Purpose
1. Ensure continuous, automated validation of aeronautical engineering processes, documentation, and products against international and local aviation regulatory standards.
2. Detect deviations or non-compliance instantly to minimize risk, ensure airworthiness, and facilitate audits.
3. Automatically update compliance records, alert relevant teams, and generate required regulatory reports.
4. Validate engineering changes, CAD files, BOMs, and maintenance logs in real-time for regulatory consistency.
5. Standardize compliance for multi-jurisdictional requirements (FAA, EASA, CAAC, etc.).
Trigger Conditions
1. New engineering document upload or modification detected.
2. Scheduled periodic compliance scans (daily, weekly, monthly).
3. Receipt of digital signature or sign-off by designated team.
4. Integration event from ERP, PLM, or document management systems.
5. Receipt of regulatory framework updates (API or RSS feed).
6. Completion of a project milestone or phase-gate.
Platform Variants
1. Microsoft Power Automate
• Feature/Setting: Use "When a file is created or modified (properties only)" in SharePoint; connect to "AI Builder" for document classification.
2. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: "New File in Folder" (Google Drive/Dropbox); "Code by Zapier" for standards check; "Filter" for compliance results.
3. AWS Lambda
• Feature/Setting: Trigger on Amazon S3 upload; validate against custom compliance logic in Lambda function.
4. Google Cloud Functions
• Feature/Setting: Trigger via Google Cloud Storage; use Pub/Sub notifications; validate content using serverless Python.
5. IBM Watson Discovery
• Feature/Setting: Connect to PLM/EDMS API; Natural Language Understanding to analyze compliance keywords.
6. ServiceNow
• Feature/Setting: Create Flow Designer workflow on 'Compliance Document Update'; configure 'Script Action' for regulatory match.
7. UiPath
• Feature/Setting: RPA bot watches shared directories; OCR compliance check via Document Understanding; triggers exception alerts.
8. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Automate status change on document upload; integrate with Gmail/Slack for alerts.
9. Smartsheet
• Feature/Setting: Automated workflows on row/file attachment; configure Bridge for external compliance API validation.
10. MuleSoft
• Feature/Setting: Use Anypoint Platform flow to connect DMS, parse files, call regulatory check REST API.
11. Salesforce Flow
• Feature/Setting: Trigger on Files; call Apex script for compliance rule evaluation; create Chatter alert.
12. DocuSign CLM
• Feature/Setting: Automated workflow for contract/tech doc upload; set conditional approval routing per compliance status.
13. Okta Workflows
• Feature/Setting: Run compliance routines on user document submissions; automated notifications for non-confirmity.
14. Box Relay
• Feature/Setting: Workflow templates on document lifecycle events; integration with GxP and FAA compliance tool.
15. Jotform
• Feature/Setting: Submission triggers webhook; validate engineering forms against preset schema.
16. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Butler Automation to move cards with compliance documents and send warnings for non-validated items.
17. Asana
• Feature/Setting: Rules for file upload comment; custom webhook to compliance microservice.
18. BambooHR
• Feature/Setting: Add aviation compliance checks in employee onboarding workflow; status-based workflow triggers.
19. SharePoint Automation
• Feature/Setting: Document library trigger; custom PowerShell/Logic App to evaluate compliance metadata.
20. Nintex Automation Cloud
• Feature/Setting: Workflow initiates on document change; external REST API for standards check; send alerts via Teams.
Benefits
1. Dramatically reduce manual compliance workload and errors.
2. Immediate identification and escalation of non-compliance.
3. Consistent, real-time compliance recordkeeping for audits.
4. Multi-standard support ensures international airworthiness.
5. Continuous adaptation to regulatory changes without manual intervention.
Compliance & Quality Assurance