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ITS News,Summer 1991,Volume 7,Number 3

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Issue date:	08/01/1991
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NUREG-BR-0056, NUREG-BR-0056-V07-N3, NUREG-BR-56, NUREG-BR-56-V7-N3, NUDOCS 9108290185
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TRAINING...Now I'M in Local Area Networks, A Current View control g 3,,g,, g, Why I arn I telling you all this? I know there are others w ho feel just as You hase no doubt heard by now that processes (an be donc using commer-I did. You can make the change IRM is in the midst of an ambitious cially available software. Ilowever, gradually as I did or by enrolhng in program to install a persoaal computer the infonnation generated in this way the 11S classes. Self paced (IC)on the desk of escryone who is for one's own use, or at lot, can te Wordperfect instruction is also needs one for his or her work. Fur.

shared by uung copies of hies on available in the Indisiduahted therrnare, these ICs will be connected floppy dnks.

Learning Center, W 322 and is mto kical area networks (l.ANs),

available for lending, Chome What's it all about?

'the nest logical step in sharing files is whatever fits your style, Oh,by the to connect the ICs so that information w ay, I also decided to enroll in the first some basic infonration about a rnay be pawed electronically from one Wordperfect classes at the ITS IC and a LAN. A IC is a desktop rnachine to another, thus we enter the Training lab to team some of the proccuing desice consisting of a world of networking. Connect a group intermediate techniques, I have microprocessor and a rnonitor allow-of independent cornputers by some t

completed the basic Wordperfect ing an individual to "do his/her own cabbng to a mulustation auess unit, course and the LAN Orientation thing:" w ord processing, spreadsheets, install a network interface card in the course, Nest,I'm going to take the graphic s, or data bases. All these IC, add a large capacity IC (ble advanced WordPerfett classes and the "Ilands On LAN"(Using Your laical Area Network), As my les says.

TYPICAL LAN training is very imponante ucy, this is great! I really did it!

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Using Computer roftware, include an operating system Only the finished product need be to contmi all the commments, include printed.

Technology To a printer for regirt generation, and Produce what do you have? A IAN.

At the present tirne diere are almost 22(o ICs in the agency. Nearly 700 Commeni Two or more LANs can be connected of thern are connected into 15 head-Resolutlon to permit a larger universe of users to quarters and regional networks. In share informatiort When connected adJition, the numter of toth networks lly Bill Camphril, RL3 LANs are spread out across a large and workstations is growing daily, distance, such as the distance between 1he largest network is in the Ollice of Have you ever Icit overvome by stat Ls de Maryland National llank Iluilding Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR).

of pubhc corres;ondence and the and the Phillips building, the resulting NRR currently has 218 workstations process of preparing comment 3

configuration is called a wide area arglis koling forward to adding resolution? 1hese technical, clerical, octwork (WAN).

another 245 before the end of the arnt administratjve tasks can te very h

calendar year,1 heir applications lator internive, A project n.anager in There are two main reasons for include daVinci E mail, word proecss-the Of fice of Research (RES) has networking. The first is economical, ing (Wordperfect 5.1), as wc!! as made the process less onerous with a to share expensive software and specialized applications of Enginecr-sof tware pacLage, Zy lNDl!X, w hich peripheral devices. The second is to ing Drawing and Image Toolha indexes the text submitted m the functionally share data and files. I cl (E.D 1.T) and Workload Infonnation public comments and speeds up the me explain each of these in tum.

Scheduling Project (WISP), among pn cess.1his soltware patkage makes others.

perionmng analysis mut h more Sharing software means that each efficient and enjoyable, The sof tware person on the network uses the same Other networks are installed at IRM, runs on the personal comput( r (IC).

version of sof tware (e.g., Wordperfect RES, AEOD, OC,1.SS, and the llS RES uses ZylNDEX for an Advance 5,1) to create documents and then uses Training Lab among others. Each of Notice of Propsed Rulemaking the same kind of printer (e.g. laser jet) these networks has grow n not only by (ANPR), but it appears appbcable to to print the finished pnxtuct. Unifor-de addition of new users but aba by comments re(cived in response to a mily of process is ensured, and die addition of new sof tware applica-Federal Register Notice (FRN), sus b consistency of puuluct is guaranteed tions.

as propwed rules, regulatory guides, throughout the system.

or [ohey statements.

