APARS STATUS REPORT JULY 1981

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• Publication Date: July 1, 1981
• Content Type: REPORT

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APARS STATUS REPORT
July 1981
The following describes the current status of the
development of the APARS system. The report is organized as
follows:
I. The Main System Development
II. The Remote System Development
III. Administrative
A. Renovations
B. Training
C. Maintenance
IV. APARS Schedule of Events
I. The Main System Development
During the month of June the Main system was subjected
to extensive tests and was not accepted by the Office of
Communications after the in-plant test. There were fifteen
minor software errors that are to be corrected prior to
acceptance. The system was also experiencing equipment
malfunctions and was not operating satisfactorily for
extended periods. ~~
Xerox requested assistance from the DEC corporation
to correct the problems. The problems were identified
and corrected by DEC and the system is now meeting the
throughput requirements and operating for extended periods.
An in-plant test is now scheduled for 27 July 1981,
if the system operates as expected it will be delivered
to the Agency on or about 6 August 1981. The Duplex
enhancement (two-sided printing) will also be delivered at
this time.
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II. The Remote System Development
The development of the Remote software is on schedule;
Xerox anticipates that it will be integrated and ready for
testing in mid-September.
A decision was made during the month to replace the DEC
PDP 11/34 CPUs in each Remote with the larger DEC PDP 11/44s.
This will improve the efficiency of the system and allow for
additional development.
The DEC salesmen have promised delivery of two 11/49s
to Xerox in July and the remaining two prior to the October
delivery date,
The OC programmer responsible for monitoring the Remote
system has returned to California. He will stay there during
the final stages of the system development and assist in
the preparation of the Remote in-plant test.
A decision was also made to acquire 75 bin sorters for
the Remotes.
One Remote is scheduled for delivery with the Main
system o/a 6 August. It will be installed in the LA,Q'AF
Registry. The other three Remotes will be shipped in late
September. The system should be fully operational by
1 November 1981.
III. Administrative
A. Renovations
The renovations for the consolidated registries
continued during the past month.
The LA~AF registry work is in the final stages;
the electric power filter was installed and the "C"
corridor entrance will be repaired after the machinery
is installed. This roam is ready to receive the first
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The NE/EA Registry renovation has progressed in an
orderly fashion; the supervisor and machine rooms have
been completed. The raised flooring and telephone work
have been completed and the air handler and power
filter will be installed in July.
The renovations on the new EUR/SE Registry
location in 5-B-02 were started ahead of the schedule.
~'he
main working area and the supervisor's room have
been
completed. The machine room will be renovated
when
the
room is vacated by the Central Travel Branch.
The
area
will be vaulted in the next month, and when
that
is
completed, the registry will be moved to the
new
area.
The work in the CS Registry has not started as of
this report but will probably be accomplished during
August. New~offiee furniture was ordered this month arnd
will be installed prior to the delivery of the system.
B. Training
The LA/Q'AF Registry hardware will be used to
train IMS personnel in .the operation and maintenance of
the Xerox 9700 printer.
The system training provided by Xerox will take
place one month prior to the delivery of the system.
The Registry employees have been scheduled for a
short training course by CCTS that will introduce the
use of a CRT.
C. Maintenance
A maintenance contract has been negotiated with
Xerox to maintain-the APARS system after delivery.
Programmers from OC/CPS will be assisted by Xerox.
for at least one year after delivery. OC has assigned,
?two full-time programmers to work on the development of
sys an t ey w continue to support it after
,~ installation.
Xerox will have a~service department located in
the Headquarters building, with technicians on site
~J from 6 AM to 6 PM on weekdays. Weekends and holidays
will be handled on a will call basis with a two hour
reaction time for service.
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Iy. APARS Schedule of Events
Contract Signed
Review of Functional Design Specifications
Review of Detailed Design Specifications
Review of Site Preparation Plan
Test Tape Completed
Review of In-Plant Test Plan
Review of System Cutover Plan
Main APARS Site Preparation Complete
Review of Remote Detailed Design Specification
Registry Procedures Completed by PPB
Factory Acceptance Tests Completed
Delivery of APARS to Headquarters
Delivery of Two-Sided Printing
Site Preparation of Remote Sites 1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Preacceptance Test for Remotes
Delivery of Remotes
30 September 1979
1 November 1979
1 December 1979
1 March 1980
1 April 1980
15 April 1980
1 June 1980
1 March 1981
9 March 1981
? 15 April 1981
30 July 1981
6 August 1981
15 August 1981
1 June 1981
1 July 1981
15 July 1981
30 August 1981
15 August 1981
1st (Hardware Only) 6 August 1981
2nd, 3rd, 4th late September 1981
On-Site Tempest Test for 1st Remote, one week 15 August 1981
(For remaining remotes two days )
Final Acceptance of Main 15 September. 1981
Training for Main 1 September 1981
Training for IMS Personnel September 1981
Factory Acceptance test far Remotes 15 September 1981
Final Acceptance of Remote 1 November 1981
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