Preceden

EC Smart 1.0.0

Again, attempting to compress the hardening due to higher trust in automation and leveraging Flyway implementation.

ECSM 1.0.0

Finishing Installation script

November 11, 2019 - November 20, 2019

COPS team to finish deployment script of EC Smart to AWS

Pre TC1 Code Freeze / Tag RC0

November 22, 2019

No more planned changes to be made to the product. Only new bugfixes and security fixes are allowed, as part of hardening.

RC0 Tag: First test cycle env.

Scope Work Done

November 22, 2019

No more planned changes to be made to the product. Only critical/blocker bug fixes and security fixes are allowed, as part of hardening.

Any changes needed for the release is made in DEFAULT, and only merged to RELEASE branch upon GREEN build.

Customer Upgrade Script testing

November 25, 2019 - December 5, 2019

Connect with 2-3 customer projects with EC-12.2 and EC Smart prospects that can be used to test installation of 12.2 upgrade script.

Ownership to be placed with COPS team.

Online Help Review

November 25, 2019 - December 12, 2019

  • Review Online Help that was modified or added for ECSM 1.0.0
  • If applicable, complete review of FULL Online Help from ECSM 1.0.0
  • What to review: BF Descriptions, screenshots, inline images, bad characters, layout, etc
  • Refer ECPTs of Online Help review.
  • Complete DB related changes before TC2 Code Freeze
  • Generate Offline version PDF, and share with EC Support for review.

TC1 Env prep

November 25, 2019 - November 25, 2019

  • Prepare environments for TC1
  • Based on the requirements defined in Configuration Management for a minor release
  • TC1 will hold local and AWS test environments.
  • Bug Quest envs prepare

Installation Test

November 25, 2019 - November 25, 2019

Testing migrating from EC 12.2 pure environment to the EC Smart based one.

TC1

November 26, 2019 - November 29, 2019

Manual testing:
- Execution of all the ECPTs related to the planned scope
- Critical regression tests (not yet automated)

Automated Tests (ALL)

TC1 Bugfixing

November 26, 2019 - December 2, 2019

Fixing bugs found during TC1, or critical/blocker bugs accepted passed the Scope Work Done point.

Pre TC2 Class Freeze / Tag RC

December 2, 2019

Allow for team to incorporate the class changes into the migration script that will be used for TC2

Pre TC2 FULL Code Freeze / Tag RC

December 2, 2019

  • Code Freeze @ 14:00 CET

TC2 Env prep

December 3, 2019 - December 3, 2019

  • Prepare base environments
  • Upgrade all base environments
  • Prepare plain environment
  • Requirements for Cluster / SSO / RR?

Ready by morning CET next day.

Shell UAT

December 3, 2019 - December 3, 2019

Bug Quest 1

December 4, 2019 - 1 day

Exploratory testing, for all PRD and PRS who can participate.
Upgraded 12.2.RC0 environment.

TC2

December 4, 2019 - December 6, 2019

Manual testing:
- ALL not-yet-automated Regression Tests
- Failed and Fixed issues in TC1
- Test blocked/NA/not completed in TC1
- (N/A) Retest scope issues having db upgrade impact area info in JIRA
- Exploratory Testing of key functional areas

Automated testing (ALL):
- Functional UI regression/scenarios tests
- Functional Issue tests
- Screen/Smoke tests (IUD)
- Performance tests
- Security (Veracode Scan)
- Scenario Tester (Revenue)
- Run automated regression tests on Imported DB

Scope:
- Testing on Upgrade environment
- Manual Test Execution on Upgrade and Plain Environment

TC2 Bugfixing

December 4, 2019 - December 9, 2019

Fixing bugs found in TC2

Documentation Finalization

December 9, 2019 - January 6, 2020

Final review and generation of PDFs

TC3 Env prep

December 10, 2019 - December 10, 2019

  • Prepare base environments
  • Upgrade all base environments
  • Prepare plain environment
  • Requirements for Cluster / SSO / RR?

Ready by morning CET next day.

