controls group electronic logbook karen s. white

Controls GroupControls Group

Electronic Logbook

Karen S. White


Paper LogbookLimitations

• Single User – Read & Write One attempt to better distribute info – paper copies

daily logs posted outside the control room No way to overcome single user write limit

• Single Location – Control Room• Usability

Readability depends on user penmanship Graphs, pictures, images stapled in on paper Difficult to locate references


Paper Logbook

How much longer

?

Maybe we can see over his head!!

Tic-Toc


Electronic LogbookRemoves Paper Logbook Limitations

• Multi-user read/write simultaneously • Read and write from anywhere with internal web

access• Usability

Typed text, scanned images, tables of data Links to other information Annotated Entries Possible


Electronic Logbook

From MCC

From Home

From Your Office

From Service Bldg


JLab Implementation

• Read via Web Browser

• Multiple interfaces for entries Dtlite - tcl tool, tied to Downtime Logs and

Trouble Reporting System Web entry Command line entry Auto logging by programs and scripts


Elog Security

• Read Allows security to be added using Web Servers Sensitive logs are password protected

• Write Entries are not user modifiable after

commitment


JLab Implementation

• Multiple linked logbooks for various group/functions: E-log – Accelerator Operations S-log – Software SAD-log – System Admin & Network PO-log – Polarized Source C-log – Cryogenic systems HA-log, HB-log, HC-log – Halls A, B, C


Drawbacks

• Simple design - not fault tolerant

• Numbering unreliable

• File System Based


Elog Main Page


Elog Auto Entry


Elog MEDM Entry


Elog Shift Log


Elog StripTool Entry

controls group electronic logbook karen s. white

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