User Guide - mccPILOTLOG
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1. 2 Day OFF 12 17 Settings There is no Save Cancel button on the Settings page All changes are stored immediately Some fields like Name and Function are repeated on different pages You can edit those fields on any location Most fields are self explanatory The following pages in the User Guide show some additional feedback Airline Your company login credentials and HTML Roster download My Profile Share your name picture phone and email with other users User Account Register your account and purchase a subscription Export to OS Calendar Export roster events to an external calendar Privacy Settings Define how your Profile is shared with other users Other Settings Printing and e mailing weekday data storage SI ON OM ON The layout displayed above will be released with Version 2 2 1 Feb March 2015 Today with Version 2 2 you find these settings on My Profile and on Settings 18 Settings Airline D Settings Airline Company Ryanair Function Flight Crew Member Insert the IATA code for Insert the login credentials the Home Base Home Base Airfield for your crew web portal Ifthe app setto runin a DUB and if applicable Home BASE Time Mode additional login for the all hours are referenced to Login airline extranet portal local time at this airfield PATBOO See next page for some Password samples Download Roster from This option may not be _l2. Simple as this 1 Select your airline company from Settings Airline and insert your web portal login credentials 2 Hit the Download ALL button on the Download page In Test Mode only 20 records are stored in the app database Creating a User Account We recommend to run the app first in Test Mode As soon as you decide to join us together with thousands of other crew members worldwide create a free user account on Settings User Account When registered the app runs in Registered Mode Existing users with a paid subscription upgrading to the 2015 Version 2 2 Ma must also register a new free account with a password e Purchasing the User License Purchase the user license through Settings User Account The app runs in Valid Subscription The license remains valid for a period of 12 months When the license has expired all records remain in the database however the download function is disabled until a new subscription is purchased When the subscription is renewed a new period of 365 days is added to your current term of validity Subscriptions are not automatically renewed not automatically debited from your credit card Subscriptions cannot be refund should you stop using the app See guidelines further in this User Guide Part II Question Q6 to use the app on 2 devices Duty Types Events are grouped in 6 different Duty Types 3 amp bo ta amp Flight Any flight inc
3. lt __ myfriend gmail com her his e mail address Print Roster here DIN A4 pass First Weekday Monday MON Select the period Purge all data older than beyond which the app 6months automatically deletes Ta HTM files and events Notifications from Helpdesk Accept Push Notifications from the app database E E from the Helpdesk For technical operational and informative purposes only we do not spam you with any publicity 24 Direct Login The Direct Login function opens the crew web portal and hands over browser control to you after successful login You need to manually log out from the portal when done Keeping the portal open may cause connections issues on the Download page ES Direct Login a Operational General Boeing amp Manuals ECDR Previous compulsory documents apa W SIM PLAN 28 APR 05 MAY 2014 25 04 14 NRN HHN EI ENT SIM PLAN 28 APR 05 MAY 2014 4 14 Jeppesen Checklist 09 2014 RYR SB NICOSIA FIR UIR REVOO1 2R ADRIA 25 MWIOOHUSTMOdl H COU FAQ Frequently Asked Questions Q1 I cannot connect to the portal 1 Verify your login and password on Settings Airline 2 Make sure you have internet connection e g hotel WiFi Internet Access Key 3 Make sure you are logged out from the portal e g after using Direct Login Q2 Calendar appointments are not synched to my mobile app Calendar 1 Select the correct Def
4. Email the HTML file original HTML file lt 28 02 gt Qatar Airways I Thu 28 Feb 2014 Al NAME S ID Feb28 Mar l Mar02 Mar03 Mar04 Mar0O Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue OFF OFF 2429 2092 2092 Zoom in out with 05 15 04 00 04 0 e 06 00 05 00 05 0 2 fingers technique a ee ee SEA PDX PDX 06 58 05 54 05 5 2484 2311 2311 08315 06 35 06 3 SEA PDX PDX BLI BOI BOI 08 52 07 46 07 4 2391 08 2 BOI 15 Event Info Hours are displayed in user selected time mode either UTC or BASE always with Local Time Showing departure and arrival airfield for DutyType 1 Flights only linking to various information pages of which most require online internet connection to show amp Flight Info Delete this event from MAD FUE mccROSTER database Event con and 4 event font color ia e Date A i vrijdag 16 mei 2014 Sign In and Sign Out show eo for flights only S in S out 04 25 From Until 05 25 07 15 Aircraft B738 Showing whatever info is eg Crew retrieved from the roster such as aircraft model crew and training info The Crew list is either retrieved from your HTML roster or is populated with other crew members that use mccROSTER CA KELLEY Brian FO VIVAS Thomas SA LOMME Christa FA WESTING John FA AMMANI Viviane Swipe the screen to display the next or previous event 16 Download The Download pages connects straight to your airline crew web portal an
