Division of Information Technology

Colleague (Datatel) Update Schedule

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For the calendar year 2017

Approved by IT Governance Committee on > 10-11-2016

SU’s installed into TEST_PATCHES environment Testing sign-offs due from functional areas SU’s installed into PRODUCTION environment
Q1 2017 RELEASE Tue Feb 21, 2017 Mon Mar 6, 2017 Wed Mar 8, 2017
Q2 2017 RELEASE Mon May 30, 2017 Mon Jun 12, 2017 Wed Jun 14, 2017
Q3 2017 RELEASE Tue Sep 5, 2017 Mon Sep 18, 2017 Wed Sep 20, 2017
Q4 2017 RELEASE Mon Dec 4, 2017 Mon Dec 18, 2017 Wed Dec 20, 2017

Sign-off responsibility by functional area
NOTE: All functional areas are responsible for reviewing software updates marked as “CORE” and testing them if needed.

Colleague Functional Area Responsible Sign-off Person
1 – Registration and Student Records Kamla Singh
2 – Financial Aid Jennifer Ragsdale
3 – Admissions Jennifer Stern
4 – A/R and Cash Receipts Aditi Chopra
5 – Financials Hector Paredes
6 – Human Resources Elena Serra
7 – Payroll Elizabeth Long
8 – Residence Life Anthony Skevakis
9 – ImageNow Integration Kamla Singh

NOTES:

  • Software update loading into the TEST_PATCHES environment will occur on scheduled day during business hours.
  • Software update selection will be any new SU’s available on the day the updates are scheduled to be loaded into test (we will no longer wait a month as we have in the past)
  • For each testing period, ITS will reserve a testing center and invite users to do their software update testing and sign-offs there.  The testing center will be supervised by ITS staff who will be available to assist in the testing
  • User testing of software updates is done only in the TEST_PATCHES environment, which is built exclusively for this purpose
  • Refreshes of the TEST_PATCHES environment will be done quarterly, to maximize validity of testing
  • Software update loading into the PRODUCTION environment will occur on scheduled day before 8:30 am.
  • Windows Operating System updates will be loaded monthly, first Friday of the month.
  • Software updates released for regulatory purposes or for urgent business needs can always be installed off schedule at the request of the Director of the affected department