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Target Date: May 14, 2014

Tasks

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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))

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Review Previous Build Release R2013b Process Notes

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

Needed by App Freeze.

  • Write examples that demonstrate new functionality
  • Clean up all errors and warnings
  • Remove deprecated fields
Write draft Release Notes

JJKP

SPH

(tick)(tick)

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 version number on User Guide cover pageJJKP(error)(tick)(error)(tick)

Needed by App Freeze.

Contact Katy Gammage or Mary Hrybyk-Keith.

Next time: integrate sejda-console to do this automatically.

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 contactsSPHN/AN/A

Needed by Release Day. Located here.

Put in order for additional iconsSPHN/AN/A

(if necessary)

Needed by Visual Freeze.

For QA Complete (April 21)

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TaskWhoStatusNotes
Update README.txtJJKP

RC1: (tick)

RC2: N/A

RC2-2: N/A

 

Build Windows installer

JJKP (backup: TGG)

RC1: (tick)

RC2: (tick)

RC2-2: (tick)

Version string: R2014a-rc#

Bundle Windows zip

JJKP (backup: TGG)

RC1: (tick)

RC2: (tick)

RC2-2: (tick)

Version string: R2014a-rc#
Run TestComplete smoke testsTRRC1: (error)These are tests on the packaged versions of GMAT: the installer and the zip bundle.
Run TestComplete system test missionsTRRC1: (error)These are tests on the packaged versions of GMAT: the installer and the zip bundle.
Run script test systemJJKP (backup: TGG)

RC1: (tick)

RC2: (tick)

RC2-2: (error)

Run the internal installer tests on T4 and the public installer tests on Joel's machine. Run .zip bundle tests afterwards on same build to compare.
Test all sample scriptsSPHRC2: (tick)At a minimum these need to be run individually by hand.  I ran them by adding the folder, and they run so fast I missed some pretty big problems.  Ideally, these should all be in script regression tests.  Many but not all already are regression tested.
Run TestComplete full regression testsTR(error)(For final RC only)

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