Project Start Date:
Sun 4/1/01
Project Finish Date:
Tue 12/31/02
| 1 | Letter of intent | YALE | ||||
| 2 | VUGM | ATN | ||||
| 3 | Contract Negotiations | JB,Scott,ATN | ||||
| 4 | Orientation | EISI,ATN,KS | ||||
| 5 | Signed Contract | 3 | YALE,EISI | |||
| 6 | YALE Implementation Team established | YALE | ||||
| 7 | SYSADMIN AND WEBVOYAGE PROFILING | Imp Team | ||||
| 8 | Location mapping plan established | Loc subgroup | ||||
| 9 | Functional training (Imp. Team) 1 session (4 days) | 8 | Imp Team,EISI | |||
| 10 | Location mapping negotiated | 9 | Loc subgroup | |||
| 11 | Draft location/itemtype/etc. mapping table finished | Loc subgroup | ||||
| 12 | Penultimate location/itemtype/etc. mapping finished | Imp Team | ||||
| 13 | Final revised mapping file due to Endeavor | 10 | YALE | |||
| 14 | Fund mapping based on Voyager ledger | |||||
| 15 | Establish Voyager ledger(s) plan | Imp Team | ||||
| 16 | Establish mapping from NOTIS funds to ledger | 15 | Roy Bohlander | |||
| 17 | Test fund mapping | 16 | EISI,YALE | |||
| 18 | NOTIS fundcode clean-up. Id funds to no longer needed | LBO | ||||
| 19 | Production fund conversion | 17 | EISI,YALE | |||
| 20 | Indexing preferences established | Imp Team | ||||
| 21 | Operator security established | Imp Team | ||||
| 22 | Final profiling established | Imp Team | ||||
| 23 | Test server hardware and operating system ready | ITS | ||||
| 24 | Project planning at YALE | EISI,Imp Team | ||||
| 25 | HARDWARE SERVERS | |||||
| 26 | Hardware certification | |||||
| 27 | Voyager software loaded on test server for certification test database extract | EISI | ||||
| 28 | NOTIS data extract and conversion | YALE/EISI | ||||
| 29 | Preparation for SUN certification test in CA | Mark Wilson | ||||
| 30 | SUN Hardware Certification tests | DG,EISI | ||||
| 31 | Review of production server hardware options reviewed and finalized | YALE (ITS,LSO,MMG) | ||||
| 32 | Development server configuration options reviewed and finalized | YALE (ITS,LSO,MMG) | ||||
| 33 | Report writer server configuration reviewed and finalized | YALE (ITS,LSO,MMG) | ||||
| 34 | Test server configuration reviewed and finalized | YALE (ITS,LSO,MMG) | ||||
| 35 | T3 test | SUN.ITS | ||||
| 36 | Disk subsystem options reviewed and finalized | YALE (ITS,LSO,MMG) | ||||
| 37 | Tape subsystem reviewed and finalized | YALE (ITS,LSO,MMG) | ||||
| 38 | Production server configuration signed-off and contract amended | YALE,EISI | ||||
| 39 | Production, test, development, report writer servers, tape subsystem and disk subsystem ordered | 31,32,33,34,36,37 | DG,SUN | |||
| 40 | Sun production, development, test, disk and tape hardware delivered | 39 | SUN | |||
| 41 | Production servers installed, operating system loaded, ORACLE and Voyager loaded | 40 | SUN,ITS | |||
| 42 | Development server installed, operating system loaded, ORACLE and Voyager installed | 40 | ITS,EISI | |||
| 43 | Test servers installed, operating system loaded, ORACLE and Voyager installed at Watson | 40 | EISI,ITS | |||
| 44 | Tape subsystem installed and operating | SUN,ITS | ||||
| 45 | IMPLEMENT VOYAGER CLIENTS | |||||
