Redirect Request for Education Test Prep Reimbursements

[scjwalker]

Status

[2024-09-26] [Fran] Added Sprint 14; informed stakeholders we would implement by Oct 8th. [2024-09-24] [Fran] URLs approved and Drupal updates made. [2024-09-23] [Fran] Final urls and release date are TBD. Moved to Next Refinement so it'll be ready for a future sprint when the info is available.

Instructions

POC	Github alias(es)
Product team point(s) of contact:	@bethpotts
IA point of contact:	@scjwalker

Type of request

• [x] We are retiring or taking down a page and need to redirect the URL (complete redirect section)
• [x] We are changing the URL of an existing page (complete redirect section)
• [ ] We need a custom vanity URL (complete vanity URL section)
• [ ] We are removing a temporary redirect (add relevant background and link to original redirect request)

Do you have a product technical team able to implement this redirect?

• [ ] Yes - Please note: Redirect still needs approval from IA.
  • [ ] Please verify your team has reviewed Redirect governance and Redirect technical implementation information
• [x] No - CAIA will need to make Public Websites aware of the ticket.

Implementation date

Date TBD, late Sept, pending Drupal updates

Redirects

Current URL	Redirect to	Notes
https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/how-to-use-benefits/test-fees/	https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/how-to-use-benefits/licensing-and-certification-tests/	L&C redirect
https://www.va.gov/resources/can-i-use-my-va-education-benefits-to-pay-for-preparatory-courses/	https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/how-to-use-benefits/national-tests/	National tests redirect

Process, Roles and Responsibilities

• [x] Requesting team: Above information is provided
• [x] Requesting team: All appropriate VA stakeholders are notified as appropriate
• [x] IA: Request is vetted and documented and implementation plan is clear
• [x] IA: Request is assigned to appropriate team for implementation
• [x] Implementation team: Work is complete
• [x] Implementation team: Validated in production
• [x] Requesting team: Validates everything is correct in production and closes ticket

[scjwalker]

@FranECross Hi Fran - I'm the new IA person with CAIA, backfilling Jenny Mayo's role. The finalized URLS and date on this one are TBD, just wanted to get it on your radar for now. I'll comment here again once those are all set.

[FranECross]

@scjwalker Thanks for the head's up! This will be refined Wed of this week and poised work on.

[scjwalker]

@FranECross Beth and Randi made these changes in Drupal. So the URLs are finalized and this ticket is ready to pick up.

[FranECross]

@scjwalker Excellent! Thanks for the heads up!

[FranECross]

@scjwalker Just a quick note... before we can release, we'll just need these two checkboxes ticked in the Process, Roles and Responsibilities section to ensure we've complied with all prior steps before implementation. Thanks!

Requesting team: All appropriate VA stakeholders are notified as appropriate

IA: Request is vetted and documented and implementation plan is clear

[scjwalker]

@FranECross Thank you for letting me know! Sorry about that. Both boxes are checked now - my understanding is that Beth is going to head up Stakeholder notifications.

[FranECross]

@scjwalker No apologies needed! Thanks so much!

[RLHecht]

@FranECross do you have a time frame on when this redirect will be in place? The stakeholders asked so I just wanted to let them know. Thanks! FYSA @bethpotts

[FranECross]

@RLHecht I've tagged it with Sprint 14, which starts next week on Oct 2. I would say by Oct 8th (possibly before that, but want to ensure developers have ample time to implement/test/release (we don't release on Fridays).

[randimays]

Pulling in as stretch for sprint 13.

[randimays]

These redirects are in production and have been successfully validated on our end. @scjwalker will you please verify on your end and close this ticket if all looks good?

[scjwalker]

I've verified that the redirects are active and correct. Thanks, all, for your swift and careful work! Closing this ticket.