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Software Engineering Change Order (ECO)

To initiate a patch or software change to a stable release, send email to Software-eco mailing list. This email should include:

  1. Patch title; Short Description
  2. Problem Statement - what is driving this patch to released earlier than next scheduled release
  3. What the User sees - from the user perspective what happens; how bad is it; is there a recovery or work-around?
  4. What is the proposed solution
  5. What testing is needed for this solution
  6. What information does Support need to help people with this problem - additions to the FAQ?
  7. How to roll out this change: Manufacturing release, Manual or automatic SW upgrade