Call for Volunteers: First GBase 8s Public Beta Test with Rewards

In 2024, after 20 years of development, GBase database from General Data Technology (GBase) has navigated fierce internal and external competition and various challenges, always staying true to its original mission and forging ahead. It has been widely adopted in finance, telecommunications, government, and security sectors, amassing a large user and partner base.

Amid the current wave of IT application innovation in China, database innovation is thriving. To effectively enhance the market competitiveness of GBase database products, General Data Technology plans to launch the “GBase 8s New Version Public Beta Test with Rewards” after the 2024 Chinese New Year. The new version has made significant strides in Oracle compatibility and tool usability. We particularly invite users, partners, and trainees who care about GBase’s development to actively participate as volunteers in this beta test. By validating the product across more application scenarios and proactively providing feedback on issues and improvement suggestions, you help GBase 8s continuously improve and grow, enabling users and the vendor to jointly build a premium database tailored for the Chinese market.

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01 Event Schedule

1. Volunteer Recruitment: February 1, 2024 – February 22, 2024

2. Testing Period: February 23, 2024 – March 31, 2024

3. Evaluation Phase: April 1, 2024 – April 14, 2024

4. Prize Distribution: April 15, 2024 – April 22, 2024

02 What Do Volunteers Need to Do?

Based on your actual database experience, you will deploy and install the new GBase 8s version and its tools, integrate applications, run various test cases for functional and performance testing, and produce a test report documenting issues encountered and suggestions for improvement. The report should cover, but is not limited to, the following aspects.

1. Test Environment Description: Including but not limited to server and tool installation environments, database version, etc.

2. Test Method Description: Including but not limited to testing tools, test scenarios, test cases, test data, test effort (hours), etc.

3. Issue Reporting: For any issues found, perform repeated testing to ensure reproducibility. Document each issue in detail, including the problem description, test case, error messages, preliminary analysis, and resolution suggestions. If multiple issues are found, record them separately. Severity levels from low to high: Minor, Secondary, General, Serious, Crash.

4. Reasonable Requirements: If you find commonly used SQL statements not supported by GBase 8s, missing features, usability issues, or feature optimization opportunities, you can propose them as new requirements. Multiple requirements can be submitted. For each requirement, clearly describe the use case, function definition, and provide a reference showing how other databases implement the function.

Note:

1. All test report content must be published in the GBase Community (https://www.gbase.cn/community). Volunteers need to register an account and have the community administrator grant posting rights to the dedicated beta test forum before they can publish. The staff will review submissions in the backend, and the content between volunteers will be invisible to each other.

2. All submitted issues and requirements will be reviewed and confirmed by the staff. Confirmed items will serve as the basis for rewards in this event. Please ensure that all content is your original work.

03 Event Arrangements

1. Registration: February 1, 2024 – February 22, 2024

Volunteer Requirements:

1) Professionals experienced in database application development, operation and maintenance, database migration, or database evaluation.

2) Experts with deep understanding of the database industry.

3) GBase customers, partners, and GBase certified engineers are preferred.

Registration Method:

Scan the QR code on the poster below with WeChat to register. After registration, your qualifications will be reviewed. Approved volunteers will be invited to join a group chat for this event.

Event Briefing Session:

An online briefing session will be held on February 22 to answer volunteers’ questions online.

Publishing Method:

Step 1: Go to the GBase Community homepage and locate the [Post] entry.

Step 2: Compose your article, select the “First GBase 8s New Version Beta Test with Rewards” board, choose the corresponding tag according to the article type, and publish.

After completing these two steps, your test report is published.

Note:

1. If an issue or requirement description is lengthy, you can split it into multiple posts. If there are multiple posts, please compile a summary post for evaluation purposes and include links to the individual posts.

2. Each post title must start with your name. Choose the corresponding tag when publishing. For example, for an issue post, title format “Name - Issue: ***”, tag “Issue”; for a requirement post, “Name - Requirement: ***”, tag “Requirement”; for a summary post, use title “Name - 8s Test Report”, tag “Summary.”

2. Evaluation Phase: April 1, 2024 – April 14, 2024

We approach the issues and requirement suggestions raised by volunteers with a spirit of sincere cooperation, open-mindedness, and continuous improvement. The evaluation panel will assess based on the principles of contribution, quality priority, and more work, more reward.

The evaluation of this event consists of two stages: confirmation of issues and requirements, and test report excellence assessment.

1) Confirmation of Issues and Requirements:

The evaluation panel will review the issues and requirement posts weekly in the backend and communicate with volunteers in the WeChat group at any time. Uncontested issues and requirements will be confirmed. If there is a dispute, after communication, volunteers can modify the content for confirmation the following week.

2) Test Report Excellence Assessment:

At the end of the testing period, volunteers submit a summary post (complete report). The evaluation panel will comprehensively score based on the completeness of the test report and contribution metrics, including test environment, test method, confirmed issue severity level, requirement level, etc., and award rewards accordingly.

Scoring Criteria (Total 200 points)

Content and Layout: 50 points. Scored based on content completeness, clarity of description, neat formatting, and thoroughness of test information.

* Test Environment Description: Including but not limited to server and tool installation environment, database version, etc. Scored 1-20 points.

* Test Method Description: Including but not limited to testing tools, test scenarios, test cases, test data, test effort hours, etc. Scored 1-20 points.

* Test Report Impression: Comprehensive content, clear format, well-illustrated with graphics, overall layout impression, etc. Scored 1-10 points.

Issues and Requirements: 150 points. Scored based on the number, severity level, and smoothness of communication for submitted issues and requirements.

* Issue Reporting: Issues that can be reproduced and confirmed through communication are scored. Severity levels from low to high: Minor, Secondary, General, Serious, Crash. Each issue scores 1-10 points; scores of multiple issues are summed.

* Reasonable Requirements: Requirements are classified into 5 levels from low to high based on scenario and feasibility: Usability, Complex server syntax features, Missing tool functions, Upstream/downstream interfaces, Complex scenarios. Each requirement scores 1-10 points; scores are summed.

Note:

1) Volunteers who do not complete the test or submit a test report will not receive rewards;

2) For test reports with incomplete content, unclear descriptions, no actionable suggestions, or scores below 30 points, the evaluation panel will provide revision suggestions. Volunteers can resubmit the report after modification for re-evaluation (submission deadline April 10);

3) Issues must provide a complete reproduction environment and database/tool error log information. Requirements should include a description of the desired feature points or screenshots;

4) The maximum total score is 200 points.

3. Prize Distribution: April 15, 2024 – April 22, 2024

The evaluation results will be announced on April 15 on the official GBASE website and through the “GBASE Database” and “GBASE Training Center” WeChat official accounts, and all rewards will be distributed within one week.

04 Event Prizes

Prizes will be awarded based on scores, with no limit on quantity. Prizes are not cumulative; only the highest-tier prize will be awarded.

Event Contacts: Mr. Shen, Mr. Hao 022-58815678-8031 edu@gbase.cn

The final interpretation right of this event belongs to Tianjin General Data Technology Co., Ltd. We welcome everyone to actively participate, share ideas, and contribute to the development of China’s database industry!!