ML20245E615

ITS News,Vol 1,Number 3

ML20245E615
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Issue date:	09/30/1985
From:	NRC OFFICE OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (ORM)
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NUREG-BR-0056, NUREG-BR-0056-V01-N3, NUREG-BR-56, NUREG-BR-56-V1-N3, NUDOCS 8908110287
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Information Techraology . U.S. Nuclear t e "Atram Services Support Center i Regulatory .l.? ,~g f M y d"ln, and Training Laboratory ' Commission v; se PC'S IN THE INSPECTION PROCESS i a rates, reactor coolant

. leak rates and core yg g thermal power; other applications are planned.

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used by inspectors sent

, g out from the regional offices. Two such persons N B0 '

are Mary McCornick-Barger, s R:III, and Faul Burnett, R:II, both of whom work in M- the Division of Reactor RESIDENT INSPECTOR USING COMPUTER

[hg Safety, tive regions.

Test Section in their respec-Program Msry, who {

uses the cre thermal PC'S IN THE INSPECTION and Don <irkpatrick of IE power evaluation code, PROCESS had begun to experiment co==ent ed not only on the with 5ASIC programs speed of the microcomput-By Fran Goldberg written for the Osborne er, but that it also microco=puter in order to allowed more detailed As cf January, 1985 there replace co putations which modeling of the process, were IBM PCs at every NRC had for:erly been carried 1 resident inspection site out by hand or by means of Paul currently uces the in the country, while progra=mable calcu la t or s .. reactor coolant leak rate l nearly 200 site and other In simple terus, the testing code as part of regional personnel have programs, all of which now hir inspection routine at been trained in their use. run on the PC, are used by five of the sites he In fact, IE and the NRC inspectors to analyze visits. Paul reports that Regions were among the independently certain the resident at the first NRC offices to important aspects of Catawba site recently made recognize and begin nuclear plant performance practical use of the code exploiting the potential and to verify calculations on his own when it was of microcomputers for mad e' by the licensees to used to confirm a sus- )

mission-related activi- assure that the plants are pected valve leakage at ties, being operated within safe the plant. An enthusias-limits. So far, programs tic computer user, Paul Even before the IBM PC was have been written to sees the site PCs as a available, Roger Woodruff analyze containment leak- great productivity tool (Con't) 8908110287 850930 PDR NUREO BR-OOS6 R PDR

PC'S IN THE INSPECTION hectic days of typing, PROCESS (Con't) editing, and re-typing.

for the residents, with ITS NEWS Credits Often, the resident tremendous potential for rte I:s m s is . ,,uarterly inspector did not have improving the inspection publicatin providing time to see a rough draf t int natin of interest to and make revisions. Using process. He believes that users of ec=puter technology using his PC for preparing at the uc. It is produced DisplayWrite and the IEu '

PC, Sue inputs parts of required inspection by the 'taff of th, n c reports has shortened tbc Inknatin echu logy the report as they become services support center and ,ivailable. She aveids the process by at least a full Training Laboratory.

week and foresees a still .

last minute rush, and the

. Tour articles, id. resident inspectors have improvement 4

greater 1, inforzar. ion, questions and '

lap-top computers become coments are welco:ed. time to revise the reports traveling f****'d them e the before sending them to the available to Pl'saff

. n ty: regional office.

inspectors.

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. [,j{' j [ ,,, once the report is At the resident inspection p sca rhiilips sldg, prepared on the PC, it can sites, the PC's are be communicated to the currently used by the regional office (and back, residents and their ITS Support Center if necessary) in a matter secretaries primarily for f minutes by use of the trancine coldberg, word processing and chief, :sformattu IBM DisplayComm software, co==unications with the Techno1cgy services which electronically regional offices. This 8'cyon ad Execut 2 mudu & bbmdn usage began in 1982 when Pat ze11, setentific over a telephone line.

the Calvert Cliffs Power rrogamer/ Analyst Since all of the regional Plant was selected by han c

,j ei i ujanna 5520s are networked with Region I and the Division ceorgianna crooms, computer headquarters, site-to-of Automated Informatica Fmi Assistant ob n S tific headquarters transmission Services as the pilot site , iS also pOssible and, for what was then called Paut nnevard, co=ruter again, can be accomplished the Resident Inspector Programer /And?st in a very short time.

