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1. this proposal Number Tatal Time The current First First Previous Previous Last observation TE of 10 h Previous next O Next Last test 0 ks number and the total number Observation Details a of observations TAT in the proposal l Duration Dither Pattern l E Preferred Orientation From Name RA J2000 ay aNitide an es Sign _ Click here to Energy Band Tiea as see the lower Min Max SSS ES i parc onthe panel J Extension Flux 1 Min Figure 16 The Observation Details Panel upper part 5 4 2 Displaying Observations Only one observation may be displayed at a time To display a different observation use the navigation buttons on the tool bar The First button always causes observation number one to be displayed The Last button causes the last observation which was added to the proposal to be displayed this is always the observation with the highest number because observations are always added to the end of the list The Next button causes the current observation number to increase by one 1 e pressing this button repeatedly will cause each observation to be displayed in numerical order The Previous button works in the reverse manner to the Next button 1 e the current observation number will be decreased by one Note that this button does not necessarily return you to the observation you were looking at previously so if the proposal co
2. INTEGRAL h esa Science Operations Centre Icon strip Preposal Details F Proposal Tithe A Froporal Abria Nam body of panel Sana Wars al a as RR e acebcs ancien Baca e Ban Bis F z l l a w Mesag bar Figure 1 Common Panel Layout At the bottom of every panel is a message bar Informative messages may appear here from time to time 2 2 Mandatory Fields Mandatory fields are fields which you must complete They are denoted by a coloured background By default they are coloured cyan though you may choose a different colour by editing the PGT lax file see section 8 2 Street City or Town gt Mandatory ee 7 fields Femail Address Figure 2 Example of Mandatory Fields INTEGRAL Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 O 4 Issue Issue 2 0 a Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 SUM Page 10 of 30 2 3 Help Menu Menus are located on the menu bar at the top of every panel see 3 4 3 and 3 5 2 for details of the different ways of accessing menus One menu which is common to all panels in the PGT is the Help menu This menu contains at least two entries Panel and Overview The Panel entry causes a help panel to be displayed which provides information about the panel to which the help menu belongs The Overview entry opens a help panel which contains an overview of the major functionality in the PGT This o
3. INTEGRAL Science Operations Centre Software User Manual Proposal Generation Tool SUM INT SOC SUM 018 Issue 2 0 26 January 2006 Prepared by P Balm Authorised by L Hansson Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 i N TE GRA L W C Issue Issue 2 0 U Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 Page ji Document Status Sheet INTEGRAL Proposal Generation Tool SUM Reference No INT SOC SUM 01 Issue Revision Date Reason for change 7th September 2000 First issue for SAG internal review 20th October 2000 Issue with minor updates 3rd June 2003 AO issue Oth June 2004 AO3 issue 10 February 2006 AO4 issue INTEGRAL Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 V Issue Issue 2 0 A Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 SUM Page ill Document Change Control Date 26th January 2006 Approved Proposal Generation Tool SUM Issue Paragraph Reason for change 1 0 New document Figure 12 Updated for AO2 Figure 18 Figure 22 7 4 Screw 292 Screw 508 Screw 509 Screw 519 INTEGRAL Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 OV as al Issue Issue 2 0 CSS Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 bis SUM Page iv Table of Contents MEO CU Os e eee oeacuaesovenasaneneceteo eccusdowtracacesesnneeorceeacen ecessoesavenessecanene aposeoneeceaseesavecsess 7 A a0 80 So nee eA eee 7 L2 Intended IRC AGC CSM aeerteccetgecs sonuau never ersanswnteunacenevess oat TERE KE EERTE EEEE EEEE
4. 3 5 4 Buttons and Check Boxes A button can be activated by pressing the TAB key until the button has the input focus see 3 4 2 and 3 5 1 then pressing the ENTER key To toggle the state of a check box press the TAB key until the check box has the input focus then press the SPACEBAR not the ENTER key 3 5 5 Text fields To enter text into a textfield ensure it has the input focus see 3 4 2 and 3 5 1 before typing Some textfields only allow numbers to be entered while others will allow any character All textfhields have a maximum number of characters including spaces and carriage returns which may be entered and you will hear a beep when this limit is reached Some textfields also limit the number of lines which may be entered 1 e you can press ENTER only a limited number of times Note that texthields may sometimes resize themselves within a panel while you type This allows the components in a panel to make the best use of the available space for the input you have entered 3 6 Exiting the Proposal Generation Tool The PGT can be exited by selecting the Exit menu entry from the File menu in the Main Panel see Figure 7 or by pressing and holding the CTRL key and then pressing the E key while the Main Panel is active ISOC PGT Main Panel Click Exit to quit the P Proposal Details Panel Observation Details Panel Figure 7 The File Menu If you have made changes to your proposal you will be a
