MPDL Developer Meeting 2009-09-01

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PubMan 5.0.3 Release Review

 * Phases
 * Coding
 * Pre-Release
 * Testing
 * Preparation
 * Release an live-server
 * DB migration
 * escidocadmin
 * Release on test-server


 * Systematic
 * Too little testing in (cool) testing phase
 * Knowledge on vacation
 * Staging scenario not complete (DB migration on QA)
 * FIZ issues with migration scripts
 * Different, distributed and incomplete release checklists
 * Long release cycle
 * Differing server environments
 * Apache config and some database content (policies) is by now also part of the system and should be maintained as such


 * Individual
 * Hardcoded dynamic values
 * Forgotten database/schema changes
 * Forgotten modules/properties

Measures

 * Bugfix Release 5.0.4
 * Release log on Colab
 * Server consolidation
 * Probe

Other

 * Change admin password
 * In databases
 * In property files
 * Test servers
 * Send information email
 * Check if admin password is still needed in applications