Program Support (RIPS) project. In the short time that PCs have been available, they 1 ITS Training Laboratory Sue Smith operates the IEM have already proved naald Macsad, Din nor invaluable to the resi-PC at Calvert Cliffs.

Although she had had no $'y*cr!">' finn"c$** r dents as well as to many computer experience prior Arenes Holladay Instructor other members of the to the start of the pilot I

dsy , nj 2nn ructor inspection staff, and project, Sue calls the Administrative Assis tant numerrus other new app 11-experience the "'tighlight"

• r**n S t abac h 1:"ru-tor cations are now in the of her career with the .

n ges. ps s rdinator , and NRC. She and Ralph taitor, 1:s m s tw s t significantly, the PC Architzel, then a resident note m Training Labora. has brought even the inspector at Calvert *]j,[',*,{djftjj]D^ -

remotest of the sites to within electronic shouting Cliffs, used the PC to managed b, axless/::s and tackle the mountains of on ^p> cts ' distance of both the site caperwork required at regional offices and a resident site. headquarters at a very  ;

reasonable cost.

Graphics:

Every month, resident inspectors send an inspec- Design and tayout: ITS Staff Notes:

tion report regional office.

to the Before gj, c aPhin sut b ,, ,ju Those of you who have been attending ITS classes over the computer was used, the past few months may this required two or three have noticed some new 2

intermediate courses on applications software.

s The latest additions to the lab's curriculum lie

• .. in the area of computer y graphics and project Q' management. The new graphics course begins

"/ y 4 with a talk by Janet

. Thot-Thompson (Chief, NRC C,raphics Section) covering

-' the fundamentals needed to

- # design and produce effective presentation Ronald MacNab Karen McCallon graphics. The c1 css then moves to the computer room faces at the Training Lab. McCallon, who replaces where students learn how In June, Ronald MacNab was Jaunice Ross a t. Admin- U "88 the Chart-Master appointed by the Graduate istrative Assistant. and Sign-Master micro-School /USDA as the new Welcome Karen! computer sobare padages project manager. His main Prepare signs and duties are to provide and the

. graphs that meet their On NRC side, Pat schedule microcomputer Rathbun replaces Carolyn individual needs.

courses that meet the Bassin as the Management needs of the NRC; evaluate Development and Training e new urse b usng and supervise the modifi- Staff (MDTS) Program Project managemeg ,sofg-cation of course materials Manacer for the Training

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v8re Provides training in and instruction; and Lab. She recently joined the use ci the PertMaster provide overall supervi- MDTS after five years in package for those who are sion for Lab pe sonnel. the Office of Nuclear actively using PERT or the Regulatory Research. In Critical Path Method to Ron comes to thu training addition ~ manage projects. nis to her ITS lab from a career in activities, Dr. Rathbun package allows the user to management, training, and continues to manage the pg ject the necessary consulting. In his Probabilistic Risk Analy- time, resources, and money previous job, he was sis Technology Transfer needed to complete long instrumental in developing Program. Prior to joining ranSe Projects with many and implementing micro- the NRC, she taught interrelated tasks.

computer applications for research methods, statis- . .

corporate management and n ePgem W , the .haining ties, and computer prog-field personnel. ramming at the University ab will begin using a of Maryland, College Park. second microcomputer classroon. This Ron has managed various will employee training facili- allow ITS to offer addi-ties and programs in the WHAT'S NEW AT THE ITS tional classes to better private sector. He has TRAINING LAB ac co.nmoda t e the heavy '

also taught microcomputer B7 R Id M8CN8b reduce the registration applications for the Graduate School /USDA and The Training Lab is a backlog. When t:ot in use provided consulting " hands-on" computer for ITS classes, class-services in both micro- t rai::ing f acility provid- r es can be reserved computer applications and ing customized ADP courses I# . .

specialized ADP small business operations. to meet URC needs, training needs.