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6. February 2006 SUM Page 13 of 30 to select the entries which are currently visible because the pick list will close as soon as you release the mouse button 3 4 5 Buttons and Checkboxes To activate a button just click on it Similarly to toggle the state of a checkbox click on it 3 5 Using the Keyboard It is possible to use the majority of the PGT using only the keyboard Most of the functionality of the mouse can be replicated with a few simple key presses However the mouse may still be necessary to make the PGT windows active in the desktop environment of your chosen platform Note that the SPACEBAR may be used in place of the ENTER key in the sections which follow 3 5 1 Input Focus To move the input focus from one item in a panel to another press the TAB key on the keyboard Repeatedly pressing this key will cause the input focus to move to each item in turn To reverse the direction in which the input focus cycles hold down the SHIFT key whilst pressing the TAB key 3 5 2 Menus Look at Figure 6 and notice that the initial letter of each of the menu names on the menu bar is underscored The underscored letter can be used in combination with the ALT key to open the menu For example to open the Panel menu hold down the ALT key and press the P key ISOC PGT Observation Details Panel Help INTEGRAL All Observations cin p erations Centre Current Observation Summary SSS Observation Details STE nL
7. Panel button on the Main Panel see Figure 12 As with the Admin Details Panel this panel is sized to show only the upper part of the body of the panel when first opened 5 3 1 Submitting the proposal as associated with a key programme At the bottom of the proposal details panel there is a checkbox labelled Associate with Key Programme Select this option if you want your proposal to be associated with an INTEGRAL Key Programme KP Such a proposal is internally in ISOC referred to as a key programme subscription Note that in AO 4 the only KP implemented will be performed around the Galactic Centre but it is expected that in subsequent AO s additional Key Programme observations will be available See document INT SDG 05 0241 Dc for a complete description of the KP philosophy and for description of the Galactic Centre observation INTEGRAL Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 Issue Issue 2 0 Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 SUM Page 20 of 30 5 3 2 Attaching the Scientific Justification At the bottom of the Proposal Details Panel is a button marked New Attachment l Acpweciabe weik Key Programane Figure 14 Adding Attachments Pressing this button will open the Attach dialogue a dialogue very similar to the Open dialogue described in section 4 2 You can use this dialogue to attach a scientific justification but only 1f the file containing your scientific justification is in PostS
8. Proposal To print a complete proposal including all observations choose the Proposal menu entry from the Print submenu in the File menu of the Main Panel see Figure 7 A Print dialogue will appear which will allow you to select a destination for the print job printer or file and to start the print job The exact appearance of this dialogue will depend on the platform you are using 4 3 3 Printing Admin Details The data entered in the Admin Details Panel see 5 2 can be printed separately by choosing the Print menu entry from the Pane menu of the Admin Details Panel 4 3 4 Printing Proposal Details The data entered in the Proposal Details Panel see 5 3 can be printed separately by choosing the Print menu entry from the Panel menu of the Proposal Details Panel 4 3 5 Printing Observations The Print submenu in the Panel menu of the Observation Details Panel see Figure 6 allows you to print individual observations or all the observations in the proposal To print an individual observation make sure the observation is displayed in the Observation Details Panel see 5 4 and choose the Current Observation menu entry from the Print submenu described in the previous paragraph To print all the observations choose the All Observations menu entry from the same menu 4 3 6 Printing the Observation Summary A summary of all the observations in the proposal one observation per line can be printed by choosing the Summary menu entry f
9. You can move between directories by double clicking on a directory icon or by choosing a directory from the pick list To save your proposal type a file name into the box provided and click the Save button This will save your proposal into the directory shown at the top of the display using the file name you gave If you change your mind about saving a proposal click the Cancel button INTEGRAL Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 UY 4 Issue Issue 2 0 Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 SUM Page 16 of 30 4 2 Loading To load a proposal select the Open menu entry in the File menu of the Main Panel see Figure 7 The Open dialogue will appear and this looks very similar to the Save dialogue described above Indeed you can navigate around your local filesystem in exactly the same way as you would in the Save dialogue When you locate the proposal you wish to load either double click on its name in the file list or click once on the name the name will appear in the File name box and click the Open button Look in C Proposais al A E oo oo C sub_directory Double click on the proposal name to load it into the PGT D my_proposal_1 Bi my_proposal_2 If you click once on my_proposal_3 the proposal name click the Open button to load it into the PGT File name my_proposal_s Files of type All Files C v Cancel Figure 10 The Open Dialogue 4 3 Printing 4 3 1 The Print Op
