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Science Program Phase II Checker
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Starting with semester 2007B the OT tries to assist
in the creation of a proper Phase II by checking the program against a
set of rules. If the OT finds something amiss then either warning or
error messages are given to help you solve the problem. The checking
feature is active by default but it can be turned off by unselecting
"Error Checking Enabled" from the Edit menu. When enabled the checking
is always active and the messages will update as changes are made (you
may need to click "Save" in the lower-right-hand corner of the Detailed
Elements Editor to have the checks applied to your changes).
Note that the presence of warnings or errors in your program does not
prevent you from doing anything, the checker is merely an aid to help
you prepare your Phase II more easily and quickly. If you are unsure of
something, please ask your NGO contact for assistance.When
a problem is found the icon of the affected observation as well as the
icon of the program summary level will show either a yellow warning
symbol or a red error symbol. When you select the program summary
icon you will notice a Problems tab along the right side of the
Detailed Elements Editor.

Clicking
this tab will open the Problem window. At the program summary
level you will see a list of the total number of errors and warnings in
the program.

Once
the Problem window is open it will remain open as you navigate through
the science program viewer. If a component doesn't contain a problem,
the window will disappear, but if the component has a problem then the
window will open with messages. Clicking on the Problems tab again will
close the window and it will remain closed until Problems is clicked
again.
With the Problems window active, if you click on an
observation with a problem then you will see a description of all the
problem in the observation.

Opening
the observation will then show which components have the problems. As
you select each component the messages will change.


If
you edit a component click "Save" at the bottom of the screen. If
you have fixed the problem then the message will disappear.

Finally,
it is possible to detach the Problems window from the Detailed Elements
Editor by clicking on the rectangular icon in the upper right
corner of the window. This window can then be moved anywhere on
the desktop.

To re-attach the window click on the double-rectangle icon.

Last update June 8, 2007; Bryan Miller