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Development (non-prod) and prod environments for the various systems, APIs, and data sources with which VRO interacts.

Following Environments are Available

Env Usage Public Facing URL
DEV Dev Environment mainly used for continuous integration

Runs on Develop Branch

Frequently Updated

 https://dev-api.va.gov/services/abd-vro/v0/*
QA Most stable environment

Less frequently updated.

Can be used for sprint demos.

Can be used by QA for testing code

 https://staging-api.va.gov/services/abd-vro/v0/*
Sandbox Used for feature testing or POC's https://sandbox-api.va.gov/services/abd-vro/v0/v2/*
Prod-test

Used as staging env to test prod changes before pushing to prod.

 https://api.va.gov/services/abd-vro-prod-test/v0/v2/*
Prod Release process deploys code from main branch https://api.va.gov/services/abd-vro/v0/v2/*
  • Environment Connections
    • VRO should use Lighthouse API (as an intermediary) when possible -- this can simplify getting access and staying up-to-date.

Prior RRD Testing

Testing the RRD prototype involved these environments:

  • va.gov staging user
  • Lighthouse sandbox
  • VBMS uat
  • EVSS pint and VBMS uat interact with the linktest (fake) data.

We'll likely do something similar for testing VRO.

  • EVSS preprod corresponds with VBMS prodtest

VRO v1 Testing

  • va.gov staging
  • Lighthouse sandbox
  • VRO sandbox (sandbox.lighthouse.va.gov/abd-vro)
    • VRO v1 connects to only Lighthouse (not VBMS or EVSS)
  • VBMS uat
  • EVSS pint and VBMS uat interact with the linktest (fake) data.

VRO v2 Testing

  • va.gov none - no prod-test env exists
  • MAS prodtest
  • Lighthouse prod
  • VRO sandbox (sandbox.lighthouse.va.gov/abd-vro)
    • VRO v2 connects to MAS prodtest, BIP (for VBMS prodtest), and Lighthouse prod
  • VBMS prodtest

LHDI

On the nonprod cluster:

On the prod cluster:

See Kubernetes clusters for details

va.gov

va.gov (a.k.a. vets-api)

From VA Platform doc and devops repo

Lighthouse API

From Lighthouse doc

  • sandbox
    • use existing test users or submit new test user requests (creation or health data modification)
  • prod

Lighthouse Sandbox Test Patient Data Management

  • There's 2 ways to submit requests to the Health API team:
  • A few reminders:
    • It's okay to send one email that includes the creation of 3 health test patients, for example, but if subsequent changes are needed to the health data for those 3 test patients, a new email should be sent
    • Keep [email protected] in the cc line of the email when responding to requests and questions
    • Specify that the request is for health test patients
    • Indicate which team the request is coming from
    • Request does not need to be in a specific format, but be as specific as possible
  • Estimated turn around time: ~1 week, depending on the intricacies of the change

VBMS

VBMS Overview

Logins

In order to login you need:

  • Station IDs: the 3-digit number that corresponds to your Regional Office. We usually use 283 for Developers. ARC is 397, and Florida is 317.
  • User ID: is the Active Directory account name under which you will authorize access.
  • PIV card

For VBMS Prod access

For VBMS ProdTest access

  • you must have access to VBMS Prod
  • email [email protected] to be added to the ProdTest URL mailing list, which changes daily.

Local Testing of VBMS and BGS

EVSS

  • INT
  • PINT (aka SQA or staging)
  • PreProd
  • Prod

CMP/MAS

CMP (a.k.a. MAS - Mail Automation Systems)

MAS tests its OCR function in VBMS prodtest

Old related ticket

MPI

MPI (Master Person Index, a component of Master Veteran Index (MVI) or formerly known as MVI or Master Patient Index)

MPI can be used to get the Integration Control Number (ICN) for a given veteran.

  • Lighthouse Veteran Verification API v2 could provide this lookup capability. API-17363 will look into the feasibility of this (Slack).

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