Software Release Note for ISOC version 12.0

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Author: Mathijs Homminga [mathijs.homminga@esa.int]
Date: 14-12-2005
Summary: AO4 release. General set of JEMX settings and new PGT, PRV and PLD

Dependencies

System name ID Version
ISOC Core System (PHS, OSS and CSS) core 11.5 (new)
ISOC Database DB 6.0 (new)
ISOC FD Server application fdserver 1.2 (new)
ISOC Web web 2.4 (new)
Proposal Generation Tool PGT 4.0.0 (new)
Proposal Receiver PRV 2.0.0 (new)
Proposal Loader PLD 4.0.0 (new)
Mailer Daemon MLR 1.2.0
CLC REMOVED
Push Pull Daemon PPD 1.2.0

External dependencies:

System name ID Version
Integral File Transfer System IFTS 2.0
Observation Time Estimator OTE 3.0.2
Target Visibility Predictor TVP 3.0.1
Flight Dynamics Software FDS 2.2i
Database of Observable Bins DBOB 76
Optical Monitoring Camera Pointing Software OMC 3.7
ED Viewer IODB 20.07.05

Fixed SPRs in core v11.5:

PHS to PGT conversion:

SPR 653 The proposal conversion (PHS database to PGT file) has been revised and tested with the latest version of PGT and PLD. Also, the active/inactive JEMX issue has been taken into account.

OSS:

SPR 679 Scheduled time information in PHS could become corrupt when more than one revolution is being unscheduled (attributed to caching, which is subsequently removed altogether).

Implemented SCRs in core v11.5:

PHS and CCS:

SCR 508 From now on, one of the JEMX instruments is defined to be active and the other one inactive. Each observation has a flag which indicates wether the observation must always use the active JEMX instrument. You can set this flag in the Instruments dialog in PHS. If set, you can only change the mode and parameters of the active JEMX, the inactive JEMX will be uneditable and set to SAFE_DORM. This flag is set to false for all current observations. But new (AO4+) observations will have this flag set to true by default. At a certain moment we might want to switch the active/inactive JEMX instruments. For this the Switch JEMX functionality has been added to CCS. The IFOM has been updated to describe the Switch JEMX procedure.

PHS:

SCR 509 A new menu item in PHS has been added: Simbad source check. This allows you to check the sources of all open time observations of a given AO against the online Simbad database.

Fixed SPRs in fdserver v1.2:

SPR 715 The bug described in the SPR has been fixed.

Implemented SCRs in PGT v4.0.0:

SCR 450 PGT is now able to connect to alternative instances of the Proposal Receiver (running on different ports) when the connection to the default instance (on port 1536) fails.
SCR 505 The TVP and OTE buttons (and functionality) have been removed from PGT.
SCR 508 From now on, the PGT user sees only one JEMX instrument (in the observation window). After submitting the proposal, the PLD uses these JEMX settings for the current active JEMX. (see also changes in core v11.5)
SCR 509 When PGT checks the proposal details, it also contacts Simbad for every source to verify its position. If the source is unknown or when the position given by Simbad differs more than 0.1 degree, a warning is displayed. When PGT is unable to contact Simbad, it will display a warning too.
SCR 518 The user is now allowed to specify that a 'proposal' should be part of a key project. If this checkbox (in the Proposal Details screen) is ticked, many fields in the Observation Details screen will be disabled, as specified by the Screw.

Implemented SCRs in PRV v2.0.0:

SCR 450 Multiple instances of PRV can be started on the same server, listening to different ports.

Implemented SCRs in PLD v4.0.0:

SCR 508 The PLD uses the general JEMX settings from PGT to insert the details for the active JEMX in the ISOC database.
SCR 518 The user is now allowed to specify in PGT that a 'proposal' should be part of a key project. The PLD can see this, but the implementation on the database side and in PHS is still to be decided on. Therefore this information is now ignored by the PLD.

Other changes/comments: