Upgrade cycle

PSI performs the DHIS2 upgrade once a year in order to take advantage of the most recent features available in the platform and which responds to the PSI users needs. This process is usually schedule at the end of each year and all the activities involved can take twelve weeks aproximately, from the communication to the upgrade itself. This cycle is focused on the PSI production instance only, where all the majority of applications and programs used by the PSI users, reside. However, the steps described in this document can be applied to any other instances, with a previous review and adjustments according to the specific context and environment . The Upgrade cycle involves, at a glance, the following steps

1. Testing

2. Documenting and reporting the testing results

3. Fixing bugs when pertinent and possible

4. Upgrade the production instance

5. Training

Preparation steps

The process requires a proper preparation, that includes:

1. A testing instance setup containing a replica of the Production server database

2. An inventory of all the custom applications, including reports, scripts, etc. This is a checklist that will be used as a tracking mechanism of the testing progress

3. A pr