Testing and Tools Committee

Scope

The Testing and Tools Committee is responsible for supervising and coordinating the testing activities conducted by National and Regional Deployment Committees and the development of testing software and other tools used in the testing process.

Its responsibilities include:

1. Developing and maintaining quality procedures for testing processes and events, including IHE Connectathons
2. Coordinating the requirements gathering process for test specifications and test assertions for the IHE Profiles developed in the IHE Domain committees
3. Developing, in conjunction with the Domain Coordination Committee, a consistent approach to ensuring testability of Profiles
4. Coordinating budget and resources contributed to technical project management of testing activities by National and Regional Deployment Committees
5. Securing funding for the development of testing software and related tools
6. Managing and coordinating budget and resources, including funding, voluntary manpower and software libraries, contributed to development of testing software and related tools by National and Regional Deployment Committees, and other organizations
7. Making recommendations to the Board with respect to intellectual property issues including licensing and use of testing software and related tools
8. Providing guidance to the Technical Management Group (TMG) in its oversight of testing activities and development of testing software and related tools
9. Coordinating development and maintenance of infrastructure used in testing process, including Websites

The Testing and Tools Committee reports to the Board of IHE International. It submits to the Board for its approval an annual report, which includes a plan and schedule for testing activities worldwide and a plan and budget for development of testing software and related tools to support these activities.

Membership

The Testing and Tools Committee is composed of one representative from each organization contributing resources, including funding, voluntary manpower and software libraries, to the technical project management of testing processes and development of testing software and related tools. This will include a representative from each National and Regional Deployment Committee engaged in sponsoring Connectathons and related testing activities in its area.

Roster

Voting membership on this committee is limited to representatives of organizations, including IHE national deployment committees and other other organizations that contribute significant resources to the development of testing processes and tools used by IHE. Voting Privileges are based on the attendance of member organizations representatives for this committee. Representatives with Voting Privileges may vote and count towards quorum. Representatives of other IHE member organizations are invited to participate as observers on the committee. Others may occasionally be invited as guests.

Testing and Tools Committee Roster

IHE Member may request to add their representatives to this roster by providing their names and contact information to the Committee Secretary (secretary@ihe.net).

Distribution List

The Testing and Tools Committee communicates through a Google Group distribution list/threaded discussion server. You can visit or subscribe to the Group using the link below:

Testing and Tools Committee Google Group

Index to IHE Test Tools

IHE Test Tools Information

Activities

Teleconference Dial-in

URL: http://ihe.webex.com
Date: Wednesday (Monthly)
Time: 9:00 am, Central Time

Meetings/Teleconferences

Dates and Times are Central Time (Chicago UTC-0600)

Date	Time	Location	Topic	Agenda	Minutes
2021-12-15	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2021-11-17	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2021-10-20	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2021-09-15	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2021-08-18	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2021-07-28 (rescheduled from 7/21)	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2021-06-16	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2021-05-19	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2021-04-21	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2021-03-17	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2021-02-17	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2021-01-20	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2020-12-16	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2020-11-18	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2020-10-21	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2020-09-16	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2020-08-19	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2020-07-15	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2020-06-17	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2020-05-20	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2020-04-15	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2020-03-18	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2020-02-19	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes
2020-01-15	9:00-10:00 am CT	Teleconference	Committee Call	Agenda	Minutes

Testing and Tools Committee Archive

Working Documents

Committee Google Docs Folder

Connectathon Results Proposal

Connectathon Quality Assurance Guidelines

Committee Charter

Gazelle Development Road Map

IHE_Testing_and_Tools_Membership_Agreement (Draft)

Test Tools Inventory

Connectathon Events

Gazelle Applications

Gazelle Progress Tracker

Tool Developers Subcommittee

Charter and Membership

• Coordinate work on testing tools for IHE and related initiatives.
• Developers of tools used in IHE testing and organizers of IHE testing programs.

Meetings

Dates and Times are Central Time (Chicago UTC-0600)

Date	Time	Location	Topic	Agenda	Minutes
2015-06-29	9-10:30 am	Teleconference	Update on Current Development Work / Tool Development Priority Evaluation / Documentation Authoring Tools /	Agenda	Minutes
2015-06-15	9-10:30 am	Teleconference	Update on Current Development Work / Tool Development Priority Evaluation / Documentation Authoring Tools /	Agenda	Minutes
2015-05-04	9-10:30 am	Teleconference	AEGIS/HHS OPA Family Planning Testing Tool / Tool Development Priority Evaluation / Documentation Authoring Tools /	Agenda	Minutes

Organizing and Running an IHE Connectathon

IHE Connectathons are normally executed by a national deployment committee, but there are examples of an IHE Domain running a Connectathon.

The page Connectathon Organization and Execution provides background on how to get started if you wish to host an IHE Connectathon and provides various levels of details about Connectathon operations.

CDA Documentation Tools Pilot Project

Purpose

Evaluate suitability of currently available CDA documentation tools for use in profile publication and test plan development.

Meetings/Teleconferences

Dates and Times are Central Time (Chicago UTC-0600)

Date	Time	Location	Topic	Agenda	Minutes
2015-04-28	12:00pm - 1:00pm CT	WebEx	CDA Tools Evaluation	Agenda	Minutes
2015-03-19	2:00pm - 3:00pm CT	WebEx	Training for IHE trial of Trifolia	Agenda	Minutes
2015-03-10	8:00am - 9:30am CT	WebEx	Training for IHE trial of ART-DECOR	Agenda	Minutes
2015-03-03	10:00am - 11:00am CT	WebEx	CDA Documentation Tools Pilot Project	Agenda	Minutes

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