Onboarding

General Mobile Platform Onboarding

The following channels can be used to communicate async with the VA Mobile App and Platform team

#va-mobile-app - general communication for anything related to the VA Mobile App
#va-mobile-app-design - communication related to design and research efforts
#va-mobile-app-engineering - communication related to engineering efforts Please message our team in the above channels if you would like to request an ad hoc conversation

Mobile Platform Resources

VA Mobile Docs site - primary resource with written guidance for VA Mobile App Builders
Design Template for Figma files - format and guidance for organizing VA Mobile App Figma work.
Mobile PRs board - GitHub project showing the status of all PRs related to the VA Mobile App
Global Mobile board - GitHub project showing all active and upcoming work for the VA Mobile App
Testing: If you have completed onboarding and need access to TestFlight or App Tester, please submit a test account onboarding ticket.

If you are an engineer who is new to VA mobile development, please do the following actions:

Submit an Onboarding Request ticket. This ticket will walk you through our mobile processes, documentation, and best practices. It will also begin the process for granting you system access to mobile specific tools.
If you need access to TestFlight or App Tester, please submit a test account onboarding ticket.
Join #va-mobile-app and #va-mobile-app-engineering

If you are a designer who is new to VA mobile design, please do the following actions:

Review the Design Template for Figma files to learn the format and guidance for organizing VA Mobile App Figma work.
Join #va-mobile-app and #va-mobile-app-design
Sign up for a Design Critique to meet the mobile app design team.

If you are a product manager who is new to VA mobile, please do the following actions:

Join #va-mobile-app and introduce your self and the team you are part of.
If you need access to TestFlight or App Tester, please submit a test account onboarding ticket.