Status. Proposed design only. Nothing in this vault is DG client approval. No application, service or test has been executed; every scenario is Not executed. Fees and dates are open.

T08 · Validation and unsaved drafts remain private

FieldValue
StatusNot executed
TypeBalanced software
Layer / kindUnit · API · E2E
PriorityP1
GatesA01, A05, A09
Build stepStep-04-Opportunities-Versions-Approvals
Decisionsnone numbered in the source

Given

A draft lacks a required essential and contains script-like test text; optional commercial terms are unknown.

When

Save and preview; attempt invalid publication; render the same content through search and detail after a valid approval.

Then / oracle

Drafts never auto-publish. Required fields produce actionable safe validation; optional unknowns remain explicit, not invented. Displayed text is escaped/sanitised and does not execute. Safe approved content alone reaches discovery.

Evidence required

Validation response; no publication/outbox side effects on rejection; browser script sentinel unchanged.

Decision dependency (verbatim)

DG confirms required field list; no invented prices, rights or commercial terms in fixtures.

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