Report for March 2018

ACS040

Kx Modules Upgrades Placeholder

Funded 

Planning: September  2018

Delivery t.b.c. 

Plan

This project has been declared as part of the annual planning process and has subsequently been deferred to 2018-19

Dependencies

- dependant on Accommodation, Catering and Events to manage User Acceptance Testing 

- will require input from IS Applications Production Management

ACS039

Kx Infrastructure Consolidation 

Category: Discretionary

Sponsor Funded

Milestones

Nb. The current project milestones are based on the understanding that the project will close after successfully completing the performance tests against Kx version 2017 on the new Test infrastructure

RAG Status

Green

Report by Andy Stewart  for March  2018

Achievements in the last period

• Project Plan
  • Project plan, adjusted to remove the process to manage the actual Kx version 2017 go-live.  The project will now cease on the successful completion of user testing and any subsequent go-live activities would be managed through the normal KSR process
  • Kx 2017 (Current Test Infrastructure)
    • The functional testing was completed with 11 issues remaining outstanding. Resolutions to the issues will be delivered as part of SP2 
  • New Test Environment 
    • In preparation of the migration from the Current Test Infrastructure, the configuration of new Test infrastructure, incorporating the activities specified by KSL was completed
    • The migration of the current test databases from current Test infrastructure was completed with a few configuration issues outstanding
    • The performance Test Scripts were loaded and set to run automatically.   Initial timing comparisons between the new and current Test Infrastructure would suggest that the new Test Infrastructure is performing better as a whole
    • SP2 wsa installed on the new Test environment on 03/04/18
• OLA
  • Currently undergoing final checks prior to circulation  

Issues

• Currently one issues with the new Test Infrastructure configuration that still require to be resolved,
  • The MyEd hosted sites are failing and will require a further DNS change to be initiated

Next steps

• New Test Environment
  • Complete functional testing
  • Complete performance testing on both the primary and secondary sites
  • Sign-off new Test Infrastructure
• OLA
  • Circulate OLA for approval
• Close project

Cashless Catering Upgrade 

Project withdrawn on 18th August 

Project Completion Report 

Kx Database Infrastructure Upgrade

Project closed on 22/09/2017

Project Completion Report

Delivered Catering External

Project withdrawn on 12/01/2018