[evlatests] SchedBlockType: From OPT to SDM

[Rich Moeser]

Here's a snippet from one of Bryan's emails describing these enumerations...

> sbType
>
>    this is an enumeration, with the following possibilities:
>
>       SBType.OBSERVATORY
>       SBType.OBSERVER
>       SBType.EXPERT
>
>    while i dislike those particular enumerations because i don't think
>    they describe the categories very well, i can live with them.  i
>    think they should imply:
>
>       SBType.OBSERVATORY -> operations scripts
>       SBType.OBSERVER -> normal science observations
>       SBType.EXPERT -> test observations
>
>    we will set this via an intent in the script, of the form:
>    SBTYPE="enumValue".  only the ones that are official projects in the
>    project database get an SBTYPE="OBSERVER".  ones that folks cobble up
>    in the OPT to use as tests get SBTYPE="EXPERT".  ones that we make
>    for operations will get SBTYPE="OBSERVATORY".  we really only need
>    that intent on the first scan, but rich can just ignore them on
>    subsequent scans that use that same intent. 




On 4/23/2010 8:46 AM, David Harland wrote:
> Scheduling Officer wrote:
>    
>> What is the intended role of SBTYPE OBSERVATORY? - Joan
>>      
> Beats me. Someone closer to the SDM should answer.
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