. . Classes at the lab range Also new to the Training from introductory courses The expanding schedule of Lab this summer is Karen for novice users to classes will necessitate (Con't) 3

WHAT'S NEW AT THE ITS TRAINING LAB (Con't) additional instructors y.

whose varied experiences -

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will enrich the courses 1  ! ...F offered. Plans are also '

ML E under way ~ to revise existing courses to better meet the requirements of N kI . .

NRC staff as expressed in hy <'

"*~"]O the cours e evaluations.

Watch for expanded offerings in the commun-1 cations and project RM AUTOMATED BUDGET SYSTEM COMBINES management areas. The USE OF MANY SOFTWARE PACKAGES long-standing need to By Douglas Vickery The system, which is very

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provide training on the flexible, allows all the 5520 word processing major NFC offices to system will also be What started out as a prepare their initial addressed next year. request by program offices budget requests on =icro-for an improved procedure computers using a In the near future, the for exchanging budget lab,s hardware will be standardized file format information has now which can be produced in augmented to provide evolved into the first better classroom presen- several ways. Most phase of a fully automated offices use LOTUS tation capabilities. budget system. This new 1-2-3, Improvements are needed in although dBASE III files versatile s ys t em , two are also the lab s video display acceptable.

years in the making, system, which allows combines the strengths of These files are then run studente to see the through a BASIC program, LOTUS 1-2-3, dBASE III and and are converted into a instructor,s monitor. The BASIC; has the ability to form that is easily loaded Sony monitor that is read files from many presently being used in into RM/B's ma inf rame different sources; and budget data base as well the targe PC classroom can produces the majority of as into the dBASE III be seen only by a small the reports required for l

number of students. To master file which is the the process. They still basis for the remedy this situation, a make their own coffee!

switching system is being microcomputer portion of installed that will allow the system. I each student to toggle Although RM/B's use of between his or her own Once loaded, the infor-microcomputers began in mation is ready for screen and that of the 1983 the fiscal when processing to produce the instructor. The Sony Budget Operations Dranch various and monitor will be moved to received the first NRC reporta the smaller PC classroom. croescuts used in the copy of 1.0TUS 1-2-3, it is budget analysis. More and i The lab has changed a nly during the most more of the calculations  !

great deal since the first recent budget cycle that are being done directly on j PC's have played course was given lese than a s u;n t- the PC it.s t ead of being a Year ago and wi13 ficant role. Jackie uploaded into the main-continue evelve in Silber, who brought frame to computer, which order to better meet the Trevious budget automating often involves a long 3

needs of NRC s t af f . Your experience with her from turn-around time and {

continued support through OPM, joined RM/B in June incurs a not insignificant i' course registration, of 1984 and now spearheads timesharing cost.

course evaluations, and the project in coordina-comments is an integral tion with RM/D staff and From the main PC data base part of this process. supporting contractors. the information goes to 4

the various -budgeg What use to take hours now members involved in the examiners for review. To takes just a few minutes. FC-based budget system,.

allow the examiners to passes on what he feels is work independently, the Probably the most familiar an important message to portions of the data base attribute of LOTUS 1-2-3 other FC users contemplct-required by each examiner is its ability to do ing a major project:

are copied onto separate "what-ifs" to assist with don't start by focusing on floppy disks. The exam- management decisions, specific software and/or iners then work inter- This ability is used a hardware, and don't try to actively with- their great deal by the various do it all by yourself.

respective subsystems, offices, particularly when Sometimes the best The examiner's updates are the successive budget solution is not the most then loaded back into the marks require them to obvious, and many times main system. To maintain redistribute projected the PC is not the ccmplete data security, the system personnel slots or change answer. RM/D is available is password protected. program allotments. to help you stand back and take a good look at the One of the main features From the perspective of overall needs and deter-of the system is its the RM/B staff, perhaps mine which combination of ability to track revisions the greatest benefit of methods can best made by the examiners in the new system has been accommodate them, order to produce an audit the changes it has brought trail that traces changes to their use of time. Now If you have any questions to the budget. This more emphasis is placed on or comments about the critical capability, which

