Known Issues
Known Issues affecting the Cycle 8 2021 release of the ALMA Observing Tool
The following table lists those issues which are known to affect the Cycle 8 2021 version of the Observing Tool. This will be updated to denote whether an issue has been fixed and whether this fix has made it into an updated release.
| Issue | Description | Resolved? | Deployed? |
|---|---|---|---|
| C1_032 | Leaving the OT open for days at a time can cause an error upon saving. Saving to another file, closing the OT and re-opening produces a "ZLIB input stream" error i.e. the project is unreadable. This issue is yet to be satisfactorily characterised. | ||
| C2_009 | Placing spectral windows that are exactly as far apart as they can possibly be can cause an error, the text of which is also misleading. | ||
| C6_001 | The OT's mosaicing algorithm will not allow an even number of pointings along a single row. A custom mosaic may be used instead. | ||
| C8_001 | The time estimate dialogue for VLBI and Phased Array Science Goals is not enforcing the three-hour minimum. However, the correct time is shown on the Cover Sheet and will be used by the Proposal Handling Team. | ||
| C8_002 | When setting the hour of a multiple visit using the time-constraint interface, it may not be possible to select certain values and attempting to do so may cause the OT to freeze. There is no known workaround at present. | ||
| C8_003 | Sources with different velocities may bring up a validation error relating to 'tuning groups'. Small changes to the source velocity may solve the problem. The first source typically seems to be the problem. | ||
| C8_004 | For a "simultaneous" 12-m + ACA proposal, the Cover Sheet will show TP time even if the TP Array is not required. However, TP Time will not be charged to the project. |