Remote Proposal Submission System

Browser settings

Browser requirements:
For best results use the latest version of Internet Explorer, Navigator or Mozilla Firefox. The browser must be able to translate JavaScript and be Java compatible (only for navigation tree use).

Cache
Using caching on XRPS will cause problems with information not being updated. See below or click here for details.

Special Issues for Netscape Users
Please beware that if the Netscape browser is resized/maximised the current page is re-loaded. In the case of the XRPS, the whole frameset is reloaded. If you have filled in a form without actually comitting, a re-size would actually cause the page to reload and therefore you would loose all the data you have entered.

Do not use the browser's Back Button
Do not use the browser's back button as this can modify the content of your proposal. If you find yourself in a "lost" position, reload the whole proposal starting at the first page of the XRPS system.

Frames
This web site makes use of tables and frames to organise the information content correctly. Do not break out the frame set. This could result in not being able to view the proposal correctly.

Screen Resolution
Results are best viewed with a screen resolution of 1024x768. If you can only manage a 800x600 resolution then a fair amount of frame resizing will be required.

Be Patient!
This site can take a few seconds to update pages and frames so don't click anything until the browser has finished downloading all the information.
 
Avoid daily backups time
Please be aware that every day from 02:00 to 02:30 GMT, your data is backed up and the XRPS service is interrupted during this period. Unfortunately, it is not possible for XRPS to warn connected users before shutting down the service.


Cache Settings
Make sure to have the cookies allowed, clear the cache and history and set them to 0. Below examples are given on how to do this for different browsers.
 
Netscape Cache Settings Internet Explorer Cache Settings Mozilla Firefox Cache Settings
Start Netscape Navigator

Select Edit | Preferences menu item

Open Navigator branch
Set "Pages in history expire after" to 0 days
Click "Clear History" button

Open Advanced branch

Click "Accept all cookies" in Cookies section
Uncheck "Warn me before accepting a cookie"

Select the Proxy node.
Check "Direct Connection To The Internet"

Select the Cache node.
Set Memory Cache to 0 bytes
Set Disk Cache to 0 bytes
Check "Every time" for "Document in cache is compared to document on network"

Click "Clear Memory Cache"
Click "Clear Disk Cache"

Re-Start Browser
 Close down all browsers

Select Start (task bar) | Control Panel | Internet

Select "General" tab
Click "Delete Files" in "Temporary Internet Files" section
Click "Setting" button
Click "Every visit to the page" for "Check for newer version of stored pages"

Set "Days to keep pages in history" to 0
Click "Clear History"

Select "Connection" tab
Uncheck "Access the Internet using a proxy server"

Select "Advanced" tab
Scroll down to Cookies
Click "Always accept cookies"
 Start Firefox Navigator

Select Edit | Preferences menu item

Click on "Privacy" icon

Open "History" tab
Set "Remember visited pages for the last" to 0 days
Click "Clear Browsing History Now" button

Open "Cookies" tab
Check "Allow sites to set Cookies"

Open "Cache" tab
Click "Clear Cache Now"

Click "Close" button

Re-Start Browser

Anomalies and known bugs:

If you find a problem please make sure that the browser has been setup properly checking that the cache, java and cookies settings are the right ones as indicated above.

If your Platform/Browser combination does not properly work according to these guidelines, please report it to the XMM-Newton Helpdesk  providing details on the used Platform and Browser.

Reported anomalies:

Pdf Generation Button:
The Pdf Proposal generation may require some minutes to complete (request, processing and download to the user browser). In cases when this facility is heavily used, the response times can be higher or reach the system timeout.
If you experience problems with this facility, please, do not overload it by hitting again Pdf Version of Proposal button.

Note that the Pdf file of the final version of your proposal will be sent to you as an attachment of the email
confirming the successful submision of your proposal.





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