Continuity Test Calendar

Continuity Registration is a process that passes through several phases. The fourth phase of this is called Continuous Operation, where it will be defined the continuity Awareness (education and training), Review and continuity audit, the Tests about the continuity, and its Invocation.

This functionality allows viewing the events of service continuity tests.

Before getting started

Assumes the existence of a defined service in a Portfolio and Catalog Management process;

It is fundamental to firstly have registered the Continuity Registration, the policy and the project of continuity of service already defined;

In addition to having the scope, vital functions, business impact analysis, risk evaluation, strategy, plan, organizational planning, the strategy of tests of continuity awareness already registered and the audit and review of the continuity already done;

It is necessary to register previously the threat and threat category both linked to each other;

It is also essential to have registered the risk and risk category;

It is equally essential to have registered the automatic actions to the incident, request and procedure about the Event Management.

Procedure

Access the functionality through the main menu Processes > Continuity Management > Continuity;
Find the continuity you want to view the tests event and click on "Advance";
In Continuous Operation, click on "Test";
It will be presented a calendar with events of tests, created during the implementation, which we will call tests. These events can be viewed by month, week, or day. To set the type of view, click on one of the buttons above the calendar: "Month", "Week" or "Day";
Click on the test event and:
- Complete the fields about the main information of event;
- Click on the "Group" tab and then on "Add Group" to search and link the group you want;
- Click on the "Employee" tab and then on "Add Employee" to search and link the employee you want;
- Click on the "Test Evidence" tab and then on "Add test evidence" to search and link test evidence already existed or click on "Create test evidence" to create a new knowledge, detailing the evidence;
- Click on the "Test Plan" tab and then on "Add test plan" to search and link a test plan.
Click on "Save" of the test calendar to apply the changes made.

What to do next

After verifying the continuity test calendar, it is possible to execute the following action, if necessary: invocate the continuity, action of the fourth phase of the complete registration of continuity called Continuous Operation.