InCommon Operations Notifications

[John Krienke <>]

This is the first announcement to inc-ops-notifications. We'll use this email 
list to announce testing periods and/or any other important or urgent 
notification needs to the participant community.

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NOTICE
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An upgrade to the metadata generation platform and underlying database structure 
is planned for April 12th. We will conduct a testing period from April 2nd 
through 11th and will produce a metadata-diff, comparing the upgraded platform 
("test") and the current platform ("prod"). The metadata-diff email list is 
opt-in and open to all. Instructions for joining are here:	
http://www.incommonfederation.org/contacts.cfm

REASON: We are upgrading the system to allow participants to submit XML metadata 
directly to InCommon. In advance of this functionality, we are rolling out the 
system carefully, in phases. Phase I is an upgrade to the underlying platform 
and database that manages the formation and the federation metadata for signing. 
Phase II and III will involve testing of the actual XML submissions and interface.

A public page detailing the processes for this upgrade is available here:
https://spaces.internet2.edu/display/InCCollaborate/Direct+XML+Submissions

Linked to from our InCommon Operations Priorities page:
https://spaces.internet2.edu/display/InCCollaborate/Priorities

This change to the platform modifies the system that manages the creation of 
InCommon participant metadata. As such, we are following our Metadata Generation 
Change Management Policy: 
https://spaces.internet2.edu/display/InCCollaborate/Metadata+Change+Management

Open discussion about any issues is welcome on the incommon-participants 
email list.


john.

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John CW Krienke
Chief Operating Officer, InCommon
Director, Internet2 Trust Services
http://www.incommon.org
http://www.internet2.edu