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analysis instead of on budget project, feel free was often toc time constantly rechecking to give Al or Jackie a consuming or simply figures for data in t eg- call on X24857.

impossible in previous rity. Thus the examiner's years, allows a chain of role in verif ying the data events to be reconstructed has been greatly reduced. REGION lll USERS and problems to be Along with all of this IMPROVE IBM accurately pinpointed, comes an increased sense COMMUNICATIONS of control over the SOFTWAR E Not surprisingly, LOTUS process, as the staff are 1-2-3 plays a =ajor role able :o modify the By Fran Goldberg in the system due to its programs and run the spreadsheet manipulation system independently. For the past six to nine capabilities. For example, months NRC resident it used to take hours to RM/B has seen significant inspectors have been using figure out the salaries improvements in the budget 'EM DisplayWrite and and beoefits for the process, thanks to the PC. DisplayComm software to agency. What makes this The new sysrem provides assist witn word proces-seemingly simple calcula- nt only better data sing and electronic tion complicated is that integrity, greater analy- document tianamission weighted averages are used sis capab/.lity, an1 between the resident cites instead of fixed figures, shorter tu rnaround times, and regional offices (see (

This is easily handled by but also a considerable article page 1). While the LOTUS package. The co.S t savings, especially Disp 1syCo m has been used system also allows changes in the area af timeshar- successfully for document to " bottom line" program ing. Tne plan for next communicat2on, it is some-figures tc be automati- year is to expand the what complex and requires cally interpolated and reporting capabilities and a good deal of training, spread back into the make general refinements, fer effective use.

l regions and the appro-

! priate programs for over Al Turovlin, who was one Ed Schweibin:, Chief of 20 different offices, f the first RM/B staff the Region III Technical l

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.a REGION ill USERS IMPROVE some features were ' modi- the use of - personal IBM COMMUNICATIONS . fied to make the program computer communications.

S O FTW A R E (Con't) ' more generally applicable. The course covers general

-Support Staff, realized The revised version was concepts and terminology, that the process could be sent out and enthusiastic- set up and configuration simplified by programming 'cally received by the of hardware and software, the microcomputer's other four regions. RM/D the choices involved in function keys, thereby has adopted DisplayComm establishing communication eliminating most of the with the ONEKEY option as protocols, and how to use required keystrokes. the standard NRC version the CROSSTALK program.

However, all of the and is supporting it for available vendor software all DisplayComm users. TEYBOARDING - (for you packages for this task Thanks go to Ed Schweibinz one-finger typists!) is l

were too large to be added and his staff for pursuing designed in modules that Displaycomm and sharing a good ideal allow you to review, move to _the I diskette as required. Ed ahead, and practice then read an article in NEW TUTORIAL whatever you wish. _You'll the May issue be a the keyboard from of P_E OFFERINGS AT THE the beginning, starting Marazine describing SUPPORT CENTER "0NEKEY ," a public domain with simple drills and program which seemed to In our last issue of the progressing to more meet the requirements and ITS NEWS our lead article difficult tasks as your would fit on the diskette. introduced THE COMPUTER accuracy and speed exceed TUTOR. From time to time, lesson goals.

Ed and two of his staff starting with this members, Jim Foster and article, the ITS NEWS will TEACH YOURSELF LOTUS 1-2-3 Linda Sucharski, prepared present reviews of the computer ano ON THE TEM PC - designed a copy of the ONEKFv various ,

program from the listing video-assisted tutorials tutorial is presented on in PC Marazine, added some sva11able at the Support diskette and includes an Center. The following new help screens, and began easy-to-use reference testing it _ with - Display- ones are now available: guide.

