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Title: Using OpCon

1
S1 Welcome and Introduction S2 Introduction to
Safety Information Exchange S3 Operational
Concepts S4 System Overview S5 CVIEW
Networking S6 Microsoft Windows NT S7 Standard
Procedures S8 System Configuration S9 Change and
Problem Tracking S10 CVIEW Versions S11 Using
OpCon S12 Laboratory Exercises S13 Wrap-up
Session 11 Using OpCon
2
Session Plan

Session objectives
General overview
Starting and exiting from OpCon
Organization Manager
User Manager
Subscription Manager
Subscription Registrations
Miscellaneous Topics
OpCon requirements
OpCons interactions with Oracle and Windows
Operational notes
Reporting OpCon problems
Differences between OpCon v1.6 and OpCon v2.0
Future Features
Discussion

3
Session Objectives

Learn what OpCon is, and how to use it
Understand what organizations, users,
subscriptions, and subscription registrations are
Understand OpCons interactions with the Oracle
Database and with the Windows NT server
Learn how to report a problem
Learn about OpCons system and user (operator)
requirements
Learn about future features

4
General Overview
5
What is OpCon?

OpCon stand for Operators Console
Designed to be used with SAFER and (APL
developed) CVIEW systems
Its a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that
manipulates the data and resources required by
the SAFER and CVIEW systems in an easy and
straightforward manner
Its the tool an operator uses to create, modify,
and delete
Organizations
Users
Subscriptions
Subscription Registrations

6
What will this version of OpCon do for me?

Allow easy manipulation of organizations, users,
subscriptions, and subscription registrations
Allow remote usage (i.e. run OpCon on a Windows
NT workstation or server not physically located
where the SAFER or CVIEW service is running),
with limitations

7
What is an Organization?

An organization is an entity within a SAFER or
CVIEW system that contains information about a
users organization (company or agency, and
department or division)
Note that a user MUST belong to an organization

8
What is a User?

A user is an entity within a SAFER or CVIEW
system that contains information about an
individual user, including such things as
What type of user they are (general, state law
enforcement, federal law enforcement)
What type of data they are interested in
receiving on a periodic basis (otherwise known as
a "subscription")

9
What is a Subscription?

A subscription is another entity within a SAFER
or CVIEW system that defines the information
users can receive periodically
For example
Carrier snapshots
Vehicle snapshots

10
What is a Subscription Registration?

A subscription registration is a link between a
subscription and a user
They indicate which users get which subscriptions

11
OpCon Function List

OpCon can create, delete, and modify
Organizations (organization information)
OpCon can create, delete, and modify Users (user
information, and user NT accounts)
OpCon can create, delete, and modify
Subscriptions (subscription information)
OpCon can create, delete, and modify Subscription
Registrations

12
Starting and Exiting From OpCon
13
Start OpCon Just Like Any Other Microsoft Windows
Program

During installation, an icon for OpCon is placed
onto the Windows start menu, just like any other
Windows program
The following diagram illustrates where the icon
might be found when the program is installed
using the default locations

14
The OpCon Control Bar is where Everything Starts

Access to all three major areas (organizations,
users, and subscriptions) is obtained via the
OpCon Control Bar

Menu Bar
Button Bar
Organization Manager button
Subscription Manager button
User Manager button

In all OpCon windows, the menu bar (when present)
duplicates all button-bar functions, and in most
cases contains additional functions

15
Use the OpCon Control Bar toExit from the Program

Exit from the OpCon program by using the Control
Bars Menu Bar or the Control Bars standard
Windows X

Windows X
16
The Organization Manager
17
Opening the Organization Manager Window

Open the Organization Manager window via the
Control Bars Menu Bar, or by clicking on the
Organization Manager button

Organization Manager button

An Organization Manager button also appears on
the User Manager and Subscription Manager windows

18
Add, Delete, and Otherwise Manipulate
Organizations via the Organization Manager

All organizations are listed in the Organization
Manager
Default sorting is by Organization Name
Re-sort by clicking on the column titles
Columns can be moved by dragging on the column
titles
The window is re-sizeable

Column Titles
19
Adding An Organization is Easy

Select Actions Create New Organization on the
Organization Managers menu bar, or click on the
Organization Managers Create New Organization
button

Create New Organization button
20
The Create New Organization Dialog Box
21
Adding An Organization

Select or type in the name of the new
organization
Note that an Organization Name / Sub-Organization
Name pair differentiate organizations from each
other
Type in the Sub-Organization name (optional)
Type in a short name for the new organization
(optional)
Fill in the remaining requested information
Decide whether the new organization should be
active or inactive
Assign an organization ID
Click on the Generate Organization ID button to
have OpCon generate one for you, or type one in
Click on the Finish button

