15 are reserved for the receiving commands use. Most
of the items are self-explanatory, but lets cover two that
arent as obvious.
Item number 3 asks for the priority assigned.
Critical means that you cannot work around the
problem to continue operating. Urgent means that you
can work around the problem, but a resolution is
required immediately. Routine means the correction is
needed, but you can work around the problem and live
with it until it is fixed.
When you start to fill in item 11, remember to enter
a complete, detailed description of the problem you are
experiencing. Include the screen or menu number, if
applicable, the option number, if applicable, and any
error message received.
Various procedures will have to be followed for
personal computers (PCs), depending on the problem.
For commercial software problems, inform the software
manufacturer of the problem giving as much
information as possible. Normanlly, the manufacturer
will tell you how to correct the problem over the phone,
or if the problem will be corrected with the release of
the next version of the program. For hardware, it is
usually covered by either a maintenance contract or
manufacturers warranty. With a maintenance contract,
you will follow the instructions for repair as outlined in
the contract. The owners manual of equipment
covered by a manufacturers warranty will have a phone
number to contact a repair technician.
SOFTWARE TROUBLE REPORTS
Normally, the trouble reports for the software are
submitted by that subsystems coordinator, after
notifying the AIS facility.
Some of the most common trouble reports for
software include the following:
l Monthly files are not being cleared at the
beginning of the new month.
l Report titles are wrong.
. Bad data was entered into a file and cannot be
removed through normal procedures.
HARDWARE TROUBLE REPORTS
It is the AIS facilitys responsibility to submit the
trouble reports on system hardware problems. The
common reasons for hardware trouble reports include
the following:
A file has become corrupted and no good save
tapes are available to rebuild the file.
The system keeps hitting 100 percent of capacity
and locks up.
The system keeps dropping I/O channels.
If the hardware problem can be traced to a specific
piece of equipment, notify the maintenance technicians
to handle the problem.
TECHNICAL ASSISTS
After submitting a trouble report, you will need to
coordinate with the central design activity to see if the
problem can be taken care of over the phone or if it will
require a technical assist. If it requires a technical assist,
there may be a requirement to arrange for
transportation, entry to the facility, and/or escorts. You
will need to schedule time for the technician to use the
system and notify the users that the system is
unavailable.
OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES
When preparing the operational guidelines for your
facility, you should consider four major areas as
follows:
. Future growth capabilities;
o Backup operations;
l Contingency plans and disaster recoveries; and
l Emergency responses.
To develop these and other operational guidelines,
you will need to review the current SOPS, commands
mission, run folders, and monthly production
schedules. While reviewing these, you are looking to
make sure that the current and/or proposed operational
guidelines will allow the AIS facility to meet the
commands mission.
FUTURE GROWTH CAPABILITIES
Projecting future growth capabilities is often the
most overlooked operational guideline. Projecting
future growth should have been done when the system
was designed, but it can be done at any time it is needed.
Users are one of your last sources of information
when it comes time to start projecting. They know how
their workload has increased in the past and can forecast
what it will be in the future. With this information, and
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