ATC Configuration

Function presentation

This display gives the ATC configurations and the activation table for one ATC unit airspace associated to a selected date.
Data retrieved by this query are extracted from the ETFMS Environment database.

Opening the window

From the Application / ATFCM menu, select the option Traffic / Monitor / ATC Configuration.

A new empty ATC Configuration window will be opened with the following defaults :

• Observed period: current or last queried traffic date is proposed (relative to current UTC date) depending on selected user preference (CHMI / ATFCM application / General / Dates and times / Default date proposed for query).
• The for ATC Unit Airspace drop-down box will propose the most recent identifiers you have queried before with success.

On query preparation, the focus is set on the first input control with no default value : for ATC Unit Airspace input control.

Preparing to query

The Observed period may be adjusted to one of the proposed values.
Common ATFCM Tactical / Pre-Tactical dates behaviour is implemented.
The for ATC Unit Airspace control may be adjusted by selecting one of the ID proposed in the drop-down list or by keying in a new ATC Unit Airspace identifier in the dedicated input box.
The Send button will send the query to the CFMU system.
ATC Configuration window may be closed before issuing any query.
The Reset action common functionality is implemented for this function.
Following query data elements are considered for activating the Reset action :

• Observed period
• for ATC Unit Airspace

Displaying the query results

The title contains the time stamp when the information was retrieved from the CFMU system.
The header box of the window contains the different query data elements used to retrieve the displayed configuration :

• The Observed period.
• The for ATC Unit Airspace identifier.

Below the query header box, the main part of the display provides three lists.
The left hand part of the window shows the list of existing Configurations for the ATC Unit Airspace.
On query results display, the focus is set on the Configuration list after selecting the first Configuration in the list.
When you select one configuration in the list, you get in the adjacent box, the list of Airspaces that are included in the selected configuration.
The right hand part of the window shows the Activation table.
This Activation list displays :

• The From and the To times of the activation period.
• The identifier of the activated Configuration.

User interactions

Select one activation in the activation table, to get the corresponding configuration in the left hand part of the window.
When either one of the items in the three panes is selected, the right button of the mouse gives access to a sub menu.
The Normal / Proposal two states button may be adjusted before selecting an option of the popup menu described in the "Contextual actions" section.
The selected Normal / Proposal value will be transferred to the invoked function.
This window allows to modify a previous query selection and to issue a new request.
On query modification, the Reset action is enabled.
To display / hide the query part, click respectively the Down / Up arrow on the left underneath the split bar.
To update the display, click on the Send button on the button bar or select the Action / Send menu option. This will issue exactly the same query to obtain an up to date list.
To print the Regulation Description details, first retrieve the desired details. When ready, click on the Print button or select the File / Print menu option.
To export the displayed details, click on the Export button or select the Action / Export menu option.
Increasing / reducing the window height will impact the size of the three list controls.
Increasing / reducing the window width will impact the size of the Activation lists control.

Contextual actions

When either one of the items in the three panes is selected, the right mouse button pops up a contextual menu.
For the selected configuration, the sub menu gives access to the Airspace Monitor function.