10. described in section 5 4 6 Finally in addition to the existing checks of the data entered the source information is checked in the Simbad database name and coordinates We refer to section 7 1 for more details 1 5 Using the SUM This document provides more detailed explanations of the PGT functionality than the online help can provide However the PGT is not a difficult tool to use and once you are familiar with the basics you should not need to refer to this document very often 1 5 1 Conventions Used The labels used for items in panels are shown in italics Items in a panel which cause an action to be performed are shown in bold 1 6 Problem Reporting If you discover a problem with the PGT your first port of call should be the Frequently Asked Questions FAQ page on the Integral Web Site IWS found at this location INTEGRAL Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 e Issue Issue 2 0 C iS Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 SUM Page 8 of 30 http integral esac esa int If this does not answer your query then you can send a message to the Helpdesk at the following email address inthelp sciops esa int 1 7 Definitions acronyms and abbreviations Refer to INTEGRAL glossery of terms reference INT SOC DOC 022 1 8 References 1 8 1 Applicable documents The following documents are applicable in their latest version except PSS O5 AD 1 PSS 05 0 ESA Software Engineering Standards Issue 2 AD 2 INT SOC
11. AutosaveSeconds 0 AutosaveFile By default the autosave feature is disabled To enable autosaving set the AutosaveSeconds variable to a value which represents the number of seconds you would like to elapse between successive saves of your proposal For example to have your proposal automatically saved every five minutes edit the line to read AutosaveSeconds 300 You must also specify a filename for the saved proposal by editing the AutosaveFile variable For example to save the proposal as my_proposal in a directory called tmp which must already exist on the top level of your disk drive you would edit the line as follows On a UNIX system AutosaveFile tmp my proposal On a Windows system AutosaveFile C tmp my proposal NOTE Use slash characters not backslash characters and do not put spaces around the equals symbols 8 2 Changing the Mandatory Item Colour By default the background colour for mandatory items is cyan This can be changed by editing the PGT lax file found in your PGT installation directory Open the PGT lax file in an editor and find the following line MandatoryItemColour Cyan The colour specified to the right of the equals symbol may be set to one of the following values Black Blue Cyan DarkGray Gray Green LightGray Magenta Orange Pink Red White or Yellow NOTE These names are case sensitive Do not put spaces anywhere on the line The text colour is always
12. DOC 002 Definition of Observations Terms AD 3 INT SOC URD 001 ISOC URD AD 4 INT SOC SRD 002 ISOC SRD AD 5 INT SOC PL 005 ISOC SPAP AD 6 INT SOC PL 002 ISOC SCMP AD 7 INT SOC PL 003 ISOC SVVP AD 12 INT SOC PL 004 ISOC SPMP 1 8 2 Reference documents RD 1 INT SOC DOC 001 ISOC Operations Concept RD 2 INT SYS MIS TN 0002 SMD INTEGRAL Mission Planning Concept RD 3 BSSC ESA Issue 1 Draft 2 Guide To Applying ESA software engineering standards to projects using OO Methods July 1997 RD 6 INT SR 1594 SGS Requirement Document RD 7 INT PL 03197 SGS Implementation Plan RD 8 INT IC AI 0005 Satellite Database ICD RD 10 INT SAG 98 0042 TN Instrument Modes and Mode Transitions Supported by ISOC RD 11 INT SOC DOC 023 JEM X Observer s Manual INTEGRAL Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 Issue Issue 2 0 Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 SUM Page 9 of 30 2 Proposal Generation Tool Conventions 2 1 Common Panel Layout Every panel shares a common layout This layout consists of a menu bar at the top of the panel with an icon strip underneath it The icon strip usually has a lay out as shown in Figure Below the icon strip is a scrollable area containing the main body of the panel When a panel is first opened it will be shown at its default size If you resize the panel so that it is smaller than this default size scroll bars will automatically appear and you can use these to view the hidden parts of the panel
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14. Figure 6 Accessing Menus Using the Keyboard Once a menu is open the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW cursor keys can be used to highlight entries in the menu To select an entry use the cursor keys to highlight it then press the ENTER key Alternatively just press the letter key which corresponds to the underscored letter for the menu entry you wish to select For example to select the Reset entry in the open Panel menu just press the R key Similarly to open the Print submenu press the T key Note that any letter in the name of the menu entry may be underscored not just the initial letter Some menu entries have keyboard shortcuts known as accelerators which are shown to the right of the entry in a menu For example to reset the contents of the Observation Details Panel Figure 6 press and hold the CTRL Control key then press the R key This can be done whenever the INTEGRAL Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 WUU es Issue Issue 2 0 Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 SUM Page 14 of 30 window is active that is you do not need to open a menu first A complete list of keyboard accelerators is shown in Appendix A 3 5 3 Pick Lists To open a pick list using the keyboard press the TAB key until the pick list gains the input focus see 3 4 2 and 3 5 1 then press the ENTER key To traverse the list use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW cursor keys When your chosen entry is highlighted press the ENTER key to select it