5. not affect export to an external Calendar mccROSTER exports all events with reference to your machine device time wherever you are The wake up alert is therefore always reliable whatever time zone your phone shows in NOIS NHOS Top Mam amp Page Menu s The TOP Menu enables direct navigation to the most used pages of the app as shown here Month View tablets only HTML View List View Download Week View e april 2014 Ei co RH A The Active page is highlighted The striped icon opens the PAGE Menu Options in this menu differ per page The bullet icon april 2014 opens the MAIN Menu Print Roster Email Roster S Delete all Events Today Delete all Events prior Today ip Delete ALL Events 11 WEEN Print or Email the displayed month in Fridge format Week starts with Monday or Sunday according to your preference on the Settings page OFF Z All day events are listed at the top S in Sign In S out Sign Out S in and S out show T di for flights only not SE the Event Info page f her Duty T i or other Duty Types with more details Swipe the screen to display the next or previous week 12 MOM The Month View is only available on Tablets Swipe the screen or the month title to display the next or previous month Week starts with Monday or Sunday according to selection on the Settings page e maan 2014 ES Monn firi weex Eus D m 1 2 GI
6. G GRU BRU GRU EZ SCN BRU 4 5 6 iG 8 9 gt GIG GRU ES BRU GRU Bn RU E SGN BRU 10 11 12 13 14 15 GIG GRU EE BRU GRU E SCN BRU GIG GRU 17 18 19 20 BS w 22 BRU GRU gt Ween nr g Pu BRU Eq SCN BRU Bo cru g c c scn EZ GRU SGN E BRU GRU EZ SCN cic 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 A STBY GRU GIG GIG GRU BRU GRU ES BRU GRU E BRU GRU E SGN BRU 31 GIG GRU ES BRU GRU E SCN BRU Tap any duty to open the Event Info page with more details 13 IS The List View list shows all events from the roster in sequential order per calendar day and per month Print or Email the displayed month in List format pee ets E 22 MEI Tap any duty to open E SBY0830 Z J Swipe the screen d the Event Info page with 2S Deng ER or the month title VRIJDAG 23 MEI to display the next MAD CRL S in 15 10 or previous month RYR5464 16 10 18 40 CRL MAD 19 05 21 40 RYR5465 S out 22 00 ZATERDAG 24 MEI Today s date header MAD TFN Sin 14 15 is highlighted RYR5278 15 15 18 20 S in Sign In TFN MAD 18 55 22 05 i n RYR5279 S out 22 25 S out g Out S in and S out show for flights only not for any MAD CRL S out 15 10 16 10 18 40 other Duty Type RYR5464 Weekend days have grey backcolor 14 HTML The HTML View page works offline and displays the HTML roster files that were downloaded from the web portal Display previous next Print or
7. LL O E KI CY E A D lt AA mccROSTER App Version 2 2 January 18 2015 THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER Be FRIDAY 15 NOVEMBER GRU SSA SA S s01 RB SSA BEL JJ3137 Re GIG M 3137 SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER Sign in 14 15 15 15 17 25 15 15 17 25 19 30 21 20 Sign out 21 45 11 00 13 00 Table of Contents SSG un E 3 USALT CA D 3 TE 3 beweege tegen eege eEeeee 5 Getting started with MCCROSTER cssccsscceseeesseeeseeeseeeeseeesaeeseeeeseeeseeenaes 6 Creating a User Account E 6 P rchasing the User LICENSE eegene E E a E 6 Duty TYPES ER T Tim Zone Definitions cs a iii ai ereer ei e ei a ei e e i 8 Time Mode E ld 9 Part Screen Beet geegent 10 AEN EI 11 Week EE 12 Mont VIEW ee 13 EAN ee a ee ec 14 OI 15 EV OIE NEO OO 16 DG WIN COY ME 17 Eeer 18 DICHE Ra 25 Part Il FAQ amp Troubleshooting ccssccssseecssseesseeeesseeeesneessseeesseeeeees 26 i a ee ee ee ae ee ee ere 27 Disclaimer The author of mccROSTER cannot be held responsible for any errors with the app and for any consequences caused by these errors such as late sign in or no show for a duty Use the app at own risk Should you notice any bug please contact the helpdesk straight from the app itself or through the website User Guide PDF This User Guide is available from the website www mccROSTER net and from the App Help page Screenshots in this
