ECMWF are pleased to announce the availability of a beta version of a new real-time requirement-editing interface.
The Product Requirements Editor will replace the existing requirement-editing interface, used by ECMWF Member and Cooperating Sates for the management of real-time dissemination requirements, on Tuesday 18th February 2020.
Who is it for?
The Product Requirements Editor is an intuitive platform for the editing of real-time data requirements.
User group
Access to the legacy platform
Access to beta phase of the new platform
Access to the new platform (18th February 2020)
Member & Cooperating State
- 17th January - 18th February
NMHS licence holders
(access to requirements was only available via ECPDS)
- 21st January - 18th February
Maximum charge customers
(access to requirements was only available via ECPDS)
- 21st January - 18th February
Highlights & new features
The Product Requirements Editor offers a variety of new features designed to assist users in the management of real-time data delivery.
Examples include:
Autocomplete
What it does: Provides users with a list of parameters that exist in the parameter database
only display parameters that are valid in dissemination and valid for your current request (this is currently just a dump of all parameters from the parameter database)
Inheritance
What it does: Displays the data that is being inherited from the preceding dissemination request
Future enhancements: snippets for ALL datasets will be added prior to the first release
Diff
What it does: Displays differences between: 1. the operational version of a feed and the amended version of that same feed 2. the operational version and a previous operational version 3. two previous operational versions
Note : Any changes you make in the application WILL NOT affect your operational delivery. This is strictly a test system.
Report bugs and provide your feedback
This is a beta version of the web application.
We look forward to your feedback, which will be used to shape future improvements to the application. Please report any feedback todata.services@ecmwf.intusing the format below:
Page (URL)
Screenshot
Comments
<provide a link to the page you would like to report>
<provide a screenshot of the issue>
<provide a summary of the issue and/or your suggestions for improvement
Further updates
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