Not only is the growth of LANs a lhe other reason for networking is to headquarters phenomenon, the Two documents that me usually share data and files. Just imagme! No regians,too, are networking. Region I pnduced during the process of rnore " sneaker net." You know what installed a LAN in 1989 that now comment resolution are: (1) a listing that is. Copy the latest version of your consists of 75 workstations and I?

of those w ho cornmented, the organi-word processor document or spread-planning to upgrade loth hardaare

/ation, and the ruune of the mdividual sheet onto a floppy disk, put on your and software.

signing the letter; and (2) the substan-sneakers and run down to your live comments and an analy sis of coworker's desk, aniving out of Region 11 recently installed a 25 those comments. The first dwument breath,and hand him or her a copy of workstation network, and Region V is can be generated from NUDOCS/AD de floppy; then hope your coworker scheduled for a 25 workstation and dow nioaded to the PC. The has de same version of software on network in the summer of 1991.

second document can be generated by his or het machine, !!y allowing Region IV plans to have a network using Zy lNDEX.

multiple users to have access to t!c instadled by the end of fiscal year same data, the mystery of wlyich file 1991' Manual Method

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represents the htest version is re-moved.

All this grow th has taken place in a A conunon way of ascon.plishing remarkably short time and is really comment resolution is for a single An example using E-mail (electronic just the beginning. Over the next individual to read each letter and mail transfer) and Wordperfect three years, under the AUTOS project identify the appmpriate Ionions.

illustrates the reason for climinating enough equipment and services will be These portions could include com-

"sneater net." A document prepared designed and installed to place on a ments on the specific issues raised m by a user using Wordperfect in White network every person in the agency the i RN or possiNy issues that are Flint can be attached to an E-mail who has, or has access to, a PC. Ilut related to the IRN. This process is message and routed to a user in the that is a story for another article.

sequential in that each letter is read in Phillips lluilding. The recipient can its entirety by one individual - it j

make changes as necessary and return if you have any questions about inhibits the indisidual from concen-the document to the originator. The LANs, please call Tom Shelfler on trating on a specific issue. Another

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outhol anJ bias is not apphed to 11!AH 'RLS for their 1 MS. Tins hon of the da ument, generation date ex h issue. The end prahwi in the progn. (an le run on hul area and ume, die scart h text w hit h parallel pnvess is a meldmg of networu (five users ;er copy) or as a mat (heJ the material. (lor esample the readers' bias and outlook Af ter the stand alone-pxLage. Z)lNDliX uses word "traceabshly"), and a user-yiecific lettions o die documents atuut 2 megabytes of memory for the determined memo of to or Icw r

have tven identihed for irn lusion in programs, the inde ted words nod duractert Using a word protessor, the comment analpis, a cut, paste, other necessary files. It is compised die (omment resoluuon ths ument k

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cetrieved and then edited to the produce the analysis. This elfort uuhties, cleanup, inde n clean, and appropriate st;uidards and the cono prludes marking the source of search. When an electronic copy of risent analysis added.

j appropriate porbons of each letter that die letter was received,it was placed i

are to be included in the comment in a sutwhrn tory with the other letters, Some vahd rnaterial may be rniwed by analysis indicating where the pution auigned an identifymg nurnber, and the Z)lNDiiX if spelling errors cust

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w ill ap; ear in the analysit cutting the then spell 4hnled to rernove spelhng in the letters of comment. Suth errors t

portion from the letter, arrangmg the should le identified prior to mdexing.

portions in the desired sequence. and If necenary,enors can be corrnled m typing the putions in the desired the computer readable copy w hen sequence. This is very labor miensive discovered and the documents i

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per f ormed n "dernonstration project" revdubon. The software is easy to to show how software could be used to inun and labor sadng. If you are reduce effort and time. A request was intaced in in plementmg this TMS j

made to the public in the FRN requesung that respondents to the error 5 and to make the comment for your of fice's comment resolution ANPR submit comments on a dnkette resolver aware of the jargon used in pavew, or other applications,it n

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the letters in a format that is readable within the system the kration of every you rnene a dnkette copy of the C""p'nents; however, if you did notl by a cornputer.1hc intent was to word or group of characters.

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system (TMS), such as Zy!NDEX, The scarch subsystem detennines the that has capability to hicate requested krahon of a specific text string, such mimstrahon's Electronic Text Pro-test, and readdy expirt specific as " valve" or "significant (iwue or ceuing Section Regulatory Pubhea-portions of a letter to another docu.

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which the text string was found. The mm a cunputer raidable format.