8. User Guide may differ from what is shown on your phone simply because mccROSTER runs on various platforms iOS Android OS on different devices phone tablet phablet and in different versions software updates Author mccPILOTLOG mccROSTER and mccPILOTCAL are software products from MCC bvba Main Menu mccROSTER is an independent calendar app for flight crew and cabin crew This app downloads your flight roster from AIMS eCrews Sabre CWP and CrewDock stores all planned duties in the local app database and displays your schedule in different formats displays the original HTML roster while off line e g in flight exports the roster to the OS default Calendar app The following image shows the Main Menu of mccROSTER We are adding many new functions in 2015 Several icons from the Main Menu are not yet active and will be available with future updates e april 2014 P Sh amp direct login company chat roster share find amp meet find amp visit O CG Start here a wallet Press icon to display Menu O oa my profile settings user guide helpdesk about How mccROSTER works 1 As soon as you tap the Download Roster button mccROSTER connects straight to your Airline Crew Web Portal like AIMS Sabre or CrewDock The app will automatically login to the portal and navigate to the correct web portal location to obtain your roster A copy of your roster is downl
9. ault Alert General Appearance Formats Scheduling Go to Preferences Advanced Days per week 7 v Start week on Sunday Show 12 hours at a time Start this week with today Show Birthdays calendar Show Lunar calendar Date Format DD MM YYYY Time Format 12 Hour Date Separator Time Separator Default Calendar mcc Add a default alert to new events amp invitations event Cancel Save 30 Q9 Can I view my new roster without acknowledging roster changes Whenever mccROSTER is bumping into Company Notifications either mandatory messages or roster changes the app will try to step over that notification However some portals do not allow the user the app to continue any further without acknowledging the message In that case use the Direct Login function to manually acknowledge the message and return back to the Download page when done In ALL cases mccROSTER will NEVER acknowledge any notifications or roster changes Should mccROSTER encounter a message the app will notify you even in case the app is stepping over the message 31
10. ault Calendar on the mccROSTER app Settings page While the name of the calendar remains unchanged the handle link to the calendar name may get broken when the mccROSTER app or the calendar app or the OS are updated Re selecting the same Calendar name from the mccROSTER app Settings page may clear re link the issue 2 iOS add mccROSTER to the trusted list as follows Go to iOS Settings gt Privacy gt Calendar gt add mccROSTER iPad gt Settings K Privacy Calendars Ka Airplane Mode OFF E Za mecROSTER ig Wi Fi b8 Ga Toy Applications that have requested access to your calendars will appear here ka Bluetooth Off Do Not Disturb C OFF Notifications KS Genera B Sounds Es Brightness amp Wallpaper T Picture Frame gt iCloud Notes Reminders g Messages 27 Q3 Can I setup mccROSTER to check my roster every 30 minutes or so Apps on iOS can run in the background for a maximum of 30 seconds This time span may not be enough to check your roster especially for airlines where we have to go through the company extranet portal first Furthermore some airlines have a no polling policy and they will block access to your account when the web portal is polled frequently So mccROSTER does not is not allowed to automatically connect to your airline every X minutes to check for new roster changes However mccROSTER will notify you about any roster change when you download your
11. ccROSTER Importance Notice Handling times across the world is complicated Time Zones and especially DST Summer Time rules are no exact science Last minute changes by the government for political economical or religious reasons may cause mccROSTER to show invalid hours mccROSTER is taking care of these issues to the best extent However errors cannot be excluded Should you notice any error with Time Zones contact the helpdesk immediately Time Mode Definitions Download Roster in Display Hours in Export to OS Calendar You can download the HTML Roster in the following time modes UTC Home BASE Station LOCAL Only a few portals allow the user to select the time mode in which the schedule is viewed e g AIMS eCrews Most crew portals display the roster in a preset time mode either fixed by the airline either configurable in the portal settings page e g Sabre CWP In that case your selection in mccROSTER is overruled by the crew web portal A contradictory time mode selection in mccROSTER will not result in invalid hours since mccROSTER confirms the time mode straight from the HTML Roster file You can run and display hours inside the app in the following time modes UTC Home BASE Station Local time cannot be selected as a specific time mode simply because Station Local time is always listed on the Event Info page How the HTML file is downloaded and how hours are displayed inside the app does
