Remote Proposal Submission 2 (RPS2) is a graphical interface system designed to help an HST observer write and submit an error-free, feasible Phase II proposal that uses its orbit allocation efficiently. This manual describes how RPS2 works, how to install it and how to use it, including tips on alternate ways to configure RPS2 and make it run faster. A separate chapter is devoted to the RPS2 Proposal Editor (PED), which can help an observer write a syntactically correct proposal before he or she submits it to STScI.
This document is for RPS2 Release 8.0, which should be used for preparation of Cycle 8 observing programs.
December 1998 - For RPS2 Version 8.0 release in Jan. 1999
1.1 What Can RPS2 Do for You? ... 4
1.5 How Accurate is RPS2 and What are Its Limitations? ... 5
2.1 The Components of RPS2 ... 7
2.2 Possible Configurations ... 8
3.1 Installation Requirements ... 10
3.2 Retrieving the RPS2 Software ... 10
3.3 Unpacking the Software ... 10
4.1 Bringing up the RPS2 Graphical Interface ... 12
4.2 Configuring Your RPS2 Options ... 12
4.2.1 Changing Server Routing ... 12
4.2.2 Configuring the Servers and Bringing Them Up and Down ... 13
4.2.3 Changing the Default Editor ... 13
4.2.4 Changing Display Default Settings ... 13
4.2.5 Configuring Proposal Processing ... 13
4.3 Getting Started on a Phase II Proposal ... 13
4.4 Processing a Phase II Proposal ... 14
4.4.1 Using Only Some of the Subsystems during Processing ... 15
4.4.2 Files Created during Processing ... 15
4.4.3 RPS2 Description Generator ... 16
4.4.4 Processing in Batch Mode ... 16
4.4.5 How to Stop Processing a Proposal ... 16
4.5 Reviewing the RPS2 output ... 16
4.5.1 The Proposal Summary Report ... 18
4.5.2 The Visit Analysis Report ... 19
4.5.2.1 Visit ... 20
4.5.2.2 Diagnostics ... 20
4.5.2.3 Targets ... 20
4.5.2.4 Exposures ... 20
4.5.2.5 Estimated Structure ... 20
4.5.2.6 Scheduling ... 21
4.6 How to Make PostScript Printouts ... 21
4.7 How to Modify a Proposal ... 21
4.8 How to Make Backup Versions ... 22
4.9 Keeping Track of What You Have Done ... 22
4.11 Making RPS2 Run Faster ... 23
4.12 On-line Help Summary ... 23
4.13 Submitting Your Completed Phase II Proposal to STScI ... 24
5.1.1 Ease of Proposal Preparation ... 25
5.2 What's New in this Version ... 26
5.3 Features Not Included in This Version of PED ... 26
5.4. Caveats and Advice When Switching Editors ... 26
5.5 How to bring up the PED User Interface ... 27
5.6 How to Edit a Proposal with PED ... 27
5.6.1 Information Regarding All PED screens ... 28
5.6.3 General Information Page ... 31
6.1 Summary of Alternatives ... 38
6.2 How to Run RPS2 Remotely from Your XWindows Display ... 38
6.3 How to Run the Command Line Version of RPS2 ... 38
6.3.1 Transfer Proposal File ... 39
6.3.2 Process Proposal with RPS2 ... 39
6.3.3 Retrieve RPS2 output products ... 39
6.3.4 Submit proposal to STScI ... 39
6.4 How to Use RPS2 from Home ... 40
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