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Target Date: May 7, 2014

Tasks

Info

All dates are referenced to 12:00 noon EDT.

For example, a deadline of March 15 should be interpreted as March 15, 12:00 noon EDT.

Early Tasks

These are long-lead early tasks that can be completed before the detailed release cycle.

Use "(/)" for the checkmark ((tick)) and "(x)" for the cross ((error))

TaskWhoStatus

Internal

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Notes

Review Previous Build Release R2013b Process Notes

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Get updated legal statement/licenseSPH(error)(error)Needed by Code Freeze.
Update sample scripts
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Needed by App Freeze.

  • Write examples that demonstrate new functionality
  • Clean up all errors and warnings
  • Remove deprecated fields
Write draft Release NotesJJKP(error)(error)

Needed by App Freeze.

See Writing Release Notes

Update standard descriptive textSPH(error)(error)

Needed by App Freeze.

Will be used in User Guide, websites, release announcement.

 

Update info on public-facing websitesJJKP(error)N/A

Needed by Release Day.

See the list of sites. Update this list as well, if necessary.

Updated major sites before announcement. Minor ones can be updated a bit later.

Update release announcement contactsSPH(error)N/A

Needed by Release Day. Located here.

Put in order for additional iconsSPH(error)(error)

(if necessary)

Needed by Visual Freeze.

For QA Complete (April

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QA complete means that all known bugs are being tracked, all bug fixes are verified and documented, and the release process can begin.

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Warning

For this release: Should we branch the repo here, instead of after release? We need to allow people to continue working on unrelated items while release work is ongoing.

For App Freeze (April

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App Freeze is a freeze on all application bundle files beyond data and code. This includes documentation, sample scripts, stuff in the extras folder, etc.

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