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This file is read once by the state machine, and its elements are plied with a dataset’s “current status” to determine the next appropriate processing step. It generally consists of entries of the form
currProcesscurrentProcess:currStatecurrentState: (leads to) nextProcess:nextState
The Per-Dataset “Status File”: These files record and detailed detail status of each dataset, and (coupled with the transition graph) control the state of processing to engage.
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