| COMMON KEYWORD DESCRIPTION | ||
|---|---|---|
| Assigned Date | The date the fault was assigned to someone | |
| Assigned to | Q | The person to whom the fault has been assigned. |
| Date Occurred | Q,I | The date the fault occurred. |
| Date reported | Q,I | The date the fault was reported. |
| Defect # | Q,I | A unique identifier for each reported defect. This number is assigned automatically and cannot be changed. |
| Description | A full description of the fault. There is no limit to the number of lines this can cover. | |
| Duty Tech. | Q | The duty tech. when the fault happened |
| Example Files | This is a list of files which supposedly illustrate the problem. The format for the name is Tnnn where T is the first letter of the name and nnn is the run number (without leading zeros). | |
| Fault type | Q | A catagory for each fault. This defines what extra fields are available for extra information |
| Instrument | Q | The instrument affected by the fault or the instrument that was mounted on the telescope when the fault occurred. This can have more than one value. |
| Keywords | Q | A list of keywords to search for in the fault description. Entering the word 'coffee' here will bring up all faults with the word 'coffee' in the fault description. |
| Observer | Q | Observer on the telescope when the fault happened |
| Originator | Q | The person who originally reported the fault |
| Priority | Q | The priority of the problem. This is a numerical value from 1 to 5 where 1 is the most urgent. |
| Repair Time(days) | The estimated number of work days to fix the problem. | |
| Severity | Q | A ranking of the severity of the fault. These can be 'critical' (the worst), 'severe' or 'moderate' (the least). |
| Status | Q | The status of the fault. This can assume the following values:
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| Supp. Astr. | Q | The support astronomer when the fault happened |
| System | Q | The system on the telescope that is affected by the fault. |
| Telescope | Q | The telescope affected by the fault. This can have more than one value. |
| Tel. Op. | Q | The telescope operator when the fault happened. |
| Time lost | Q | The total time lost due to the fault. |
| Time Occurred | Q | The time the fault occurred. |
| Time reported | Q | The time the fault was reported. |
| Title | A brief one line title for the fault |
The following table contains the remaining items the user will find in the description of an individual faults. These all refer to specific aspects of the fault as a function of its type. The fault type is given in the second column. None of these are queryable.
| EXTRA KEYWORD DESCRIPTION | ||
|---|---|---|
| Firmware | Electrical | Firmware involved in the fault |
| Firm. Rev. | Electrical | Revision identifier for the firmware involved. |
| Hardware | Electrical | Hardware involved in the fault. |
| Hard. Rev. | Electrical | Revision identifier for the hardware involved. |
| Module | Software | The name of the module at fault |
| Module vers. | Software | Identifier for the version of the module at fault |
| Obs. Sys. Vers. | Software | An identifier for the observing system version when the fault occurred. |
| Op. Sys. Vers. | Software | Operating system version |
| Release date | Software | Release date for the new version of the faulty module |
| Subsystem | Supp. Astr, Mechanical, Site Services, Electrical |
The name of the faulty sub-system |
| Please report problems or suggestions |