From: STAR::LBENSON "01-Nov-1996 1758 -0500" 1-NOV-1996 18:03:30.91 To: @DISTLIST:OPENVMS.DIS CC: Subj: I: Good source document...all you wanted to know about Enterprise Integration (Affinity) Packages... From: STAR::AVERY "Sue Avery ** DTN 381-0163" 29-OCT-1996 16:19:57.78 To: @AFFINITY_PRODS CC: @AFF_PKG,AVERY Subj: I/A: Affinity Packages - Requirements and Pointers to Resources October, 1996 Affinity Packages - Requirements and Pointers to Resources ---------------------------------------------------------- This document provides a checklist of things that each layered product and third-party group needs to provide in order to be part of the Affinity packages. You'll need to complete and return a number of forms, but rather than attach all of them to this document, we've placed them in public directories and given pointers below. If you have any questions about a form, contact the person listed for that step. The contact person can answer your questions and provide more detailed information. ********************* NOTE ********************* If you've already completed some or all of these steps, such as filling out the Contributing Products Questionnaire or the Lab Request Form, you needn't resubmit those forms. However, you should take note of the staging directory set up for your product and place a copy of your kit there, along with appropriate docs. Thanks! *************************************************** Note that in addition to the tasks to be completed, we're operating within an extremely tight window of opportunity, as shown by the milestones that appear at the end of this memo. Your efforts to complete tasks within the Affinity window are critical (and appreciated)! The official Affinity packages names are: Enterprise Integration Server for OpenVMS Alpha Enterprise Integration Client for Microsoft Windows Thanks, Sue Avery, on behalf of the Affinity Server Packages team CHECKLIST OF TASKS ------------------ 1. Complete and return the Affinity V1.0 Contributing Product Questionnaire. This questionnaire provides the Affinity packages team with key information about each product and helps us plan for Affinity Lab testing needs. FILE LOCATION: BULOVA::PUBLIC2$:[NT_AFFINITY.PKGS]AFF_QUEST.TXT CONTACTS: Sue Avery STAR::AVERY and Ginnie Ely STAR::ELY DUE DATE: Between 9/18 and 11/15 2. Complete and return the Lab Request Form. This form helps the Lab team tailor the testing environment to your needs and also identifies your testing timeslot. FILE LOCATION: BULOVA::PUBLIC2$:[NT_AFFINITY.PKGS]AFF_LAB_REQFORM.TXT DUE DATE: Lab request form must be returned before 11/15. CONTACT PERSON: Ginnie Ely STAR::ELY 3. Place a copy of your kit, and necessary documentation, into the appropriate staging area so that testers can access the kit: BULOVA::STAGED$:[REPOSITORY.AFFINITY.DWMOTIF] BULOVA::STAGED$:[REPOSITORY.AFFINITY.PRINTSERVER] BULOVA::STAGED$:[REPOSITORY.AFFINITY.DCPS] BULOVA::STAGED$:[REPOSITORY.AFFINITY.BRISTOL] BULOVA::STAGED$:[REPOSITORY.AFFINITY.DECNET_PLUS] BULOVA::STAGED$:[REPOSITORY.AFFINITY.PWLAN] BULOVA::STAGED$:[REPOSITORY.AFFINITY.TCPIP] BULOVA::STAGED$:[REPOSITORY.AFFINITY.OMT] BULOVA::STAGED$:[REPOSITORY.AFFINITY.ADP] BULOVA::STAGED$:[REPOSITORY.AFFINITY.ODBC] BULOVA::STAGED$:[REPOSITORY.AFFINITY.ALLIN1] CONTACT PERSON: Steve Hutzley EVMS::HUTZLEY DUE DATE: Kit must be in place or otherwise available prior to lab testing. CHECKLIST OF TASKS (cont.) -------------------------- 4. Review these Affinity requirements documents. - Affinity Engineering plan: BULOVA::PUBLIC2$:[NT_AFFINITY.PKGS]AFFPKGS_ENG_PLAN.PS CONTACT PERSON: Gail Zahares HYLNDR::ZAHARES - Affinity Package Contents List: BULOVA::PUBLIC2$:[NT_AFFINITY.PKGS]EIS_CONTENTS.PS CONTACT PERSON: Gail Zahares HYLNDR::ZAHARES - Affinity testing overview presentation: BULOVA::PUBLIC2$:[NT_AFFINITY.PKGS]AFFPKGS_TEST.PS CONTACT PERSON: Pete Michaud STAR::MICHAUD - Affinity package contributors requirements presentation: BULOVA::PUBLIC2$:[NT_AFFINITY.PKGS]AFFPKGS_DIRECTIONS.PS CONTACT PERSON: Sue Avery STAR::AVERY - CSERL product submission rules: BULOVA::PUBLIC2$:[NT_AFFINITY.PKGS]PROD_SUBM.TXT CONTACT PERSON: Dana Nelson HYLNDR::NELSON - Affinity Qualification Plan for Wave 3: BULOVA::PUBLIC2$:[NT_AFFINITY.PKGS]AFFINITY_QUAL_PLAN.PS CONTACT PERSON: Ginnie Ely STAR::ELY 5. Test your product in your allotted testing time in the Affinity Lab. CONTACT PERSON: Ginnie Ely STAR::ELY DUE DATE: As schedule by Ginnie Ely 6. Address any QARs assigned to your product within a reasonable time. QARs will be entered in the AFFINITY-WAVE3 database on node TRIFID. CONTACT PERSON: Ginnie Ely STAR::ELY LIST OF AFFINITY PACKAGE CONTACTS --------------------------------- The following folks are members of the Affinity Package team. Linda Benson, Engineering Manager STAR::LBENSON Gail Zahares, Project Leader HYLNDR::ZAHARES John Dabrowski, Affinity kitter HYLNDR::DABROWSKI Sue Avery, LP/Field Test Coordinator STAR::AVERY Ginnie Ely, Affinity Lab and Qual STAR::ELY Pete Michaud, Affinity Lab and Qual STAR::MICHAUD Steve Hutzley, Affinity Lab and Qual EVMS::HUTZLEY Rich Bonazzoli, Affinity Lab INTONE::BONAZZOLI Sue George, Affinity Program Manager STAR::SGEORGE Terry Sherlock, Affinity Program Documentation Manager STAR::TSHERLOCK Ron Plourde, Affinity Packages documentation DONVAN::R_PLOURDE Janet Piazza, Affinity Packages documentation VAXUUM::PIAZZA Rob Emsley, Affinity Packages Program Manager DELNI::EMSLEY John Gorczyca, Affinity Packages Product Manager RANGER::GORCZYCA TIMEFRAME FOR AFFINITY PACKAGE COMPONENT TASKS ---------------------------------------------- 9/18 Affinity questionnaires sent to server component products 9/18 Begin sending Lab Request Forms to server component product groups as they return Affinity questionnaires, in order to schedule testing time. 9/30 Server components begin Product integration testing in Aff. lab through 11/15 11/18 Server components submit bits to Zahares/Dabrowski for dry-run CD 11/25 Zahares/Dabrowski deliver dry-run CD to Affinity lab for testing 12/2 EIS installation testing occurs (whole "package" is tested) through 12/6 12/9 EIS final doc input due 1/8/97 Individual EIS package components submit to CSERL 1/22 EIS package (as a whole) submits to CSERL 2/21 EIS package FCS (Filename: aff_list.txt)