The URL for the Live system is activated and the database is loaded with the latest copy of data from the test system. The user file has been populated at this point and tested for Single Sign On. From this point on the library staff can point their web browser to the new URL and perform the tasks that they have been trained to do using the new software. The Search Portal(s) will be active and end users will now link to the URL for the Search Portal.
Preparation and attention to detail makes the Go Live event a natural and straightforward activity, one that everyone is prepared for in terms of training in how to use the application and in having the data loaded and available via the Search Portal.
The data from the test system that has been used throughout the implementation process will be loaded into the final database that has been configured and made ready in advance. Remember this will have been tested beforehand with the data, the only difference is that the data loaded is the very latest set of data to have been extracted from the original system which has been frozen and is only used for Search purposes. No new data will have been added since the last extraction of data.