12. d downloads your planned roster in one or more HTML files Refer to page 5 How mccROSTER works for more details Should you have any changes on your roster or any other compulsory notifications the download function will try to step over the portal message and continue with the download process Some portals do not allow to by pass the messages in which case the download process is aborted In all cases mccROSTER will alert for roster changes and compulsory notifications mccROSTER will never acknowledge any company messages or roster changes Quick 7d Download your roster for the next 7 days only This option substantially reduces the download time Can be used for last minute roster changes Button only available if the web portal supports date selections Full Sync Download your roster as far as published or as selected on the Mail Sync Log Settings page Use only on request of the Helpdesk e Download mm Type of internet Select to ON when you have connection eh NETWORK SLOW poor internet connection or Wi Fi GA a La when the airline web server OFF is slow typically when the SYNC STATUS new roster is published COMPLETED 100 X Ta Tap the X cross to SYNC LOG cancel or interrupt Save Roster h wnl r gt SUCCESS the download process not recommended Save HTML local copy gt SUCCESS R t Flights 36 Shows the number of parsed Simulator 0 events by Duty Type Other 0 All day event
13. fferent lt david_jeff67 hotmail com from your User Account Cell Phone Cell Phone is not mandatory Email address 34123456789 p However when inserted the Country of Residence number must start with or 00 Ireland P City of Residence Dublin Ladies that do not want Birthday to divulge their exactage 04 12 1970 can configure the Privacy Eeer Your account on Facebook Settings to hide the Year derre _ allowing others to find you on and share DD MM only aa Facebook mccROSTER will not Linked In issue any friendship requests Any info you want to More about me share with others Married with an Italian beauty These Settings are used My interests other crew members in Privacy Settings out station or at home Define how your Profile is shared with K other users 20 Settings User Account Default the app runs with the Test Account Refer to page 6 Running the app in Test Mode for more information New User Settings User Account As soon as you decide to join us insert your preferred email address and a password of sd seer ie ES your choice in the NEW USER section and press the REGISTER NEW ACCOUNT button You can test the app without creating any account Simply select your Airline from the The User Account Email address may be E different from your App Store account and SS KN 7 d o use all functions of this app create your Tree also different from your con
14. gth of 4 to 16 characters You can change or reset your password at any time Settings Privacy mccROSTER is used by thousands of pilots and flight attendants around the world We are adding new functions to the app such as sharing your roster with colleagues and friends We are also adding in app messaging and find and meet functions later in 2015 The Settings Privacy page enables you to set the level of privacy for each item of your profile There are 4 different levels as follows 0 None Do not share this item with other users of mccROSTER 1 All Share this item with ALL users of mccROSTER 2 Company Share this item only with people working for our Company 3 Company Function Share this item only with people with the same function flight crew cabin crew other working for our Company To avoid anyone from registering a fake account and selecting an airline company to get access to confidential data your profile is only shared with Verified Users By default the app launches as Non Verified User as displayed on Settings User Account As soon as a new user connects to the airline crew web portal with a valid login password the user becomes a Verified User This process is automatic and does not require any user actions Ladies that want to share their Birthday but prefer not to divulge their age can opt to share only Day and Month while hiding the year Note mccROSTER does NOT share distribute or sell yo
15. luding deadheading with Sign In and Sign Out Simulator Simulator training for pilots also with Sign In and Sign Out Other Duty Any event with published hours meeting course airport standby All Day Event Any event without published hours that is not an OFF day all day standby blank day Hotel Overnight Any overnight in outstation with or without published hours All Day OFF OFF days weekend annual leave part time Rectangular boxes are displayed fixed at the top of the Week View display Other events with rounded boxes are displayed from start hour until end hour Note Each airline can use its own codes for simulator meetings refresher courses part time work and holidays Contact the Helpdesk whenever the app does not recognize a code on your roster Time Zone Definitions UTC Time Events are logged with Start and End time referenced to UTC World Time Info UTC stands for Universal Time Coordinated also known as Z Zulu time and also as GMT Greenwich Mean Time Greenwich is a small town in the UK near the zero degrees East West meridian Home BASE Events are logged with reference to Local Time at the Home Base regardless of Time local times at the airfields The Home Base from the Settings page is used Note Should you change the Home Base on the Settings page all events in the database remain stored with reference to the previous Home Base Re download your roster to u
