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-# Summary
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-Describe the summary/big picture of your changes here to communicate to the maintainers why we should accept this pull request.
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-## Types of changes
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-<!--
-What types of changes does your code introduce? Put an `x` in the boxes that apply (no space around the brackets).
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-- [ ] Bugfix (fixes an issue)
-- [ ] New feature (adds functionality)
-- [ ] Refactoring (improves code without changing functionality)
-- [ ] Breaking change (incompatible changes)
-- [ ] Build or security update (updates dependencies, libraries, or security patches)
-- [ ] Code style or documentation update (formatting, renaming, or documentation changes)
-- [ ] Other (please describe):
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-## Checklist
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-<!--
-Put an `x` in the boxes that apply (no space around the brackets). This is simply a reminder of what we are going to look for before merging your code.
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-- [ ] Unit tests added to validate my fix/feature
-- [ ] I have manually tested my change
-- [ ] I did not add automation test. Why ?:
-- [ ] Database changes requiring migration with downtime or reprocessing of existing data
-- [ ] The SOUP file lists the risk Level, requirements and verification reasoning associated with each library
-- [ ] `readme.md` includes sections on introduction, installation, usage, and contributing
-- [ ] `docs/architecture.md` includes sections on the architecture diagram, software units, software of unknown provenance, critical algorithms and risk controls related to PII and security
-- [ ] Impact on PII, privacy regulations (CCPA/GDPR/PIPEDA), CIS benchmarks or security (availability/confidentiality/integrity); management must be notified
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-## Further comments (if required)
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-Add comments here if breaking changes, complex database migration or reprocessing of existing data are required.
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-If this is a relatively large or complex change, kick off the discussion by explaining why you chose the solution you did and what alternatives you considered, etc...
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