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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10/5/2020 to be used to refresh SF3 environments
End of day production snapshot from 10/19/2020 to be used to refresh
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SH2 environments
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Oct
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19- Oct
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21 - Validate automated test cases -
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Oct
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19 - take snapshot for SH2 refresh -
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Oct
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14 - Last transport meeting for production support & enhancement changes until support pack work is complete -
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Oct
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8 - SAP release of year end base level support pack (SAP) -
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Oct
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21 5PM - SF2 restricted development mode starts -
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Oct
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22 - Nov
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6: Automated Testing SF3 -
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Oct
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22 - Oct
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23 - Unit test SF3 - IS&T and EpiUse Support Teams (Facilities, Finance, HR, R3, Release Engineering, SAP ABAP) -
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Oct
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Nov 4 - Unit test SF2 - IS&T and EpiUse Support Teams (Facilities, Finance, HR, R3, Release Engineering, SAP ABAP) -
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Nov 5-Nov 6 - Controlled Payroll Run Test - (IS&T HR and EpiUse Support Team) -
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Nov 6-Nov
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25 - System Integration Test (Central Office Business Teams) -
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Nov 6 - VPF test to compare year-to-date tax information with production -
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Nov
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6-Nov
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25 - 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:
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ACD Software Update: Monday, October 07 2019 -> Thursday, October 10 2019
NetWeaver/ADS:
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DSD Software Update: Tuesday, October 08 2019 -> Friday, October 11 2019
SAP Mobile:
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