Release Manager

SPH

"owns" release, initiates process, creates tracking page, sends daily status updates, tracks issues to completion, makes sure everyone gets their stuff done, brings decisions to CCB/team, maintains tracking page, collects lessons learned, documents process improvements for next release. Must be reachable and preferably in the office during critical stages like creating and testing RCs.

Build Manager

JJKP or LOJ(?)

controls build system, creates RCs, sends RC availability announcements. Must be reachable and preferably in the office during critical stages like creating and testing RCs.

Test Manager

TR

control GUI/script testing for each RC.  Must be reachable and preferably in the office during critical stages like creating and testing RCs.

RQ

Closed

GMAT function testing is not completed so there could be many unknown issues discovered close to code freeze.

Configured test system to run regression test system in function mode and ran tens of thousands of test. 

JJKP

Open

Many failing event location tests.  There may be hidden bugs because issues have not been resolved.

DJC

Open

Python interface unstable.   Process for testing and integration into nightly build is unclear.

SPH

Open

Space weather file not ready for testing and tests are not written.

Review Previous Build Release R2015b Process Notes

All

Obtain Release Approvals

SPH

Done

Done

Needed by release day.

Get updated legal statement/license

SPH

Done

Done

Needed by Code Freeze.

Update sample scripts

SPH

Done

Done

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

Done

Done

Needed by App Freeze.

See Writing Release Notes

Update standard descriptive text

SPH

Done

Done

Needed by App Freeze.

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

Update version number in User Guide cover

JJKP

Done

Done

Needed by App Freeze.

Contact Katy Gammage or Mary Hrybyk-Keith to update cover page.

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

Update info on public-facing websites

JJKP

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 contacts

SPH

Needed by Release Day. Located here.

Put in order for additional icons

SPH

Done

Done

(if necessary)

Needed by Visual Freeze.

Verify that all known bugs are checked into JIRA

(All)

JJKP:
RQ:

SPH:  

Complete all JIRA verifications

(All)

JJKP:
RQ:

SPH:   

Complete QA wrap-up tasks

DJC, SPH, JJKP, RQ

JJKP:
RQ:

SPH:  

DJC:

JJKP: Need to run save mode one last time before code freeze.

Address all JIRA tickets awaiting feedback

(All)

JJKP:
RQ:

SPH: 

Mark .tc files with requirements and verify traceability to new requirements

(All)

JJKP:
RQ:

SPH: 

This is new this year! 

Update About panel

LOJ

1. Update release number (i.e. R2015a).  

2. Add any new libraries used. 

3. Update an links.

Update splash screen

TGG

1. Add new contributors

2. Remove contributors who did not contribute to this release

3. Design updates

4. Update SplashScreen.psd in GmatDevelopment\moredata\graphics\splash

5. Use GIMP to save a flattened TIF file and overwrite splash screen in GmatDevelopment\application\data\graphics\splash.

Update icons

TGG

SPH:
WCS:

TGG: 

SPH:
WCS:

TGG: 

If there are any updates, additions, deletions.

Including GMATIcon for Welcome Page

Update gmat_startup_file.txt

JJKP

• Update formatting, comments

• Add any additional plugins

• Switch to release configuration (comment out alpha plugins)

Switch to release configuration in script test system

JJKP

• Create new rundef.R2015aInternal.template.m and rundef.R2015aPublic.template.m.

• Switch autorun.m to use appropriate one.

Complete visual updates

(All)

SPH:

RQ:

Update EOP files

WCS

Update eopc04_08.62-now and run smoke tests and SPICE .bpc file

Update tai-utc file & naif LSK

WCS

Update gmat_startup_file with new LSK

Update Info.plist and RunGMAT as needed

WCS

Need copyright and release number/name at least

Update files w/ updated legal statement

LOJ

• Readme file

• Source code files

Update license text

LOJ

Update application/License.txt file.  Nothing to do since license did not change.

Update copyright and code headers

LOJ

This tool makes adding paragraphs and changing headers simple.  http://sourceforge.net/projects/findandreplace/

As of R2015a these directories have files that need updating.

public\src (hpp, cpp)

public\plugin (hpp, cpp)

public\application\matlab\gmat_keyword (.m)

internal\code (hpp,cpp)

Final bug fixes

(All)

Mark all open bugs as Affects: current release

SPH

SPH:  

Update README.txt

JJKP

Update with major release highlights.

Update extras folder

JJKP

Notepad++ syntax coloring file

Update PDF files in docs folder

SPH/DJC

DJC: 

SPH:  

• Update watermark: "Draft for Release R2015a"

• Put into application/docs folder, and individual doc source folders

Gather list of compatibility changes since last release

SPH