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1.  Navigation to experiment creation page Main Menu --> Experiment --> Create Experiment
2. Create Experiment Page - Experiment Information
   
   Image VI - Create Experiment
   
   
3. First enter/select given fields;
   1. Experiment Name (Mandatory)
   2. Experiment Description (Optional)
   3. Project (Select from the available LOV. Latest will be on top; auto selected)
   4. Application (Select from the available LOV)
   and click ‘Continue’. At this point, the user can clear any entered fields by clicking ‘Reset Values’ before continuing.
4. Then continue entering Application configuration information.
   1. Experiment application input (Mandatory) - Application input can be in the form of entering data or uploading required input files.
      NOTE: Uploading file validity is not checked by the gateway. User has the responsibility of uploading correct files.
   2. Compute Resource (select from the available LOV. If the application is existing in a single resource, it will be the default value)
   3. Queue (a default value will be taken if not changed by the user)
   4. Node Count (If not entered default value will be taken as the input)
   5. Total Core Count (If not entered default value will be taken as the input)
   6. Wall Time Limit (If not entered default value will be taken as the input)
   7. Total Physical Memory (If not entered default value 0 will be taken as the input)
   8. Notifications: Add email address if required to receive job starting and completing notifications from compute resource itself.
      NOTE: For some compute resources, above default values will not be correct. User needs to change the node count in such cases.
5. Create Experiment - Application Configuration Part
   
   Image VII - Create Experiment Contd..
   
   
6. While entering application configurations user can start over from the beginning using ‘Start Over’ button.
7. Once saved or saved and launched user will be directed to ‘Experiment Summary’ page; from summary page can monitor experiment status changes.
8. Experiment Summary Page
   
   Image VIII - Experiment Summary

Launch Experiment

1. The experiment can be launched using 'Create Experiment' screen. Click  'Save & Launch' button to directly launch the experiment.
2. If the experiment was just CREATED for a later launch, the user can launch from 'Experiment Summary' Page. For experiments that are 'launchable' 'Launch' button will be enabled in summary page.
   NOTE: Experiments only in CREATED state can be launched.

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Tutorial IV - Browse Experiments

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1. User can search for experiment created by him/her through
   1. Experiments → Browse
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   2. Browse Projects → View Project → View Experiment (by clicking on the status of the experiment) - Please refer Search Projects in "Tutorial II" above.

2. In Browe Experiments search keys are;

1. Experiment Name

2. Experiment Description

3. Application

4. Creation Time - User can provide 'From Date' and 'To Date'

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   Image IX - Browse Experiments

3. All the experiments of the user will be listed; latest on top.

User  can also select the search by key, user has to give  a value to search for using the key. Partial

4. The user can also search using provided keys with partial values, complete values, (*)

wild card can be used to search.

5. Click on Search once the search key is selected and value is entered. User can also search for experiments by giving the status.

All the experiments as per entered Key value pair will be listed

6. wildcard. Above search can be narrowed by combining with experiment status as well.

7. By clicking on the 'Status' user will be navigated to ‘Experiment Summary’ screen of each experiment.

In experiment

8. Experiment summary

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9. can be used to;

   1. Launch experiment - Explained in above Tutorial III

   2. Cancel experiment

   3. Clone experiment

   4. Edit experiment

User can edit an experiment by navigating to 'Edit Experiment' page. Edit button next to each experiment name will navigate user to 'Edit Experiment' page of each experiment.

10. 1. View experiment data files (Inputs, outputs, archived files)

Tutorial V - Modify, Cancel & Clone Experiments

Modify Experiment

1. Modify experiment by clicking on the edit icon (pencil) next to experiment name (In Browse Experiment, Project Summary) OR by clicking on ‘Edit’ button in Experiment Summary Page.
User can
2. User can modify all available fields except experiment status, project, application & experiment ID of experiments only in CREATED state.  

3. User can update experiments with statuses;

1. CREATED

4. Edit Experiment Page

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Image X Image XI - Edit Experiment

Cancel Experiment 

1. Experiments can be canceled by navigating to experiment’s To cancel use 'Cancel' button in 'Experiment Summary’ screen.
2. Experiment statuses which allow cancellations;
   1. LAUNCHED
   2. EXECUTING
   3. SCHEDULED
   with statuses LAUNCHED and EXECUTING can only be canceled.
3. When canceled, Click on ‘Cancel’ button and immediately the Experiment status will change to CANCELING.
4. If the job is not already processing processed in the remote resource (already COMPLETED in the resource) the job will proceed to COMPLETE and upon completing the have COMPLETE state and experiment status will change to CANCELLED. Since the user requested a cancellation generated output will not be provided back to the gateway.
5. If the job was successfully CANCELLED upon changing the job state to CANCELLED experiment status will also change to CANCELED.
6. CANCELED Once canceled, experiments are only available for cloning in the PGAonly available for cloning, cannot resume.

Clone Experiment

1. Experiments can be cloned irrespective of the experiment status by clicking ‘Clone’ in ‘Experiment Summary’ page.
2. When clicks ‘Clone’ from experiment summary user will be navigated to ‘Edit Experiment’ page of the new experiment. The new experiment will have exact same information as the earlier existing experiment.   
3. The new experiment will have a new experiment ID and the status will always be CREATED.
   New experiment name = Clone of + Old experiment name
4. User can change existing information (except the Application) in ‘Edit Experiment’ page and save or save & launch.

Tutorial VI - User Assistance

Report Issue

1. Gateway user can report issues faced within the gateway through this page.

2. Page navigation: Help → Report Issue

3. Raise a Bug Page

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