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i Master Ingiection Planning Sy stem pairn MiPS, along w nh INFORMATION NETWORK RilS 'ARD, prosides the abihty to develop inspet tion plans and to (apture the actual hours w orked pe fonning inqiection pnicedures il S estends SINET support of the mspettion pnxess to melude infor-mation on findmgs that are not nwnWon of the VENDOR S) stem regional training s mts, and parallel assaiated with inspecuons, as well as w wompleted in December 1990, 11 S with 7M pralucuon period to maintain data f or all dAlets, iniph'nwntauon of the 10 m Pan 21 1('ading to retiring tir 7th System.

includine vendors and matenal System and NON POWT:R data hud hcenwes.

were completed in January 1991, if you have questnns concerning thn.

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'[I Office of Enforcement t have to-maintain data on vendors,10 CIH (OE) tv n'entmd, Part 21 reports, non-power reactors, and matenals Iacihues. 'lhese and IRM and NRR have jointly develojed ss stems and other data estended the c'orporate database to accommodate

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Lab CUfflCula Intnduaion to computer Resources WordPeilect Ollice on the AlflOS Network and Atr]US LAN llands To taka advantage of NRC's comput-II, l'nderstanding the Computer's On. The WordPerloct Othce course ing power you need to know what is Organisation Wiling Splem) instructs users in the basics of the 15 avadable to you (Intnduc tion to hiait, Chpboard, and time manage-Computer Resourcest You need to la al Area Network Onentation ment capabihties: appointment know what you want to do and how to lhmg Your laal Area Network:

calendar, s( heduhng, and (alculator.

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'lhe AUTOS I AN Hands On course ths, w ont pns essing, graphics, Usmg Your i ocal Area Network-cosers the login to the Wordperfect spreadsheets, and usmg or creaung WontPertect Olhce Olht e menu, accessing the resoortes databases most Irequently will supiert IOlX)S Fundamentah of the 1.AN, and sas mg bles. Nianap all your needt You aho w dl w ant to Advanced PC DOS Conunands ing shared and prisate directones w di injw how to share tiles and (onunu-also le thscuwed.

nicate messages via the computer. As C, Specific Applications of the you learn how to apply the computer Computer What training do you need? Whether to y our joh y ou w di also learn that the or not you have a computer now, you computer is 1.Le i: large bling spem Word Processing:

should rt gister for the intuductmo to and knowledge of specific programs, WordPerfes t 5.0 N1alute 1: Itasks Computer Resources and the local hie IX')S, w dl allow y ou to mos e WontPerlect 5.0 hiodule 1 Area Netwoik Osientation. If you are around and use the system to the Intermediate anticipating use of ACTIOS in your greatest athantage. Traitung coure WontPerlect 5 0 h10thde 4: Advans ed of hce, you shouhl aho schedule that supiyrt these computt r skdls are Document 1 catuns yourself for Using Your 1 ocal Area hsted below. Progrann m the Indi-g,,,, g 7 m v %

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l Wordperfect 5.1: The liasics the ITS Lab on site training services Meeting j

Wordperfect 5.1: Intermediate to meet their training needs. Recently.

By Skon Root, /RM WontPerfect 5.1: Fonts, Graphics, instructors travellat to Region I and Viewgraphs Region til and conducted training in 1he National Energy Softwace Wordperfect 5.1: Enhanced Features WordPerfed 5.1.

Center's (NESC) Fdth Installation Graphics:

Representatives' hiceting was held at Wordperfect 5.0 hiodnle 3: Graphics the Argonne Nationallateratory in Featurrs Argonne, Illinois. hiay 14 16,1991.

Intraluction to Harvard Grathics As NRC's installation Representative, 1 attended the meeting along with J

Spreadsheets:

Sign Up For A Course louis Gnmnan,lRhuo presented a i

Intraluction to LOTUS 12 3 TOday!

paper entitled,"NRC Computer Cute i

Diuribudon Pau, Pre >cnt,and I

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Databasest Ca11492-4744 p,71;cipanis came,,om odier rederal NUDOCS/AD for New Users agencies, other sof tware distribunon 1

NUDOCS/AD for Experienced facilities, and private industry. One i

NUDOCS Users intraluction to dBase 111 Plus panicipant, Enro hienapace, ENEA, i

Intermediate dBase ill Plus was from Bologna. Italy.