15. SUM Page 11 of 30 3 Proposal Generation Tool Basics 3 1 Installing the Proposal Generation Tool The PGT is written in the Java programming language and as such is platform independent meaning that the same software will run on many operating systems without modification However in order to ease installation on different platforms and to allow local customisation of certain parameters the PGT is provided in a variety of platform specific packages These packages can be found on the Integral Web Site see section 1 6 for the URL To install the package for a given platform follow the instructions in the README txt file which can also be found on the Integral Web Site 3 2 Starting the Proposal Generation Tool The method of starting the PGT depends on the platform in use UNIX users start the PGT by running a script whereas Windows users double click on a desktop icon The README txt file provides details of how to start the PGT 3 3 Enabled and Disabled Fields Certain fields can become disabled or enabled depending on which selections or settings are made to other fields in a panel When a field is disabled it is shown with gray text on a gray background and when it is enabled it is shown with black text on a gray or coloured if it is a mandatory field background Observation Enabled field Duration Dither Pattern Enabled Observation Type fields Preferred Orientation From Ta deg deg ae Disabl
16. a Data Taking Primary TM Format Full Imaging hd Secondary TM Format Full Imaging Observation 1 Figure 18 The JEM X Mode Parameters Panel The list of secondary TM Formats varies depending on the choice of Primary TM Format 6 Online Tools Two online tools are provided to aid proposal writing the Observation Time Estimator OTE and the Target Visibility Predictor TVP The tools can be accessed on the ISOC website at http integral esac esa int isoc html AO_prop_tools html For instructions on their use please refer to the respective user manuals that are avaialable on the above address as well 7 Submitting a Proposal to ISOC The PGT allows you to send your proposal electronically to the ISOC In order for this to work your computer must be connected to the Internet 7 1 Submitting for the First Time The lower half of the Main Panel see Figure 12 allows you to submit your proposal to the ISOC when it 1s complete and you are happy with it Clicking the Submit Proposal to ISOC button starts the submission process First the PGT will check your proposal If it fails any checks the submission process will be aborted and you will need to correct the errors shown in the Failed Checks Panel If it passes the checks a panel is displayed showing a summary of the proposal Click Submit to send the proposal Cancel to abort the submission One of the ch
17. anscendaceaeonenabsandceceas seedowedwnveseanerenes 26 o Emar I e r E E A E S 26 A a T E E A EE E ATE E E A 26 8 2 Changing the Mandatory Item Colouf eeseesseeoeensssssssseeersssssssecerrssssssssceerrsssssseeeersssss 2 INTEGRAL Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 a N Vv Issue Issue 2 0 WC Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 SUM Page 7 of 30 1 Introduction 1 1 Purpose This document explains how to use the Proposal Generation Tool PGT software to prepare a science proposal for use with the INTEGRAL Observatory It explains the use of the software from a functional rather than scientific point of view 1 2 Intended Readership Observers wishing to apply for science time on INTEGRAL should familiarise themselves with this document and keep it handy to use as a reference Open time proposals for INTEGRAL can only be created and submitted by using the PGT software 1 3 Using Online Help The online help provides brief explanations for most of the fields in the PGT and 1s accessed from the Help menu see 2 3 1 4 What s new Several new features have been implemented in the PGT for AO4 Most notable is the introduction of the Key Programme concept It is explained in section 5 3 1 During previous AO s it has become clear that only one of the two JEM X instruments is operated at a time For this reason in AO4 as user can only specify instrument settings for a single JEM X the active one as
18. black so setting MandatoryItemColour Black 1s not terribly useful Similarly the non mandatory colour is always white so setting MandatoryItemColour White means you will not be able to tell the mandatory items from the non mandatory items INTEGRAL Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 AN V Issue Issue 2 0 WN Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 SUM Page 28 of 30 Appendix A Keyboard Shortcuts A l Main Panel Table 1 Main Panel Keyboard Shortcuts ALT O Open the Observation Details Panel ALT V Open the Target Visibility Predictor A 2 Admin Details Panel Table 2 Admin Details Panel Keyboard Shortcuts ALT H Open the Help menu ALT H N Open the Admin Details Panel Help ALT H O Open the Overview Panel 7 Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 Ne INTEGRAL AW Issue Issue 2 0 WS Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 SUM Page 29 of 30 ALT PR Reset the Admin Details Panel fields to their default settings CTRL R Reset the Admin Details Panel fields to their default settings A 3 Proposal Details Panel Table 3 Proposal Details Panel Keyboard Shortcuts ALT PR Reset the Proposal Details Panel fields to their default settings CTRL R Reset the Proposal Details Panel fields to their default settings A 4 Observation Details Pane Table 4 Observation Details Panel Keyboard Shortcuts ALT HN Open the Observation Details Panel Help INTEGRA L Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 AW i e S a Issue Is
