Release QA Report Documentation

Release QA Report Documentation

There are two QA reports generated during the release process: 

  • Release QA

  • Release Finalization QA



Listed below are all of the possible messages that can be included in these QA reports, and what action should be taken for each of them:

Release QA

  • DestinationTerminology target used more than once

    • Mappers confirm whether okay for current project


  • Map record has more than one entry

    • Mappers confirm whether okay for current project


  • Map record not marked ready for publication

    • Stop release – more work needed doing

      • Alternately, mappers confirm whether listed map records are not to be included in release


  • Map record failed validation check

    • WCI to investigate which validation check failed for each concept, and present to IHTSDO


  • SourceTerminology concept not in scope - previously published

    • Mappers confirm whether listed concepts correctly out of scope


  • SourceTerminology concept not in scope - edited this cycle

    • Mappers confirm whether listed concepts correctly out of scope


  • SourceTerminology concept does not exist

    • WCI to investigate why a ready-for-publication map record is associated with a non-existent concept, and present to IHTSDO


  • SourceTerminology concept inactive

    • Mappers confirm whether listed concepts correctly inactivated


  • DestinationTerminology target code from previous release not used

    • Informational – no action required.


  • Concept mapped to duplicate DestinationTerminology codes

    • Mappers confirm whether okay for current project


  • Concept mapped to multiple DestinationTerminology codes

    • Mappers confirm whether okay for current project


  • Concept has multiple map records

    • Mappers confirm whether okay for current project


  • Concept mapped in previous version no longer mapped

    • Mappers confirm whether listed concepts correctly no longer in scope


  • In-scope concept has no map record

    • Stop release – more work needed doing

      • Alternately, mappers confirm whether listed concept not to be included in release


  • Ready for publication: ##

    • Informational – no action required

Release Finalization QA

  • Finish Release run in TEST mode

    • Informational – no action required


  • Map record discrepancy with recent edits -- will not be updated to release version

    • Informational – no action required


  • Map record discrepancy -- will be updated to release version

    • Mappers confirm concept ids match changes made on release server after clone


  • Map record found in release but no current record found -- no action will be taken

    • Mappers confirm concept ids match map records that have been removed from production after clone


  • ## records matched between release and current records

    • Informational – no action required


  • Map record for concept out of scope will be removed

    • Mappers confirm concept ids have been removed from scope on production after clone


  • ## map records will be marked Published

    • Informational – no action required

Release QA

  • DestinationTerminology target used more than once

    • Mappers confirm whether okay for current project


  • Map record has more than one entry

    • Mappers confirm whether okay for current project


  • Map record not marked ready for publication

    • Stop release – more work needed doing

      • Alternately, mappers confirm whether listed map records are not to be included in release


  • Map record failed validation check

    • WCI to investigate which validation check failed for each concept, and present to IHTSDO


  • SourceTerminology concept not in scope - previously published

    • Mappers confirm whether listed concepts correctly out of scope


  • SourceTerminology concept not in scope - edited this cycle

    • Mappers confirm whether listed concepts correctly out of scope


  • SourceTerminology concept does not exist

    • WCI to investigate why a ready-for-publication map record is associated with a non-existent concept, and present to IHTSDO


  • SourceTerminology concept inactive

    • Mappers confirm whether listed concepts correctly inactivated


  • DestinationTerminology target code from previous release not used

    • Informational – no action required.


  • Concept mapped to duplicate DestinationTerminology codes

    • Mappers confirm whether okay for current project


  • Concept mapped to multiple DestinationTerminology codes

    • Mappers confirm whether okay for current project


  • Concept has multiple map records

    • Mappers confirm whether okay for current project


  • Concept mapped in previous version no longer mapped

    • Mappers confirm whether listed concepts correctly no longer in scope


  • In-scope concept has no map record

    • Stop release – more work needed doing

      • Alternately, mappers confirm whether listed concept not to be included in release


  • Ready for publication: ##

    • Informational – no action required

Release Finalization QA

  • Finish Release run in TEST mode

    • Informational – no action required


  • Map record discrepancy with recent edits -- will not be updated to release version

    • Informational – no action required


  • Map record discrepancy -- will be updated to release version

    • Mappers confirm concept ids match changes made on release server after clone


  • Map record found in release but no current record found -- no action will be taken

    • Mappers confirm concept ids match map records that have been removed from production after clone


  • ## records matched between release and current records

    • Informational – no action required


  • Map record for concept out of scope will be removed

    • Mappers confirm concept ids have been removed from scope on production after clone


  • ## map records will be marked Published

    • Informational – no action required





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