| 46 | Establish workstation hardware upgrade plan | LMC,WSG | ||||
| 47 | Upgrade/replace workstations | 46 | WSG,Med,BRBL,LWL,BAC | |||
| 48 | Printing | |||||
| 49 | Identify printer needs, purchase and install | WSG,ITS,DBA,Imp Team | ||||
| 50 | Investigate printing centrally | ITS | ||||
| 51 | Preliminary Macro Express purchase | WSG | ||||
| 52 | Identify and implement client distribution mechanism | WSG | ||||
| 53 | Identify Voyager self-checkout locations | Dept Heads | ||||
| 54 | Implement Voyager self-checkout locations | 53 | WSG | |||
| 55 | Distribute Voyager clients to staff | 52 | WSG,Expert Users | |||
| 56 | Distribute 3rd party client software (MacroExpress, MSACCESS) | 51 | WSG.Expert Users | |||
| 57 | Server Operations | |||||
| 58 | Technical training on test server | EISI,ITS | ||||
| 59 | Develop backup/recovery plan | ITS | ||||
| 60 | Test recovery | 59 | ITS | |||
| 61 | Test Instant Image and Network Data Replicator | 43 | ITS | |||
| 62 | Certification 300 training (Chicago) | ITS | ||||
| 63 | Certification 500 training (at VUGM sometime in April) | |||||
| 64 | Batch testing | ITS | ||||
| 65 | Pre-Bulk | ITS,DBA,PGM | ||||
| 66 | Bulk bib and authority record loads | ITS,DBA,PGM | ||||
| 67 | Global Change | ITS,DBA,PGM | ||||
| 68 | Circ batch job | ITS,DBA,PGM | ||||
| 69 | Marc record bulk extract | ITS,DBA,PGM | ||||
| 70 | Bursar transfer | ITS,DBA,PGM | ||||
| 71 | Patron loads | ITS,PGM,DBA | ||||
| 72 | URL checker | ITS.PGM,DBA | ||||
| 73 | Determine Oracle DBA tasks | |||||
| 74 | Monitoring DB | ITS | ||||
| 75 | Optimizing DB | ITS | ||||
| 76 | Re-org schedule (tables, indexes) | ITS | ||||
| 77 | Access/security policies | ITS | ||||
| 78 | Establish chron jobs | 65,66,67,68,69,70,71 | ITS | |||
| 79 | Security | |||||
| 80 | Solaris security policies implemented | ITS | ||||
| 81 | NT security policies implemented | ITS | ||||
| 82 | TCP/IP security policies implemented | ITS | ||||
| 83 | Oracle security policies implemented | ITS | ||||
| 84 | APIs available - first batch | EISI | ||||
| 85 | Successful API test implementation | 84 | PGM | |||
| 86 | APIs available - second batch | EISI | ||||
| 87 | NOTIS ORBIS DATA CLEAN-UP | |||||
| 88 | Deactivate unused circulation funds | SL | ||||
| 89 | Convert 6xx |4 tags to 69x |4 tags | KS | ||||
| 90 | Remove 69x |4 curatorial tags | 89 | KS | |||
| 91 | Convert Obsolete Marc tags | KS | ||||
| 92 | Fix 245 non-filing indicators (can't be done - DROPPED) | KS | ||||
| 93 | Convert S/T "P" to " " for annuals | KS | ||||
| 94 | MATPS record clean-up | |||||
| 95 | Add items to matching records | CAT | ||||
| 96 | Delete MATPS records w/o items | KS | ||||
| 97 | Suppress remaining Law holdings | CAT | ||||
| 98 | |k Cleanup recommendation to Bibl Access | MOC | ||||
| 99 | |k Cleanup | 98 | DBA | |||
| 100 | S/T 'p' fix for annuals | KS | ||||
| 101 | cat stat 'x' cleanup | KS | ||||
| 102 | Convert MISS and BFR Geac notes to item conditions | KS | ||||
| 103 | "*" in call numbers | KS,MSS/A,MAP | ||||
| 104 | "Not;Yet;Assigned call#s | CAT | ||||
| 105 | Remove Geac 035s | KS | ||||