Comm. The_ tests were so successful that Ed and his Interactive Computer-ADVANCED TRAINING FOR staff wanted to make their Sased Training Programs THE LOTUS 1-2-3 PROGRAM -

program available to all .

teaches how to utilize the the regions. Ed sent a CROSSTALK -

this combina- ahancM capa W ittes of copy of the program to the tion of tutorial diskettes 1-2-3 by emphasizing the Division of Automated and reference guide Information Services where introduces the novice to total LOTUS 1-2-3 environ-ment. After a quck review of the basics, the user will learn how to k f a construct applications c- -

G- -I involving computer graph-l [- ics, text ptcressing,, data

, f' } ) taapatement , and macros .

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- f using all versions of DOS g

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" DOCTOR. I JUST DON'T THIN 7 THE USERS UNDERSTAND ME" the fixed disk. The Paul Vinevard course follovs a logical (Con't) 6

step-by-step sequence, any combination of condi- capable of handling beginning with the basics tionst and some cdvanced sequential and indexed and moving on to the more concepts in managing your (ISAM) files; an Online advanced commands. dBASE III files. Application Development (ADS /0) capability to PC PLUS - describes what Ap intments are recom- define, generate, and computers are, how they mended for using the execute on-line database work and specifically how tutorials and are arranged applications; and an to use the IBM PC. The by calling the Support integrated set of manage-package allows the user to Center on X24160. Region- ment decision support browse, review lessons, al staff interested in tools that run on the IBM and do practice exercises tutorials can call their PC but can easily " talk in the sequence best program support staff. to" the central corporate suited to their needs. Several tutorials on DOS data base.

and DisplayWrite have been Video Training. .

Courses sent to each region and These new software tools more can be ordered upon will be applied to the request to RM/D. development and use of the IBM-PC: A BEGINNERS GUIDE stabases ad assoc-TO THE PERSONAL COMPl'TER - lated processing systems.

is intended for new users Agency-wide training will of the microcomputer. The CORPORATE DATA eventually be available; course gives an overview NETWORK: however, init ial use and of the IBM PC, a tour of Database chosen for training will be limited the keyboard, and de- Corporate Data Network to those people who are scriptions of the hardware actively participating in configurations and appli- By Jack Frost the initial CDN database cation software available.

development projects.

After nearly a year of LOTUS 1-2-3: INTRODUCTION technical evaluations, ,

software demonstrations, The next two hurdles in TO THE INTEGRATED the CDh development SPREADSHEET - covers all testing, and contract negotiation, the NRC has process, before the IDMS/R aspects of getting s ftware can actually be started, creating a acquired the Integrated Database Management maie available .or use, worksheet, and improving are (1) acquiring a worksheet appearance. System / Relational (IDMS/R) ,

commercial time sharing from Cullinet Software, senice contract, and (2)

LOTUS 1-2-3 ADVANCED Inc. This software will selecting the CDN develop-FEATURES -

covers how to be the backbone of the Both of cent contractor.

develop keyboard macros, Corporate Data Network these procurement have and how to consolidate (CDN). Some of the , ,

been initiat ed , but it is and graph worksheets. software's supporting anticipated that it will features that will be available to the hRC staff tab at Itast 9 to M TEE d BASE III VIDEO m htb to complete the TRAINING COURSE -

is are: an Online Quert module that provides [d pr cure m t piocess, d1 igned to in t roduce the first-time user to the hoc displays and hard copy capabilities of dBASE III. reports; On-line English RAMIS ll REPORTER The video, accompanied by for a natural language IMPROVES ACCESS TO a set of easy-to-use query capability that NIH DATA BASES reference guides, covers enables users to viev hy Douglas Vickery "The dBASE Dozen": twelve stored information by essential commands to means of simple English- While wait ing for the create end manage dBASE language requesto; an advent of the Corporate files; "The dBASE Query output processor (Culprit) Data Network (see article Language," which lets you for ad hoc and repetitive this page), many NRC users search your data base for reporting which is also have requested that RM/D (Con't on page 9) 7

NRC ITS TRAINING CALENDAR .

