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The preferred way to do this is simply to create a new identity
and begin using that. Please note that doing so may result in
warnings when you specify masks on your instrument configuration
form due to a mismatch between your email address and that of
the owner of the slitmasks. However, this is only a warning and
should not prevent you from using your masks.
Generally, no. You'll need to update the Use Date
field in the FITS header of the slitmask design files first,
because if the mask design file has an invalid Use Date (i.e., a
date which has already passed) then the slitmask database will
reject the mask and it will not be milled. It's simple to edit
the file if you install the fv
program:
- First, make a copy of your mask design file for
safekeeping!
- Run fv and open the mask design file (FITS
format). Note that on a truecolor display you may need to issue
the command as fv -cmap 2.
- The fv program will display a
list of the existing extensions with various options
(Header, Hist, Plot,
All, Select).
- In the row labeled MaskBlu, click the
All button to bring up a new window showing this
extension.
- Use the scroll bar to scroll right until you find the
field Date_Use.
- Click on the displayed date and the value will be copied
into the Edit cell field below.
- Enter the new use date in YYYY-MM-DD format
and press the Return or Enter key to
update the field.
- Select File > Save to save the change.
- Exit fv.
If the mask is listed in the database,
then it should be on the summit.
- Login to the slitmask
database.
- Click the Show Me My Mask
Inventory button to get a list of your masks.
- For each mask you want to remill, click the Remill button.
- You should receive email notification when the mask has
been remilled. Note the barcode number assigned to the mask.
- When completing the instrument
configuration form for your run, be sure to enter the
appropriate barcode number for your mask to ensure that we
select the correct mask.
- Login to the slitmask
database.
- Click the Show Me My Mask
Inventory button to get a list of your masks.
- For each mask you want to remill, click the Forget button.
Use the forget function to remove the old
masks from the database, then submit revised mask files.
We are not able to edit the names of masks already in the
database. What you can do is to forget
the masks you submitted, change the mask names in your DSIMULATOR
output files, and sumit revised mask files.
We delete a mask record from the database and discard the mask
itself when it is over 6 months past its Use Date as
recorded in the database.
An email is sent to the mask owner two weeks prior to the date
of deletion notifying him or her of the pending mask removal.
- Login to the slitmask
database.
- Click the Show Me My Mask
Inventory button to get a list of your masks.
- For each mask you want to change, click the Edit Use Date button and select the
number of days, weeks, months, or year by which to extend the
mask lifetime.
- Click Extend mask to modify the
use date.