19. cript or PDF format Lookin Glattechmente gt al i E Attachments must be lt _ in PostScript or PDF format File name sci_just pdf Attach Files of type All Files C v Cancel Figure 15 The Attach Dialogue INTEGRAL Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 P A Issue Issue 2 0 WC Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 SUM Page 21 of 30 Once you select the Attach button the name of your attachment will be shown in the Current Attachment box of the Proposal Details Panel see Figure 14 If you save your proposal the attachment will be saved with it in compressed form so there is no need to re attach the file every time the proposal is loaded However if you make changes to your scientific justification after attaching the file to your proposal you will need to re attach the changed file Note that it is not possible to remove an attachment on its own you can select Reset from the Panel menu and this will remove the attachment but it will also clear the other fields However you can replace the existing attachment with another one at any time simply by using the Attach dialogue again 5 4 The Observation Details Panel To open the Observation Details Panel select the Observation Details Panel button on the Main Panel see Figure 12 As with the Proposal Details Panel this panel is sized to show only the upper part of the body of the panel when first opened The appearance of the panel is d
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21. ecks is the confirmation of the source coordinates entered against the Simbad database In case the name of your source is not known to Simbad or if the coordinates deviate a warning 1s printed in the Failed Checks Panel If your PC is not connected to the internet a warning to this effect is printed also These are nothing more than warnings for your convenience You will still be able to submit your proposal although obviously for submission an internet connection is required v 7 INTEGRAL Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 Ce Issue Issue 2 0 WN S Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 SUM Page 25 of 30 summary Panel If your Scientific Justification file has been modified since you attached it please re attac Total Observation Duration 100000 Total Number of Observations 1 Observation 1 Observation Duration 100000 Target Name observation RA Dec J2000 11h 12m 13s 1d 2m 3s Observation Type Normal Dither Pattern 5x5 Warning Only the above sources will be considered for approval Figure 19 The Summary Panel If you click Submit the PGT will attempt to establish contact with a computer at the ISOC which has been set up to receive proposals Once contact is established your proposal will be sent If the proposal was sent successfully the dialogue shown in Figure 20 will be displayed e SubmitProposal Submit Proposal fi Proposal submitted successfully L You should receive e mail conf
22. ed fields Figure 4 Enabled and Disabled Fields 3 4 Using the Mouse The mouse is used to move an on screen pointer and to trigger events such as activating menus and buttons making selections from pick lists moving the input focus from one field to another and changing the positions of scrollbars INTEGRAL Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 U Issue Issue 2 0 WSN Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 SS SUM Page 12 of 30 3 4 1 Terminology Clicking refers to pressing the left hand mouse button while the pointer is over an item you want to activate For example click the OK button means move the pointer to the OK button and press and release the left hand mouse button Right clicking refers to clicking using the right hand mouse button instead of the left hand one Dragging refers to holding a mouse button down whilst moving the pointer 3 4 2 Input Focus Data can be entered into only one field at a time Similarly only one button menu item or pick list can be activated at a time The item which is currently active that 1s receiving input is said to have the input focus Text entry fields are signified as having the input focus by a vertical bar called the caret which usually flashes Buttons and pick lists have a faint rectangular box within them if they have the input focus To transfer the input focus from one item to another click on the item you want to transfer the inp