SEPTEMBER 1985 2 3 INTRO TO 4 :NTRO cOR 5 INTRO FOR 6 INTRO FOR LOTUS 12 3 LOTUS 143 NOVICES NOVICES HOllDAY PARTt PAR? 2 PART 1 PART2 l

Daw ,NTRO 'CR lNTRO ;OR INTRO TO .NTRO TO NOUCES NOVICES dBASF lli cBASE m PART' PART 2 PART1 PART 2 10 = BASE e 11 Nmo' R 12 13 USERS OROUP '.OV!CES INTRO FOR i 30 3 I PM P AR- - INTRO FOR I9 fj RS p INTRO ECR NTRO EOR PA 2 M AN AGER S YANAGECS PA AT 2 PART 3 17 ""0~O LOTUS ' 2 3 18 GWCS SIGNVAS*E2 SWG 6 jg INTRO FOR NOVICES 20 MRO FOA NOVICES INTRO TO PART2 CHARTYASTER PART 1 PART1 PART2 1 16 PART 1

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NOVICES 24 INTRO TO *-E INEL CDC CYEEE C6 (NOS)

PADT?

"0 '0" NOV:CES 25 INTRO TO T-E %EL CDC CYBER *T6 :NOS)

DacT 2

"*0'2" NOVICES 26 GRAPHICS USING SIGNMASTER &

CHARTMASTER PART 2 WB F R NOVICES 27 INTERMED ATE P DOS 1 23 PART1 INTRO FOR P A:T 2

.NTRO :OD PART* __.

PART 2 p ATEWEO ATE INTERMEDIATE NOVICES NO'.nCES  : BASE cBASE 11!

PART1 PAA7 2 P ART ' PART 2 ,

INTERMEDIATE 30 LOTUS i 2 3 PART1

!NTRO TO dBASE Ill 1 PART1 OCTOBER 1985

NTERVEO. ATE 2 NTPO cOR 3 INTRO FOR 4 LOTUS L23 NOVICES NOVICES l1 PAA* 2

VRO 'O PART '

NTRO coa PART 2 INTRO FOR

. TRO TO COMd'VNICATiONS AND CROSSTALK cBASE'! NOVICES NOVICES I  ; A=T - ART - PART 2 7 8 tNTROr04 g WJ C R 10 INiHo M jj amO FOR NO' '.Es NOVCES NOVICES NOVICES PART* DART : PART1 FART 2 i

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• O NTF<0 'O :P 'RO TO ~l ;NTAD TC l L v TUS 2 " , LOT'.:S ' 2 3 dBASF. ill l r%SE ill f >AP PW' PART1 l PART2

' 14 15 16 'NT EWLO ATE LCTUS L2 3 17 WT OTO d!,ASE Ill l

l jg, l'eTRO TO d2 A32 li'

.E PART2 PART1 ' APT 2 HOLID AY 07 - 3 ,g l (Colt.mbus Day) PART1 iNTPO TO INTfiO TO INTRO TO

.' ENL CO2 7600 dBASE Ili cBASEW SCCPE?1 PART 1 PART 2 BASIC 22 E'S.c I I24 ' " ' " 7 25 PRO RAVP11NG IRC RAY HNG LOT S N-l23 p 7 p l INTRO FOR A ftO EOR P ar" ' l 'NTRO TO PART 2 y NOVICES NJVTES dBASE10 l

PART1 Pacv 2 PART1 INTRO TO 'gg INTHO TO 29 30 dB#SE i dEASE ll INT ERMED: ATE INTEPYEO; ATE p4p dBASE lll dB ASE Ill 13 PART 1 PART 2 INTRO FOR NOVICES PART' INTRO FOR NOVICES PART 2

RAMIS 11 REPORTER ' currently maiatained in Here's how to print your IMPROVES ACCESS TO another DBMS structure own copy of the Primer NIH DATA BASES (Con't) (System 2000), which RAMIS- using NIH kTLBUR:

provide a better means to cannot access. RM/D also access the'large amount of plans to develop a similar 1. LOGON to kTLBUR data ' stored at the NIH conversion process for the- 2. Enter the command:

. facility sn that this data Regulatory Information can be sh., d with offices Tracking System (RITS) LIST FROM other than -the primary support files. This will &WDC7YVQ.DOCLIB(PRIMER)-

user. What the occasional permit combining data from - ON CAT B XXX REM NN CC L uset needs is . greater one or more RITS files flexibility 'and indepen- with a single query. RITS where:

l dence to search the data is used to record maupower - NN = your remote f and meet ad _ hoc reporting expenditures on all work XIX = your NIH box #

requirements. activities in NRR, NMSS, and the Regions, and track 3. LOG 0FF kTLBUR.

