Watchboard

WB^© is the real-time presentation or display tool for Argonne’s XMT^© and SM^© software data. WB^© permits the user to display the past, current, and upcoming events from an exercise or planned response during the exercise or response. The WB^© user can identify an event, select it, bring it up in its own architecture, modify it without disturbing the original file, and — when saved — display the event in its new time frame or with its modified characteristics. Users can inject messages from the Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) as if they were in a “virtual SIMCELL,” by simply clicking on the button for that action on the screen.

Capabilities:

Multiple Views
Exercises and emergency plans can be viewed in preselected formats or through individual customization.

Extensible View Lists
Flexible Windows docking capabilities allow manipulation of exercise data view placements.

Multi-application Integration
Integrates with SyncMatrix and eXercise Management Tool (XMT) data.

Features:

Near-Real Time
Representation of exercise status is in near-real time.

SIMCELL
Virtual capabilities of a SIMCELL are provided.
Inject messages can be injected during exercise play.

Architecture:

Stand-alone or Client Server
Remote and local access to data via replication.

Framework
Microsoft .NET.

Database
Microsoft SQL Server 2000.