Scheduler

• Source Conflict identification

Scheduler Tools

• Construct Preliminary Allocation Dispositions (priorities and time)
  • Inputs:
    • Proposal Information (current Semester):
      • Sources, Resources
        • Cluster ID; Time; LST/GST range, Config (VLA); Band;Fixed Date?
      • Linear Ranks
    • Other:
      • Carryover from previous semesters
      • Sponsored time
      • Maintenance Time
  • Fine Tuning inputs
    • Manual inspection of carryover etc
  • Algorithm to determine scheduling priorities and available time
    • How initial priorities are determined are Facility specific
      • e.g., VLBA is straight quartiles
  • Fine Tuning
    • Manual inspection of pressure plot
    • Annotate recommendations
      • e.g., promote N → C to fill gaps
  • Output to TAC
    • Cluster ID; Time; LST/GST range, Config (VLA); Band; Priority
    • Pressure Plots

Scheduler Tool UI

• per facility
• versioning
• view of Proposals
• view of PPR Proposal Review
• new tools

• Allocation Dispositions (1 - 1 with Allocation Requests)
  • Observation Specification Dispositions
• Proposal Summary (1 - 1 with Proposals)
• Facility Reports (per facility)
• Available Time Model
• Versioning

• ATM is all available per facility - no precommitts
  • Inspect ATM
  • Pressure Plot
• Creation of AD
• Versioning of ATM, AD
• Copy OS into OSDs
• View AD:OSDs
• See PPR Proposal Process Output (Comments/Score)
• Assign a Preliminary Scheduling Priority per OSD
• Record comments
• Write Narrative per Facility
  • Bare bones, capture comments
• Create Proposal Summary
  • Bare bones

Review Proposals

Scheduling priority Recommendations