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Abstract
The Control Room Logbook (CRL) is an electronic logbook to monitor activities in a control room. It has been deployed since 1998, and at the time of writing, most experiments at Fermilab are using the CRL to monitor daily activities in the control room (D0, Minos, MiniBooNE, BTeV, CMS, and MIPP). Since then, the CRL has proven useful for a variety of other projects that need to share a log of activities.
In 2003 we introduced a the web version, called the CRLW. It has become the preferred method to interact with the logbook. The CRLW is written in Java and JSPs (Java Server Pages) which requires Apache and Tomcat on a web server along with MySQL for the data base. The data base can be on a separate machine. The CRL is written in Java and XML, and is independent of the CRLW. The entries are stored in XML and HTML.
Here are some of the features of the CRL:
- Permits entries and the attaching images and files.
- The Log shows thumbnails of attached images that can be enlarged by clicking on it.
- Automatic and optimal keywords can be attached to topics.
- Search by date, sequence number, and filters by topic, keyword, operator, form, or just words.
- Archived data is available on a 'read-only' basis and can not be changed. Annotations, however, can be added at a later date.
- Browsing the entries by shift or by time block.
- Auto refresh every 15 minutes
- Custom forms for users to fill out (such as Start of Shift and End of Shift).
- Favorite searches can be saved and place on the Index page, or saved as a URL for direct access.
- Email distribution lists can be attached to a topic or a form.
- User name and password are required for making entries.
- Web interface for administration (adding users, managing subscriptions, changing password, setting the shift times, etc).
- Online documentation on all features. The manual that can be printed and accessed via the Help button.
- A full list of features is provided in the online manual.
The CRLW is still a work in progress. We make new releases about every other months as we include feedback and request for new features.
To contact us send mail to crl-dev@fnal.gov.
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