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Intraluction to SINET SINET On line Query Eleven papers were presented cover-ing a variety of topics ranging from The Artificial how the National Aeronautics and Electronic hlall, Time hianagement, Space Administration handles its i

intelligence User sonware distribuuan auiviiy, "Ca,p.

and Communicaouni Wordperfect Office

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COS A11C NESC Activity," to the FermniNational Accelerator i

Please Welcome The New w NRC Anificialintelligence User IMoratory's," Technology Transfer at IT.S Training Lab Project Group (AlVG) met at the NRC White a liigh Energy Physics Lateratory " to I

Manager Mint building on June 11,1991. Of the Digital Equipment Cor!uradon's, interest to oie members is the progress "Coitator:: tion from the Computer or status of any NRC pnsect in Industry: The DEC Applications for -

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htary llotmes has recently joined the artificial intelligence (AI), Bob Palla, Science Program."

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USDA Graduate School staff as the NRR, summarised Commonwealth on site Project hianager. She replaces Edium Company's work in severe At the conclusion of the presentation

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Kathy Beckman, who has accepted a accident management using Neural of papers, an open discussion was held i

position with Leaming Systems Network Based Expert Systems-to exchange information and ideas

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International of Washingt<m, D.C.

concerning softw are eachange and he other topic discussed was train-infonnanon.

h1ary has developed and taught ing. Current needs and objectives of j

software courses for over 10 years.

the members were discussed in order Copics of the presentations are.

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As a technical writer she has written to identify die possibilities of sched-available by cal'ing Sharon Root on i

many manuals and training guides.

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She has used her desktop publishing by NRC. OP is evaluating the skills to publish several newsletters Agency's At training requirements and publications, h1ary has been an and may develop or sponsor some l

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qices h feedha L w henes er a Ley is ground and hk k ground c olort prewed. AR1IC costs about 5MO.

NRC cruploy ees with varying degrees Conunands are u>mmunnated to the lhn sptem allows the user n of vnual impairmt nt can recene system via a legitet h rnouse (a uinunue to irrioon (omputer opera-expert evahiatuun inwn the hiaryland unnputer dnplay piinting des nc).

tions w hile resting the e>cs. hiapr Rehahhtation Center (hiRC) for the The VISTA system wtwks with a dmkhantages are that ARTIC dxs specific types of computer hardware standard VG A momt(v by replxing not f uralion in a graphws ennron-and sof tware they need to unlue their the normal VGA dnplay adapter with ment, and must perform work at the computer systems.

a customized VISTA adapter. VISTA slowcr rate of spec (h as (cmpared to can be used in most lithi compaubte normal sight.

hiRC n an intemationally renowned microcomputers. (if die system has a facihty w ithm the swational rehabili*

VG A adapter bmit in to the

5. VersaHradle is a (ompletely tauon commuruly and is a part of the mothedcard,it must be pnuble to liradle based system that includes a Disision of Vocational Rehabihtaten dnabic the resident VGA electn niet) ltradle ke)hurd, liraille (pinter )

of the htaryland State Department of VISTA costs alout 52,300, comes output, and c liradle monitor to Education. This institution, w hit h is with the mouse, and can be used on a present in liradle w hat nught indo unnidered the leader in the use of laal area network. Although VISTA nanly appear on a sighted user's unnputers to aid persons with daabili-is tonuderably more expersisc when momtor screen. The system unit with tes, houses the Technology Resource compared to some sof tw are-only CPU and hard drive is included in the Of fice (TRO), w hic h provides unique puxlucts,it has (crta n advantages that approsimate 510,0no price f or services that may be of particular may juqify the added expense. Sirxe Versaltraille. One disadvantage is interest to visually impaired NRC the VISTA hardware works indepen-that the stored computer files would ernployees.

dently of the (omputer's central not be compauble with other sptems processmg umt (CPU), program used by sighted individuah, unless TRO's extensive computer laturatory execuuon siced is unafIccted by slo ially converted.

contains a wide variety of equipment VISTA's functions. Also,it (kies not designed to aid visually impaired detract frun the amount of the Although h1RC is a hiaryland State computer users.

sy stem's random access rnemory institutiorb residents of the Distnct of its broader mission is to utili/c (R Ahi) avadahic to other programs Columna and Virginia, as well as micnicomputer technology to assist hiaryland residents, may te(cise free individuals w ho previousiv may have

