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7. User Profile Management
A. Examples of Using Sessions
A.1 GBT Session Examples
A.2 VLA Session Examples
1. Introduction
Interactive Services (my.nrao.edu) is a portal to the NRAO. Currently, the main services include the
Proposal Submission Tool (PST), a CASA helpdesk, and user profile management. The PST is a
package for creating and submitting proposals for NRAO telescopes that currently include the VLA,
GBT, and VLBA. Common Astronomy Software Applications (CASA) is a suite of C++ application
libraries for the reduction and analysis of radioastronomical data, packaged through a Python scripting
interface. Interactive Services provides the user with a CASA helpdesk. The user may also manage
their profile within Interactive Services which includes viewing and editing names, addresses, phone
numbers, etc.
When you first log into Interactive Services you will see your Dashboard. The Dashboard is a
management tool to help you keep track of news from the NRAO telescopes, latest developments,
your data, your collaborators, and the status of dynamic scheduling. You will also be able to keep
track of the various requests for feedback that NRAO has open at any given time. This utility will be
continually evolved over the next one to two years, and new items will be added based on feedback
from the user community. You will see tabs across the top of the page that say, ``Dashboard'',
``Proposals'', ``CASA'', and ``Profile''.
1.1 Registering at my.nrao.edu
If you do not have a username and password, you will need to request one. Click on the ``Create
Account'' button on the Login page. This will take you to a page where you enter your user
information into the NRAO Database. The information is entered via sections:
General Info:
Your name, professional status, and other miscellaneous information.
Affiliations:
The university, institution, or organization with which you are affiliated.
Addresses:
Mailing addresses for home, office, etc.
User Preferences:
Here, you enter your username and password. You may also enter a few other personal data.
Email Addresses:
Personal or work email addresses.
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