Database Loading

Definition

Database loading is the deployment task during which the databases of the application is loaded with data components.

Objectives

The typical objectives of the database loading task are to:

• Load the database of the application with data components.

Preconditions

The database loading task can typically begin when the following preconditions hold:

• The delivery phase has begun.
• The deployment team has been adequately:
  • Staffed.
  • Trained in database loading.
• The data component installation task has begun.

Completion Criteria

The database loading task is typically complete when the following postconditions hold:

• The application databases contain the deliverable data components.

Steps

The database loading task typically involves the following teams performing the following steps in an interative, incremental, parallel, and time-boxed manner:

• Deployment Team:
  • TBD

Techniques

The database loading task can typically be performed using the following techniques:

• Using database management system tools.

Work Products

The database loading task typically results in the production of all or part of the following work products:

• Status Report

Guidelines

• This task is only appropriate for endeavors during which databases containing data components are to be delivered.