WS 2.7 Series Release Notes

New Features

2.7.0

• Full support for VLASS Coarse Cubes
• Complete conversion of VLASS workflows from AAT/PPI Torque to Workspaces HTCondor workflows, excepting calibration ingestion
• VLASS SECI ingestion additions
• Workspaces UI improvements
• Support for CARTA3.0
• User notification improvements
• New flagging file template for Standard Calibration

Known Issues

2.7.0

• VLASS SECI Image Caching sometimes fails with intermittent cp errors

Release 2.7.0 - 2022.01.05

Research Request

• [WS-1087] - As a product owner, I would like to prototype StackStorm as Amygdala and Workspace Rules Engine replacement
• [WS-1088] - As a product owner, I would like to prototype a KeyCloak custom backend based on the PST (my.nrao.edu) database
• [WS-1096] - As a product owner, I would like to know what we can do to make the workspaces system more observable and debuggable

Task

• [WS-1272] - Prepare for VLASS3.1 observations by creating products with "3.1" in the product name

Story

• [WS-935] - As an operations manager I would like an improved menu selection for DA and AOD assignments
• [WS-1012] - As the VLASS Ops manager, I would like calibration jobs to run using HTC
• [WS-1013] - As the VLASS Ops manager, I would like PIMScache workflows to run as a DAG under HTC
• [WS-1014] - As the VLASS Ops manager, I would like to know how Quick Look imaging will be done using PIMS
• [WS-1142] - As product owner, I want refinements for simple state machine capabilities
• [WS-1148] - As the VLASS Ops Manager, I would like to Quick Look Imaging with PIMs implemented
• [WS-1149] - As a DA, I would like the weblog to open in a new tab when I click on "view weblog" on the request page
• [WS-1165] - As an AOD, I would like to assign the same DA for imaging as for calibration
• [WS-1170] - As the VLASS Ops manager, I need the Coarse Cube workflow to run with 4-way parallelization
• [WS-1171] - As an Ops Mgr would like VLASS cube parameters transferred to workspaces
• [WS-1172] - As a VLASS Ops Manager I would like the SEIP_parameters.list file archived separately
• [WS-1173] - As an Ops Mgr I would like a fetch step expansion for the SEIP parameter list
• [WS-1184] - As a DA, I would like the QL weblog cached so it is visible in the manager
• [WS-1185] - As the operations manager I would like the SE Cube imaging to run at DSOC
• [WS-1187] - As a User, I want the NRAO archive to use the latest version of CARTA (v 3.0)
• [WS-1202] - As the Vlass Ops Manager, I would like to make parallel casa runs more efficient in terms of CPUs
• [WS-1215] - As the VLASS Ops Manager, I would like to be able to run image caching via HTCondor
• [WS-1217] - As the VLASS Ops Manager, I would like to be able to run all remaining VLASS SECI imaging via HTCondor
• [WS-1218] - As the VLASS Ops Manager, I would like to be able to run VLASS cube imaging via HTCondor
• [WS-1220] - As the VLASS Ops Manager, I would like for PIMSCache Split modified to support a Workspaces-focused workflow
• [WS-1263] - As a DA I would like a pre-made template for the flagging files
• [WS-1267] - As a DA, I would like to persist which queue I am looking at when I go back to the active requests page
• [WS-1276] - As a DA, I would like to be cc'd on the emails to the PI
• [WS-1283] - As an operations manager, I would like Workspaces release 2.7 to be well-tested