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EAST Monthly Status Report for September 2002
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Thomas H. Grayson)
Fri Oct 4 14:31:33 2002
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EAST Monthly Status Report for September 2002
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Team Name: Enterprise Application Software Team (EAST)
Team Leader: Thomas H. Grayson
Team Members: Todd Belton, Jennifer Lu, Sabari Nair, Lisa Robinson,
Kelly Yu
Report Date: October 4, 2002
Submitted By: Thomas H. Grayson
Contributors: Thomas H. Grayson, Todd Belton, Lisa Robinson, Kelly Yu
URL: http://web.mit.edu/east/www/reports/2002-09.txt
Accomplishments for September 2002
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- Updated the "Request for EAST Support" form, now at version 1.2,
to reflect some lessons learned by using the form to debrief
Steve Turner about the Events Calendar application.
- Updated the "Enterprise Application Software Standards," now at
version 1.2, to better describe the process of transitioning
an application to EAST.
- Participated in the (ongoing) analysis phase of the Parking
Web Delivery project.
- Began transitioning the Events Calendar application to EAST.
+ Met with Steve Turner to discuss transition issues.
+ Researched the application.
- The basic elements of a revenue model for EAST took shape,
thanks largely to the efforts of Lorraine Rappaport.
- TNS:
+ Fixed 30 broken service orders.
+ Produced 7 ad-hoc reports.
+ Made 1 new client installation.
+ Modified the source code of loading trafficlog files to database
due to the change of format.
+ Modified the source code of printing label through ICE9 due to the
new label sheets.
+ Did globally updating wire closets twice.
+ Worked on the enhancement for TNS billing to accept credit charge.
+ Wrote initial draft of documentation.
+ Identified potential backup maintainer.
- Coeus:
+ Developed and posted workaround for a bug that was occurring for
schools using PB7. (MIT uses PB5.)
+ Preliminary testing of Coeus on Mac OS X.
- SAPweb:
+ Assisted with fixing the "Please wait" bug when submitting
requisitions.
+ Identified potential backup maintainer.
+ Documentation underway.
Goals for October 2002
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- Complete a draft revenue model for EAST.
- Update EAST web pages
+ to reflect the evolving revenue model
+ to create a new page describing the process of requesting
EAST support separate from the "Enterprise Application
Software Standards" page.
- Complete transitioning the Events Calendar application into EAST.
- Complete or revise drafts of documentation for EAST applications.
- Finish the enhancement for TNS billing to accept credit charge
in time for end-of-month billing (postponed from September).
Next Community Milestone
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- Transition an application from its developer to EAST.
