ALMA
ALMA Software Test Plan development
 
Note: All test plans are drafts, more details are provided for near term tests, less for those scheduled in the future. Plans will be updated as near term tests are completed and later tests can be defined better.
TestSchedule.template.mpp   Template Microsoft Project Gantt chart. This has relavent release dates and design review milestones, and a couple of test blocks. Feel free to down load this template to create a subsystem test schedule.  
TestSchedule.template.pdf   pdf version of the Test Schedule template.  
Master Test Schedule (all subsystems included)
Master.TestSchedule.pdf   Gantt Chart showing all tests scheduled as of 17par04, major and minor integration schedule and ALMA milestones.
Integration, Test, & Support
ITS.TestSchedule15sep03.pdf   DRAFT - Gantt Chart showing major and minor integration schedule and ALMA milestones. A Note to subsystems: If you need to test software after it has been integrated, then use this chart to figure out when the software will be ready to test.   See also http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~dshepher/alma/usecases/ITS.UC.html for a description of how ITS will integrate software from each subsystem, what is expected, and how it will be tested.
Archive Subsystem:

Archive.TestPlan3nov03.txt   - Draft test plan for first tests. Some issues unresolved.  
Archive.TestSchedule.pdf   Gantt chart showing proposed schedule for first 3 tests as well as when the Archive releases are.  
Control Software Subsystem:

Control.TestPlan.txt   Draft test plan. 13nov03  
Control.TestSchedule.pdf   Gantt chart of test schedule  
Correlator Software Subsystem:

Correlator.TestPlan5nov03.txt   Test plan, 5nov03  
Correlator.TestSchedule.pdf   Gantt chart showing proposed schedule  
Executive Software Subsystem:

Exec.TestPlan.txt   Test Plan 11nov03  
Exec.TestSchedule.pdf   - Gantt chart with proposed schedule  
Observing Preparation Subsystem:
ObsPrep.TestPlan.txt   Test Plan describing tests for R1 and R1.1. Plan updated on 8jul04 adding details about August 2004 tests.  
ObsPrep.TestSchedule31oct03.pdf   Gantt Chart showing proposed test schedule and ALMA milestones.  
Offline Subsystem:

Offline.TestPlan21oct03.txt   Test Plan discussing time line of when tests will be conducted in relation to major ALMA milestones.  
Offline.TestSchedule7apr03.pdf   Gantt Chart showing proposed test schedule and ALMA milestones.  
Offline.TestCases7apr03.txt   Brief description of Test cases (Use Case subsets) that will be exercised in each test.  
Pipeline Subsystem:

Pipeline.TestPlan29aug03.txt   Test Plan discussing timeline, scope.  
Pipeline.FirstUserTest15jan04.txt   Detailed description of the proto-pipeline first user test scheduled for apr04.  
Pipeline.SecondUserTest10jun04.txt   Detailed description of the proto-pipeline second user test scheduled for August 2004. Focus is on flagging heuristics tests.  
Pipeline.TestSched2sep03.pdf   Gantt Chart showing proposed test schedule and ALMA milestones.  
Scheduling Subsystem:

Sched.TestPlan22sep03.txt   DRAFT Test plan discussing timeline and scope. Initial outlines of tests 1 & 2 are also presented.  
Sched.TestSchedule22sep03.pdf   DRAFT Gantt Chart showing proposed test schedule and ALMA milestones.  
Telescope Calibration Subsystem:

TelCal.TestPlan.txt   10nov03: Plan and Schedule  
TelCal.TestSchedule24sep03.mpp   DRAFT Gantt chart showing proposed schedule, MSProject format  
TelCal.TestSchedule24sep03.pdf   DRAFT Gantt chart showing proposed schedule  

Maintained by: Debra Shepherd (dshepher@nrao.edu)