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help tools workplan

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Wade Neiterman)
Wed Oct 15 15:50:58 1997

Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 15:55:05 -0400
To: tooltime@MIT.EDU
From: Steven Wade Neiterman <wade@MIT.EDU>

Enclosed is a first pass at a work plan to reach rollout for a suite of
help tools.

It's important to keep this list updated with known tasks in order to
understand the work needed to be done prior to rollout and to measure
against a schedule.

Please send any missing items that need to be added.

Thanks,

..Steve

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HELP TOOLS RELEASE 1.1

TOOLS

Web/Oracle

      Complete application as follows:
	Add 2k history search field
        Add 9 network-related fields.
        Generate default category "HelpDesk" on submit question.
        Add checkbox question to submit scren, e.g.
          "Is IP Address", if checked, default category is helpnet.
        Submit record should have "client" as received by attribute.
      Status:     Working
      Assigned:   Wade
      Target:     10/22


      Testing, specifically, Web and Scopus interaction
      Status:     Open
      Assigned:   Ragone
      Target:     10/17

      Testing, specifically, previously completed items
      Status:     Open
      Assigned:   Fuchs
      Target:     10/17


Scopus GUI:

      Complete GUI changes as follows:
	Add Next Step field:
      Status:     Working
      Assigned:   Ho/Ragone
      Target:     10/24

      Testing, specifically gap analysis between Filemaker and Scopus
      Status:     Open
      Assigned: 	Ragone
      Target:     10/27

Email/Oracle

      [ fill in information ]

SYSTEM:

Database

      Add missing database fields:
	Next Step field.
      Status:     Open
      Assigned:   Wade
      Target:     10/20

      Create new view "legacy_users" to not display legacy users.
      Status:     Open
      Assigned:   Wade
      Target:     10/20

      Export test help-them database to production help-it database
      Status:     Open
      Assigned:   Wade
      Target:     10/20

Data updates:

      Update lookup/code tables as follows:
        Add "Web" to Method, add "Unseen" to Status,
        remove "Referred" from status, add "Projects" and "CWIS"
        to Category, remove "Waiting" from status.
	Status:     Open
      Assigned:   Debi
      Target:     10/20

Account table maintenance:

      Review, modify and create new accounts:
        Add "client" to profile and users table.
        Drop those accounts where people do not need to login.
        Move old consultants to status of Legacy
        Add new users
        Add Legacy users
      Status:     Open
      Assigned:   Debi
      Target:     10/20

      Alter the password for existing accounts
      Status:     Open
      Assigned:   Debi
      Target:     10/27

Overall testing:

      Perform business, stress and data testing
      Status:     Open
      Assigned:   Computing Help Desk
      Target:     10/22

ROLLOUT:

Filemaker/Oracle Conversion:

      Complete first pass and load of data
      Status:     Open
      Assigned:   Debi/Wade
      Target:     10/17

      Complete second pass and load of data
      Status:     Open
      Assigned:   Debi/Wade
      Target:     10/24

Scopus deployment:

      Install Scopus NT on machines as needed:
      Status:     Open
      Assigned:   Smyser/Ho
      Target:     10/22

Scopus Training:

      Ensure consultants are ready
      Status:     Open
      Assigned:   Allen/Smyser/Ragone/Fuchs
      Target:     10/31

Solicit appropriate feedback

      Check with DCS/Sampson for issues
      Status:     Open
      Assigned:   Fuchs/Goguen
      Target:     10/17

HELP TOOLS RELEASE 1.2

Solaris Scopus GUI needs to work with ANO
Web/Oracle - send consultant mail when customer updates log




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