicable to the textual information and a product applicable to the textual information.

4 . An apparatus for displaying applicability for an interactive electronic technical manual system (IETM) configured to provide electronic and credentialed access via an IETM viewer to technical documentation for an item, the apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

receive input of a selection a particular topic found in the technical documentation for the item to view textual information for the particular topic made by a user signed into the IETM, wherein the selection of the particular topic is performed by the user via the IETM viewer executing on a user computing entity; and

responsive to receiving the input of the selection of the particular topic:

determine whether the user is signed into the IETM for a specific object for the item;

responsive to determining the user is signed into the IETM for the specific object:

determine whether each applicability element found in the textual information for the particular topic is related to the specific object; and

generate a window to display the textual information in which each of the applicability elements in the textual information related to the specific object is configured as viewable and selectable by the user and each of the applicability elements in the textual information not related to the specific object is configured as not viewable;

responsive to determining the user is not signed into the IETM for the specific object, generate the window to display the textual information in which each of the applicability elements in the textual information is configured as viewable and selectable by the user; and

provide the window for display via the IETM viewer.

5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

receive input of a selection of a particular applicability element displayed on the window, wherein the selection of the particular applicability element is performed by the user via the IETM viewer; and

responsive to receiving the input of the selection of the particular applicability element:

generate a preview window comprising a meaning of applicability for the particular applicability element; and

provide the preview window for display via the IETM viewer, wherein the preview window is superimposed over at least a portion of the window.

6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the meaning of applicability comprises at least one of a condition applicable to the textual information and a product applicable to the textual information.

7 . A non-transitory computer storage medium comprising instructions for displaying applicability for an interactive electronic technical manual system (IETM) configured to provide electronic and credentialed access via an IETM viewer to technical documentation for an item, the instructions being configured to cause one or more processors to at least perform operations configured to:

receive input of a selection a particular topic found in the technical documentation for the item to view textual information for the particular topic made by a user signed into the IETM, wherein the selection of the particular topic is performed by the user via the IETM viewer executing on a user computing entity; and

responsive to receiving the input of the selection of the particular topic:

determine whether the user is signed into the IETM for a specific object for the item;

responsive to determining the user is signed into the IETM for the specific object:

determine whether each applicability element found in the textual information for the particular topic is related to the specific object; and

generate a window to display the textual information in which each of the applicability elements in the textual information related to the specific object is configured as viewable and selectable by the user and each of the applicability elements in the textual information not related to the specific object is configured as not viewable;

responsive to determining the user is not signed into the IETM for the specific object, generate the window to display the textual information in which each of the applicability elements in the textual information is configured as viewable and selectable by the user; and

provide the window for display via the IETM viewer.

8 . The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the instructions are configured to cause the one or more processors to at least perform operations configured to:

receive input of a selection of a particular applicability element displayed on the window, wherein the selection of the particular applicability element is performed by the user via the IETM viewer; and

responsive to receiving the input of the selection of the particular applicability element:

generate a preview window comprising a meaning of applicability for the particular applicability element; and

provide the preview window for display via the IETM viewer, wherein the preview window is superimposed over at least a portion of the window.

9 . The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the meaning of applicability comprises at least one of a condition applicable to the textual information and a product applicable to the textual information.