SMART Project Manager

Project Manager

The "SMART Project Manager" window is the starting point for using SMART. All data processed in SMART is organised into "projects". A project can be created in SMART, saved and loaded back in later. Projects are stored on disk with the extension ".smp" (SMART project). Each project contains one or more "datasets" in which data (images and/or spectra) is organized.

The Project Manager has five toolbar options "Project", "Calibration", "Parameters", "Tools" and "Help".

• "Project":
• "New" opens a new project.
• "Load" loads an existing project. Clicking this option will display a selection box listing existing projects. (File type ".smp".)
• "Save" saves (or re-saves) a project under its existing name as a ".smp" file.
• "Save as" saves a project under a new name as a ".smp" file.
• "Exit" exits the Project Manager.

• "Display Current Calibration Files" invokes the Calibration File Display window.
• "Select Calibration File Release" invokes the Calibration File Selection window.

• "SMART Parameters" invokes the SMART Parameters window.
• "Optimal Extraction Options" invokes the Optimal Extraction Options window.
• "SMART Parameters (advanced)" invokes the SMART Parameters (advanced) window.

• "Start IDEA" invokes the IDEA Main Window. (NOTE: At least one Dataset (see below) must have been created or loaded into the Project Manager before "Start IDEA" can be used.)
• "Start IDP3" invokes the IDP3 FITS File Viewer.

• "About SMART" will display the Acknowledge SMART window.
• "SMART User Guide" will display the SMART User Guide.

The foot of the Project Manager box has two buttons, "Add Dataset" and "Exit".

• "Add Dataset" adds a new, empty dataset to the current Project.
• "Exit" exits the Project Manager.

Work done in SMART is organized into projects. Only one Project may be open at any one time. To begin a new project click on "Project" on the Project Manager toolbar and then "New" on the resulting drop down menu. This will display a box entitled "New Project". Type in a name of choice and then click on "OK" to set up the new project. (Clicking "Cancel" will cancel the set up.) NOTE: Do not use spaces (blanks) within project names. Exercise care when using special characters (eg. #, @, %, etc.) as they may have other meanings to the operating system.

Once set up a project can always be accessed by clicking "Load" on the "Project" drop down menu.

Within a project data is organized into Datasets. Each project must contain at least one dataset. Datasets are numbered sequentially, 1,2,3... etc. Each dataset contains one or more records, which are the actual data being worked on with SMART.

Once a new project is begun the Project Manager window header will change to display the name of the project. A line "Dataset n (0 records)" will appear in the Project Manager box, where "n" is the first unassigned dataset number within the current project. Click this to highlight it and three new buttons will appear in foot of the Project Manager Box :

• "Edit" displays a new window entitled "Dataset: Dataset n". (This window can also be displayed by double clicking on "Dataset n (0 records)"
• "Rename" will rename a dataset within this project. Clicking it displays a name box, type in the new name and click "OK" to confirm, "Cancel" to cancel.
• "Delete" will delete the dataset from this project.

Additional datasets can be added by clicking the "Add Dataset" button. This will display an additional window where the new dataset name can be input.
(Click "OK" to confirm addition, "Cancel" to cancel.)