Project journal

Title Description Author Post date
PURE Upgrades delivered to Live

The latest upgrades to the PURE application were deployed into the University's Live environment on Wednesday 5th August 2015.

This upgrade to PURE delivers the following:

  1. PURE version 4.21.4-1.
  2. Java version 1.8.
  3. Tomcat version 8.

You can find out more details about the PURE upgrades at https://www.projects.ed.ac.uk/project/res059.

Jill Nicoll IS Applications Division

Jill Nicoll 05-Aug-2015
Project update for w/e 10-July-2015

PURE version 4.21.4-1 has been signed off in the Dev environment.  All "show-stopper" bugs have been resolved in this version.

A 3-stage Integration to Test is progressing, with James to check each stage before Dev Tech progresses with the next.  Completed stages:

  • Test restore to same versions as Live, and data cloned from Live to Test
  • Test upgraded to Java 1.8 and PURE v4.20.3

James is currently on leave, and will check the v4.20.3 integration on his return next week.

Live deployment scheduled for w/c 03-Aug-2015.

Jill Nicoll 10-Jul-2015
Project Update w/c 11-May-2015

Sally Haward ( Project Manager) is off sick, Jamie Thin ( RES Programme Manager is covering) - any project queries to Jamie please:

 

Overview:

PURE LIVE was last upgraded in June 2014

This project will deploy to DEV / TEST and LIVE a new version of PURE (v4.21.3) including upgrades to Jave and Tomcat

 

As of 11-May 2015:

DEV is at v4.21.1 with new Java version and new Tomcat version (v8.0.20)

Emilio applied the Tomcat upgrade to DEV 

James Thin 12-May-2015
PM Update w/e 10/4/2015
  • Resolve issue with DEV environment so James Toon can assess the software.
  • Review the remaining project milestones in light of the issues in DEV
  • Obtain sign-off from all stakeholders for the brief.
  • Arrange cover for next week when PM is on Annual Leave.

Next week:

  • Project Manager on Annual Leave next week
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Sally Hayward 03-Apr-2015
PM Update w/e 3/4/2015
  • Submit brief to Technology Management for sign-off - waiting on sign-off so planning milestone change has been submitted to WIS this week.
  • Issue with DEV install has been assigned to Mark Lang as there is a resource conflict with TTU007 which meant Emilio has been reassigned.
  • James Toon has raised a call with Atira for support with the issue with DEV.
  • Atira are out of the office for the Easter weekend so will need to wait for feedback next week when they are back in the office.

Next week:

Sally Hayward 30-Mar-2015
PM Update w/e 27/3/2015
  • Alister remained off ill so this work was handed over to Emilio.
  • Emilio experienced illness so install to DEV delayed till end of week.
  • PM re-submitted brief to WIS.
  • Emilio has upgraded DEV but there are issues with the install and PURE is not working in DEV

Next Week:

  • Submit the brief to WIS again
  • Resolve issues with the DEV install
  • James Toon to carry out testing once PURE is working again in DEV
Sally Hayward 30-Mar-2015
PM Update w/e 20/3/2015

 

  • PM has amended brief
  • Dev Tech (Alister) ill so final sign-off of brief and estimate will be issued to WIS next week
  • There has been some confusion over the versions of software released so upgrade to DEV environment has been delayed
  • Stuart has requested the latest software for the install.

Next week:

  • Brief to WIS and confirmation of effort required from Alister
  • Meeting to sign-off brief.
  • DEV environment to be upgraded with latest version and TOMCAT upgrade.
Sally Hayward 22-Mar-2015
PM Update w/e 13/3/2015
  • Meeting with Production, Development Technology and business to discuss process for moving forward.
  • PM worked on revising the brief to reflect WIS comments.
  • Alister and Stuart have requested software for install.

Next week:

  • PM to complete and issue brief and estimate for approval.
  • Meeting to sign-off brief.
  • DEV environment to be upgraded with latest version and TOMCAT upgrade.
  • Brief to WIS.
  • Update to Programme Manager
Sally Hayward 13-Mar-2015
Update 14 November 2014
  • PM raised resource request for DEV environment as per advice from programme manager
  • Resource assigned
  • PM to complete the project brief and submit to WIS
  • Work out plan/ next steps with tech next week
Sally Hayward 14-Nov-2014