23. iate to Key Programme checkbox on the Proposal Details Panel and resubmit The reason is that proposal ID is different for a proposal that is associated to a Key Programme and a proposal that is not You are therefore not allowed to change this checkbox and re use the same ID In this case when the Associate to Key Programme checkbox must be changed simply submit the proposal without specifying the ID You will then be given a new ID that is compatible with your selection The computer at ISOC will use the Proposal ID you provide to find your old proposal in the ISOC database If it is found your amended proposal will replace the old one in the ISOC database If it can t be found the email message which is returned to you will inform you of that fact make sure you have entered the Proposal ID correctly NOTE The PGT cannot prevent you submitting the same proposal multiple times Each time you submit a proposal you will receive a new Proposal ID It is not possible to undo a submission so 1f you want to avoid having duplicate or very similar proposals in the ISOC database each of which will be reviewed by the TAC use the Resubmit Proposal to ISOC button when you need to make changes to a previously submitted proposal 7 3 Obtaining a Copy of a Submitted Proposal from ISOC Once you have submitted your proposal you should save it see 4 1 to ensure you have a copy on your local system for your own reference or to allow you t
24. ifferent if on Proposal Details Panel it has been indicated that the current proposal should be submitted as part of a key programme This is described in section 5 4 1 Observation Numbering Each observation in a proposal is numbered sequentially as shown in the Number field on the left of the tool bar at the top of the panel see Figure 16 Here you can see the number of the currently displayed observation and the total number of observations in the proposal Whenever an observation is added to a proposal it is added at the end of the list For example adding an observation to a proposal which contains ten observations will result in the new observation being given the number eleven When removing an observation those observations with a higher number than the observation which was removed will have their numbers reduced by one For example removing observation number five from a proposal which contains ten observations will result in observation numbers six to ten being renumbered five to nine respectively Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 Issue Issue 2 0 Date 10 February 2006 SUM Page 22 of 30 Navigation buttons ISOC PGT Observation Details Panel Panel Observation Help Tool bar The sum of the S d INTEGRAL durations in all Science Operations Centre observations in
25. irmation shortly Please contact ISOC Help Desk if you do not receive e mail confirmation within 24 hours Figure 20 Successful Submission Dialogue When it receives your proposal the computer at the ISOC will check the proposal these checks are different from those performed by the PGT and return an email message to you confirming receipt and providing a Proposal ID for your proposal you will need this ID if you want to resubmit the proposal The message will also tell you whether your proposal has been accepted it passed the checks or rejected it failed the checks 7 2 Repeating a Submission If you realise you have made a mistake or you just want to make changes to a proposal you have already submitted you can resubmit a proposal using the Proposal ID you received when you submitted the proposal for the first time Make the changes you wish to make to the proposal and enter the Proposal ID in the box provided at the bottom of the Main Panel see Figure 12 The Resubmit Proposal to ISOC button will be enabled and the Submit Proposal to ISOC button will be disabled to prevent you pressing the wrong button When you click the Resubmit Proposal to ISOC button the PGT will repeat the proposal submission process described in section 7 1 INTEGRAL Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 A UZ e S A Issue Issue 2 0 wr i gt Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 SUM Page 26 of 30 It is not allowed change the Assoc
26. more details on submitting a proposal 5 2 The Admin Details Panel To open the Admin Details Panel select the Admin Details Panel button on the Main Panel When the panel first appears only the upper part of the body of the panel is visible To see the lower part click in the empty space below the scrollbar on the right hand side of the panel INTEGRAL Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 N e Issue Issue 2 0 C S Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 19 of 30 Panel Help ey esa INTEGRAL i Science Operations Centre Principal Investigator Details r Title First Name s Surname HA ie ee wets Bet ee ete tee vie ele tele ete a ee vie On vie 5 te 5 ve 5 tee 5 Bon 5 Postal Address Department Institute r Street City or Town State Postal or Zip Code Country SS Click here to En see the lower part of the r E mail Address panel smem ooo Telephone Number r Fax Number ss Figure 13 The Admin Details Panel upper part The Admin Details Panel contains fields which are used for administrative purposes They are self explanatory The lower part of the panel concerns co investigators and data distribution As this is also self explanatory the lower part of the panel is not shown in this document 5 3 The Proposal Details Panel To open the Proposal Details Panel select the Proposal Details
