URL Change for: Provo Vet Center -> Col. Gail S. Halvorsen 'Candy Bomber' Veterans Center

[stefaniefgray]

Implementation date

When does this request need to be live: Once original ticket is completed https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/va.gov-cms/issues/13835

Instructions for URL redirect

(Note: This issue will be used from initial request through implementation to ensure all individuals working on this are notified of status updates. Please do not create multiple issues to track different steps.)

• [ ] Notify VA stakeholders as appropriate.
• [ ] Link the related facility closure / rename issue.
• [ ] Create a URL redirect in the devops repo in ansible/deployment/config/revproxy-vagov/vars/redirects.yml
• [ ] Add the "Awaiting redirect" flag to the facility node with a revision log message that includes a link to this ticket, preserving the node's current moderation state.
• [ ] Redirects deploy weekly on Wed. at 10am ET, or by requesting OOB deploy (of the revproxy job to prod) in #vfs-platform-support. After deploy, validate that the URL redirect is deployed. (Note: In the event of a facility closure or a name change, validate that this occurs before making the Lighthouse csv changes.)
• [ ] Update this ticket with a comment that the redirect has been deployed.
• [ ] Remove the "Awaiting redirect" flag on the facility node with a revision log message that includes a link to this ticket, preserving the node's current moderation state.
• [ ] Notify helpdesk via comment on ticket or Slack message in #cms-support that changes are ready for review.

URL Redirect

Current URL	Redirect Destination or New URL
https://www.va.gov/provo-vet-center	https://www.va.gov/col-gail-s-halvorsen-candy-bomber-vet-center

Use one of the following:

1. Canonical URL change

Note: Canonical URL changes do not block the completion of the parent ticket. Once the URL redirect above has been deployed, the value to the Veteran is delivered. This ticket should be kept open until the URL change is verified, except in the case of a removal (as described below).

Instructions for canonical URL change

• [ ] Verify that the new URL for the facility is published and accessible on VA.gov.
• [ ] Update the CSV in Lighthouse with the changed URL, maintaining the sorted order of the Facility API IDs.
• [ ] Create a PR in the lighthouse-facilities repo, tagging the Lighthouse team.
• [ ] Post a message in the #cms-lighthouse channel in Slack, with an @mention to a Lighthouse team member.
• [ ] Add the "Awaiting CSV" flag to the facility node with a revision log message that includes a link to this ticket.
• [ ] Validate that the change has deployed by checking that the Facility Locator has been updated with the new url.
• [ ] Update this ticket with a comment that the CSV change has been deployed.
• [ ] Remove the "Awaiting CSV" flag to the facility node with a revision log message that includes a link to this ticket.

URL change example (update with actual ID and URL)

Facility API ID	Full VA.gov URL
vc_0532V	https://www.va.gov/col-gail-s-halvorsen-candy-bomber-vet-center

[omahane]

Per this conversation, I'm reverting the redirect I made. The URL change is not needed, either, as we're not changing the common name, which controls the the URL creation.

[omahane]

@kmariepat-cityfriends This ticket can be canceled.

[stefaniefgray]

Closing -- thank you @omahane !