| 106 | Convert MISSIONS 035s to 650s | KS,DIV | ||||
| 107 | MHLDs w/o |8 or |a report and analysis | KS,CAT | ||||
| 108 | Conversion of 949s (part of Endeavor conversion) | KS,CAT | ||||
| 109 | Identification and possible conversion of sensitive MARC tags (NONE FOUND) | KS,BRBL,MSS/A | ||||
| 110 | ENDEAVOR DEVELOPMENT | |||||
| 111 | Support for non-Roman scripts | |||||
| 112 | Initial Unicode task force meeting | ATN,EISI | ||||
| 113 | Decision about loading Arabic/Hebr vernacular tags | YALE | ||||
| 114 | PhaseII - database conversion to UTF-8 beta | EISI | ||||
| 115 | Glyph server continued development | EISI | ||||
| 116 | RLIN snapshot for CJK records ordered (30days advance?) | YALE | ||||
| 117 | Vernacular fields from RLIN CJK snapshot loaded to Voyager | YALE.EISI | ||||
| 118 | Test conversion of YUL database to UTF-8 | YALE,EISI | ||||
| 119 | QA database conversion to UTF-8 | YALE | ||||
| 120 | UTF-8 conversion GOLD drop-dead date | EISI | ||||
| 121 | Field-level replacements/merge | |||||
| 122 | Determine whether specs are required (NO) | YALE,EISI | ||||
| 123 | Delivered in next release | YALE,EISI | ||||
| 124 | Granular global change capabilities | |||||
| 125 | Determine whether specs are required (NO) | YALE,EISI | ||||
| 126 | Delivered in next release | YALE,EISI | ||||
| 127 | Course Reserves | |||||
| 128 | YALE overview | ATN,Sue C-P | ||||
| 129 | Endeavor response | ATN,Sue C-P,Mark Sheft | ||||
| 130 | Conference call | ATN,Sue C-P,Sheft,Eric | ||||
| 131 | Endeavor response modification | EISI (Sheft) | ||||
| 132 | YALE reply to response modification | ATN | ||||
| 133 | Endeavor response II | (Sheft) | ||||
| 134 | Spec sign-off | YALE,EISI | ||||
| 135 | Delivered | EISI | ||||
| 136 | Pseudo patron subnote message | |||||
| 137 | Preliminary discussion, YALE overview | ATN,Adriana,Tom Owens | ||||
| 138 | Endeavor recommendation | EISI (Sheft) | ||||
| 139 | YALE response | ATN | ||||
| 140 | Endeavor reply | EISI (Sheft) | ||||
| 141 | Specs sign-off | YALE,EISI | ||||
| 142 | Delivered | EISI | ||||
| 143 | Patron Timeout | |||||
| 144 | Determine whether specs are required (NO) | YALE,EISI | ||||
| 145 | Delivered in next release | YALE,EISI | ||||
| 146 | Client to server encryption | |||||
| 147 | Determine whether specs are required (NO) | YALE,EISI | ||||
| 148 | Share encryption algorithm | EISI | ||||
| 149 | Delivered in next release | EISI | ||||
| 150 | Email shortcut from patron record | |||||
| 151 | Determine whether specs are required (NO) | YALE,EISI | ||||
| 152 | Delivered in next release | EISI | ||||
| 153 | Circulation Client icons include text | |||||
| 154 | Determine whether specs are required (NO) | YALE,EISI | ||||
| 155 | Delivered in next release | YALE,EISI | ||||
| 156 | Authentication and authorization (Kerberos) | |||||
| 157 | Yale requirements | Jbarnett | ||||
| 158 | Conference call | ATN,EISI,JB,RL | ||||
| 159 | Endeavor specs | EISI | ||||
| 160 | Yale CAS authentication coding | PGM | ||||
| 161 | Delivered | EISI | ||||
| 162 | Old YALE Classification | |||||
| 163 | Draft spec | KS | ||||
| 164 | Response review | YALE | ||||
