release schedule 2016 january 2016 april 2016 ….pdf

Publish Release Overview (Epic-Level Overview) Notification of Price Changes Publish eVS Shipping Services File Publish Product Tracking and Reporting Release Change Request Filing Deadline (Errata-only) Change Request Filing Deadline for Updates Based on Design (IT) CR Filing Deadline for Federal Reg / Price Changes Publish Initial / Final Technical Specifications Publish Final / Final Technical Specifications Publish Preliminary Postage Statements Publish Preliminary Price Files Publish Final Price Embedded Postage Statements Publish Initial Version of the Release Notes and Tech Specs Publish Error Codes and Descriptions to Businesses Rules Publish Second Version of the Release Notes and Tech Specs Publish Third Version of Release Documents Publish Final Version of Release Notes and Tech Specs Start Acceptance Testing / Pre-Prod Environment Deployment Finish USPS Acceptance Testing Finish Mailer Acceptance Testing / Pre-Prod Environment Deployment Deployment TEM Software Deployment Price Change Effective Schedule for Non-Structural System Changes 1 Mar 27 2016 Jan 17 2016 Apr 8 2016 USPS Release Deployment Nov 2 2015 Dec 21 2015 Mar 23 2016 Non-Structural Changes may include new functionality and defect corrections. These releases will NOT include any changes to postage statements, changes to and file specifications, and other changes that would require