Note: test plans can be found in Jira.
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Phase 1 (Sierra - Harvesting, Clustering, Full Circulation, LOCATE DCB)
Phase 2 (Polaris - Harvesting, Clustering, Full Circulation FOLIO- Harvesting)
Quiet Period
No Updates - 11/13 - 01/05
Buffer, Catch up testing, Bug fixes, FOLIO ECS (Partial)
Phase 3 (FOLIO - Full Circulation, Multi platform, Administrative features)
Phase 4 (Onboarding & Admin App)
Dress Rehearsal
Feb 26 2024 - Mar 27 2024
Go Live
May 22 2024
Phase 1 (Sierra - Harvesting, Clustering, Full Circulation)
Assumptions
Patron cancellation of request will either happen in Sierra or WebPAC
At least 2 Sierra systems will be Borrowing, Lending and Pickup
Update 1 - 09/11-09/15Anchor P1U1 P1U1 Scope
Sierra instance harvesting to DCB shared index
Sierra instance records clustered and populate the DCB shared index
Scaffolding application needed only for clustering confirmation
The UAT plan + reporting + confirmation from customers
Environment - Scaffolding, DCB, Sierra
Update 2 - 09/18-09/22Anchor P1U2 P1U2 Scope
Search and Instance Detail Display in Locate DCB
Update 3 - 09.25 - 10.06Anchor P1U3 P1U3 Scope
Instance Details with Holdings
RTAC Transformation in Locate DCB
Faceting (Publisher, Subject)
Sorting
Update 4 - 10.09 - 10.13Anchor P1U4 P1U4 Scope
Patron request by affiliated institution, patron authentication, pickup location selection. Lending - Sierra, Borrowing - Sierra)
Faceting (Format)
Sorting
Request Cancellation by Patron
Phase 2 (Polaris - Harvesting, Clustering, Full Circulation FOLIO- Harvesting)
Assumptions
Polaris will be Borrowing, Lending and Pickup
Patron cancellation of request will either happen in Polaris or PowerPAC
Update 1 - 10/23-10/27Anchor P2U1 P2U1 Scope
Polaris & FOLIO instance harvesting to DCB shared index
Polaris & FOLIO instance records clustered and populate the DCB shared index
Scaffolding application needed only for clustering confirmation
The UAT plan + reporting + confirmation from customers
Environment - Scaffolding, DCB, Polaris
Update 2 - 10/30-11/03Anchor P2U2 P2U2 Scope
Search and Instance Detail Display in Locate DCB
Instance Details with Holdings
Update 3 - 11/06-11/10Anchor P2U3 P2U3 Scope
Patron request by affiliated institution, patron authentication, pickup location selection. Lending - Polaris, Borrowing - Polaris)
Request Cancellation by Patron
Phase 3 (FOLIO - Full Circulation, Multi platform, Administrative features)
Assumptions
FOLIO will be Borrowing, Lending and Pickup
Patron cancellation of request will either happen in FOLIO or Locate Locate
Update 1 - 1/8 - 1/19Anchor P3U1 P3U1 Scope
Patron request by affiliated institution, patron authentication, pickup location selection. Lending - FOLIO, Borrowing - FOLIO)
Request Cancellation by Patron
Multiple platform
My Bookshelf - Local Locate
Update 2 - 1/29 - 2/2Anchor P3U2 P3U2 Scope
Item selection algorithm (shortest distance)
Verify patron eligibility
Volume level request
Pickup anywhere support
Request workflow exceptions
Update 3 - 02/05 - 2/16 (Internal)Anchor P3U3 P3U3 DCB Performance Testing. Includes Ingestion, Search & Circulation
Phase 4 (Onboarding & Admin App)
Update 1 (All of these require development work) - 02/26 - 03/01Anchor P4U1 P4U1 Configurable options for MCO administrators
Onboarding utilities for MCO
System monitoring tools; DCB health dashboard
Circulation exception reports (Admin App)
Shared index matching
Update 2 - 03/04 - 03/29Anchor P4U2 P4U2 System operational instructions
Add collections to Shared Index from individual sites
Onboarding guidance for libraries
Documentation for MCO/EBSCO support
Implement sites (configuration and verification)
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