[Sbs] Addendum Re: Data management best practices reminder: Do not copy, rename, move, remove or otherwise touch raw data files!

[Andrew Puckett]

PS—by way of clarification, I should add that it IS acceptable to copy SBS raw data files to personal/offsite computers or (in very limited quantities) to personal areas of the SBS work or volatile disks that are NOT followed by Bob’s scripts, for the purposes of software testing, etc. However, for the reasons noted in my previous message, copying or renaming or otherwise manipulating the raw data files on the Hall A data disks that are managed by Bob’s scripts is to be avoided under all circumstances.

As before, please direct questions to myself, Ole and/or Bob.

Best regards,
Andrew

From: Sbs <sbs-bounces at jlab.org> on behalf of Andrew Puckett <puckett at jlab.org>
Date: Sunday, October 10, 2021 at 1:43 PM
To: sbs <sbs at jlab.org>, sbs_software at jlab.org <sbs_software at jlab.org>
Subject: [Sbs] Data management best practices reminder: Do not copy, rename, move, remove or otherwise touch raw data files!
Hello all,

I have been asked by Bob Michaels to remind everyone that it is best practice for those of us involved in data analysis to not tamper with SBS raw data files in any way. Doing anything to the raw data files other than reading them using our Hall A analyzer software simply should not be done under any circumstances, period. Let Bob’s automated scripts manage the copying of the raw data out to tape, in order to avoid accidental loss of data!

For more details, I refer you to the following logbook entry:

https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3921343

For further reading, please familiarize yourself with and follow Jefferson Lab’s and Hall A’s applicable data management policies:

https://scicomp.jlab.org/DataManagementPlan.pdf

https://data.jlab.org/drupal/?q=system/files/Data_Management_Plan_Hall-A.pdf

The bottom line is: Users should NEVER modify the raw data files in any way. Don’t copy, rename, move, remove, or otherwise touch these raw data files! I reiterate: let Bob’s automatic scripts manage the copying of the raw data to long-term tape storage. Your interaction with these files should be read-only; i.e., processing them using the analyzer.

Please direct any questions regarding this policy to me, your SBS software coordinator, Ole Hansen, the Hall A software coordinator, or Bob Michaels.

Thanks and best regards,
Andrew

Andrew Puckett
Associate Professor, Physics Department
University of Connecticut
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Storrs, CT 06269-3046
Office phone: (860) 486-7137
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