DSpace7

[Monika Mevenkamp]

I finally took the time to have a look at the demo site. Looks like a lot of good progress.

Congrats and thank you to all of you who have put in the effort !

 

What is the interest level on getting users/tester feedback at this point ?

Maybe I (or others) can help out on that end. Since testing is not quite as time intensive as actual coding  there is possibly a bigger pool of volunteers.

 

Monika

 

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Monika Mevenkamp
OIT Princeton University

701 Carnegie Center – 331C
Phone: 609-258-4161
Skype: mo-meven

[Tim Donohue]

Hi Monika (and all),

While user feedback/testing is welcome at any time, the current plan is to run a formal "Community Testathon" around the 7.0 Beta release (as that release will include all features and be more stable).  So, if you are wanting to follow more formal testing procedures, it'd be best to wait for Beta.  However, if you are more of a "do it yourself" or "early adopter" tester, honestly anyone can start testing & reporting bugs immediately....you would just need to report those bugs via JIRA (https://jira.duraspace.org/), or (if they are specific to the new UI) they could be submitted via GitHub Issues (https://github.com/DSpace/dspace-angular/issues).  Keep in mind that currently there are quite a few missing features (e.g. all statistics, and a large number of Administrative features), so early testers should try to concentrate more on giving feedback on features that already exist.

In summary, testing is always welcome, and you and others are welcome to begin reporting bugs / usability issues immediately.  However, our formal Testathon won't be held until 7.0 Beta is released (exact timeline TBA, but it's at least a few months off at a minimum). That said, obviously, any early testing will help us catch bugs/issues even before the Community Testathon, and it is a way to contribute in a less technical fashion.

If you have other questions, please let us know on this list.

Tim

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