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SAs can edit SIAS tasks and SIAS is also where you set up your communication preferences for receiving notifications (i.e. texts) when the instrument and telescope are released.
Another important function of SIAS and its associated database is to inform the Observing Support team of which configurable elements should be loaded in DEIMOS and LRIS for an observing run. The following figure shows how a SIAS page entry for an LRIS configuration looks like:
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The columns on the figure above represent, from left to right:
Column 1 (Who): The team in charge of the task. Support means the Observing Support team.
Column 2 (System): The system affected by the task, e.g. LRIS, DEIMOS, Vehicles, Facility Cryo and others.
Column 3 (Description): A description of the task with optional link to detailed documentation on how to execute the task.
Column 4 (Last changed): This column contains the Update button when any updates need to be introduced regarding the task progress. Tasks can be modified or cancelled as needed using the Update button.
Columns 5 and 6 (Job Done): The initials of the person who worked on the task and the time when the update was introduced.
Column 7 (Comments): Any pertinent comments regarding the task execution.
The components highlighted in yellow needed to be loaded. The instrument engineer or technician that loads the elements records the even upon completion by hitting the Update button and adding any pertinent comments on the Comments column.