IT/MIS TRG Production Turnover Guidelines

cvs - records version history and keeps an archive of activity

Before any application or changes to an application are put into production they must be put into cvs

Bug numbers should be recorded in commit comments

Life Cycle Deployment of code is as follows:

• development - on desktop by programmer
• testing - deployed on mis183 by programmer via cvs
• deployed to production by authorized individuals

databases

• dev (128): Programmers have full create/delete/modify privledges with tables,indexes,data, etc.
• test (183): Programmers have approval to manage data only. Authorized individuals or DBA staff create tables/indexes.
• prod: Programmers may have only controlled access to data

bugzilla - is used to report and track issues

• when fix has been applied to test box, reassign to reporter
• next mark bug as "fixed"
• when reporter marks bug as "verified", OK to have migrated to production
• "close" bug when completed migration is done