Pre cycle checklist

There are some manual operations that must be performed before the start of each cycle:

General

• Update the CYCLE_FOLDER constant in monitors/settings.py to be the upcoming cycle. Also update the INSTRUMENTS field as needed to include those instruments that will run with Autoreduction
• Update the Mantid user property file on the queueprocessor nodes to include the most recent cycle. That is to update ~/.mantid/Mantid.user.properties and the field:
  • datasearch.directories. This field tells Mantid where to search for calibration files. In addition, because of the way the ISIS Mantid powder diffraction scripts works, here also need to update this field to include where to search for raw files that these scripts support (this does not include WISH)

Calibration files setup for the ISIS Mantid powder diffraction scripts

• Update powder cycle mapping file to include the newest cycle files
  • //isis/inst$/NDX<inst>/user/scripts/autoreduction/Calibration/<inst>_cycle_mapping.yml
• Create a new directory in the Calibration directory that corresponds to the new cycle e.g. Calibration/18_2
• Add the .CAL file, from the previous cycle, to the new cycle folder created in the above step