CORRECTING BAD CHARACTERS ON USER DISPLAYS

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 28, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 13, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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NDS OPERATIONS PROCEDURE MANUAL SYSTEMS SW & HW
NO. P-CO10 13 April 1983
CORRECTING BAD CHARACTERS ON USER DISPLAYS
SYMBOLIC TITLE: N/A
ORIGINATOR:
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DATA CENTER OPERATIONS BRAN'
DCOB/OCO OPERATIONS PROCEDURE 11ANIJAL OPERATIONS-GENERAL
NO. 50-0001 26 OCTOBER 1982
CORRECTING BAD CHARACTERS
ON USER DISPLAYS
PURPOSE
1. This instruction establishes a method for the correction
"ILLEGAL CHARACTERS" which corrupt user data within the USF, IDF, CWVF, and
the CRF files. This corruption is sometimes referred to by users as: RE-
PEATING READOUTS, TARGET LOOPING, AND ROLLING SCREEN.
REFERENCE
2. N/A
PROCESSING
3. When a user calls for assistance the following information should
be solicited:
User name, organization and extension.
File user is working in:
(1)
If CRF ascertain:
(a)
(b)
(c)
Cable number
Cable date
Cable type
(2)
If CWF ascertain:
(a) Cable number
(b) Cable type
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(3) If IDF ascertain:
(a) MRN
(b) Exploitation level
(c) Mission ID
(d) Record being worked
(e) IS/Pass if exploitation level is P
*PI notes, *PROFILE,STA-DES, DEF-SEC
or OB
that is needed is the MRN
(4) If USF ascertain:
(a) MRN
(b) Exploitation level
(c) Mission ID
(d) Record being worked: STA-DES, DEF-SEC,
OB or PI-IOT
(e) IS/Pass if Exploitation level is P.
(5) Sign on the System in XES mode.
(6) On the OPTION DISPLAY, light pen either:
1st PHASE 11 (if EXPLOITATION LEVEL
is P or C)
2nd PHASE (if EXPLOITATION LEVEL is
S, B, 7, 0 or D)
TRANSMIT
(7) On the EXPLOITATION FUNCTIONS DISPLAY, light
pen:
. SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
TRANSMIT
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(8) On the SPECIAL FUNCTIONS DISPLAY, light
pen:
? BAD CHARACTER SCAN
? TRANSMIT
(9) On the BAD CHARACTER SCAN DISPLAY:
Select the appropriate file and
enter/or light pen the required data.
EXAMPLE
USF [X]STA-DES[-]DEF-SEC[-]OB[-]PHOT
[0]4776]REC=MRN[P]XPL-LVL[KH5582]229]MSN-ID[0309]ISPASS
(10) The OCO should then go to the appropriate display
and determine that corrections have been made. If
this procedure will not correct the problem, DBS
should be notified.
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