27. ntains three or more observations and you click the First button then the Last button and then the Previous button you will not be looking at observation number one but rather observation number n 1 where n is the number of observations in the proposal INTEGRAL Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 AIA WY Issue Issue 2 0 WN Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 SUM Page 23 of 30 5 4 3 The Observation Menu The Observation Details Panel has an additional menu named Observation ISOC PGT Observation Details Panel Add INTEGRAL Delete Science Operations Centre Duplicate Tatal Time Check a L 0 ks Go Ta _ ES See Observation Details a ee Figure 17 The Observation Menu Using this menu you can manipulate observations in your proposal The menu entries should be self explanatory to add a new observation select Add the display will show the new observation to remove the currently displayed observation select Delete to copy the currently displayed observation select Duplicate the display will show the copied observation to check the currently displayed observation select Check to display a particular observation select Go To 5 4 4 Observation Details for Key Programme associated Proposals Due to the Key Programme KP pointings and instrument configuration being pre defined for the observations the Galactic Centre observations the only information that has to be provided here by
28. o resubmit the proposal at a later date However life is full of surprises and mistakes happen occasionally so 1f you accidentally delete your proposal or your machine catches fire do not despair You can request a copy of your proposal by sending an email to the ISOC Helpdesk at the email address shown in section 1 5 page 1 Just state in the body of the message that you would like a copy of your proposal and give the Proposal ID of the proposal The proposal will be emailed to you at the email address you entered into the proposal If this email address is wrong you should provide the correct address in your email to the Helpdesk 7 4 Transfer of the Scientific Justification In exceptional cases the scientific justification can be sent to ISOC by using ftp This may be done after arrangement with the helpdesk 8 Extra Features 8 1 Autosave To prevent you losing precious hours of work through a problem with your computer an autosave feature is available which will automatically save your proposal every so often The frequency at which your proposal is saved and the file name used for the saved proposal can be defined by you i Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 MANU INTEGRAL i i ih x Issue Issue 2 0 Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 Ss SUM Page 27 of 30 The autosave feature is enabled by editing the PGT lax file in your PGT installation directory Open the PGT lax file in an editor and find the following lines
29. rom the Print submenu in the Panel menu of the Observation Details Panel see Figure 6 INTEGRAL Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 U lt Issue Issue 2 0 WC Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 SUM Page 18 of 30 5 Entering Data 5 1 The Main Panel When the PGT is first started it is the Main Panel which is displayed This panel acts like the parent for all other panels and it is from this panel that you can access the other panels which make up the PGT M 150C PGT Maire A E File Heip esa Admin Daaih Panel Proposal Derails Panel These buttore open other panels in the PGT Obrer aban Details Panel Check Proposal Use thus button to check you proposal Submits e Submit Proposal io BOC Proposal ID Using this section you can subrdt your proposal eee Figure 12 The Main Panel The Main Panel is divided into two sections The top half of the panel contains buttons which open other panels These panels are described in later sections of this document In addition there is a Check Proposal button which will run through a series of checks on your proposal and list anything which is wrong or incomplete This check can be performed at any time The lower half of the Main Panel is devoted to proposal submission With the Submit Proposal to ISOC button you are able to electronically send your proposal via the Internet to the ISOC See section 7 for
30. sked if you would like to save your proposal before exiting INTEGRAL Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 U Ei Issue Issue 2 0 Sy Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 Page 15 of 30 Save proposal before exiting Click Yes to open the Save dialogue and save your No Cancel proposal Click Cancel if you do not want to exit the PGT Click No to exit the PGT without saving your changes Figure 8 The Quit Dialogue 4 Saving Loading and Printing 4 1 Saving A proposal may be saved at any time by selecting the Save menu entry in the File menu of the Main Panel see Figure 7 This will cause the Save dialogue to appear Current directory Use the pick list to make Move one level up Go to the home Create a new quick jumps to other the directory tree directory folder directory irectories C sub_directory D my_proposal_1 D my_proposal_2 List of files in current directory Click the Save button to write the proposal File name for saved to the specified file proposal iin e my_proposal_3 Click Cancel to close the elie renter All Files Cancel Save dialogue without saving the proposal Figure 9 The Save Dialogue The Save dialogue allows you to navigate around a local filesystem The area in the centre of the display shows the files and directories contained in the current directory The current directory is shown in the pick list at the top of the display
31. sue 2 0 Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 SUM Page 30 of 30 ALT O U Copy an observation and add it to the proposal ALT P Open the Panel menu ALT P E Close the Observation Details Panel without losing data ALT P R Reset the Observation Details Panel fields to their default settings CTRL E Close the Observation Details Panel without losing data CTRL H Open the Observation Details Panel Help CTRL R Reset the Observation Details Panel fields to their default settings
