A feature request is an issue that is either a new requirement that needs software changes, new feature development (perhaps requiring new repos, sub-projects or new PMC projects). This request needs to follow an ADR that provides enough clarity on the requirement, the definition of done, impact of changes and other necessary attributes so the issue can be curated and moved up in life cycle. May require an entry in Aha portal.

An enhancement may be made to address specific user needs or requests, or they may be made to address broader goals, such as increasing the efficiency or effectiveness of the software. May or may not require an ADR depending on the nature of the change. This applies to improving or enhancing existing software behavior only, without introducing new features.

This label indicates that the issue is a duplicate and there has been a related issue created

Issue related to documentation

A defect is an issue that is a software error, flaw or fault that causes that project or repo or service to produce an incorrect or unexpected result per the OSDU standard or requirements or that it behaves in unintended ways. A defect can be further categorized as a defect in the common code in the PMC project or as a defect within the CSP realization of the PMC project to ensure that it can be targeted towards the right development resource to address this issue.

An Architectural Decision Record (ADR) is a result of an issue backlog on feature request/enhancement, defect fixing, or a new OSDU standard that has triggered the need for a new design (perhaps requiring new technology selections, architecture patterns)

Used on MRs that have bugfixes or optimizations with no changes to features, therefore requiring a patch version bump on the next release.

Used on MRs that have backwards-compatible new features, therefore requiring a minor version bump on the next release.

Used on MRs that have breaking changes, therefore requiring a major version bump on the next release.

This issue / MR affects the IBM Implementation on Open Shift

This label is used to indicate cherry picks into previous releases for fixing an issue, this is for backporting patches in up to N-2 releases.

This issue / MR affects the Google Cloud Platform

For all the MRs and changes in SDMS file metadata service.

This issue / MR captures a change in documentation

This label is used to indicate a MR that is a direct patch into a release branch for fixing an issue without a merge in main/master branch

Component related to DDMS