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Localization at SGI

Localization Software Process

US Team Program Manager L10N Team Vendor Subsidiary
    Generate WorldView(WV) Glossary   Feedback on Generated glossary
    Input sub's feedback to resource files, then Re-generate glossary    
The project in progress Project planning: Get US schedule, gather GlobalWorks(GW) info, and define target MR date for WV. Edit L10N Kit Documentation    
  Project spec & rough schedule writing      
  Select vendors for each task      
    Request for cloning WV source tree    
US Campus Alpha   Create L10N Prelim. Kit    
  FTP L10N Prelim. Kit to vendor (for quoting)   Estimate the cost of project based on Prelim. L10N kit  
  Re-generate GW app list for l10n      
    Run L10N Readiness script & request for I18N if necessary    
    Test the result of L10N readiness script run    
I18N fixes for the bugs reported Revise project spec, test plan      
  Define vendor training site, hardware needs   Send back Project Quote  
  Complete wv project budget Review Leveraging Tool and Run it    
  Vendor Training Vendor Training Vendor Training Vendor Training
US Apps beta freeze   Run Leverage tool    
  Project kick off meeting . Project kick off meeting Project kick off meeting
    Change version number in Spec file, Create firstL10N kit    
  Post 1st L10N kit on sgi ftp server to vendor   Translation  
  Weekly conference call with vendor   Weekly status report and conference call  
  Weekly conference call with sub     Weekly conference call
    Vendor support Review Vendor Support
      Testing & Debug  
. . . Report bugs to Bug Works .
. . Review reported bugs from vendor and re-assign to appropriate engineers . .
      Vendor Alpha Delivery  
    First QA at SGI, report back to vendor    
US Core/Apps (all UI) Freeze   Create final L10N kit containing diffs and update List of US files and build images    
  Post Final L10N kit on sgi ftp server   Translation  
      Review  
      Testing & Debug  
      Vendor Beta Delivery  
  Request for assigning SGI Builder and nightly auto build Second QA & Debug at SGI Vendor incorporate SGI feedback  
More I18N and debug if necessary Get Marketing info, Confirm images including patches Send SGI WVBeta build to Sub    
  Complete Software Release Request (SRR)     Review images
.   Report bugs to Bug Works   Report bugs to Bug Works
US Final Take   Request Patches if necessary    
US Product MR     Vendor MR candidate Delivery  
Release Patches for WV   SGI Final QA and Debug    
  Review SRR, Patches, Links, Spec file Send MR candidate images to Sub    
    Clean installation of MR candidate images   Validate product quality
    Edit Release Notes    
  Request CD cut      
  Contact Release group for confirmation of WVMR      
    MR Candidate CD testing    
  Final Review of SRR, Verification form, version number and image links      
  Contact Release group for CCB meeting      
  Attend CCB meeting and Hand off Master CD and Verification form - WV MR!      
  Postmortem Postmortem Postmortem Postmortem
    Generate WV Glossary   Feedback on Generated glossary
    Input sub's feedback to RC, then Re-generate glossary    

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