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Welcome to Testathon 9.0!

DSpace Development never stops!  DSpace 89.0 is  is almost here, and with it arrive new features, improvements, bug-fixes, changes, etc.

We ask that you take a few minutes of your time in these coming weeks to help us fully test this new release! We want to ensure we are maintaining the same level of quality that you come to expect out of a new DSpace release. We'd also love to hear your early feedback on 89.0!

WHO: You! Everyone is invited to take part. Whether you manage multiple instances, or are interested in trying it out, we welcome your feedback.

WHAT: Help beta-test DSpace 89.0 to  to ensure that it passes its ultimate test: that it does what users expect it to. We've added new features that could use more eyes, browsers, and mouse-clicks to make sure that things aren't missing, that they don't break, that they don't lose your data, and that they easily do what one expects them to do. So if any features have issues while your testing it.

WHEN: Monday, April 8 7 through Friday, April 19 18, 20242025. You can keep visiting the site and post your feedback, as part of continual improvement.

WHY: The sooner we find and fix bugs, the higher quality the software will be when it comes time to upgrade or install DSpace 89.0.

HOW: Go to https://sandbox.dspace.org/ and and test-drive the new user interface. We're looking for feedback on the DSpace software, as well as feedback on our unreleased DSpace 89.0 documentationx Documentation.

• Optionally, you can also run and test DSpace 8 9 locally.
  • Download and install 89.0-rc1 rc1 (See See Installing DSpace or Upgrading DSpace)
    
    • Frontend/UI download: https://github.com/DSpace/dspace-angular/releases/tag/dspace-89.0-rc1
    • Backend/REST API download: https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/releases/tag/dspace-89.0-rc1 
  • Or,use Docker to quickly install DSpace 8 9 locally (see Try out DSpace 89)

WHERE: The test plan to record test results for Results from the test made on https://sandbox.dspace.org/ is available at https://bit.ly/dspace-8-test-plan should be recorded in the DSpace 9.0 Test Plan worksheet.

Questions?  Ask them on our DSpace Tech Support list (https://groups.google.com/d/forum/dspace-tech) or Slack

Updated Documentation for

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9.0

There are upgrades to the DSpace documentation for version 89.0. Volunteers are needed to review it for clarity and accuracy. Visit the DSDOC8x DSpace 9.x Documentation page for more info.

Test Plan and Instructions

The test plan for the DSpace 8.0 testathon is available at https://bit.ly/dspace-8-test-plan. Instructions are available at https://bit.ly/testathon-instructions.9.0 tests are listed in the test plan document DSpace 9 Test Plan.

For more details on the tests, please review the instructions DSpace 9 Testathon Instructions.

Co-working sessions

New to testing? Do you have questions? Want to test with others? We're offering testathon coworking sessions on Zoom at the following dates/times:

• Monday, April 7th, 2025 - 12:00 pm Eastern Time
• Tuesday, April 9th8th, 2025 -  1 pm ET. :00 pm Eastern Time
• Wednesday, April 10th, 1 pm ET.9th, 2025 - 12:00 pm Eastern Time
• Thursday, April 11th, 1 pm ET10th, 2025 - 12:00 pm Eastern Time
• Friday, April 12th, 1 pm ET11th, 2025 - 12:00 pm Eastern Time
• Monday, April 15th, 1 pm ET14th, 2025 - 11:00 am Eastern Time
• Tuesday, April 15th, 2025 - 11:00 am Eastern Time
• WednesdayTuesday, April 16th, 1 pm ET
• Wednesday April 17th, 1 pm ET
• 2025 - 11:00 am Eastern Time
• Thursday, April 17th, 2025 - 11:00 am Eastern Time
• FridayThursday, April 18th, 1 pm ET2025 - 12:00 pm Eastern Time

The above sessions will be held at this Zoom link: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/8200450729281355763279 (Meeting ID 820 0450 729281355763279) (Passcode: dspace)

Reporting Bugs that you find

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Reporting Security issues

Even though DSpace 8 9 is still in beta, it cannot be excluded that institutions are already running it on publicly accessible (test) servers right now.

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