Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 21:52:37 -0500
From: Alan L. Stone <alstone@fnal.gov>
To: d0daqshifters@fnal.gov
Subject: Begin/End Run Logbook Entries

Dear DAQ Shifters,

Scott Snyder has made some recent changes to Coor.
One of the new features is an automatic logbook
entry at the beginning and the end of a run.
The logged information includes the shifter name,
the start/end time, the run number, crate configuration,
etc.  You have probably seen these entries made by
the operator "coor" over the past few days.

As this act is automatic for each and every run,
there is no longer any need to drag and drop
the Begin Run/End Run inserts into the logbook.
To be clear, I am referring to the small icons
on the right hand side of the DAQ Shift logbook
which we have been using to signify the begin
and end of an official DAQ run.  This action is
no longer needed, as coor does it for us automatically.

It is still important to provide information to the
taker at the start of a run:
        1) Shifter name
        2) Begin Run Comment, e.g. added/removed crate, reset L3, changed
                                prescales, etc.
        3) Data type: Physics, test, etc.

as well as when you stop a run:
        1) End Run Comment => This comment should briefly explain WHY the
                                run was stopped.
        2) Data quality: Good, Uncertain or Useless

All of this information is passed to the database, as well as included
in the logbook, automatically, but only if you complete the taker
start/stop run fields.

You should still continue to make additional log entries which
characterize the run including rate, DAQ stability, "missing" or
"late" crate frequency, etc.  The bar graph display can provide
you information on the latter.  As usual, please continue to
archive entries throughout your shift.  We can use the time stamp
to track a particular situation or run.

Cheers, Alan