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ESO Archive Frequently Asked Questions
What do the status values in the completion message mean?
For HST data, each dataset selected for retrieval will contain between 8 and 12 files plus computed products. In the case of ESO data, we currently have a one-to-one correspondance between selected observation and files (to which you have to add calibration reference files in some cases).
The e-mail notification sent upon completion of a request lists all files belonging to the selected datasets
The status values indicated
next to each one have the following meaning (in chronological
order of appearance).
| Status value | HST archive | ESO archive |
| N | File not (currently) in the archive | File not (currently) in the archive. When this happens, we typically leave your request open until the files materialize in the archive. Should that time become too long, we would close your request anyhow |
| F | File pending retrieval | File pending retrieval |
| P | File under proprietary
restrictions. if you think you are entitled to access these data, please contact us. |
File under proprietary
restrictions. if you think you are entitled to access this data, please contact us. Please note that some data (such as commissioning, Science Verification, Science Demonstration, WFCAM) still remain restricted to the ESO member state users. |
| R | File Retrieved | File Retrieved |
| D | File Processed (e.g. re-calibrated) (if a processing step had been requested) | File Processed. For ESO files, the processing currently consists in correcting the header (if required) and adding IRAF compatibility keywords. This particular processing is done by default to all files of supported instruments and is not a (de-)selectable option |
| S | Request-wide processing complete (e.g., the preparation of co-added products). In the case of re-calibrated files, the FITS file keyword "FITSDATE" will reflect the date of reprocessing. The "HISTORY" keywords will also indicate the new processing applied to the data. Logfiles accompany each reprocessed datasets. | For ESO data, this step can involve the retrieval of calibration reference files and their addition to the request. |
| n | where n = 1..Z: files copied to medium number n | where n = 1..Z: files copied to medium number n |
| E | Error retrieving/Processing this file. | We will keep you posted. Please note that we always try to close requests only if they completed successfully. Should it not be possible to solve the problem in a reasonable timescale, we shall contact you. |
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