2. LomText is another image evaluation services at htkC. 'lhis is been excluded fnwn voca.nal enlargement system, but it works lecause the 30 program is substan-rehabditation services or, mployment through software alone. It unhies a tially funded by the Federal Govern-oppirtunities because of written or termmate and-stay resident (TSR) ment. To obtain senices, hiontgom-spoken communication obstacles that program that perhirms the text cry County residents should call the interfered with their abihty to functior, enlargement using the host system's Ra kville Office of the Division of optimally. NRC employees' acccu to own CPU. ZoomText costs only Vwalional Rehabihtation at 301881-TRO resources is generally accom-ah,ut 540).5500, but slow s down 1770. Residents of other hiaryland phshed through relertals f rom kical program execution and inay gese jurisdetions, and out of state rese agencies It should be noted, how ever, random access memory (RAhi) dents, may call the Regional Of face of that although TRO evaluation senices confhets w ith other programs. It is the Division of Vaational RehaNhta-can be provided at no cost to the recommended for use only on the tion, hicated in 1.andover hiall in inthvidual, the systems recommended more robust intel 3S6 and 4h6-based prince George's County, at 301-772-by TRO are not provided as part of the systems.

3133, This of fice provides referrals to TRO program. The equipment inust kval offices of other State (or Distnet) be purchased independently through

3. There are some optical systems that agencies in the other junwlictions. For appropriate NRC channels-can be rnounted on a monitor's screen further mformation aluut die available to provide magnification. These are ta hnohigies, users c.n call the TRO A samphng of the available systems is not hnked electronically to the directly at (301) 554 3116.

descrdied below.

computer and so do not aflett system performarwe.

A follow up arucle on how to obtain

1. The VISTA system is a hardware-speciali/cd equipment w di appear m sof tw are combination poduct de-

4. An ahemauve and powible adjunct die Fallissue of the ITS NEWS.

signed to aid computer users w ho to the image enlargement approat h is Watch for it! If you have any ques-retain a reasonable percentage of the use of a speeth synthesizer such as tions about this article, call lance normal vism VISTA enhances the ARTIC. Usmg this deuce,any text I c ssler,4424t 81.

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user to ptued diredly to a screen stracted acces, will te unabk to siew Training System once dupdons aw iaenunca.

anodin diouonwaining dm ewn by bilwi W, run Santen,01 Oggh diat dlyon k hated wWiin All data entry capabdiues are aa ev their of fke. No of hcc wdl be able to lhe Agency Training System (ATS)is uA thmugh the Als menu wreens.

aness trainmg data of another of6 e one segment of the Ol0cc of

. Die au enny syuem can aho k uwd or w pon.

Personnel's (OP) overall five part to sekct and ww slushe rn onis in du date ase.

An indindual stains an account lluman Resource Management

!nformation System (llRMIS).1he nundin and an ID by completing Rout.nx' Ngawu are avad Ne to nicet NRC Fonn 380, Computer I auhty a

other four segments are the Automated personnel System ( APS), the Appl,

administruuve and management Access / Change Request,and sendmg (ant Review Sptem (ARS), the kI""'"E'4"E*C"Ib N CI"'l'

" I" U"b E"'C""'t, WDcc of Inkma-Vacancy Announcement System dealing with specific mdividuals and lion Resources Management (IRM). It (VAC), and the lhrift Savings Plan enn>Unu'nt pnt ing are available is imgortant that the user's Acount (tsp). Only ATS interfaces with on4ne m in M h nuide Rc;xnts are numler and ID be safeguanled and not APS' anewed through Options 2 and 3 shared with other users. U[on receipt from the main menu - administra6ve of the Nill account number, die lhe ATS is an automated system that and nianagenu'nt niurts asluduly.

indh idual Onuld nouly WDB A to serves as a central repository and Du' menu s> Mem display s a reiun have an access level code awigned.

sekction screen that allows the uwr to (learinghouse for information on the employees' training and the training "I"'afy du' m[un desired 1he user must have a PC or other required for specine posinons. A1S innunM capaNe of brpng onto de provides a comturison of the training Each kfon im a odnia Manon Niil syuem in full screen 3270 nude, screen that enables de user to custom-cidier through a dial-up with a nudem required for each employee with de

%ning receivst by the employce.

ire the repirt to inchxk only d e or dirough die NRC network. The lh system maintains a cunent, sluifu m demd. Rw mstance, a termmal must has e funcuon Leys 1 aimprehensive liu of the courws nunagement upwt can te gennated dough 12 dc6ned, as w ell as refreyh offered or sjunsored by the NRC.

Out totah the nunder of anploges ceen, and ckar field. Any combma-1his includes descr,ptive information trained acuirding to user-selected tion of hardware and software with aluut each course an individual could dmograpluc vana%'s met a stub du'w ca[ubihties would be acceptable.

take, its length, heation, cost, and Ocd tune pernid.1he user can speafy All k'adquaners and regional of Oces w ten it is of f errd.

that the relott bt pnduced on hne, are not equipted to use ATS.

off line, or in batch nuwle. The results lhe NRC's strategic plan requires the of an ontne regon ap[ var oa the OW)A is nslundNe for au development of a iuncuonal position tenninal scaen. An off4ne w;un n tahnu al surgurt, database admims-

• d"n m a mainiranic fde and can tx' nanon, and syum suplun for ATS.

training and certification program.

