In part as an injunction by the resource providers, the aforementioned order intends -- among other things -- to improve the usage of available resources at DESY. As a consequence, especially declared equipment shall be made available to several user groups. Supposition for a better comparability of equipment during an availability check is the installation of a uniform equipment classification.
Upon this basis DESY is forced to classify equipment by means of DFG keys starting from january 1st, 1997. These 3-digit number keys are, in addition to corresponding german key texts, provided by the DFG ('Deutsche Forschungs-Gemeinschaft'). As a part of the classification process, DFG keys must e.g. be used in DESY order forms (BA forms) to specify the desired equipment.
The present WWW interface is intended to support end users in the determination / attachment of DFG keys. Apart from DFG keys and corresponding key texts provided by the DFG, the database contains DESY specific synonyms.
Gundolf Erhorn, Central Computing (IT) Last change: November 28, 2003