If there are bugs, then testing for the RC will be done in UAT only;
If there are critical/blocker bugs found, then we must retest. If the bugs concern the Reference Data service, all test cases related to the RC in which the bug was found have to be executed again. If the bug concerns any other service, only test cases concerning the service in which it was found have to be executed again;
Communication of the test plan before we start testing for the release: