RPP Upgrade, Analyses Meeting Minutes
        Present: Betty, Weiming, Paul
        Date: April 28, 1999

        Topic: Section 1

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Topics for high-level Use Cases.

  Top-Level Use Cases
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    1. Data Handling
    2. Reviews and Mini-Reviews
    3. Final Checking
    4. RPP Production
    5. Booklet Production
    6. Distribution of Hard Copies
    7. Web Publication 

  Second-Level Use Cases
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    1. Data Handling
       1.1  Web interface to working database
       1.2  Literature Search
           1.2.1  Finding and Classifying Relevant Articles 
                  1.2.1.1  Find Relevant Articles 
                  1.2.1.2  Generate Record of Reference and Particle Code
                  1.2.1.3  Submit Literature Search record for data entry
                  1.2.1.4  Update Journal log as to volumes/issues scanned
                  1.2.1.5  Proofread Literature Search Report
           1.2.2  Entering Results of Literature Search into Database 
                  1.2.2.1 Paper already in Database, all assignments okay
                  1.2.2.2 Paper already in Database, different assignments
                  1.2.2.3 Entirely New Paper (check for preprint version)
                  1.2.2.4 Produce Literature Search Report
                  1.2.2.5 Produce SLAC/SPIRES HEP Error Report
                  1.2.2.6 Produce Assignment of Encoders/Particles Error Report
           1.2.3  Providing Hard Copies of Literature Search to 
                    Encoders/Overseers; flag database 
            1.2.3.1  Xerox or obtain from WWW hard copy of Paper
                   1.2.3.2  Overseer checks for correct Encoder Assignments
                   1.2.3.3  Overseer can declares paper Empty
                   1.2.3.4  Corrections, Updates are made in Database
                   1.2.3.5  Encoder/Overseer vs Hard Copy List made
                   1.2.3.6  Papers are distributed via snail mail
                   1.2.3.7  Unfound papers are flagged in database
           1.2.4  Fixing Errors in Database
                   1.2.4.1  Fix Errors in Database
                   1.2.4.2  Check fixed references against SLAC/SPIRES HEP
                   1.2.4.3  Regenerate Encoder/Overseer Lists
                   1.2.4.4  Inform Encoder/Overseers of changed assignments
           1.2.5  Distributing Encoding Lists from Literature Search to 
                    Encoders/Overseers 
                    1.2.5.1  Individual Files of New papers 
                            made for each Encoder/Overseer
                   1.2.5.2  Email is sent to Encoder/Overseer
                   1.2.5.3  Encoder/Overseer Responds, database is updated
                   1.2.5.4  Nagging email sent
           1.2.6  Update Encoding Status
                   1.2.6.1  Email is sent to Encoder/Overseer,
                            mark paper Assigned
                   1.2.6.2  Paper is marked Empty by Overseer
                   1.2.6.3  Data entered for Paper, marked done by system
           1.2.7  Renotify Encoders/Overseers for Undone Papers
                  1.2.7.1  Can change Encoder/Overseer personnel
                  1.2.7.2  Individual Files of Undone papers made 
                           for each Encoder/Overseer
                  1.2.7.3  Email is sent to Encoder/Overseer
                  1.2.7.4  Encoder/Overseer Responds, database is updated
           1.2.8  Determining Accuracy/Completeness of Literature Search 
                  1.2.8.1 Check for Papers Found by only one person
                  1.2.8.2 Check for Misassigned Particle Codes
                  1.2.8.3 Check for too many Empty Papers
                  1.2.8.4 Check for papers found by Overseers/Encoders 
                          and not Literature Searcher
                  1.2.8.5 Prepare Report
                  1.2.8.6 Communicate with Literature Searchers
       1.3  Encoding
           1.3.1  Reading Relevant Articles for Encoding
           1.3.2  Viewing Existing Database Listing
           1.3.3  Encoding New Papers 
           1.3.4  Revising Existing Data
           1.3.5  Creating New Data Section
           1.3.6  Creating New Particle Section
           1.3.7  Suggesting Section Reorganizations
           1.3.7  Submitting to Overseer
           1.3.8  Proofreading
           1.3.9   .... 
       1.4  Overseeing
           1.4.1  Reading Relevant Articles
           1.4.2  Viewing Existing Database Listing
           1.4.3  Viewing Encoder Additions and Changes
           1.4.4  Revising Encoding
           1.4.5  Reading Verification Replies
           1.4.6  Proofreading Fits, Averages, Calculations, Evaluations, 
                    Ideograms
           1.4.7  Proofreading Summary Tables
           1.4.8  Proofreading Conservation Laws Table
           1.4.9  Submitting to Data Editor 
           1.4.10   ...
       1.5  Data Editing (formerly data entry)
       1.6  Verifications
       1.7  Fits, Averages, Calculations, Evaluations, Ideograms
       1.8  Summary Tables
       1.9  Conservation Laws Table
       1.10 Errata
       1.11 Linking papers to other databases 
              (HEP, Current Experiments, DataGuide)
       1.12 Training Database

    2. Reviews and Mini-Reviews (including Conservation Laws text)
       2.1  Writing
       2.2  Overseeing
       2.3  Editing
       2.4  Refereeing
       2.5  Placement (in Listings or Review Section)
       2.6  Figure handling

     3. Final Checking
       3.1  Check that all verifies sent
       3.2  Validation/Consistency checks
       3.3  Final computations
       3.4  Check hand-entered evaluations
       3.5   ....

     4. RPP Production
       4.1  Listings including mini-reviews
       4.2  Summary Tables
       4.3  Reviews
       4.4  Introductory text
       4.5  Author List
       4.6  History Plots
       4.7  Indices
       4.8  Table of Contents
       4.9  Section Divider pages
       4.10 Abbreviations (journals, techniques)
       4.11 Illustrative Key

     5. Booklet Production
       5.1  Summary Tables (format changed, condensed)
       5.2  Reviews (shortened)
       5.3  Author list
       5.4  Table of Contents
       5.5  Calendar
       5.6  Cover

     6. Distribution of Hard Copies
       6.1  Requestor/Product database (mailing lists, etc.) 
       6.2  Web interface to Database
           6.2.1  Public
           6.2.2  Coordinator
       6.3  Handling of email/mail requests for products
       6.4  Mailing label production
       6.5  Statistical information

     7. Web Publication 
       7.1  Mirroring
       7.2  Usage statistics

       7.3  Web Database for Public
           7.3.1  Frozen Database
           7.3.2  Errata
           7.3.3  Particle/Property Searches
           7.3.4  Collaboration Searches
           7.3.5  Reference Searches
           7.3.6  Computer readable files
           7.3.7  User-requested fits and averages (transient)

        7.4  Web PDF/PostScript copies of sections
           7.4.1  Table of Contents
           7.4.2  Errata
           7.4.3  Summary Tables (linked to Listings)
           7.4.4  Listings (linked to other databases)
           7.4.5  Reviews and Mini-reviews (references linked to archives)
           7.4.6  Author List
           7.4.7  Introductory text
           7.4.8  History Plots
           7.4.9  Abbreviations linked