22
Modifying An Organizations Information is Easy

Select an organization from within the
Organization Manager
Select Actions Organization Properties on the
Organization Managers menu bar, or click on the
Organization Managers Organization Properties
button, or double-click on the selected
organization

Organization Properties button

Modify the information as appropriate
Click on the Finish button

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Deleting An Organization is Easy

Select the organization from within the
Organization Manager
You can only select one at a time
Select Actions Delete Organization on the
Organization Managers menu bar, or click on the
Organization Managers Delete Organization button

Delete Organization button

You will see an Are you sure? dialog box
Click on the Yes button to continue with the
delete operation
You will see a Last Chance dialog box
Click on the Yes button again to delete the
selected organization

24
The User Manager
25
Opening the User Manager Window

Open the User Manager window via the Control
Bars Menu Bar, or by clicking on the User
Manager button

User Manager button

A User Manager button also appears on the
Organization Manager and Subscription Manager
windows

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Add, Delete, and Otherwise Manipulate Users via
the User Manager

All users are listed in the User Manager
(retrieving this information from the database
can be time consuming)
Default sorting is by User ID
Re-sort by clicking on the column titles
Columns can be moved by dragging on the column
titles
The window is re-sizeable

Column Titles
27
Adding A User is Easy

Select Actions Create New User on the User
Managers menu bar, or click on the User
Managers Create New User button

Create New User button
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The Create New User Dialog Box
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Adding A User

Select an organization for the new user
Fill in the requested information
Click on the Copy Information from Organization
button to fill in many of the address and phone
fields with information taken from the
organizations contact
Select a user type (general user, state law
enforcement officer, or federal law enforcement
officer)
Decide whether the new user should be active or
inactive
Decide if the user will receive subscriptions,
and therefore whether or not a sub account
should be created
Assign a user ID and password
Click on the Generate User ID Password button
to have OpCon generate them for you, or type them
in
Click on the Finish button

30
Modifying A Users Information is Easy

Select a user from within the User Manager
Select Actions User Properties on the User
Managers menu bar, or click on the User
Managers User Properties button, or double-click
on the selected user
Modify the information as appropriate
Click on the Copy Information from Organization
button to overwrite many of the address and phone
fields with information taken from the
organizations contact
Assign a new password, if desired. Click on the
Generate New Password button to have OpCon
generate one for you
Click on the Finish button
Important notes
If you decide to create a sub account for a
user that does not have one, you must provide a
new password as well
The status deleted is no longer supported -
only active and inactive are supported

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Deleting A User is Easy

Select the user (or users) from within the User
Manager
You can select more than one by pressing and
holding the Ctrl key
Select Actions Delete Users on the User
Managers menu bar, or click on the User
Managers Delete Users button

Delete Users button

You will see an Are you sure? dialog box
Click on the Yes button to delete the selected
user or users

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The Subscription Manager
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What is a Subscription?

Subscriptions contain descriptive and periodicity
information
Subscription name and description
Periodicity (next update, daily, weekly,
bi-weekly, bi-monthly, monthly, quarterly,
annually, or immediately)
They contain information that selects which new
data records will be sent to users based on data
attributes
Entity type (carrier or vehicle)
Data Type (currently only snapshot)
They contain information that selects which new
data records will be sent to users based on
selection criteria (i.e. records with DOT number
25)
They contain information that decides which new
data records will be sent to users based on
events criteria (i.e. records where the safety
rating value changed)

34
An Example of What Happens During Subscription
Processing (part 1)
Carrier Snapshots arrive from SAFER for
processing.
Do any of these carrier snapshots have DOT
Numbers 4 or 10 or 1011 or ICC Numbers
123 or States DC or MD or VA? If so, they are
selected (shown in green) to continue to the next
phase.
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An Example of What Happens During Subscription
Processing (part 2)
Each snapshot is examined - specifically, the
fields corresponding to the subscription's event
set. Have any of those fields changed, as
compared to the corresponding snapshot currently
in the database? If so, they are selected (shown
in white) to be delivered to the users who are
registered for the subscription. Certain event
sets utilize more complex selection algorithms,
but the end result is the same.
Sets of snapshots are developed based on the
various and applicable snapshot views. Each set
contains only the fields required for that view.
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An Example of What Happens During Subscription
Processing (part 3)
Sets of snapshots are delivered to every user who
is registered for the subscription. Each
registered user only receives the set with the
appropriate view. The snapshots are placed into
each user's "sub" mailbox.
37
Opening the Subscription Manager Window

Open the Subscription Manager window via the
Control Bars Menu Bar, or by clicking on the
Subscription Manager button

Subscription Manager button

A Subscription Manager button also appears on the
Organization Manager and Subscription Manager
windows

