GLAST Standard Analysis Environment (SAE) Evaluation Questionnaire
Checkup 1
October 12, 2004 - October 29, 2004

Reviewer: Razzano Massimiliano

Software Component: Glbary

Summary of Tests Performed:
Test with Theodore's simulator and search for period.

User Interface

1. What, if anything, about the choice and meaning of parameters
could be improved? Are there new parameters which need to be
added? Are the current parameters sensible?

I think a good thing should be the use not only of RA,dec for the true position of
the source, but also the prompt for l,b. Perhaps a previous prompt could ask the user
to choose what coordinate system to use.

2. Are there any prompts you would suggest rewording?

-A first line of prompt should remind the user to set the environment
variables needed.
-Enter the units for epoch;

3. Are there any hidden parameters which you think should be
prompted for or vice versa?

Probably the message that the HDU 0 is not processed can be skipped.

4. Would you like the prompts to appear in a different order?

Ok

5. Would you suggest changes to the default values of any
parameters? Changes to min, max fields?

Ok

Tool Behavior

6. In what way, if any, did the tool perform unexpectedly?

Ok

7. Were there any aspects of the tool's output which seem
scientifically suspicious to you? (e.g. fluxes too large,
number of events selected too small, etc.)

Ok

8. Was there information (i.e. output) the tool did not provide
which you think it should?

Ok

9. Was there information (i.e. output) the tool provided which
you think it should not?

Ok

Future Development

10. List new features you would like to see implemented, in
descending order of importance. Please flag any which you
think are critical for DC2.

- The prompt for l,b in addition to RA,dec.
- the possibility to display automatically a name for the output file. For example
from vela_events_0000.fits the tool can propose a default name like for example Vela_evtBcorr_0000.fits

11. Are there any aspects of this tool you would change in order
for it to work more smoothly with other parts of the SAE?


JIRA Summary

Please list the identifiers of any/all JIRA issues which were filed
in connection with this evaluation.

I placed all the issues here and not in JIRA.

General Notes

The tests I've performed are using only Theodore simulator, and I guess all the other
people do the same because this is the one that perform the barycentric corrections.
Then I think we need a crosscheck when the other simulators will perform
decorrections.