[429] in Tooltime
new scopus database status
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jerry Burke)
Thu Oct 16 15:50:50 1997
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 15:53:34 -0500
To: tooltime@MIT.EDU
From: burke@MIT.EDU (Jerry Burke)
>Attended a meeting today with DEbi Fuchs, Barbara Goguen, Stephanie
>Mondesire, and Larry Egan.
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>I had a bunch of questions, but it appears the questions are still
>open. I am sending them off to tooltime, so that we can get some
>clarification as to dates and times these issues will be worked on,
>or ever will be worked on. Cuz, Barbara and Debi have some of the
>same issues.
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>Anyway, here is a list of questions asked:
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>1. Q: Will the database be accessible in the evening?
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>A: YES, it will be availablke 24 hours per day, except those times
>that they perform maintenance. ( Peter Kelley group will be responsible)
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>2. Q: Can the taken field be expanded to include more than one name?
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>A: NO, that is how the database is designed.
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>3.Q: What are the platforms that Scopus DB will work on?
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>A: HELP DESK - Windows, Solaris, and SGI reliably. MACs need 32MB Ram, but
>Scopus not reliable.
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>- According to Developers, the macs will need
>at leats 32mb or ram. The macos must be a clean macos. If it is
>corrupted in anyway then it wqill not be reliable. Also, Scopus
>puts out some weird error messages that do funky things. But not if
>macos is clean......
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>4.Q: Can we add/delete student and/or staff members from the
>access list.
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>A: No, There is a utility that someone is working on to make
>this happen, but Barbara has yet to receive a call back to say it works.
>In addition their will be a process for doing this, but it will not
>be as easy as the FM database. May have to request some other group to
>make the changes.
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>5. Q: Will there be a way to add/delete IT partners, LOEs and
>Consultants when we get new ones or they leave, so that we have
>a central point for keeping track of these names. For example, it
>would be nice to know when we get a call who the local expert is,
>when you know the department the name should appear it a location
>on the screen telling us the IT Partner or LOE etc..
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>6. Q: Who will install the Scopus Gui for us?
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>A: Rob Smyser will install on the NTs. Don't know where to get
>GUI for MAC, You can get from SUN or Indy's by :
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>add tooltime
>start_scopus &
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>7. Q: Will there be a way to produce quarterly reports for installtions
>projects for DCS, Weekly report for status of a project installation?
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>A: Nothing for reporting at this time, you can get something, but
>format may not be to liking? I will try, to see what we get...
>OH Ya, may be able to use BrioQuery, but we would have to develop what
>the report would look like. Otherwise get just what Scopus will give you.
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>8: Q: The NEXT STEPS Filed can we expand. When you close a log it
>fills in this fild with the message the log has been closed. However,
>there are tiems when you want to keep this information available. I
>know you don't have to close a log, but in some cases a construction
>project or complex project may be broken up into parts, and then go
>inactive for a while. Or one part of the project is complete and cannot
>finish rest of project until school break etcc.
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>A: Use Frozen - may be able to expand field. Debi will look into.
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>9: Q: Want to be able to print a log, can we.
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>A: need to try it...
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>10. Q: Can we have the logs automatically filled in when we assign
>hostnames, using moira. Single and multiple hostnames.
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>A: depends if moira is run under INGRES or Oracle. If Ingres no.
>If Oracle possible. But need someone to develop program.
>Wade says moira is in Oracle, so with resources some of these
>things may be possible. Talk to Bob Farraro... FUTURE!!!
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> Thanks, Jerry
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