In response to this need, them until completion.

RM/D, through its Software If you should need some Improvement Frogram (SIP), assistance, feel' free to

.found and the RAMIS II REPORTER.

acquired,

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,/ [ &# 1 call Anne Strecke, who is available to answer your Now, with a minimal amount of training, users can 4* [

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questions on 492-9578 Because the RAMIS II directly access the  % [ 1. is relatively following files: Qf[NdM '

8 REPORTER' % easy to understand, f

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% i training- will be provided

• Facility Master File x . .

only as deersed necessary.

• Casework Master File .

p' If you feel you need more

• Vendor Master File p ;.g, J training on the system,

• RITS - Manpower File M- y yf contact Chuck or Anne.

for each region, NRR, Q y and RM/D '4 -

• RITS - Staff File f -

RM/D is procuring addi-

• RITS - Technical -- . tional products in the Assignment Control RAMIS family that will File (TACS) make the system even

• Inspection Report To assist new users of the easier to use. A product Tracking File system, RM/D has produced called MARVEL provides the

• Operator Licensing an instructional document user with a full screen Tracking File (OLTS) titled The -RAMIS 11 process for making queries

• Specific Backfit REPORTER Primer. The instead of a Prompt /

Issues Tracking File Primer contains an explan- Response menu. Another ation of how to access and product, ENGLISH, will In addition to providing creata queries using the also be tested., It allows direct access to the above REPORTER. Chuck the user to state the files, RN/D has developed Fitzgerald, Chief, RM/D query in Yn21ish sentences a conversion process that Information Systems which are then automati-will place data from the Branch, encourages NEC cally trcnslated into the Statistical and Enforce- staff interested in the proper commands. A third ment (766) System into a system to use the Primer product called RAMLINK RAMIL file structure. and forward to him any allows for easy down-This system, which comments as well as any loading of selected data contains inspection suggestions as to what to an IBM PC. RM/D's activities and associated additional NIH files they tests of these products enforcement actions for would like to see incor- will be reported in future all inspections, is porated into the system. issues of ITS NEWS.

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d o- BULLETIN Ta 7 B O A R D This section of the news- 8310 to pass along your occasionally need to use a letter serves as a ideas, interest, or machine in another office, bulletin board fo'r dis- experience. but also facilitates seminating information of troubleshooting. If the interest to NRC micro and setup files are altered, mainframe computer users. IBM PC/IT Menus the ability of ITS staff If you have any questions to assist XT users over l regarding the bulletin ITS staff have received the phone will be severely  ;

board notices or wish to nuner us questions regard- diminished. RM/D encour- l ing the installation and contribute a problem to be ages use of the l di.' cussed, contact the ITS use of software on the IBM headquarters XT setup by Support Center by calling PC/XT. The following the regions and will make 492-4160. Information may be helpful the setup files available to XT users. to regional ADP coordina-When an IBM PC/XT is tors upon request to Steve PERSONAL COMPUTERS installed by the RM/D Hedlund, (FTS) 492-8219.

staff, the DOS files are Computer Security placed in the root (main),

Outlines Available directory, and each application program (e.g., Compressed Print with The NRC Division of LOTUS, DBASE III, etc.) is dBASE III Security (SEC) has prepar- placed in a separate ed brief outlines of subdirectory with the same Many PC users have security requirements for name as the software. requested information frem personal computers, RM/D also creates several the Support Center on how timesharing systems, and batch and message files to to set the printer to the for " stand-alone" and assist the user in execut- compressed print mode shared logic (IBM 5520) ing the software. When while in dEASE III . This word processors. For the system is booted, a is easily accomplished copies, please call menu appearn that allows using the CHR function.

