High-Level Timeline

Dates TBD - Plan, create/update test scripts in ALM. (SAP Business Areas)

End of day production snapshot from MM/YY to be used to refresh test environments

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Oct 7- Oct 10 - Validate automated test cases -

Oct 7 - take snapshot for SH2 refresh -

Oct 9 - Last transport meeting for production support & enhancement changes until support pack work is complete -

Oct 10 - SAP release of year end base level support pack (SAP) -

Oct 16 5PM - SF2 restricted development mode starts - 

Oct 17 - Nov 1: Automated Testing SF3 -

Oct 17 - Oct 18 - Unit test  SF3 - IS&T and EpiUse Support Teams (Facilities, Finance, HR, R3, Release Engineering, SAP ABAP) - 

Oct 21 - Oct 25 - Unit test  SF2 - IS&T and EpiUse Support Teams (Facilities, Finance, HR, R3, Release Engineering, SAP ABAP) -

Oct 29- Oct 30 -  Controlled Payroll Run Test  - (IS&T HR and EpiUse Support Team) -

Oct 29 - Nov 13- System Integration Test  (Central Office Business Teams) -

Oct 29 - VPF test to compare year-to-date tax information with production -

Nov 14 - Nov 15 - Bug fixes and regression testing (Central Office Business Teams, IS&T and EpiUse) -

Nov 30-Dec 4 - Uptime Production Cut-over Activities -

Dec 4-Dec 6 - Go-live weekend! (start Friday at 5pm)

Dec 7 - Upgraded  PS1 is ready for use

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SAP Scheduled Upgrades - Ancillary Systems

ERP Target

ERP:

GRC:

NetWeaver/ADS:

SAP Mobile: