Reporting Migration Checklist

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Published 01/14/2002

Chapter 4

Reporting Migration Checklist

Use the following checklists as you plan your migration to the new reporting system.

Note The tasks listed below are a general summary and are not intended to be all-inclusive. There may be tasks specific to your migration that are not listed here.

Choosing the Project Team

Assign a project team lead

Assign a business lead

Assign a finance lead

Assign an engineering lead

Assign a QA lead

Assign a database and server administrator

Assign an information security lead

Project Team Lead Tasks

Create an overall project plan

Distribute checklists to team leads

Get plan for each group involved in the project

Business Tasks

Determine which CyberSource reports you currently use

Determine which reports will replace your current reports

Decide which new reports to use

Identify back-office systems to integrate with the new reporting system

Engineering Tasks

Download the CyberSource Reporting Developer's Guide from the CyberSource Support Center

Find out which detail reports your company will use

Implement an HTTPS client to download the appropriate reports from the new reporting server

Write code to parse the detail reports and add information from them to your back-office systems

Implement access controls for each group of people that needs access to confidential data

QA Tasks

Write a test plan, including test cases, to verify that the HTTPS client works correctly

Verify that the HTTPS client works correctly

Verify that data from the reports is added to the correct back-office systems

Database and Server Administrator Tasks

Analyze your current database schemas and determine whether they are compatible with the detail report formats

Work with developers to integrate detail reports into your back-office systems

Information Security Tasks

Determine who needs access to confidential data

Define access levels for each group of people that needs access to confidential data

Verify that the HTTPS client operates and stores data securely

Test your servers and firewalls for security holes

Choosing the Project Team
	Assign a project team lead
	Assign a business lead
	Assign a finance lead
	Assign an engineering lead
	Assign a QA lead
	Assign a database and server administrator
	Assign an information security lead

Business Tasks
	Determine which CyberSource reports you currently use
	Determine which reports will replace your current reports
	Decide which new reports to use
	Identify back-office systems to integrate with the new reporting system

Engineering Tasks
	Download the CyberSource Reporting Developer's Guide from the CyberSource Support Center
	Find out which detail reports your company will use
	Implement an HTTPS client to download the appropriate reports from the new reporting server
	Write code to parse the detail reports and add information from them to your back-office systems
	Implement access controls for each group of people that needs access to confidential data

Information Security Tasks
	Determine who needs access to confidential data
	Define access levels for each group of people that needs access to confidential data
	Verify that the HTTPS client operates and stores data securely
	Test your servers and firewalls for security holes