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ADDING ASTRID OBSERVERS AND PROJECT IDs TO THE OBSERVATION MANAGEMENT DATABASE

General

Use the following procedures to add observer and/or project IDs to the Astrid observation management database when they are missing and software division personnel are not available.

Info

Adding a Project ID

STEP ACTION
1 Log into a workstation as monctrl. If you use the su command, remember to use the minus sign, e.g. su - monctrl
2 Enter: add_project ^ PROJECTID ^ "Primary Investigator" ("Primary Investigator" is the Primary Investigator's name and not necessarily the person running the observation.)
EXAMPLE add_project AGBT07C_001 "John Doe"
3 The following response will be displayed.

You are about to add the following project to the database: 
Project: AGBT07C_001 
Primary Observer: John Doe  
Is this correct?_ (answer *Y* if correct, otherwise *N* and correct your entry) 

STEP ACTION
4 The following confirmation text will be displayed: Added AGBT07C_001 to the database (If the Primary Investigator was already in the database, it will remain unchanged. If it wasn't, it would be added with a confirmation included as well.

Adding a New Observer

STEP ACTION
1 Log into a workstation as monctrl. If you use the su command, remember to use the minus sign, e.g. su - monctrl
2 Enter: add_observer "John Doe"
EXAMPLE add_observer "John Doe"
3 The following response will be displayed:

You are about to add the following observer to the database: John Doe  
Is this correct?_  (answer *Y* if correct, otherwise *N* and correct your entry) 

STEP ACTION
4 The following confirmation text will be displayed: John Doe successfully added to the database!

-- DavidRose - 4 Feb 2008

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