Tentative Testing Schedule
| Activity | Dates | Focus/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tool Promotion and Retirement (2.5 Release kick off meeting) | Aug 22 |
Meetings for the 2.5 Release process will be scheduled weekly until mid-November |
| Verification of bugs on nightly instances |
now until Sept 16 |
Any area |
| Project Team checkpoint for code freeze readiness |
Sept 10 | Coding of features and work associated with tool status changes mostly completed. Determine what work will not be completed/working reasonably well and remove it from the release by the Code Freeze. |
| Code Freeze |
Sept 17 |
Code must be checked in by 12:01am Eastern US Time on this day; no exceptions |
| Tag .001 created and brought up on QA servers |
Sept 17 |
Formal QA begins with focus on Regression Testing Conversion Script testing begins with first tag |
| Tag .00X created and brought up on QA servers | Sept 26 |
Branch for release is cut from trunk. Changes after this point will require merging from trunk to the release branch and the assistance of the Branch Manager. |
| Tag .00X created and brought up on QA servers | Oct 3 |
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| Tag .00X created and brought up on QA servers | Oct 10 |
String Freeze - No more changes in UI text; Internationalization WG can create translations and the Help WG can update documentation. Accessibility review begins? |
| Tag .00X created and brought up on QA servers | Oct 17 |
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| Tag .00X created and brought up on QA servers | Oct 24 |
Blockers Freeze Verification of provisional tools stealthed in source |
| Tag .00X created and brought up on QA servers | Oct 31 |
Final tag with fixes |
| Tag .00X created and brought up on QA servers | Nov 7 |
Final tag - documentation changes only Final review of documentation & daily countdown meeting Draft of announcement is written |
| Official Release of 2.5.0 | Nov 12 |