TC3

December 11, 2019 - December 30, 2019

Manual testing:
- ALL not-yet-automated Regression Tests
- Failed and Fixed issues in TC1
- Test blocked/NA/not completed in TC1
- (N/A) Retest scope issues having db upgrade impact area info in JIRA
- Exploratory Testing of key functional areas

Automated testing (ALL):
- Functional UI regression/scenarios tests
- Functional Issue tests
- Screen/Smoke tests (IUD)
- Performance tests
- Security (Veracode Scan)
- Scenario Tester (Revenue)
- Run automated regression tests on Imported DB

Scope:
- Testing on Upgrade environment
- Manual Test Execution on Upgrade and Plain Environment

TC3 Bugfixing

December 11, 2019 - January 1, 2020

Fixing bugs found in TC2

Bug Quest 2

December 13, 2019 - December 13, 2019

Final Code Freeze / Tag RC

January 1, 2020

  • Code Freeze @ 14:00 CET
  • Create last release candidate

UAT Env prep

January 2, 2020 - January 2, 2020

  • Prepare base environments
  • Upgrade script amendments from TC2 bugfixes
  • Upgrade all base environments
  • Prepare plain environments

BVT (2d)

January 3, 2020 - 4 days

Last test cycle, based on final RC, validating blocker fixes from TC2.

UAT by PO/PM (2d)

January 3, 2020 - 4 days

Exploratory Testing of Critical Path scenarios, sign-off that all key features work as expected.

G/N-G Decision

January 7, 2020

RELEASE!

January 8, 2020

Our goal is to release as short as possible after the GO/NO-GO decision.

Documentation

RN Details verification in JIRA filters

November 18, 2019 - December 5, 2019

  • JIRA filters of each product areas will be provided.
  • POs will verify JIRAs having labels rn-exclude, Task, online-help

Release Details document: http://ecpedia.eu.tieto.com/display/RD122/EC-12.2+-+JIRA+Filters+for+Release+Details

Documentation Scope:
http://ecpedia.eu.tieto.com/display/RE122/EC-12.2+Documentation+Scope

Refine release scope into Highlights in Release Notes (10 days)

November 19, 2019 - December 2, 2019

Highlights document (in the Release Notes):
http://ecpedia.eu.tieto.com/display/RD121/EC-12.1-SP01+-+Release+Notes#EC-12.1-SP01-ReleaseNotes-Highlights

Content refinement from Release Scope page:
http://ecpedia.eu.tieto.com/display/RE121/EC-12.1-SP01+Release+Scope

Responsibility: Release Team

Installation Guide verification (4 days)

December 2, 2019 - December 5, 2019

  • Verification by Erik, Framework Team, and CM Team.

Installation Guide document:
http://ecpedia.eu.tieto.com/display/RD121/EC-12.1+-+Installation+Guide

Documentation Scope:
http://ecpedia.eu.tieto.com/display/RE121/EC-12.1-SP01+Documentation+Scope

Offline Help generation (BQ1/TC1 env)

December 4, 2019

Responsibility: Release Team to generate the Offline Help:
- PDFs BF Documents
- HTML version
Offline Help to be generated in Bug Quest 1 or TC1 env (EC screen).
All product teams need to verify the Offline Help (BF documents) throughout TC1 and TC2.

Offline Help generation (BQ2/TC2 env)

December 5, 2019

Responsibility: Release Team to generate the Offline Help:
- PDFs BF Documents
- HTML version
Offline Help to be generated in Bug Quest 2 or TC2 env (EC screen).
Fixes of Offline Help in TC1 will be available in TC2 Offline Help.
All product teams need to verify the Offline Help (BF documents) throughout TC1 and TC2.

Due Date for modifications of Technical Overview

December 6, 2019

Preparation, modifications and verification by POs & PMs.

Technical Overview document:
http://ecpedia.eu.tieto.com/display/RD121/EC-12.1+-+Technical+Overview

Documentation Scope:
http://ecpedia.eu.tieto.com/display/RE121/EC-12.1-SP01+Documentation+Scope

Due Date for preparation of Known Limitations

December 6, 2019

Preparation and verification by POs & PMs.

Known Limitations (in the Release Notes):
http://ecpedia.eu.tieto.com/display/RD121/EC-12.1-SP01+-+Release+Notes#EC-12.1-SP01-ReleaseNotes-KnownLimitations

Release Details final verification in ECpedia (2 days)

December 6, 2019 - December 6, 2019

Responsibility: POs and Release Team (final verification)
Release Details document: http://ecpedia.eu.tieto.com/display/RD121/EC-12.1-SP01+-+Release+Details

Documentation Scope:
http://ecpedia.eu.tieto.com/display/RE121/EC-12.1-SP01+Documentation+Scope

Test Online Help installation

December 9, 2019

Test Online Help installation by Release Team (2nd trial)

Offline Help generation (Final - BVT)

December 18, 2019

Responsibility: Release Team to generate the Offline Help:
- PDFs BF Documents
- HTML version
Teams need to review again the affected Offline Help (which was fixed in TC2)
Release Team briefly review the final Offline Help before upload to ECUC.

Public Holidays