OT Release Notes: 2008B

The 2008B version of the Observing Tool was publicly released on 13 June 2008. The most significant changes from the previous public release (Tabano) are summarized below:

• Modified instrument components and iterators
• NICI: various component and UI updates, general Phase II checks activated
• A new NICI offset iterator has been added to support FPMW offsets that are constrained along an arc
• Updated Michelle Phase 2 checking rules
• More accurate AOWFS field-of-view visualization for NIFS+Altair
• User interaction and user interface features
• New target and guide star copy/paste/duplication feature in the target component
• Updated and standardized user interface for the target component and offset iterators
• Guide star queries updated to support new query result formats
• New "In Review" observation status to prevent changes to observations while NGO contacts are reviewing them.  In order to avoid the unexpected loss of any work, PIs should always fetch their program before making changes and should not make any changes to observations stored with status For Review until the NGO contact as set the status back to Phase 2.
• Fixed a bug in the entry of proper motions
• Fixed program information is no longer user-editable
• Improved program administration dialog (for Gemini staff use only)
• Other small bug fixes

Last update June 12, 2008; Bryan Miller