High priority science-related activities to prepare for the ALMA user test on 5mar07 Status as of 14feb07 Date needed Task Deliverable Status Development input needed from astronomers: --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2feb07 Task = ASAP review of documentation & tool-based * DONE * interface by Shepherd & Claussen. Deliverable = recommendation on whether to implement tasking for ASAP before the user test. * Claussen - independent evaluation * Shepherd - independent evaluation, compare inputs, make final recommendation. Status = * Shepherd - DONE 2feb07 2feb07 Task = plotxy evaluation Deliverable = List of bugs identified and recommendations on what is needed to identify bad data. * Claussen - evaluate VLA spectral line * Shepherd - evaluate VLA X-band continuum with lots of bad data Status = * Shepherd - X-band continuum done. * Claussen - working on VLA sp. line data. 8feb07 Task = Identify what needs to be done for this test. * DONE * Deliverable = this list * Shepherd - draft the list * Rupen - EVLA coordination. * Claussen - provide comments * McMullin - provide feasibility check Status = * Shepherd - draft list DONE 6feb07 Still needs coordination & review. * Rupen - comments provided. * Claussen - comments provided. * McMullin - gave OK. 2mar07 Task = Outline clear guidelines of what issues remain at each step in processing and inputs needed by the testers. Deliverable = guidelines for testers * Shepherd - draft guidelines based on discussions with McMullin, Claussen & NAUG. Status = * Shepherd - not started Testing: --------------------------------------------------------------------- 16feb07 Task = Test remote installation and support for CV pre-testing. Needed for release to Europe in late March so need to test now. Deliverable = procedures for installation & support. * Shepherd - add to the test preparations checklist Verify procedures, make sure NAUG pre-testing checks out procedures. * McMullin - write up procedures, implement in CV. * Brogan, Fomalont & Balser - verify procedure work during pre-testing. Status = * Shepherd - added to check list * McMullin - procedure implemented in CV. * Brogan et al. - not quite good enough. CV sci will work with Darrel to implement a good procedure to start daily or stable CASA. 2mar07 Task = Run all regression scripts as they are written each Friday. Evaluate content, output and run time. Play around with the data to step outside of the scripts and reduce the data in different ways. This needs to be done by many different astronomers. Minimum: each dataset processed by at least 2 internal testers. Deliverable = Identify any issues with the scripts and/or code so they can be fixed before the test. * McMullin - produce CASA regression scripts * Shepherd - test first scripts for content and scientific results. * Hale - execute scripts each week and summarize results. * NAUG - test more scripts Status = * McMullin & Briskin - 15 of 19 scripts complete * Shepherd - tested one script. Hale trained on how to run the scripts on 9feb * Hale - began executing 1st script 9feb and will run all available scripts every Friday. * NAUG - not started. 2mar07 Task = Reduce all single dish datasets. Start with the scripts produced by McMullin and play around with them for robustness and completeness. Each dataset processed by Balser (single dish expert) and either Shepherd or Claussen (single dish less-than-experts). Deliverable = Identify any issues with the datasets, code or scripts and get them fixed before the test. * McMullin - produce first comparison scripts (CASA vs GBTIDL) * Shepherd - evaluate all scripts and results * Claussen - evaluate all scripts and results * Balser - evaluate all scripts and results Status = * McMullin - all SD scripts DONE * Shepherd - evaluated one SD script so far * Claussen - * Balser - agreed to test, not started yet (getting installation support from CASA group). 2mar07 Task = Reduce other datasets outside of the test. Convert AIPS++ scripts to CASA or start from scratch. Reduce VLA data, GBT data, SMA data if you've got it. Deliverable = Identify issues and bugs not exercised by the standard datasets. * NAUG - test as much as possible! * Claussen - collect test notes, and keep track of what everyone is doing. Identify areas that need more attention. Help set priorities. * Shepherd - When needed, help set priorities for fixes. Status = * Shepherd - started one X-band continuum AIPS++ to CASA conversion. Submitted bug reports to Claussen & McMullin. * Claussen - * NAUG - Testing on-going Documentation update by astronomers: --------------------------------------------------------------------- 23feb07 Task = documentation review and re-write of those sections in the cookbook relating to interferometric processing that need it most. * Claussen - review cookbook. Make requests to different people in the NAUG so they can help update specific sections. * Claussen & van Moorsel - rewrite intro, re-organize the cookbook. * Claussen - pull all inputs together to make a readable document. Deliverable = * 19feb07 - First draft available * 23feb07 - Final updated draft interferometric documentation complete 1 week before the user test. Status = * Claussen - overall document review done. * Claussen & van Moorsel - re-write started. 23feb07 Task = documentation review & re-write of the ASAP cookbook to reflect use in CASA and make it more readable/useful. * Shepherd - provide initial comments. * McMullin - provide first re-write including more examples of data processing. * NAUG (especially Balser) - review and provide comments. Deliverable = updated draft single dish documentation 1 week before the user test. Status = * Shepherd - completed initial comments. * McMullin - * NAUG (especially Balser) - 2mar07 Task = review & last edit of interferometric and ASAP cookbook documentation by the NAUG. Deliverable = final single dish & interferometric documentation ready for use in the March test. * NAUG - evaluate one last time after 23feb delivery of draft documentation. Provide comments to Claussen. * Claussen - pull all comments together and produce final documentation. Status = * NAUG - * Claussen - 2mar07 Task = review in-line documentation. Deliverable = specific recommendations on in-line help. * Fomalont - update in-line documentation that needs it most right now. * NAUG - review during testing, provide comments to Claussen & McMullin. * Claussen - collate and coordinate comments. Status = * Fomalont - in-line doc updata begun. * NAUG - * Claussen - Began organizing NAUG review of specific inline task documentation. Other: --------------------------------------------------------------------- 16feb07 Task = Write questionnaire for testers Deliverable = questionnaire * Shepherd - write 1st draft * Radzwill - review/comment Status = * Shepherd - First draft completed, sent to Joe for comments. * Radzwill - 2mar07 Task = Prepare summary of benchmark/timing comparisons as handout for testers. Deliverable = summary comparions * McMullin - produce numbers from regression scripts * Shepherd/Hale - Combine all numbers into an easy-to-read handout. Status = * McMullin - currently generating scripts with numbers. * Shepherd/Hale - not started 2mar07 Task = Identify archive datasets (or types of datasets) that might be appropriate if testers want to experiment outside the lines. Deliverable = summary of extra datasets, just in case * Shepherd - do research and create summary Status = * Shepherd - Talked to Crystal about the best way to handle this. Otherwise, not started.