'the purpose of this program is to accessed at a later time. Ilatch reports Organirauonal Development and ensure that each funetional position am printal at the n nune pnnta, and Itaining (ODT) nmintWns the within the agency is filled with fully prnknnal for each uw by the OP integrity of the training data in the quahfied individuah, and that any DAthase Adninanator MAh system. OpK)DT has quality assur-denciencies in training are identified Workfone and Organiranon Analym, aru nu'asums and [x riothcally and remedied in a Umely manner. The C""l*"C"'(EAh or by the ATS invokes these measures to ensure that ATS is an integral part of :his pm.

re[ ort opuon menu.

die data is accurate.

gram, providmg the necessary mformadon to managers regarding the User Access lhC """" "I"U"" P""d I"' ""' d*'

training requirements of their statf.

enny and w&w opnon nu'nu h ibch user muu have an Nlll-awigned Figure 1, shown on the following account number, and an IRM assigned page.

A Menu-driven System access level idemincation (ID).1he lhe ATS licip System provides the manap ard sujmiws in the The identifier in the le ft hand corner user with screen specific mstructions, olhas and mpionulank the kvd of of the screen indkates the nurnber of

""C" d'ey w nh to have for du'it ualf the wreen, The user can idenafy any and after ATS uaimnc's, using theniendier. Some users will requite trouNe with the screen and the DDA system is easy. ATS i a menu-driven screen system. In several cases, uplate capabihties whde others ma) can go inanediately to dut scn en to choice of an option results in another onN Nguik " Rad only Gnd the trouble.

menu screen with additional options.

Anmha ATS blun' n dat inthvidu-By selecung Opuun 1, the user is able

'lhe menu screens are designed to be as intuitive as pwsible, ATS also als with appropriate access axles can to create entries on uidividual training view all of their of fice's training data nS NIM S Np 10 l

g9 participants slaiuhl be able to:

ATS021 PATS Data I:ntr)/llesicw e log on and of f of NI S usmg a IC e Um' otand the data flow of SI:1.l:CT the axle of the tyiv of data entry or resicw wr* ice adiainistenng the nim"s traimny y ou ravd and pess I;N~l1:11.

splem e Create new courw informanon j

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e Mmbly existing course information e View course and employee 1 - Truming Administratnwi infonnation 2 Update / Review limployee Informanon e Create on-line administrative 3 - Uplate/Resicw Ccurse Inhnmation reports 4 Uplate/ Review Training Requirements

. Create on line management reports ATS also mamtains a uunprehensne uiurse catalog. 'the assignment of the l'.NTliR=Sitil.CT I:l= 13=l!XIT TO PRiiVIOUS MiiNU course number is done esclusively by OP/ODT. No course can be entered into ATS without a uunse uttalog L___ _ _ _

nunder. ~lhe user must contact Kathy Figure 1: fieview option menu Ianigan, W 316. to obtain a number for a new course and to have a course description added to the system. This portfohos lot all courses for w hn h an

.the traming is performance based and p edm ii,addrewd in h tmining employee chooses to apply, bonuna-the mdividual taking the traming is prouded on ATS.

tions, registrahons, drops, tr.structed on how to:

incompletes, cancellations, and if you have any questions, please call exempoons to individcal s ourses are

• Access an employce's training 1.ilhan Van Santen on 492 8938.

trat Led using lunctions available record, and airret t or update under this option.

infonnation as to where training took phice; ily selecting Option 2, the user can e Venty employee quahlications, uptate and review employee training indicate completed trainmg, information.

posnion held, and any additional scheduled training; Check For lly scleering Option 3, the user can

• Obtxn course equivalencies for ohl uplate and obtain course (quivalency courses that have tren ren'uned; Computer Viruses relationships and descriptive inf onna-

• Use the coursc catalog; tion about in house training opportuni.

