Computer software scripting

FieldNotes user verification can be conducted by following the SOP written by Astrix, which can be downloaded from the Astrix Web site. The SOP contains a script that is typed into the computer system. If the printout matches the SOP script, then verification is complete. A record of this must be placed in the facility archive. This verification process takes 1 h or less. For FieldNotes, calculations are not verified at the field site since the manufacturer feels that the software developer and the sponsors have performed adequate validation of these calculations previously. This may, therefore, require a visit to the sponsor or to the manufacturer to confirm that this important step of the validation process has been completed and is adequately documented. By following the Astrix SOP, the user is simply ensuring that the program operates on their system(s). The SOP script must be typed in exactly as written in order to confirm the printout accuracy. QA must ensure that the verification documentation is properly archived. Just as with any other SOP, this SOP must be approved in writing by field site management to comply with GLP. 

Component inventory All eomponents of the system including the computer, network connections, software, and MS instruments are listed in the test script (this is supphed from the system inventory and information gathering stages of the process outlined in Figure 20.9). 

OS operating system, PC personal computer, LDAP lightweight directory access protocol, CMS content management systems, SIS software installation script... 

Software for computing the RREF of a matrix is readily available in computer algebra packages. For completeness, here we list a script that offers the same functionality, but works in the popular open-source package Python ... 

A personal desktop computer was used as the main relaying tool of the fabric patterns. Slides were devised to provide instructions and the fabric stimuh. The order and duration of the slides were preprogrammed by self-written scripts in presentation software. 

The CMF approach is implemented as a set of scripts operating under the R environment for statistical computing and graphics [80], A version of the software is available at http //sites.google.com/site/comnotfields/. 

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