Advanced

Table of Contents:

• Channel modifications
  • Specifying the channel to change
  • Specifying an element to change
  • Specifying a stage to change
  • Example
• AROL compatibility
• Best practices
  • Place instrumentation information files in a central repository
  • Use a file hierarchy for different objects
  • Validate all information files bottom up
  • Verification of response_stages in information file
  • Reuse information files
  • Document information files with notes, extras and comments
  • Placement of response_stages in information file
  • How to modify individual stages
  • Use of channel modifications
  • How to use notes
  • Base your info files in templates
• Notes
  • Date formats
• Caveats
  • Caveat: Effect of $ref
  • Caveat: Cryptic syntax messages
  • Caveat: Use of response stages
  • Caveat: Treatment of sample rates in response stages
  • Caveat: ALWAYS follow the syntax and beware of $ref overwriting your attributes
• Troubleshooting
• Addons
  • LCHEAPO
  • SDPCHAIN
  • LC2SDS
  • OCA