Ex Libris has quarterly feature releases which introduce new features into Primo VE. These features may benefit SILS but may involve tradeoffs. Discovery has decided to dedicate each meeting after a feature release for reviewing the release notes and determining if any additional action should be taken.
Why are we waiting till after the release to review?
Release notes usually aren’t available until it’s already been released in the sandbox and do not allow enough time for testing prior to the production release.
Our premium sandboxes do receive the release two weeks ahead of time. However, our sandbox behavior does not always replicate production behavior, particularly if the sandboxes are in a different state from production or if the new feature requires re-indexing.
Most new features are an “opt-in” so they are turned off until/if we are ready to evaluate their effectiveness.
Discovery may choose to meet earlier if we become aware of a large change and have enough information to discuss ahead of time.
Review of Release Notes
Possible approaches:
Read release notes ahead of time and flag concerns
Read release notes in the meeting and discuss
Other?
Primo VE Functionality Testing
Question: Under what circumstances would we do functionality testing? How would we approach this? Would it be added to our work plan and prioritized? Different approach?
Regression Testing of Campus Customizations
[Regression testing will need to be campus by campus but Discovery could write up suggestions about how to approach this.]
Upcoming Quarterly Releases
Ex Libris releases their schedule on a yearly basis.
Primo VE Release | Discovery Discussion |
|---|---|
November 12, 2023 | November 17, 2023 |