| 165 | Beta install and test | EISI | ||||
| 166 | Delivered | EISI | ||||
| 167 | YALE DEVELOPMENT | |||||
| 168 | Library Shelving Facility | |||||
| 169 | Establish processing workflow | Imp Team,Jbarnett | ||||
| 170 | Determine location code of item type update needs | Imp Team,Jbarnett | ||||
| 171 | FTP requests | PGM | ||||
| 172 | Remove TRAN status on returns | PGM | ||||
| 173 | Reconciliation | PGM | ||||
| 174 | Selection reports | PGM | ||||
| 175 | LC batch matching | PGM | ||||
| 176 | Bursar transfers | PGM | ||||
| 177 | Invoice processes | PGM | ||||
| 178 | Vendor record programs (sync Orbis and Oracle databases) | PGM | ||||
| 179 | BorrowDirect functions | PGM | ||||
| 180 | Fund allocation | PGM | ||||
| 181 | Pancake extract | PGM | ||||
| 182 | Lost and Missing | PGM | ||||
| 183 | Ongoing patron load | PGM | ||||
| 184 | Spine label printing | Roy,Ernie | ||||
| 185 | MSS/A macro | PGM | ||||
| 186 | TRAINING | |||||
| 187 | Negotiate training contract with 3rd party | ATN,Kate Reynolds | ||||
| 188 | Establish Imp Team training group | MMG,ATN,KR | ||||
| 189 | Train-the-trainers functional training | EISI,Training group | ||||
| 190 | Design training program and prepare training documentation | Training group | ||||
| 191 | Windows skills assessment | KR,KMR,ExpertUsers | ||||
| 192 | Trainer hired | LHR | ||||
| 193 | Train-the-trainer refresher | EISI,Training group | ||||
| 194 | Class schedule established | KR,Trainer | ||||
| 195 | Class Registration | 194 | KR,Trainer | |||
| 196 | Train YUL staff (pre-implementation) | 195,123,126,135,142,145,149,152,155,161,166,251,41 | NELINET | |||
| 197 | Train YUL staff (post-implementation | NELINET,Trainer | ||||
| 198 | Gary Strawn(?) | Catalogers | ||||
| 199 | Local Training | Trainer | ||||
| 200 | Student Training | Trainer,Managers | ||||
| 201 | Course Reserve Training | 134 | Trainer,Imp Team | |||
| 202 | LSF processing training | 169,170,171,172 | Trainer | |||
| 203 | Serials Control Training (by Endeavora????) | EISI | ||||
| 204 | Patron Registration and proxy patron creation | Prov,Med,DIV | ||||
| 205 | Printing | 49,50 | Trainer,Circ,Acq | |||
| 206 | Currency | Acq Fiscal Support | ||||
| 207 | Ledger creation | 15 | LBO | |||
| 208 | Report generation | 216 | Trainer | |||
| 209 | Publicity | |||||
| 210 | Establish group to create publicity | MMG | ||||
| 211 | Create publicity | 210 | Pub Group | |||
| 212 | Publicize new system | 211 | YUL | |||
| 213 | REPORTS | |||||
| 214 | Establish reports group | Imp Team | ||||
| 215 | Review Voyager reports | 214 | Report Group | |||
| 216 | Finalize Initial report cycle | 215 | Report Group | |||
| 217 | NOTIS ORBIS DATA MIGRATION PREPARATION | |||||
| 218 | Semi-colons in call numbers | |||||
| 219 | Draft Semi-colons in call numbers conversion spec sent to EISI | KS | ||||
| 220 | Test | EISI,YALE | ||||
| 221 | Data Migration Questionnaire | |||||
| 222 | Draft Data Migration Questionnaire sent to EISI | KS | ||||
| 223 | Final Data Migration Questionnaire (pre-MARC record test) | EISI,KS | ||||
| 224 | Patron extract | |||||
| 225 | Extract program finished | PGM | ||||
