CRS USE OF CAPRI

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00951R000100050010-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 20, 1998
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: May 29, 1969
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORAtNDUM FOR: Director, Central Reference Service
SUBJECT of CRS Use of CAPRI
1. The attached paper was prepared by as a basis for
further discussion and decision making regarding t e possible use by
CRS of the OCS CAPRI software. As you will find, he not only covers
points of major concern to a "File Management System" user, but goes on
and discusses these points in the body of the paper.
2. We could start with this paper and call together an SSG/ISG
task team to formulate more detailed requirements and evaluation
procedures. This is one of the options covered below:
3. I see the following options open to us:
a. Inform OCS that we intend to use CAPRI when they
can bring it up to operational form and have met our
requirements. This is a commitment that we should not
make.
b. Suggest the constitution of a task team (OCS/
SSG/ISG) to formulate a test and evaluation plan, the
results of which would determine our decision as to
whether we adopt CAPRI or remain with AEGIS. My major
concern here is the time and manpower, particularly that
in EDPSD, that would be required to really swab this out.
It could last for months, and require a considerable
programming investment by OCS.
c. Inform OCS that we have made the decision not to
use CAPRI and that further discussion and testing is
unwarranted. In all honesty, I would have to opt for this
if all non-technical considerations could be cast aside.
My best advice from EDPSD is that no further testing and
discussion is required for any technical reason.
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d. Forward this paper to OCS and request a written
response to both the stated and implied questions in the
paper. We feel that even as this debate goes on OCS is
committing programming resources to mould CAPRI into a
package that we would be less resistant to, i.e., pre-
paring identical output formats not presently available
in CAPRI but used by us in AEGIS. The burden of proof
that CAPRI is superior and meets our needs should rest
in demonstrated performance of CAPRI, not promises or
generalizations.
e. Contract with an impartial and well qualified
systems expert to examine both packages in the light of
CRS requirements. I doubt that this is either necessary
or supportable by Agency management.
25X1A9a f. Request the services of who has had
no involvement in either system, to s u y S requirements
now and for the next few years, and recommend a course of
action for us. The major drawback here is the possibly
25X1A9a uncomfortable position in which might find
himself with his own management.
4. OCS now has under development a new version of TORQUE, which
according to the information available to me, will have a capability for
file management in either the batch mode or in an on-line, time sharing,
remote capability mode. We might simply inform OCS that TORQUE II is
the package we think will come closest to meeting CRS requirements, and
that we will go on with AEGIS until TORQUE II is ready for testing and
implementation. In the meantime, we should request the specifications
for the new TORQUE and be allowed to participate in possible design
changes to meet our requirements for the future.
Chief, Support Services Group
Attachment: A/S
Distribution:
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1 - DD/CRS (w/attach)
1 - C/ISG (w/attach)
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