Who suppose to create a SAP deployment list?

Who suppose to create a SAP deployment list?

In our SAP BI project we are having this debate, who supposes to create a deployment check list. Is this Developers Job or is it Netweaver job or is it QA job. We all discuss on this topic.

As my 4+ SAP experience and SAP CML experience, it always developers who create a deployment check list with fully coordinates with QA and Netweaver. In this same organization, in SAP CML project, ours all Deployment Check lists are created by developers. So I believe in that school, that says “Deployments check list is purely developer’s job”. That we did in SAP CML go-live time.

Now this SAP BI, where all BA/PM and developer are arguing that it’s QA job. So guys in SAP BI projects now I’m creating a Deployment Check list, wow.

This is not very easy job. First get Change Review Number from CRC(Change Review Committee). After that document all changes to be happen in production. After that book a meeting with Netweaver, Developer, PM, BA, DBA.. etc. We mostly do meeting on every Wednesday. So today we have that meeting. Then document all steps need to perform during deployment in list. That includes your backup plan. After everyone agree on the list, that don’t happen in one short. You have to draft and then redraft until all agree. If all agree then finally is QA Sign off on deployment check list.

When QA finally gave sign off the list. Every thing needs to get in production move into production. One more thing you have to save this deployment check list in appropriate folder. Then send document link to whole team via email. We are saving all deployment check list in Deployment folder which is under QA folder which is in SAP BI folder. Mostly all clients do deployment on weekends.