What are PhaseIndependent, StateIndependent, and a state called "DEFAULT"?
PhaseIndependent and StateIndependent have long been available in the CP. Default has a different purpose in different parts of the code.
Collection Plan (let’s review the organization of the CP)
PhaseIndependent
Any CP data in PhaseIndependent applies to all states in all phases
StateIndependent
Any CP data in StateIndependent applies to all states within that phase in addition to the above
[State Name]
Any CP data specifically defined for that state is used in addition to either/both Phase/StateIndependent
DEFAULT
Only if there is no CP data for any of the above will data in DEFAULT be used
Knowledge Base
PhaseIndependent and StateIndependent are not used in the KB
DEFAULT is not used (unless the user creates a state specifically with that name in General Phases and States):
Phases & States defined in General Phases and States are available for selection in KB GUIs:
Air Planning (ACO/ARP/JAOP/TCT/ADP/LASP/etc)
PhaseIndependent and StateIndependent have been newly introduced (with the DTRA release) into air planning, but are only used to support CP
They are selectable in CP in order to allow air planning to account for ISR planning being PhaseIndependent and StateIndependent
They are selectable in ACO in order to define those ISR orbits which will be used across Phase/StateIndependent
When viewing ACO data for a specific state, the Phase/ StateIndependent are visible but “grayed out” and non-selectable, to inform users that those data are available to use, but can only be edited under Phase/StateIndependent
They are not yet used for other air plans (ex. ADP/DCA), though that is a probable area for future development
They may make navigating the GUI a little more difficult until users become familiar
If either Phase- or StateIndependent is selected in the ACO or CP, users cannot select another plan (ex. ADP) without first deselecting them (since they don’t exist in other plans)
If, by selecting ADP, the phase and state were reset to another (ex. Phase1, State1), users might not be aware
DEFAULT state is not used
The original intent was to allow data in the DEFAULT state in that phase to be used if plans (ex. ADP) data were missing from a state executed
This was never fully implemented
Note: Avoid using the same name for states in two different phases; this may cause behavioral problems.