38
Add, Delete, and Otherwise Manipulate
Subscriptions via the Subscription Manager

All subscriptions are listed in the Subscription
Manager
Default sorting is by Subscription ID
Re-sorting is NOT available
Columns can be moved by dragging on the column
titles
The window is re-sizeable

Column Titles
39
Creating a New Subscription is aThree-Step
Process

Select Actions Create New Subscription on the
Subscription Managers menu bar, or click on the
Subscription Managers Create New Subscription
button

Create New Subscription button
40
Create New Subscription Dialog Box 1
41
Creating a New Subscription - Step 1

Decide on a name and a description for the new
subscription
Select the entity type (carrier or vehicle)
Select the periodicity (next update, daily,
weekly, bi-weekly, bi-monthly, monthly,
quarterly, annually, or immediately)
Click on the Next button

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Create New Subscription Dialog Box 2for Carrier
Snapshots
43
Create New Subscription Dialog Box 2for Vehicle
Snapshots
44
Creating a New Subscription - Step 2

Decide which new records will be sent to
registered users based on selection criteria
For carrier snapshots, you can select records
based on DOT Numbers, ICC Numbers, or States, and
can exclude records with certain DOT Numbers
For vehicle snapshots, you can select records
based on IRP Base States or States of Operation,
and can exclude records with certain States of
Operation
Click on the appropriate Change button to
modify the selection criteria
Click on the Next button

45
Create New Subscription Dialog Box 3 for Carrier
Snapshots
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Create New Subscription Dialog Box 3 for Vehicle
Snapshots
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Creating a New Subscription - Step 3

Decide which new records will be sent to
registered users based on events criteria
Important note
Select the Event Set that matches the view you
intend to use for all of the users that will be
registered for this subscription
In other words, the Event Set should match the
data views of the subscription registrations
(more on subscription registrations later)
Click on the Finish button

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Modifying a Subscription is a Three-Step Process

Select Actions Subscription Properties on the
Subscription Managers menu bar, or click on the
Subscription Managers Subscription Properties
button, or double-click on the selected
subscription
All three steps are almost exactly like the three
steps used when creating a new subscription
Click on the Finish button on the third dialog
box to make the changes
Click on the Cancel button on any dialog box to
abort the modification operation

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Deleting A Subscription is Easy

Select the subscription from within the
Subscription Manager
You can only select one at a time
Select Actions Delete Subscription on the
Subscription Managers menu bar, or click on the
Subscription Managers Delete Subscription button

Delete Subscription button

You will see an Are you sure? dialog box
Click on the Yes button to delete the selected
subscription

50
Subscription Registrations
51
What is a Subscription Registration?

Subscription Registrations determine which users
get which new data
A single registration links one user to one
subscription
In addition, subscription registrations contain
information that describes how the new data is to
be filtered, and in what format it is to be
delivered
Data View (depends on the related subscription)
Data Format (EDI, AFF, PRISM, Paper Free, or
Plain Text)
EDI Version (currently only 4010, and only
relevant when the data format is EDI)
Media (currently only electronic)
Compression (zip file compression or no zip)
Maximum Bundling (maximum number of snapshots per
e-mail message)

52
Subscription Registrations LinkSubscriptions to
Users

Each line between a subscription and a user
represents one subscription registration

53
Opening the Subscription Registrations Window

Open the Subscription Registrations window via
the Subscription Managers Menu Bar, or by
clicking on the Subscription Managers Show
Subscription Registrations button

Show Subscription Registrations button
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Add, Delete, and Otherwise Manipulate
Subscription Registrations via the Subscription
Registrations Window

All registrations for the subscription selected
in the Subscription Manager are listed
Default sorting is by Organization name
Re-sorting is NOT available
Columns can be moved by dragging on the column
titles
The window is re-sizeable

55
Creating New Subscription Registrations is
aTwo-Step Process

Click on the Add Subscription Registrations
button in the Subscription Registrations window
Note that you will be adding registrations for
the subscription selected in the Subscription
Manager

Add Subscription Registrations button
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Example Create New Subscription Registrations
Dialog Box 1
57
Creating New Subscription Registrations - Step 1

Select the properties to apply to ALL of the new
subscription registrations
Note that Step 2 allows selection of more than
one user
Click on the Next button

58
Example Create New Subscription Registrations
Dialog Box 2
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Creating New Subscription Registrations - Step 2

Decide which users are to become registered for
the subscription
In the Pick Users dialog box, select a user, an
organization, or Available Users
Click on the right arrow button to move your
selection to the right-hand pane
The left-hand pane represents eligible users
The right-hand pane represents users that will
become registered
To undo one or more of your selections, make a
selection in the right-hand pane, and click on
the left arrow button
Click on the OK button
Note The Pick Users dialog box is sizeable

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Modifying A Subscription Registration is Easy

Select a subscription registration from within
the Subscription Registrations window
Click on the Subscription Registration Properties
button, or double-click on the selected
registration

