Data model: plPlan

General description: These files contain the overall settings for a particular run of the low-level plate routines: the ones that actually create the plFanuc files. For SDSS-III, some of these settings are actually relevant only for what happens earlier so are not actually used.

Naming convention: plPlan-PLATERUN.par

Approximate size: 5 kbytes.

File type: Yanny

Read by products: plate

Written by products: platedesign

Required header keywords:

• parametersDir (string): directory that the plParam file should be in
• parameters (string): name of the plParam file to use
• plObsFile (string): full path to plObs file to use
• outFileDir (string): path to put output file ins
• tileDir (string): obsolete

Notes on case: This file is case sensitive.

Example file: plPlan-jun08.par