ACES is an XML-based application designed to support NASA anomaly teams and management personnel throughout the anomaly resolution and decision making process. It supports guided information entry and systematic evaluation, reporting for decision-making and situation awareness, search and retrieval across events for future anomaly resolution. ACES further supports trending, tracking team member action items, and access to appropriate content for local and remote team members.
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ACES Server User accounts, access control File management Version control Collaboration services XML/RDBMS back-end |
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Console Engineer
- Logs onto secure ACES portal - Observes, recognizes events, flags for consideration
- Submits flagged events along with files, screenshots |
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Internal Stakeholders
- Review status reports, trends - Can request standard reports on demand, or create custom views of data |
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ACES Workspace - Description, Hypothesis, Resolution plans, Event sequences, Action items - All functions accessible through browser - Data stored as XML |
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Analysis Teams - Review flagged events - Gather supporting data - Perform analysis, submit recommendations - Generate hypothesis |
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Decision Makers
- Review analysis, hypothesis, data - Generate mitigation strategies, evaluate alternatives - Identify, approve corrective actions |