Non-functional requirements
Inactivity
After tba minutes inactivity, Polaris will warn the user that the session will be terminated in tba minutes if there is no further activity, and terminate the session if there is no response within that time.
Operations, Security and Deployment
Who will be responsible for providing these services?
Response to System Failure
What will be in place in the the event of a system failure?
Use and Accessibility
Are there guidelines for these?
Performance and Availability
Are there guidelines for these?
Maintenance and Portability
Are there guidelines for these?
Extensibility and Scalability
Are there guidelines for these?
Legal
Who will be responsible for compliance with The UK GDPR and any local arrangements within Manchester University?
Training and Documentation
How will users be trained?
Assumptions and Dependencies
AAI system
Creates Polaris account for applicant.
AAI does little if any checking, we would like it to check the applicant’s email address and membership of an academic institution.
Interfaces to other systems
Polaris will import proposals in the approved Polaris Exchange Format from any external system
Polaris will export proposals to any external system in the approved Polaris Exchange Format
Volumes
Here are the usage estimates for the expected lifetime of the PST
discrete users : in 1000s
concurrent users : in 10s (near submission time)
proposals and rate of creation : proposals in 1000s and maybe 100s per day (near submission time)
investigators per proposal : 1-10
observations per proposal : typically only a few if single target - however could be 1000s for surveys
spectral and timing windows per target per proposal : a few
document numbers and volume per proposal : < 10 (documents are intended to be images to be included in the justifications)
required equipment per proposal :
observatories and organisations taking part : perhaps 10
TACs per observatory : typically only one
equipment and its spectral windows, arrays, and configurations per observatory :
submitted proposals per observatory per cycle : 10s - 1000s
allocated proposals per observatory per cycle :10s-100s
Dependencies
AAI grants access to Polaris to prospective users. We would like it to verify their email address and membership of a recognised academic institution before doing so.
Polaris does not have access to observatory schedules, so revoking an allocation will be a decision made by the TAC who does, but the decision will be captured in Polaris