16. oaded to your phone and is stored as HTML file All these actions run back screen you will not see the portal The HTML file remains available for off line use allowing you to review your roster while not connected to the internet while in flight or on the road 2 The HTML file is then uploaded to a dedicated Cloud Server The server reads parses data from the HTML file Parsed roster events are stored in the Cloud Server Database and are also returned to mccROSTER for display inside the app Your flight schedule is displayed in several formats such as HTML View List View Week View and tablets only Month View The Cloud Server Database is used to link crew members on the same flight The Cloud Server Database will also enable Roster Sharing between friends and partners in future updates of mccROSTER 3 If enabled mccROSTER exports your flight schedule to any external Calendar either an app on the machine or an online calendar such as Google Your Airline Crew Web Portal fja 2 D n See 3 mcROSTER Getting started with mccROSTER On initial start mccROSTER runs in Test Mode with a free Test Account allowing you to evaluate the app No need to register any user account no need to purchase any subscription Using the Test Account your roster is not stored on the Cloud Server As such some functions like crew roster exchange and in app messaging are not available Running the app in Test Mode
17. pdate the hours Caution Airlines with Base in different time zones using AIMS eCrews e g you fly EasyJet and you are based in Paris you fly Sunwings and you are based in Vancouver Local Base hours shown by AIMS eCrews are referenced to the D Base Headquarters of the airline e g Lutton for EasyJet Toronto for Sunwings and not Local Time at your home base airfield even with your home base is listed in the header of the HTML file mccROSTER applies a correction for the above listed companies while parsing the HTML roster Station LOCAL Flights are logged with Start and Landing times referenced to Local Time at Time departure and Local Time at destination These airfields can be in the same Time Zone or in different Time Zones Station LOCAL Time mode can be selected for HTML roster download display but not for app display simply because Local Station Time is always displayed on the Event Info page Note Events other than flights such as meetings or simulator training are referenced to Local Time at airport of event If the HTML roster D does not mention the location airport code where the duty event is planned mccROSTER will use your Home Base airfield as reference Should the duty occur in another time zone than your Home Base Local Time displayed by mccROSTER is invalid OS Device Most mobile devices switch to local time any place around the world The Time device time does not affect hours displayed by m
18. roster The notification is listed in the Sync Log Q4 Can mccROSTER export to my GMail account or other calendars Yes mccROSTER can export to any calendar as long as you have setup an iOS link to that calendar Make sure the Calendars switch is set to ON on the iOS Settings page as shown here iPod gt 11 32 AM 1 ES iPod gt 11 32 AM ap Cnt fei EEN Gmail D Sounds gt Account Goor com gt Brightness amp Wallpaper gt O Privacy gt Mail E Calendars ou G CN iCloud 3 Notes _ OFF Notes gt Archive Messages ou Reminders gt Save deleted messages in your All Mail folder g Messages gt Delete Account 28 Q5 Can I share mccROSTER with my partner You can share your roster in 3 different ways a single user license for mccROSTER can be installed on 3 devices So you can install the app on the mobile phone tablet of your partner Refer to Q6 mccROSTER can export your roster to any OS calendar If you set up a shared iOS or GMail calendar both partners can view the flight roster you can use the Print E Mail function from mccROSTER and send a printed or HTML format of your roster to your partner Store your partner s e mail address on the app Settings page for frequent use Q6 Can I run mccROSTER on multiple devices Yes a single user license can be used on 3 different devices as follows Device 1 free download the app from your favorite app s
