Introduction

The idea is to define a sequence of scans in the left hand side column, each with a source, a resource, an observing mode, a time interval and some reason (intent). Each time a scan is added you need to specify these items. However, it is not always straightforward to assemble this scan list in the sequence you want the first time around, and you will need to move scans around. This is easily done! That is, there is no need to panic if you make scans (a bit) out of order; it is almost straightforward to add, e.g., an extra bandpass calibration scan, to move some scans to the middle of the observation, or to redefine source loops after the main framework of your schedule is set up.

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