• Track and monitor training nes.

esemptions; and IBM VIRSCAN 2.0 is

. Hun administrative and manage-noW aVailable to check Ily s, electing Option 4, the user can ment reports.

enter and maintain organiranonal or NRC microcomputers positional training requirements and diskettes for possi-Since March 1991 Op/ODT has ble computer viruses, A'l S training is a two day course trained 20 users on the system. 'the prouded by Ol'A)DT through the I'l S trairung has hcluded region.d and Training 1.ab in the Woniniont headquarters stall. Training is To roccive a copy of liuildmg. The training consists of a scheduled each month and will VIRSCAN 2,0, call Dara number of steps such as:

continue to be scheduled until all users Gordon on 492 - 9974, have been trained on the system. One

• Creating courses student is assigned per computer so e Creating course sessions there is ample hands on experience.

• lintolhng applicants into A'IS

'lhe course is designed to train new e Changmg the enrollment status of users to create, malify, and view applicants training data in the ATS, using a

• limting vanous reports menu 41 riven les hmque. 'lhe instruc-tor presents the course, using a comtunatum of le(tures,demonstra-tions, and hands-on esercises.

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in the Spong issue, we asked the I

readers to send us their questions. The l N you have an information technology question that you would hLe to I

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Center s,alf to provide the answer.

l and printed in the next iuue of the ITS NEWS. A reminder: For quis L l

We hope Ons is helpful. A reminder:

mers to your questions or problems, call the IRM llotime on 4'1241(/) g For quick answers to your computer or 492-4 357.

questions or problems, call the IRM l

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\\/irus Software Undate def ault wtangs unless the settings are l'

in the file. When changes in layout take place it is due to the llost PC 1RM b 6 copics of Norton in the Spong issue of 11S NEWS, the defaults. If your settings are m the Anuvirus software avadable upin anicle,"Ikies Your 10 Need A Shot Gle, you w di not nnke changes that request hir use in scanning diskettes.

Agamst Viruses?," suggested that you someone else has to unda Copies are avadable at the follow mg scan som sof tware for posuble siruses a ons, m caH ywr A nw on your s an ne mnputa M When you align test, use labs and tor:

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IRM/ITSin you with to contribute an hem, contact IRM/OANDit the ITS Support Centers: for pc and NIH Each time the Wordperfect spelling-NMSS noms, can 492 4160 or 492-0353; for checker is run (CTRL 42) and a word NMSS/DO INCL hems, can 492 3490 and for DG contained in the document is not NMSS/SGTR home, call 492 3491, You may sloo drop found in the dictionary,if confirmed NRR by and visit in OWrN 3C 12.

to be added, is placed into the current NRR/ADP Supplernentary Dictionary (by default:

NRR/ADPR WP{WP)US.SUP).

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tions for using can be obtained by Personal Computers bringing a blank disketic to either i

Running spelling checker on this support center or sending a formatted article identified the word NRC as not blank disket!c to:

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being in the Wordperfect dictionaries.

Protecting Sensitive NRC would then be added to the iTS Support Center f

Documents in Wordperfect supplementary dictionary by selecimg MaiiStop: P 500 i

If you create a document that contains die Add Option (3) from the screen Attn: Supplement f

sensitive data or material, oi.ny menu.

document that you would prefer to Please include your n.:.mc and relurn remain private, Wordperfect allows Most of you ddigently backup your mail stop address.

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PASSWORD, Once it has been floppy diskette but forget to back up locked, you, or anyooc clse using your this very important file. Rernember,it l

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• drive (WP(WP)US.I.EX). Consequently, if for some reason your documents are of your standalone PC or networked if something happens to your hard not printing out correcdy, chances are workstation, as well as those stored on disk, this very vahiabic file is irretriev-that the wrong Printer Function Table your personal "home drive" (cither 11:

abl" lost. Don't let this happen to (PIT), or Profile (PRIT) is being used, or P:) of the kical area network (l.AN) youl

'The standard (configuration for using you are connected to. This feature is DisplayWrite 4 st NRC licadquarters called *l.OCKED DOCUMENTS,"

The ITS Support Centers at both the is that one of the following profile and i

I and implementation instructions can White Flint and Philhps kications printer function tables be loaded.

be found in the Wordperfect referrnce (extensions 492-0353 and 492-4 IN)

rnanual, respectively) have a supplementary The files are USl:R.PRF and i

dictionary of NRC Organizational CENEPSON.PFT. If you are using a Abbreviations as contained in the May Hewlett Packard lascr)ct printer, then Usos Of The WordPerfoct 1991 NRC Telephone Directory. liere the printer table that should be used is l

Supplomontal Dictionary is a sample:

called Hel.ASER2.Pri. The l

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Wordperfect is the capability to casily ADM/ECS obtained from the ITS Support 3

create and designate specific dictionar. ADM/FMB Cemers. Iveations are:

l ies for document spelling-checking.