| 226 | QA extract program - deliver sample to Endeavor | Data Migration and Circ group | ||||
| 227 | Patron SIF delivered to EISI for test conversion | YALE | ||||
| 228 | Appendix J | |||||
| 229 | Tested | EISI | ||||
| 230 | Bugs re-tested | Data Migration Group | ||||
| 231 | Closed and Inactive records extracts and conversions | |||||
| 232 | Spec | YALE | ||||
| 233 | Spec sign-off | YALE,EISI | ||||
| 234 | Test | YALE,EISI | ||||
| 235 | Production extract and conversion | YALE,EISI | ||||
| 236 | File Purges | |||||
| 237 | Authority files (YL and LC) | ITS,DBA | ||||
| 238 | PRE-TEST MARC RECORDS DATA MIGRATION/CONVERSION | |||||
| 239 | Extract MARC records | EISI | ||||
| 240 | Convert per YALE DMQ and Appendix J | 239 | EISI | |||
| 241 | QA MARC records | YALE | ||||
| 242 | Extract and convert MARC samples as needed to correct problems from pre-test | EISI,YALE | ||||
| 243 | TEST EXTRACT - ALL FILES, ALL RECORDS | 41 | ||||
| 244 | MARC Files | |||||
| 245 | Extract MARC files (bibl, auth,mfhd,item) including LC Resource | EISI | ||||
| 246 | Location mapping due | ATN | ||||
| 247 | Test load of MARC files | EISI | ||||
| 248 | Test load of large non-roman script record test file | EISI | ||||
| 249 | View test load | 248 | YALE | |||
| 250 | Report results of test load to EISI | YALE | ||||
| 251 | SysAdmin - Cataloging, security, WebVoyage | 249 | YALE | |||
| 252 | Acq files | |||||
| 253 | Extract of vendor records (test) | EISI | ||||
| 254 | Fund and location mapping due | ATN | ||||
| 255 | Vendor load | EISI | ||||
| 256 | View vendor load | 255 | YALE | |||
| 257 | Test vendor load acceptance due | 256 | YALE | |||
| 258 | Load Cornell patterns | EISI | ||||
| 259 | SysAdmin Acq module | YALE | ||||
| 260 | Complete backup | 259 | YALE | |||
| 261 | Extract order records | EISI | ||||
| 262 | Test order and fund mapping load | EISI | ||||
| 263 | Test order/fund mapping acceptance due | YALE | ||||
| 264 | Run complete backup | YALE | ||||
| 265 | Circ files | |||||
| 266 | Small patron SIF for analysis due | YALE | ||||
| 267 | Test patron SIF due | YALE | ||||
| 268 | Test patron load | EISI | ||||
| 269 | Test patron load acceptance due | 268 | YALE | |||
| 270 | SysAdmin-Circulation | 269 | YALE | |||
| 271 | Extract of Fines and fees (test) | EISI | ||||
| 272 | Extract of charges/transactions (test) | EISI | ||||
| 273 | Extract of holds recalls (test) | EISI | ||||
| 274 | Test fine and fee load | 273 | EISI | |||
| 275 | Test fine and fee acceptance due | 274 | YALE | |||
| 276 | Run circ job on server | YALE | ||||
| 277 | Test charge/transaction load | 276 | EISI | |||
| 278 | Test charge/transaction acceptance due | 277 | YALE | |||
| 279 | Test hold recalls load | 278 | EISI | |||
| 280 | Test hold recalls acceptance due | 279 | YALE | |||
| 281 | Review entire TEST conversion | YALE | ||||
| 282 | Funds encumbered for FY02/03 | YALE | ||||
| 283 | Recon finished | YALE | ||||
| 284 | PRODUCTION CONVERSION | |||||
| 285 | Stop Cataloging on Notis - Interim workflow procedures in place | YALE | ||||
| 286 | Marc files | |||||
| 287 | Extract MARC files - including LC | EISI | ||||
