We are copying production data down to a test environment. We want to change th

Few comments:
1. Use server/_scripts/stop-suite.sh instead of checkpoint + service stop. This ensures transaction completeness.
2. Make sure you backup and migrate all DB data sources
3. When stopping engines, just check for k processes running. If none are running, your app is shut down.
4. Are Appian configuration settings in test in line with PROD? I would REMOVE all the smtp host configuration so that the app does not send any emails after migration.
By migrating prod kdbs you are essentially creating a clone of production, including all users and their profiles. Anything on test will be overwritten. Any testing that is being performed is going to have to be stopped. That is also one of the reasons why I think moving prod data to a different environment is a better idea.

Few comments:
1. Use server/_scripts/stop-suite.sh instead of checkpoint + service stop. This ensures transaction completeness.
2. Make sure you backup and migrate all DB data sources
3. When stopping engines, just check for k processes running. If none are running, your app is shut down.
4. Are Appian configuration settings in test in line with PROD? I would REMOVE all the smtp host configuration so that the app does not send any emails after migration.
By migrating prod kdbs you are essentially creating a clone of production, including all users and their profiles. Anything on test will be overwritten. Any testing that is being performed is going to have to be stopped. That is also one of the reasons why I think moving prod data to a different environment is a better idea.