Marianne Swanson, SSB, on the user to execute any X24141. one of the software At the det pro:rp t ("."),

packages that have been or within s .prg file, toe 4rtificial Inte11igerce icstviled cc the XT or to fc11cving ststeseat will for=au a diskette. Use of set the printer te In t e re s":ed in the use of the menu prevents the user compressed (132) character expert systems, dec. is ion from accident ally refor- mode:

support software, or other matting the fixed disk.

fores of artificial .? CHR(15) intelligence? Jim Smith This setup, which is of RM/D would 1!ke to hear universal fcr all FRC To reset the printer to from you. Jim is putting headquarters XT's, r:o t normal mode (80 characters together an informal only provides uniformity per line), enter the network of staff interest- of use for ctsff who have following command:

ed in applying AI at NRC. access to several Please call him on 492- mac h in es , or who may .? CHR(18) 10

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the Users' Group were very numerous examples of LOTUS well attended. Al Serkiz, applications within NRC. ATTACH ,TRSUG/ UN= LIBRARY of the Division of. Safety Technology, demonstrated The group is taking a This file can then be the use of SED - the dBASE summer break during the viewed on-line or copied III's screen editor at the months of July and August. to a local file and routed July meeting. Judy Butts, However, before resuming to ...e printer .

the guest speaker for the in September, Gerry August meeting, demon- Tomlin, the group's muumums strated the use of a chair =an, would like to BNL menu-driven program which get an indication frem accesses information in NRC's LOTUS users of Important Changes in i the NRR Operating Plan. whether they would like to BNL System see the group continue.

If 'vou are a LOTUS user Major changes to the BNL The next meeting of the (or expect to become one) hardware configuration L's e r s ' Group is scheduled please contact Gerry on will take place within the

or some time in October X74159, to request an next 6 months. MTB was in classroom A of the ITS interest survey, removed from service on Training Lab in Suite 102 August 5, 1985. MFA will of the Woodmont Building. be retired soon. All BNL Check your bulletin board INEL users should have received or call the Support a letter dated 7/17/85 Center on X24160 for the LABEL and REQUEST Commands from Jim Shields concern-date and time of the Invalidated ing this change asking meeting. each user to reply with Beginning July 29, the inforn.ation regarding LABEL and REQUEST con =cnds applications run on the LOTUS 1-2-3 Use.rs' Group can to longlr be used when 6600's (MTA/MTB). If you reading and writing tapes have not already c'ene so, A LOTUS 1-2-3 Users' Group on the CYBER systzes. please respond to this was formed in November of There functions are now m ao iw eointely.

1984 for the purpose of accomplished throu;h the suaring ideas and tech- Ispa Reservation System If you did not receive a niques among the many (TRS). The majority of copy of the tcmo, call the LJIUS users within NRC. the parameters used with ITS Support Center on Since the group's these cormands ate identi- X24160 to r equ e r.t a copy formation, many successful cal to those in TRS (the from either Emily Robinson meetings have been held, parameters that a:e or "at Fell. (272)

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A complete up-to-date WHERE THE listing of all the timesharing ANSWERS ARE: C mplete The Support Center manuals are available for NIH, BNL, INEL and the DG obtained by calli,E Reference Library 492-4160 or by stopping by MV/8000 computer systems.

the Center, room P-808.

There is also a separate decipher the Can t DOS Suggestions on the manual? Need an efficient section devoted to scien-acquisition of new tific code indexes and sorting method. Want t istings.

materials are welcomed. l see an example of a LOTUS MACR 0 or a dBASE III program? Perhaps you need The Center also contains The library is open to NRC to locate a special over 60 cf the most employees weekdays from t imesharing manual or requested books on micro- 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. As scientific code. The ITS computers and software always, the Support Center Support Center Reference applications. Many of staff is available to Library could be the place these cover the NRC assist you with any for you. standard microcomputer and questions that may arise.

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