19. stof calendar Month available for your crew web portal Download Roster in Home BASE Time Refer to page 10 Time Mode Definitions Display hours in for more information Home BASE Time about these options Sign In min 60 Sign Out min P Sign in and Sign out minutes If the roster does not specify sign in out times mccROSTER will subtract sign in and add sign out to all flight duty periods using these values Sign In Out is not added to ground duties such as Simulator Training Meetings Airport Standby etc Note Sign In Out values are fixed and cannot handle variable sign in hours e g sign in for medium haul flights is 60 minutes and sign in for long haul flights is 90 minutes Note Records in the database are NOT updated when you modify the Home Base Airfield or the Sign In Out values If you want to apply the modifications to your flight schedule you must delete the events from the database and re download your roster from the web portal 19 Settings My Profile Information on the Profile page is shared with other users of mccROSTER either within the same airline company or even to other crew members worldwide You can configure the level of privacy on the Privacy Settings page e Settings My Profile Gender Male Last Name Jefferson First Name David Function The Contact Email Flight Crew Member address is not used by EE mcecROSTER and can th ge d therefore be di
20. tact email user account below and purchase the 12 months address subscription The Password must be 4 16 characters SE SE Creating an account is FREE The app now e EXISTING USER Vv switches to Registered User mode until you purchase a valid subscription PURCHASE LICENSE Vv Existing User If you have signed up before insert your User Account Email address and Password in the EXISTING USER section and press the CONNECT TO MY ACCOUNT button Press the FORGOT button if you do not remember your password Refer to Privacy Settings for more information about Non Verified User Purchase License If you have previously purchased a subscription from the App Store and the subscription is still valid you can press the RESTORE button to restore the user license on the phone Use the same the CONNECT TO MY ACCOUNT button and RESTORE button if you want to use the app on your second mobile device A single user license can be used on a maximum of 3 devices simultaneously Refer to Part II FAQ for more information The app shows Valid Subscription mode when all set 21 Settings User Password A copy of your active roster is stored on our crewCONNECT cloud server crewCONNECT enables you to share your roster with your partner and friends and enables search functions to meet crew members from your airline or other airlines during your layover in outstation To protect your account on crewCONNECT choose any password with a len
21. tore register your free User Account on crewCONNECT cloud server purchase the user license through In App Purchase Device2 amp 3 free download the app from your favorite app store insert your User Account and password and press RECONNECT press the RESTORE button on the License page Q7 Can I run mccROSTER on iOS and Android An application is rejected from publication in the app store when contents or functions inside the app are unlocked by purchasing a license outside the app store As per Apple iTunes and Google Play terms and conditions you should therefore always purchase a user license from iTunes and another license from Google Play The method as explained in Q6 allows you to run the app on different devices with a single paid subscription However this method should not be used to mix iOS with Android 29 Q8 I get a double alarm for events exported to iOS Google Calendar Some users receive event notifications even if the mccROSTER app is set up to export events without any alerts Other users reported that they get a double alarm The double second notification is automatically added by the iOS Google calendar software for all new events exported from mccROSTER Login to Google gt Settings gt Calendars gt click on Edit Notifications Remove the By default notify me setting For iOS gt Preferences gt select the General tab for the selected Calendar and clear the Def
22. ur private data to any other company 22 Settings Export You can export your flight schedule to your favorite calendar app Export is accomplished each time you download the latest roster from your airline portal on the Download page Make sure the Calendar is not read only If you encounter issues with the export review the FAQ in Part Il of this User Guide e Settings Export Select your favorite lendar Make sure the System canad ca enga g Do not export duties calendar is not read only to System Calendar and the app has access _Default Calendar rights see Part II FAQ flights gmail com Group Events Flights are grouped per Duty Period OFF days Applies only to lt Y___ Export OFF days All Day OFF events Wake Up Alert A 15 minutes prior Event Set your alarm clock to x minutes prior to start of event Select none to disable the Alert Mass Delete previously exported events from the selected Calendar Cp Enable Disable export to an external calendar E gt When selected ON multiple flights within the same Flight Duty Period are exported into as single event When switched OFF each flight creates a separate event in the OS Calendar 23 Settings Other e Settings Other After download display After download re direct In case you frequently Week View the display to this page e mail your roster to a Email Roster friend or partner insert
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