This guide has been written as an applications manual for engineers and authors who will be writing test procedures in ATLAS (Abbreviated Test Language for All Systems). It is not intended to be a substitute for an instruction manual in the ATLAS language, but, rather, a practical extension to such a manual. The purpose is to provide principles of good practice in the use of ATLAS for the writing of test procedures.

This guide has been written as an applications manual for engineers and authors who will be writing test procedures in ATLAS, The beginning chapters are intended to provide managers with a brief introduction to the application of ATLAS. This guide is not, in any way, intended to be a substitute for an instruction manual in the ATLAS language, but, rather, a practical extension to such a manual.

The purpose of this guide is to provide principles of good practice in the use of ATLAS for the writing of test procedures. This advice has been drawn from practical applications in many organizations and a number of companies who are contractually committed to prepare test procedures in ATLAS.