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 ] AUTHOR:            ]                             ] DR:              ]
 ] N. PARKER          ]    PASS PROGRAM NOTE        ]    37534         ]
 ]____________________]                             ]__________________]
 ] ORG/PHONE:         ] OPS NOTE ( )  USER NOTE (X) ] DATE: SEPT. 1987 ]
 ] DEV/282-8429       ]      RELEASE NOTE( )        ]                  ]
 ]____________________]_____________________________]__________________]
 ] OI/FLIGHT EFFECTIVITY:        ]  USER AFFECTED:                     ]
 ] REL 19 AND SUBS               ]  CREW (X)  GROUND ( )  DUMP ONLY ( )]
 ]_______________________________]_____________________________________]
 ]        MAJOR SOFTWARE AREA:       ] OPS MODES AFFECTED:             ]
 ]SSW ( )  GNC (X)  VU ( )  SM/PL ( )] G1, G6, G2, G3, G8, G9          ]
 ]_____________________________________________________________________]
 ] SOFTWARE SUB-AREA:  UPLINK                                          ]
 ]_____________________________________________________________________]
 ] PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS: 4.38, 4.127, 4.201, 4.208, 4.211, 4.246,       ]
 ]                      4.22, 4.97, 4.102, 4.124, 4.158,               ]
 ]                      4.15, 4.205, 4.210, 4.126, 4.1                 ]
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 ] TITLE:                                                              ]
 ] PARTIAL UPLINK OF FIXED LENGTH LOADS                                ]
 ]_____________________________________________________________________]
 ] DESCRIPTION:                                                        ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ] FOR THOSE UPLINK LOADS WHICH ARE DEFINED AS FIXED LENGTH, A PARTIAL ]
 ] UPLINK MAY CAUSE UNPREDICTABLE ERROR CONDITIONS.                    ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ] THE APPLICATION RECEIVING THE UPLINK LOAD WILL MOVE THE EXPECTED    ]
 ] FIXED LENGTH NUMBER OF WORDS TO A LOCAL AREA FOR USE. IF A PARTIAL  ]
 ] OR INCOMPLETE LOAD IS UPLINKED AND EXECUTED, THE MISSING PARAMETERS ]
 ] WILL BE INTERPRETED AS HAVING A ZERO (NORMAL VALUE OF THE UPLINK    ]
 ] BUFFER AS A RESULT OF A CLEAR) VALUE BY THE APPLICATION; THIS CAN   ]
 ] CAUSE UNPREDICTABLE AND POTENTIALLY UNRECOVERABLE RESULTS.          ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ]_____________________________________________________________________]
 ] USER RESPONSE:                                                      ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ] INSURE THAT ALL UPLINK LOADS OF FIXED LENGTH ARE COMPLETE BEFORE    ]
 ] EXECUTING THE UPLINK LOAD.                                          ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ] IF A PORTION OF THE PARAMETERS IN A PARTICULAR LOAD ARE NOT DESIRED ]
 ] TO BE CHANGED, THE CURRENT SOFTWARE VALUE MUST STILL BE UPLINKED IN ]
 ] THE LOAD AS IF IT WERE A CHANGE.                                    ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ]_____________________________________________________________________]
 ]CONCURRENCE:                           ]APPROVAL:                    ]
 ]IBM: WYATT COOPER         DATE 7/28/88 ]                             ]
 ]    --------------------      ---------]                             ]
 ]SSD: SAM ANKNEY           DATE 7/28/88 ]                             ]
 ]    --------------------      ---------] RW MOOREHEAD        7/30/88 ]
 ]PF MGR: JOE THIBODEAU     DATE 7/29/88 ]------------------- -------- ]
 ]       -----------------      ---------] CHAIRMAN, SASCB      DATE   ]
 ]_______________________________________]_____________________________]
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