# Presentation: 923266

## Development Report

**Development Report**

- Engineering Node

- August 2006
- http://pds.nasa.gov

## Topics

- Validation Tool
- Cassini Archive Tracking System (CATS)
- NSSDC Interface
- IPDA Cross-Catalog Search Prototype

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## Validation Tool

## Accomplishments

- Requirements Review (Feb 2006)
- Reviewed version 1.1 of the Requirements Document resulting in 66 Requests for Action.
- Reported status and plan to MC (Mar 2006)
- Approval to move forward with level 3 requirement 1.5.3 approved.
- Released version 1.2 of the Requirements Document (Apr 2006)
- Resulted in 22 more RFAs.
- Requirements Status and Preliminary Design Telecon (Jun 2006)
- Issues involving the requirements were presented.
- The meeting resulted in 11 action items.
- External Code Walk-through (Jun 2006)
- Several general comments and suggestions were offered by the review board as well as over 50 specific comments regarding the source code.
- Status and Beta-Test Process Telecon (Jul 2006)
- Presented the test approach and plan for the renamed Alpha Test.
- The meeting resulted in 8 action items.
- Released version 1.3 of the Requirements Document (Jul 2006)
- Waiting for comments.

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## Requirements Status

- Version 1.3 of the Validation Tool Requirements document was distributed to the PDS Tech Staff on July 25, 2006.
- RFA Status Summary (88 Total)
- 16 Open 	Related to data object validation.
- 39 Addressed 	Incorporated into version 1.3 of the document.
- 03 Tabled 	Issues to be addressed at a later date.
- 30 Closed	Finally put to bed.
- Status Legend
- Open	An action has yet to be defined.
- Addressed	An action for the RFA has been defined but not yet 	accepted by the author.
- Tabled	Waiting on some other milestone before the RFA can 	be addressed.
- Closed	The action defined for the RFA was accepted by the 	author.

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## Outstanding Action Items

- June 1 Telecon (Requirements Status and Preliminary Design)
- 5. _Command-Line Options_ (All Node Tech Leads; due 21-Jul-2006)
- 	Nodes will send comments on the command-line options and their preferred default state. EN will distribute the summary.
- 7. _Release Matrix_ (Hardman; due 28-Jul-2006)
- 	EN will prepare a matrix detailing the requirements/capabilities targeted for the first release of the Validation Tool.
- 8. _Label Specific Rules_ (Hardman; due 21-Jul-2006)
- 	EN will send a list of label specific rules to the nodes defining the rules that are included in releases of the validation tool.
- 9. _Sample Reports_ (Hardman; due 28-Jul-2006)
- 	EN will send out sample reports to the nodes for review.
- 11. _Data Object Validation_ (Hardman; due 28-Jul-2006)
- 	EN will provide a list of initial data objects that will be supported by the validation tool.
- July 13 Telecon (Status and Beta-Test Process)
- All action items have been completed except for #1, which addresses the action items from the previous telecon (listed above).

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## Alpha Test Release

- Release 0.2.0 of the Validation Tool was made available to the Atmospheres, Geosciences and PPI Nodes for alpha testing.
- Intent of the alpha and beta testing phases
- Get the tool in the hands of the users early on in development
- Validate tool direction and testing strategy
- Provide opportunity for the Nodes to submit test cases for the tool
- In conjunction with this release is the release of the Next Generation Tools web page.
- http://pds-engineering.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm?pid=4&cid=71
- This web page contains links to all of the documentation pertaining to the definition, design, development and test of the Validation Tool to date.

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## Plan

- Alpha Test (Aug 1 - Aug 18, 2006)
- Atmospheres, Geosciences and PPI
- Alpha Test Status Telecon (The week of Aug 21, 2006)
- Present the results of the first phase of testing.
- Beta Test (Aug 28 - Sept 15, 2006)
- Imaging, Rings and Small Bodies
- Post-Beta Test Telecon (The week of Sept 18, 2006)
- Present the results of the second phase of testing.
- Address and determine the readiness for operational delivery.
- Operational Delivery of version 1.0 (Oct 2006)

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## Cassini Archive Tracking System (CATS)

## Accomplishments

- Installed a test instance of CATS at the EN. (Apr 2006)
- The same version utilized by Cassini was installed.
- Configured the test instance with Phoenix policy. (May 2006)
- Policy for the Phoenix mission was provided by S. Slavney.
- Members of Geosciences and the Phoenix Mission have performed testing. (Jun - Jul 2006)
- Comments were provided by G. Furr and S. Slavney.
- Minor issues with regard to the available reports and their content.
- A couple of other minor nits were found.
- The impression is that the functionality currently provided by CATS is sufficient for use by the Phoenix Mission.

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## Plan

- Short-Term (Dec 2006)
- Deploy an instance of CATS for Phoenix with minimal changes.
- Long-Term (?)
- Evaluate CATS functionality and how it fits into PDS .
- Map that functionality to PDS requirements (Level 3 and 4).
- Consider expanding functionality to include tracking deliveries to NSSDC.

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## NSSDC Interface

## Accomplishments

- Coordination Teleconferences (Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct 2005, Feb, Jul 2006)
- Initial version of the NSSDC MPGA software delivered, installed and tested at EN. (Aug 2005 - Jan 2006)
- Completed Test Plan tailored to award fee item.
- Completed Test Phases I, II and III limited to 2-gigabyte volumes.
- Completed test result capture and documentation.
- Follow on version of the MPGA software delivered, installed and tested at EN. (May 2006)
- AIP packages of roughly 4 and 50 gigabytes in size were created verifying that the 2-gigabyte limit had been exceeded.
- Paper presented at the 2006 IEEE Mass Storage Systems and Technologies (MSST2006) conference. (May 2006)
- “A Classification and Evaluation of Data Movement Technologies for the Delivery of Highly Voluminous Scientific Data Products”

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## Recent Telecon (Jul 2006)

- NSSDC MPGA Software Status
- Not much progress since May since the main developer had been temporarily reassigned.
- Work still needed for the attribute map, NSSDC ID determination and the pipeline.
- Action Items
- Provide information to NSSDC regarding a scenario for how the PDS will utilize the MPGA software in an operational environment. (EN)
- NSSDC and PDS EN will coordinate schedules in the next couple of weeks before the PDS MC meeting. (NSSDC and EN)
- NSSDC will provide PDS EN with some information regarding Don Sawyer’s work on the attribute mapping. (NSSDC)

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## Plan

- Deliver a production ready version of the MPGA software                (NSSDC - Oct 2006)
- Incorporate PDS specific attributes in AIP generation
- Incorporate determination of unique NSSDC storage identifiers
- Simplify and/or provide interface for MPGA configuration and execution
- Support DVD-sized (4 GB) and up to 50 gigabyte volumes.
- Receive and test the production ready version of the MPGA software (EN - Oct 2006)
- Test data transfers directly from Discipline Nodes to NSSDC (Nodes - Nov 2006)
- Geosciences, Rings and Small Bodies have shown interest in participating.
- Prepare documentation for Distribution of Data to the NSSDC from PDS nodes (EN - Oct-Dec 2006)
- Policy for electronic delivery to NSSDC.
- PDS specific procedures for using the MPGA software.
- Obtain MC approval for release

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## IPDA Cross-CatalogSearch Prototype

## Background

- Simple prototype demonstrating a query capability across the PDS and ESA PSA catalogs.
- Leverage ongoing work with the PDAP prototype.
- Reuse code for converting VOTables to Profiles.
- Data Set View not well suited for this prototype, but it’s workable.

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