Regulation Description

Function presentation

This display gives the different data elements for one Regulation associated to a selected date.
The same functionality is used for the display of the ADP Current in the context of the ATM Messages menu.

Opening the window

From the Application / ATFCM menu, select the option :

• Measures / Regulation Description for the Regulation Description display.
• ATM Messages / ADP Current for the display of the detailed ADP Current.

A new empty Regulation Description or ADP Current window will be opened with the following defaults :

• The Regulation drop-down box will propose the most recent Regulation identifiers you have queried before with success.
• On: 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).

On initial display of the Regulation Description or ADP Current window, the focus is set on the Regulation input control.
After this, it is moved logically between the active and visible controls in position sequence. (left to right and then top to bottom)

Preparing to query

The Regulation control may be adjusted by selecting one of the IDs proposed in the drop-down list or by keying in a new Regulation identifier in the dedicated input box.
The Regulation identifier has a maximum of 8 characters.
The traffic date (On) may be adjusted to one of the proposed values. Common ATFCM Tactical / Pre-Tactical dates behaviour is implemented.
The Send button will send the query to the CFMU system.
Regulation Description and ADP Current windows 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 :

• Regulation
• Date (On)

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 regulation data :

• The Regulation identifier (Regulation).
• The observed date (On).

Below the query header box, the display provides the different Regulation Description reply data elements :

• The activation Period of the selected Regulation using the format DD-HH:MM for the From and the Until times.
• The Status of the Regulation.
• The Traffic Volume to which the Regulation applies,
• The full Description text of the selected Regulation, if any.
• The Window Width related to the Regulation.
• The Auto Link yes/no state indicates if the local delay given by this regulation will be taken into account to compute the delay in other regulations.
• The Regulation reason (Reg. Reason) (see below).
• Next to the Regulation reason, the statement "Exempting from others" is displayed if flights affected by this Regulation are exempted from other regulations, if any.

The possible Regulation Reasons are :

• ATC CAPACITY
• ATC IND ACTION
• ATC ROUTEINGS
• ATC STAFFING
• ATC EQUIPMENT
• ACCIDENT/INCIDENT
• AERODROME CAPACITY
• DE-ICING
• EQUIPMENT NON-ATC
• IND ACTION NON-ATC
• MILITARY ACTIVITY
• SPECIAL EVENT
• ENVIRONMENT ISSUES
• WEATHER
• OTHER

The main part of the display shows two listboxes, which provides the periods.
The listbox on the left contains the Sub Periods definition.
Each line contains :

• The Start date and time (DD-HH:MM) within the Regulation activity period. This sub-period ends when the next one starts or at the end of the Regulation activity period if no other sub-period follows.
• The associated Normal rate for this part of the Regulation period.
• The associated Pending rate.
• The equipment rate (EQPT), if any.
• With the associated Radio communication, navigation and appraoch aid equipment Type.
• The Runway Visual Range associated to the sub-period (RVR).
• If Flight Confirmation is mandatory Yes or No (FCM).
• If flights affected by this regulation must be shifted (Shift).

The listbox on the right contains the Supplementary Periods definition.
Each line contains :

• the Start date and time (DD-HH:MM),
• the End date and time (DD-HH:MM),
• the associated Rate for the supplementary sub-period.

On query results display, the focus is set on the Sub Periods list with the first line selected.
After this it moves to the Supplementary Periods list where the first line is also selected, if not empty.
After this, back to the query data elements.

User interactions

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 modify the Sort sequence of the Regulation sub-periods, click the column headers corresponding to your desired sort criteria.
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 both Regulation Sub Periods and Supplementary Periods list controls.
Increasing / reducing the window width will impact the size of the Regulation Sub Periods list controls.

Contextual actions

Once Regulation Description details are displayed for one Regulation, the right mouse button pops up a contextual menu.
This popup menu lists the possible actions for the displayed regulation and may contain the following options:

• Regulation Delays : displays the delays for the selected regulation and its activation period.
• Regulation Flight List : displays the Flight List (Traffic Load) for the selected regulation and its activation period starting either with the current time or the start time of the regulation.
• Traffic Counts : displays the count graph for the regulated traffic volume for the selected day.
• ADP History : lists the history log for the selected ADP Regulation and date (only available in the ADP Current display).