| 288 | Merge of non-roman script tags | EISI | ||||
| 289 | Production MARC files load | EISI | ||||
| 290 | Review production load | 288 | YALE | |||
| 291 | Accept Production load | 290 | YALE | |||
| 292 | SysAdmin - Cat, Security, WebVoyager | 287 | YALE | |||
| 293 | Create generic logon for cataloging staff | LBO | ||||
| 294 | Begin creating all staff logons | 293 | LBO | |||
| 295 | ORBIS2 Cataloging live | YALE | ||||
| 296 | Acquisitions | |||||
| 297 | NOTIS-ORBIS cut-off for payment of GA invoices | YALE | ||||
| 298 | NOTIS-ORBIS cut-off for payment of GA orders | YALE | ||||
| 299 | NOTIS-ORBIS Fund Scoop | YALE | ||||
| 300 | NOTIS-ORBIS EOY Funds available for payment only | YALE | ||||
| 301 | NOTIS-ORBIS Final date to approve invoices | YALE | ||||
| 302 | NOTIS-ORBIS stop invoice and order creation | 310 | YALE | |||
| 303 | NOTIS-ORBIS Fund rollover - Not needed | N/A | ||||
| 304 | Extract of vendor records (production) | EISI | ||||
| 305 | Vendor load (production) | EISI | ||||
| 306 | Accept vendor load | 305 | YALE | |||
| 307 | SysAdmin for Acquisitions | YALE | ||||
| 308 | Complete all ledgers | YALE | ||||
| 309 | Top-up extract | YALE,EISI | ||||
| 310 | Top-up load (Voyager unavailable) | YALE,EISI | ||||
| 311 | Extraction of order records (Production) | 301 | EISI | |||
| 312 | Do complete backup (night) | 311 | YALE | |||
| 313 | Order/fund mapping load (production) | 308 | EISI | |||
| 314 | Accept order load | YALE | ||||
| 315 | Voyager Acquisition available for staff | 314 | YALE | |||
| 316 | ORBIS2 No order creation | YALE | ||||
| 317 | ORBIS2 No invoice creation | 307 | YALE | |||
| 318 | ORBIS2 New order may be placed as of | YALE | ||||
| 319 | ORBIS2 Invoices may be approved as of | YALE | ||||
| 320 | Circulation | |||||
| 321 | Final patron SIF due | YALE | ||||
| 322 | Patron load (production) | EISI | ||||
| 323 | Accept patron load | YALE | ||||
| 324 | First Patron load from Data warehouse | 323 | YALE | |||
| 325 | Extraction of fines and fees (production) | EISI | ||||
| 326 | Fine fee load (production) | EISI | ||||
| 327 | Accept fine fee load | YALE | ||||
| 328 | Run circ job for fines and fees | YALE | ||||
| 329 | Extraction of charges/transactions (production) | EISI | ||||
| 330 | Extraction of holds and recalls (production) | EISI | ||||
| 331 | Charges/transactions load (production) | EISI | ||||
| 332 | Accept circ transactions | YALE | ||||
| 333 | Holds and recalls load (production) | EISI | ||||
| 334 | Accept holds and recalls load | YALE | ||||
| 335 | Run Circ daily jobs 12 | YALE | ||||
| 336 | Live in all modules | YALE | ||||
| 337 | ||||||
| 338 | ||||||
| 339 | MetaLib | |||||
| 340 | Loading of offline databases | |||||
| 341 | Into support | |||||
| 342 | Software acceptance | |||||
| 343 | To add: | |||||
| 344 | Loading: Extract and Creation of separate databases of closed | |||||
| 345 | inactive fine/fee, order, invoice and fund records | |||||
| 346 | Also to be added: | |||||
| 347 | Modular training, Circulation (2 days) | |||||
| 348 | Modular training, Acquisitions and Serials (3 days) |