Holistic Testing - Program information and 9.4 Lab Schedule

ashl2524 — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:02:00 GMT

What Is Holistic Testing?
Holistic Testing is part of the ESRI software development process that tests software releases using real-world workflows and datasets. By implementing user workflows as an integral part of ESRI’s software testing strategy, software issues can be identified early and fixed prior to releasing the final product. Holistic Testing also helps increase ESRI's knowledge and understanding of your GIS workflows and scenarios.

How to Get Involved?
As an ESRI customer, you can get involved by participating in two different ways:

Focused, in-house Holistic Testing events at ESRI headquarters in Redlands, California
The Holistic Testing Lab accommodates users from around the world who use and work with ESRI software and functionality that is currently under development. Participants test their own data and workflows using the latest software builds and will have access to ESRI development staff.

Remote interaction with members of the Holistic Testing Team from your office
If travel to the Holistic Testing Lab is not possible, you can submit your GIS workflows and datasets to the Holistic Testing Team to test software and functionality for releases that are still in development. By participating, you will collaborate with a member of the Holistic Team to run through your workflow(s) using the latest software builds and you will receive immediate feedback and validation that your use cases will continue to work when the new release become available.

If you would like to participate and contribute to the QA process for 9.4, please email HolisticTesting@esri.com for more information.

Here is the current lab schedule...

9.4 Holistic Testing Lab Schedule

April
~~- Week of 4/6:~~    ~~Mobile~~
~~- Week of 4/13:~~   ~~ArcGIS Image Data Management, Display and Analysis~~
~~- Week of 4/20:~~   ~~ArcGIS Map Automation with Python~~
~~- Week of 4/27:~~   ~~ArcMap Core~~

May
~~- Week of 5/4:~~     ~~Forestry~~
~~- Week of 5/11:   Public Saftey Template~~
~~- Week of 5/18:~~   ~~ArcGIS API For Microsoft Silverlight~~
- ~~Week of 5/25:~~   ~~OPEN - Memorial Day~~

June
~~- Week of 6/1:~~     ~~Editing Web ADFs~~
~~- Week of 6/8:     ArcMap Editing~~
~~- Week of 6/15:~~   ~~ArcGIS Online/Land Records Template~~
- Week of 6/23:   OPEN
- Week of 6/30:   Product Training (Busines Partners)

July
- Week of 7/6:     OPEN
- Week of 7/13:   2009 ESRI User Conference - Stop by the Software Feedback Island
- Week of 7/20:   Localization/Translation (International Distributors)
- Week of 7/27:   Internal Defect Review

August
- Week of 8/3:     OPEN
~~- Week of 8/10:   OPEN~~
- Week of 8/17:   Raster Data Management
- Week of 8/24:   Time in ArcGIS
- Week of 8/31:   ArcGIS Mobile

September
- Week of 9/7:     OPEN - Labor Day
~~- Week of 9/14:   ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF~~
- Week of 9/21:   ArcMap Usage
- Week of 9/28:   Query Layers (Geodatabase)

October
- Week of 10/5:     Petroleum & Mining
~~- Week of 10/12:   Pre-packaged Map Services for ArcGIS Server~~
- Week of 10/19:   ArcGIS Mobile
- Week of 10/26:   MapIt

November
- Week of 11/2:     Core Geoprocessing & Map Automation
- Week of 11/9:     OPEN
- Week of 11/16:   OPEN
- Week of 11/23:   Documentation & Software Licensing
- Week of 11/30:   PLTS

December
- Week of 12/7:     ArcGIS Server
- Week of 12/14:   Parcel Manager
- Week of 12/21:   Closed for Christmas
- Week of 12/28:   Closed for New Year's

January 2010
- Week of 1/4:     Flex API
- Week of 1/11:   Editing
- Week of 1/18:   Geocoding
- Week of 1/25:   Job Tracking Extension (JTX)

February 2010
- Week of 2/1:     OPEN
- Week of 2/8:     OPEN
- Week of 2/15:   OPEN
- Week of 2/22:   ArcPad

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