32. tions Dialogue The paper size and the font used for printing can be chosen using the Print Options dialogue To open this select the Options menu entry from the Print submenu in the File menu of the Main Panel see Figure 7 Print Options Paper Size Select paper size here A4 US letter Available Fonts Serif a serif bold Choose the font by serif bold ita lic clicking on its name serif italic Shayyal MT A Shayyal MT Bold One E Font Sample Ths quick brown fox jumpe over the lazy dog Click the OK button when Click Cancel to discard you are happy with your OK Cancel your selection and use choice the current settings Figure 11 The Print Options Dialogue INTEGRAL Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 a Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006 SUM Page 17 of 30 Two paper sizes are supported A4 and US letter Click on the appropriate button at the top of the dialogue to choose the paper size The central part of the dialogue lists the fonts available on your system This list will vary from one machine to another but there are five standard fonts which are available on every system These are Dialog DialogInput Monospaced SansSerif and Serif A sample of the selected font is shown below the font list To make the selected font and paper size the current active choices click the OK button To disregard the selections and close the dialogue click the Cancel button 4 3 2 Printing an Entire
33. ut focus to 3 4 3 Menus To open a menu click on the name of the menu you wish to open in the menu bar see Figure 1 of the panel To select an entry from the menu click on the entry An alternative way of making menu selections is to hold the mouse button down over the menu bar and when the menu appears drag the pointer to your selection when you release the mouse button the entry under the pointer will be activated 3 4 4 Pick Lists A pick list can be opened by clicking on it To make a selection from the list click on the entry you want to select from the list a Country Click here to move up the list State Postal or Zip Code Netherlands E mail Address New Zealand Drag the scrollbar to move up or down the list Telephone Number Co Investigata Names and affiliations only Figure 5 Using Pick Lists Click here to move L down the list Russian Federation Serbia If the list has many entries not all will be visible at once and a scrollbar will be shown to the right of the list You can use this scrollbar to make visible the entries in the list which are currently hidden In order to make use of the scrollbar you must not hold the mouse button down when you open the pick list If you do hold the mouse button down and drag the pointer you will only be able INTEGRAL Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 U E GS a Issue Issue 2 0 Proposal Generation Tool Date 10
34. verview is the same no matter which Help menu was used to activate it Panel P e S a INTEGRAL Aars Science Operations Centre Overview of the PGT he Proposal Generation Tool PGT allows you to write a proposal to apply for science time on the International Gamma Ray Astrophysics Laboratory INTEGRAL he tool is comprised of three main panels where the body of the proposal is entered the Admin Details Panel the Proposal Details Panel and the Observation Details Panel In addition there are two panels which allow access to the Observation Time Estimator OTE tool and the Target Visibility Predictor TVP tool These five panels are accessed by selecting the appropriate button on the Main Panel General Pointe Information should be entered into the boxes provided or chosen from the pPick lists Figure 3 Example Help Panel 2 4 Panel Menu Every panel except the Main Panel contains a Panel menu with some or all of the entries Reset Print and Hide The Reset entry allows the user to reset all the inputs in the current panel to their default values The Print entry allows the contents of some panels to be sent to a printer The Hide entry closes the current panel but preserves any data entered into any of the fields This means that if the panel is reopened the data will be visible again INTEGRAL Doc No INT SOC SUM 018 a Issue Issue 2 0 WO Proposal Generation Tool Date 10 February 2006
35. you is that related to the Target Source you would like to analyze from the KP data The following sections will describe various observation specific parameters For KP subscriptions these will be blocked in this panel because they cannot be modified under the proposer request as happens for ordinary open time observations 5 4 5 Instrument Settings In the lower half of the Observation Details Panel you can choose certain instrument settings If an instrument has only one mode available for selection the Mode pick list for that instrument will be disabled as there is no choice to make Similarly if there are no parameters to set for an instrument the Parameters button for that instrument will be disabled 5 4 6 JEM X TM Formats Only one of the two JEM X instruments is operated at a time Instrument settings can be given for only one JEM X the settings given will refer to the active JEM X If you click the Parameters button for the JEM X instrument the Mode Parameters panel for that instrument will be displayed This panel allows you to set the Primary and Secondary TM Formats The allowed Secondary TM Formats are dependent on the Primary TM Format selected and correspond to a matrix of allowable Primary and Secondary TM Format combinations see RD 10 and RD 11 INTEGRAL No INT SOC SUM 018 U lt Issue 2 0 WC Proposal Generation Tool 10 February 2006 SUM 24 of 30 UJ JEM x Mode Parameters us Panel Help es

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