On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:10:33 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main bwstorts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>We are planning a full file test environment to better test our >applications. Currently, our testing happens on our production lpar >with very small vsam and DB2 files. We plan on mirroring our >application data to a test lpar and doing our development and testing >there. We expect to refresh the data from production once a month. > >I'm asking for some input on how others handle the need to fully test >their applications. some example questions: >1) do you use full files, and if so, how do you populate them? >2) how do you protect production from test work (people logging into >the wrong lpar, sending test print to production printers, etc.)? >3) any advice? Consider security. Depending on the country your organization is affected by various acts such as HIPPA in the United States (Health information privacy) and PIPEDA in Canada (privacy act). There is sensitive data in those files. Will it be masked? Will the test system be accessible from the Internet? What can people download to their PC's? How strictly controlled will the access be? Will this test LPAR also be used to allow the using departments to test their data changes? Should there be a separate LPAR with its set of files/tables for this purpose and how will access be controlled? Clark Morris semi-retired systems programmer and applications consultant. > >Thanks in advance. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
