After you have successfully tested a branch that someone else has created and see that it is working well, you will create a sign-off branch to acknowledge that you have tested it.

1. Find the hash (unique ID) of the commit that you wish to sign off on.
   • You can find this by following the link from the launchpad bug to https://git.evergreen-ils.org. When you are looking at the details of the commit, copy the first 7+ characters from the commit code.
2. In Git Bash, navigate to the Evergreen directory.
3. Make sure that your local repository is up to date:
   1. git checkout master
   2. git pull
4. Create and check out a new sign-off branch with the current branch name and append 'signoff':
   1. git checkout -b lp123456_branch_name_signoff
5. Pull in the branch that you wish to sign off on using the commit code you found above.
   1. git cherry-pick -s ea75f30d33
6. Push (upload) your new sign-off branch to your working directory:
   1. git push working lp123456_branch_name_signoff:user/jdoe/lp123456_branch_name_signoff
7. Find the URL for your newly uploaded branch:
   1. Go to: https://git.evergreen-ils.org
   2. Click on working/Evergreen.git
   3. Scroll down to the Heads section.
   4. Click on the link to your sign-off branch.
   5. Copy the URL
8. Update the launchpad bug:
   1. Go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen
   2. Find the bug related to the patch you tested.
   3. Add a comment that you've tested the bug and the URL of your sign-off commit.
   4. Add a 'signedoff' tag.