Create a New Procedure

Purpose:

This task demonstrates how to create a new procedure and add a new bundle to that procedure.

Tasks:

 
  1. Load one or more products into the main display panel (see Lesson 1).
  2. Load any additional maps into the main display panel (see Lesson 3).
  3. Edit the display characteristics (i.e., color table, graphic colors, Magnification, etc.) for the products and maps in the main display panel (see Lessons 2 & 3).
    • Take time to change the display traits of graphic overlay products and maps prior to saving the procedure. Make use of the different colors and line styles available, using brighter colors and thicker (or solid) lines for items you want to stand out more. Use thin lines for reference information and to reduce clutter.
    • If you have several graphic or map overlays loaded in the main display, consider toggling some of them off prior to creating the procedure. This way, the overlays are available in the procedure, but initial clutter in the display is reduced.
  4. Open the New Procedures GUI using one of the following methods:
    1. Method 1: Using the File menu.
      1. From the File menu, select Procedures.
      2. In the sub-menu that appears, select New.                                                                                          The New Procedure GUI
    2. Method 2: Using the keyboard shortcut <CTRL> + N.
  5. Add a bundle to the New Procedure GUI.
    1. In the Procedure GUI that appears, left-click on the Copy In button.
    2. Left-click on the bundle you copied in.
    3. Left-click on the Rename... button.
    4. In the Enter Bundle Name window enter a name for the bundle that is readable in a small window.                                           Dialog box for changing bundle names
      • You can move procedures up or down in the list using the Up and Down buttons if you have lots of bundles, and you can delete bundles using the Delete button.
      • You can alter existing bundles to use other radars, models, points, and lines using the Alter button (and selecting the appropriate check box), and then save those bundles with the new characteristics.
    5. Left-click the Save or Save As... button.
    6. In the Save Procedure As window that appears, enter the name you want to assign to the new procedure, then left-click the OK button.
      • The procedure window, originally titled Procedure (untitled), should now be titled Procedure (procedure_name), where procedure_name is the name you just gave the new procedure.
      • You can continue creating new bundles in this procedure or you can select the Close button.
      • You can open up your new procedure and new bundle under your USER in the open procedures window (step 2).
  6. Task Complete!