Editing 21.02 Briefing Note

= IRC Tab =

An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) tab has been introduced to be tested by acumen superusers across the trial sites.

The IRC tab is a chat messaging feature, to assist communication between docker users.

<b>The IRC MUST NOT be used for safety critical communications.</b>

==Activating the IRC==

The IRC requires activating separately to the general docker log-in. Initially the screen is shown as per the image below:

::[[File:Activate_IRC.png|600px]]

A <b>Nick(name)</b> is generated based on the user role.

The <b>Channel</b> defaults to the docker location but for superuser testing please use the <b>#General</b> channel.

To activate, click <b>Start</b>.

==IRC Features==

::[[File:IRC_Signaller.png|800px]]

To send a message in the chat, type next to your username at the bottom of the screen. 

<u>Channels</u>

The <b>left-hand banner</b> lists the channels you as a user have access to. This would typically be the <b>#General</b> channel and the docker-specific channel e.g. <b>#KingsCross</b>.

A channel with a particular user can be created by selecting their username and clicking the <b>Send a message</b> button that appears in the right-hand pane.

::[[File:message.png|400px]]

<u>Active Users</u>

The IRC has been introduced to help signalling teams understand which station roles are active on acumen and vice versa. To support this, users can choose to <b>set their status</b> as <b>Away</b>. To do this, click on the arrow next to your nickname at the bottom of the screen, and select <b>Away</b>. Your status indication will turn red.

::[[File:away.png|450px]]

Clicking on the people icon in the top right shows what users are active within the chat.