Subscription Registration Properties button

Modify the information as appropriate
Click on the OK button
Important policy note All of the registrations
for a single subscription should have identical
properties

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Deleting A Subscription Registration is Easy

Select the subscription registration (or
registrations) from within the Subscription
Registrations window
You can select more than one by pressing and
holding the Ctrl key
Click on the Delete Subscription Registrations
button

Delete Subscription Registrations button

You will see an Are you sure? dialog box
Click on the Yes button to delete the selected
registration or registrations

62
Miscellaneous Topics
63
Here are Some of the Other Things OpCon Can Do
(part 1)

Refresh Information
The Organization, User, and Subscription manager
displays can be refreshed by selecting Actions
Refresh Information on the menu bar, or by
pressing the F5 key
Count records
Press the Count button on the Organization, User
or Subscription manager windows, or on the
Subscription Registrations window to count and
display the number of records
This feature is also available on the menu bar of
the three managers (select Actions Count )

Count button
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Here are Some of the Other Things OpCon Can Do
(part 2)

List of New Users
Each time a new user is created, that persons
name, User ID, and password are added to an
internal list which can be viewed, printed, or
cleared at any time
All three options are accessed from the Control
Bars menu bar
The printing feature can be used to FAX new user
IDs and passwords to organizations (no need to
write them down)

NEW USERS AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION HANDLE
IN A SECURE MANNER (printed on 5/23/2000
95221 AM) Organization APL Research Lab / SSD
(jhu/apl_2) Schnerd, Ferd S User ID schnefs1
Password schne8041s
Sample Printout
65
Here are Some of the Other Things OpCon Can Do
(part 3)

Select Printer Font
The printer font is used when printing the list
of new users, or when the print button on the new
user, or user properties dialog box, is pressed
It can be selected from the Control Bars menu
bar
Note that only True-Type, fixed pitch fonts are
supported

66
Here are Some of the Other Things OpCon Can Do
(part 4)

City Quick List
Certain dialog boxes contain city fields, all of
which use combo boxes
A combo box allows you to either select from a
drop down list, or type in the city yourself (if
you dont see it in the list)
You can add a city to the list through the use of
the Add to City Quick List button, found just to
the right of each city field
Note that the city list is maintained separately
on each installation of OpCon

Add to City Quick List button
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Here are Some of the Other Things OpCon Can Do
(part 5)

Remote Operation
This version of OpCon can run on a Windows NT
Workstation or Server v4.0 machine that is
connected to another Windows NT Server v4.0
machine
All operational capabilities are available
Caveats
Simultaneous use of two or more OpCons is NOT
recommended
Remote operation has been extensively tested, but
the exact nature (requirements) of the connection
required between OpCon and the server has not
been characterized

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OpCon Requirements

OpCon runs on Windows NT Server v4.0, or Windows
NT Workstation v4.0 only
Testing has been accomplished on Server service
pack 6a, and Workstation service pack 6a
When used remotely on a Windows NT Workstation
v4.0 machine, the server it connects to must be
running Windows NT Server v4.0
Oracle SQL Net must be installed and configured
correctly
The OpCon user (the operator) must have
administrator privileges on the server
640 x 480 pixel display minimum, 800 x 600 or
larger recommended
Large display fonts may cause problems

69
OpCons Interactions with Oracle and Windows
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OpCon Operational Notes

If you see a message or error you do not
understand, please contact the OpCon development
team for clarification
Eric King
Senior Software Engineer
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics
Laboratory
(240) 228-8679 (Washington D.C.)
(443) 778-8679 (Baltimore)
eric.king_at_jhuapl.edu

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What If I Discover a Problem?

If you experience a bug, problem, or annoyance
Fill out a Change Request Form, and FAX it to
(240) 228-6149
OR Send an e/mail message with as much detail as
possible to CVIEW.Help_at_jhuapl.edu
Dont forget to state that the product is OpCon
Dont forget to state which version of OpCon you
are using (to obtain the version, Select Help
About OpCon on the Control Bars menu bar)
Try to recall what operation you were attempting
and the steps you took - include that information
as well

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Fill In the CRF Header This Way...

Date 5/23/2000 CRF Number (for APL use only)
________________
Your Full Printed Name Eric King________________
____________
Your Organization JHU Applied Physics
Laboratory________________
Your Phone Number (240) 228-8679__________
Your FAX Number _______________________
Your E-Mail Address eric.king_at_jhuapl.edu________
__________________________
Priority (as perceived by you) HIGH
MEDIUM LOW (circle one)
Product Name OpCon___________________________
Product Version 2.0_________________
Where was the problem detected (location of the
product)? JHU/APL______________________________
If this is a documentation change, please provide
the document title, version, and date.
Title ______________________________Version
________________ Date ________________