Project Plan

Action Items

WUSTL Key Integration

1. Validate Authentication
   • Ensure authentication works for both WashU accounts and guest accounts.
2. Reconcile REDCap Usernames
   • Query the database and EntraId to compare usernames.
   • Compare userPrincipleId and onPremSamAccount.
   • Pull local AD object for users and evaluate account name fields.

Storage Configuration

1. File Upload Verification
   • Ensure that file upload functionality is working as expected.
   • Will need PaaS configured to use dev db and have dev files mounted.

Dependencies Management

1. Composer and ImageMagick
   • Ensure composer is working as expected.
   • Ensure ImageMagick is installed and functioning correctly.
2. Startup Script Updates
   • Update apt install and composer install in startup.sh if needed.
   • Verify user accounts for sendmail and any other necessary user accounts.

NGNIX Configuration

1. Configuration Comparison
   • Compare the VM and AppSvc configurations to ensure all necessary settings are accounted for in the AppSvc configuration.

Logging Configuration

1. Logging Verification
   • Verify that PHP/REDCap logs to stdout/stderr are available for event hub.
   • Ensure REDCap logging setting is configured appropriately.

Testing

1. Core and Module Testing
   • Complete all core and module testing in the dev environment using the current dev database.
2. Functionality Testing
   • Test file upload functionality.
     • Ensure that file upload functionality is working as expected.
     • Will need PaaS configured to use dev db and have dev files mounted.
   • Test SMTP sending.
     • Test using port 2525
   • Verify CRON jobs are working.
   • Ensure useful logs are captured.
   • Conduct EPIC/FHIR integration testing.
3. Custom Code Testing
   • Test hooks and other custom code via curl.
   • Reference test cases in DevOps. Test Plans
   • Verify authentication path exceptions in nginx configuration (API, Hooks, Surveys).
   • Reference: Current Apache Config
4. End-to-End Testing
   • Conduct thorough end-to-end testing of the application.
5. Load Testing and Scaling
   • Stress test the app service to ensure it performs as expected and scales to handle increased traffic.
6. Logging and Debugging
   • Ensure logs are accessible for troubleshooting.
   • Set up alerts for the gateway and app service, and verify necessary alerts are working as expected.

Timeline

• Week 1-2: Complete WUSTL Key Integration and Storage Configuration.
• Week 3-4: Testing in Dev environment.
• Week 5-6: Deployment to QA, and user testing.
• Week 7: Finalize Documentation and Prepare for Production deployment.

Deliverables

• Validated authentication for WashU and guest accounts.
• Reconciled REDCap usernames.
• Ensured dependencies are installed and working.
• NGNIX config
  • Can URIs be accessed anonymously
  • Add security restrictions
• Verified AppSvc configurations.
• Completed testing and documentation.
• Finalized system ready for deployment.
• Update load tests for REDCap
• CRON fails in dev
  • CRON task is not executing
• Touch Chris S about upgrade to 15 in QA