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'ihis improws huh efficicucy and AEOD One White Flint North i

accuracy.

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3. Retrieve the document to be in order to use special print features

(# = pitch) converted. Place the cursor at the (i c., compressed, landscape, etc.) you Compressed c hr(27)+"& k2S" beginning of the file or bhick to be must enter Program Commane.

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p gg ch r(27) +"& L 2S" printing a spreadsheet is w hen a

6. Use the DOWN ARROW Ley to worksheet is uio wide to fit on the move the cursor to the end of the is the PCL command for compressed sheet of paper, if printed normally file or Nock and press ENTER.

pnnting. When entenng die PCL (i.e., without any controlling setup

7. Type A: Filename, then press commarxb, special care must be taken strmgs), the printout may le unusable ENTER.

to differentiate between the lowercase twause of the default print settings.

"l" and the romber "1" Also take flowever,if the tharacters are 1

Where Fdename is the name of the care in entering an upivrcase letter "cornpressed" w hile printing, the ASCil file, DisplayWrite 4 will add an "O" and the number "0".

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thn command. The printer must be die printout appears.

turned on and ready to print when the I! "I h""'t de omgrani is senu it.

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t 1he following PC software is avad-aml enter the appropriate setup string.

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FORTR AN Editon: Vedit, Brief it in the proper setup. The following IIIM FORTRAN 2.0 progrnn prints a report in portrait Compressed

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349) to discuss the procedures f or 11 inch paper using continuous feed.

bormwing this software.

The repirt form must set the page j

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lla your pawword espuation date IM27Ak2S pawed?

To disable the paper Out Sensor, use Uw )our new panword.

I in lotus, the ernbedded setup string

!!ortnat, Shift i M, i.cini Othe r, llow inany tunes have you tried?

danges the print nutte for an entire Printer l'unethins Printer Corn.

You nia) be hw Led out.

range of test. You cannot speufy mand, Cornniand, and type this Call 4920490 or 492-0256.

Inore tiun one p int nuxle within a

< 27><56> and prew I:nter.

label, To endied a setup string, a Using Tapes on CRAY blank row is mscrted above the row To enable the Paper Out Sensor, use w here the print nuxle is to start or I:ormat, Shift l'M, select Other, stop ~lhe cell pointer is then pai.

Printer l'unttion% Printer Com-11 )ou need to use inagnetic tapes on tioned in the leitmost all of the print mand, Command, and y pc this the CR AY refer to page H 9 in the May inue of "l!XUil ANGl "

range within the inserted row.

(27><572 and press linter.

or tall 4920490 for assistance.

The two pipe symbols (ll) are entered, lhe Escape unle,27, must appear followed by the setup sinng When letween angle bra,Lets and it scerns to the settip sinng is entered into the work better if both are entlosed m the Scientific Applications on target tell,only one of the pipe angle brad ets.

the CR AY syndiols will le dnplayed before the entered setup string lhe endiedded Alter both sets of u Ales are placed,

'lhere h.nc been many suentiFc uxles setup strings w ill not appear on the sase your Iile. Insert a single sheet m dmhiird at INil, purs based f rom puntout, even though they are shown your ponter and autoload it. lie sure uunnicidal suurtes or acquued from in the worksheet. Define the print the Tractor I caVI:riction bar n in the other Nanorul I. abs. They have been range to include the additional rows incuon pisioon and that the On lane m obwure pnsate duettones, but now containing the setup strings. The mdicator shows green. II it n flash.

a spe(ial area in dnk hierart hy has actual printout will not contam these mg, that is okay. Print your file.

been set up to rnake these axles hoes.

aucuible to any user wlxiobtains lhe I pson FX h50/1050 User's spe(ial penniuion to u e ihn sp.h c.

Manual gives a unnplete Int of l'or more informanon, read page x 9 in EPSON FX-1050/

uanmands m clapter laght if you the Apolione of "i;xCil ANGit or call INil Soconfic User Sen k es at Wordperfect Interiace h.ne nusplaced your manual and (FI S) Mo440.

Problem wouki hic a u,py of die u,ics or hine run mio a probiern, please t all the 1101 lane at 492-4160' Pr oblem:

Software Ouality Assurance Books in NRC Main Library I am usmg an Upson FN -1050 Dot Available Now Mauis ponier and sometones i need to print just one page in Wordperfect on a smgle sheet of paper arxl the "Sof tw are Rehabiht)" b) M u-et.

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