High-Level Timeline
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Dates TBD - Plan, create/update test scripts in ALM. (SAP Business Areas)
End of day production snapshot from
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YY to be used to refresh test environments
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Oct 7- Oct 10 - Validate automated test cases -
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Oct 7 - take snapshot for SH2 refresh -
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Oct 9 - Last transport meeting for production support & enhancement changes until support pack work is complete -
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Oct 10 - SAP release of year end base level support pack (SAP) -
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Oct 16 5PM - SF2 restricted development mode starts -
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Oct 17 - Nov 1: Automated Testing SF3 -
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Oct 17 - Oct 18 - Unit test SF3 - IS&T and EpiUse Support Teams (Facilities, Finance, HR, R3, Release Engineering, SAP ABAP) -
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Oct 21 - Oct 25 - Unit test SF2 - IS&T and EpiUse Support Teams (Facilities, Finance, HR, R3, Release Engineering, SAP ABAP) -
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Oct 29- Oct 30 - Controlled Payroll Run Test - (IS&T HR and EpiUse Support Team) -
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Oct 29 - Nov 13- System Integration Test (Central Office Business Teams) -
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Oct 29 - VPF test to compare year-to-date tax information with production -
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Nov 14 - Nov 15 - Bug fixes and regression testing (Central Office Business Teams, IS&T and EpiUse) -
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Nov
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Dec 4 - Uptime Production Cut-over Activities -
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Dec 4-Dec 6 - Go-live weekend! (start Friday at 5pm)
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Dec 7 - Upgraded PS1 is ready for use
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SAP Scheduled Upgrades - Ancillary Systems
ERP Target
was: EHP8 for ERP 6.0 SPS 13 w/HR SP72 and HANA 2.0 SPS 03 Revision 037.01
now: EHP8 for ERP 6.0 SPS 13 w/HR SP72 and HANA 2.0 SPS 03 Revision 037.02
ERP:
SF3 Database Update: Thursday, September 26 2019 (Done)
GRC:
ACD Database Update: Wednesday, October 02 2019
ACD Software Update: Monday, October 07 2019 -> Thursday, October 10 2019
NetWeaver/ADS:
DSD Database Update: Wednesday, October 02 2019
DSD Software Update: Tuesday, October 08 2019 -> Friday, October 11 2019
SAP Mobile:
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