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-====== Process for a new Software ======+====== Software request process ======
  
-The following step-by-step guide defines the process, how a new software product is made available on BAUWELT computers. **Typically this process takes about 3 weeks.**+The following step-by-step guide defines the process, how a new software product is made available on BAUWELT computers. **Please request your software 3 weeks before you need it.**
    
 ===== Request the Software ===== ===== Request the Software =====
  
   - Check the [[https://bauwelt.ethz.ch/app|list]] of the currently installed software.   - Check the [[https://bauwelt.ethz.ch/app|list]] of the currently installed software.
-  - If the software is not listed or when the version of the software does not match your requirements, please fill out the [[forms:software|"BAUWELT Software Request Form"]] for each single software product you need: +  - If the software is not listed or the version does not match your requirements, go to [[https://bauwelt.ethz.ch/app|Installed Software]] and click on "New Software Request +" to submit a request for each software product you need.
   - After you've requested the software we may get in contact with you to clarify further details and define the time plan for the installation of the software.   - After you've requested the software we may get in contact with you to clarify further details and define the time plan for the installation of the software.
  
-===== Integrate the Software ===== 
  
-  - The requested software product gets integrated into the master image of the BAUWELT student computers or will be made available on the central computing infrastructure. 
-  - If we need your specific knowledge about how to configure the software or when we need your license information, this would be the point in time when we ask for your help. 
  
 ===== Test the Software ===== ===== Test the Software =====
  
-  - After the new software product is integrated into the master image, we are going to deploy the new configuration to a group of test computers where you are asked to test the final setup. +  - After the new software product has been configured by us, we are going to deploy the new configuration to a group of test computers where you are asked to test the final setup. 
-    * Is the software working as expected, start, performance, basic operation? +     * Is the software working as expected, start, performance, basic operation? 
-    * Are all functions available to perform your course exercises or trainings? +     * Are all functions available to perform your course exercises or trainings? 
-    * Are possible example data loading correctly or can they be imported correctly?+     * Are possible example data loading correctly or can they be imported correctly? 
 +\\ <wrap hi>If we require your expertise in configuring the software or need your license information, we will reach out to you at this stage.</wrap> 
  
-===== Rollout the Software ===== 
  
-  - Now we made the software product available for production on every BAUWELT student computer + 
-  - Starting from now, students can use the software product+===== Software Rollout ===== 
 + 
 +  - After a successful testing phase, we will install the software on all BAUWELT computers. 
 +  - Starting from now, students can use the software product.